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• 1 Person Killed In Fatal 3-Vehicle Crash On Highway 49 In North Auburn

  20-03-2018 20:56
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Northbound lanes of Highway 49 in north Auburn are back open after a fatal three-car accident forced its closure this morning.
  The crash happened just after 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 49 and Joeger Road, according to a CHP statement.
  One person was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity has not been released, pending notification of next of kin.
  Investigators say neither drugs nor alcohol was a factor in the crash.
  
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• 14-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing Out Of Sacramento Found Safe

  20-03-2018 20:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing out of Sacramento has been found safe.
  Alexandria Bui was reported missing after she didn’t come Monday. She was spotted walking alone near her home on Tuesday.
  Shew as considered at-risk due to her age.
  **Update-Alexandria is home and safe. Thank you for your help. https://t.co/et28OGjtUZ
  — Sacramento Police (@SacPolice) March 20, 2018
  
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• Dairy Queen Giving Away Free Ice Cream Cones Today

  20-03-2018 18:27
  Detroit, Mich. (WXYZ) — Dairy Queen announced that it will giveaway free vanilla ice cream cones at all of its non-mall locations in the United States on Tuesday, March 20, to celebrate the start of spring, and to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
  According to Dairy Queen, the free soft serve cones will be available while supplies last. The company said cones are limited to one per customer.
  While Dairy Queen is not charging for the cones, it is soliciting don
  
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• Report: Man At Center Of Foresthill Standoff Sets Fire To Home

  20-03-2018 17:12
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) – A suspect barricaded inside of a Foresthill home has started a fire inside the residence, according to a Placer County Sheriff’s Department statement.
  Sheriff’s department detectives and deputies converged this morning on the mobile home at 6350 Baltimore Mine Road in Foresthill to serve a search warrant but the suspect refused to come out from home and has reportedly started a fire.
  The home is now reportedly engulfed in flames.
  Suspect’s residence i
  
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• San Francisco Could Become Largest Us City To Ban Fur Sales

  20-03-2018 15:16
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco could become the largest U.S. city to ban the sale of fur, a move that would hearten animal lovers but frustrate niche business owners who say they are fed up with city officials dictating what retailers can or can’t sell.
  If the Board of Supervisors approves the ban Tuesday, San Francisco would join two other California cities, West Hollywood and Berkeley, in saying no to a symbol of glamour that animal advocates say is built on cruelty and does no
  
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• 14-Year-Old Girl Missing Out Of Sacramento Found Safe

  20-03-2018 14:32
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 14-year-old girl who was reported missing out of Sacramento has been found safe.
  Alexandria Bui was reported missing after she didn’t come Monday. She was spotted walking alone near her home on Tuesday.
  Shew as considered at-risk due to her age.
   
  
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• 14-Year-Old Girl Missing Out Of Sacramento

  20-03-2018 14:32
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A 14-year-old girl is missing out of Sacramento and she’s considered at risk.
  Alexandria Bui was last seen Sunday afternoon near Eagle Rock Court, east of the 65th Street Expressway — and north of the Florin area.
  She’s 5 feet 2 inches tall, 150 pounds and was wearing a with a black and white backpack.
  If you see Alexanria, you’re asked to call the police.
  *At Risk Missing Person* Please help us find Alexandria Bui, 14-years-old, 5'2", 150 pound
  
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• Farm-to-Fork Hopes to Spur New Generation of African-American Farmers

  20-03-2018 14:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBM) – Carson Creek Ranch proposed the development of a food and agricultural center in Sacramento, which was recently approved by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.
  Carson Creek Ranch wants to address the low participation rates and opportunities presented to African-American Farmers in California. The United States Department of Agriculture 2012 census reported that out of the 126 thousand farmers in California only 526 were of African-American descent.
  Michael Harri
  
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• The State of Black Women in California… Unapologetically Focused On Us

  20-03-2018 13:59
  Kellie Todd Griffin, president of Sistallect, Inc. partnered with Sierra Health Foundation along with Black women leaders to create a space to build a strategic policy platform and action plan to improve the quality of life for Black women and girls in California on March 14 at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sierra Health Foundation, 1321 Garden Highway, Sacramento, CA 95833.
  OPINION (CBM) – Throughout history, Black women have played a pivotal role in the success of our community while addressing sy
  
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• Sacramento Ready To Move Forward On McKinley Park Water Vault

  20-03-2018 07:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento is set to approve engineering services for a water vault in a popular city park to help prevent nearby flooding.
  The plan has some wanting to flush the whole project.
  McKinley Park is a popular place that attracts visitors from many nearby neighborhoods. It’s also the future site of a large tank that will store hundreds of gallons of sewage and rainwater in an effort to stop area flooding.
  The vault will be built underneath the baseball field at McKinl
  
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• Sacramento Considering Safety Of Driverless Vehicles

  20-03-2018 07:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento city leaders are getting closer to partnering with driverless vehicle makers that will soon be able to legally operate on California streets.
  On average, 10 pedestrians are killed each year on Sacramento city streets. Last year that number nearly doubled to 19 according to a review by CBS13 of pedestrian fatality data.
  City innovators say lives can be saved when human hands are taken off the wheel.
  “How do we do this in a thoughtful manner, so that we
  
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• Sacramento Police Shooting Draws Protests

  20-03-2018 07:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Protesters took to the streets Monday night after an officer shot and killed a suspect the night before in his family’s backyard.
  Stephen Clark was 23 years old.
  Dozens gathered on the corner of Meadowview just a block from the shooting on 29th Street.
  “This is how it impacts our communities,” said Tanya Faison, spokeswoman for Black Lives Matter.
  Many people are still trying to make sense of yet another deadly shooting.
  “I’m mad as hell,
  
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• Bicyclist Killed In Crash Is Stockton’s Fifth Traffic Fatality In A Month

  20-03-2018 06:37
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Family, friends, and even strangers are remembering a young mother who died over the weekend as she was riding her bicycle.
  The Stockton mom is the fifth person in the community to die in a traffic collision within the last month.
  When it comes to sharing the road, Stockton Police say everyone, whether you’re walking, riding a bike or driving a car, should be aware of everything around them.
  “What we’ve seen over the last month, some of these fatalities
  
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• Rocklin Teacher Who Questioned School Shooting Protest Back In Classroom

  20-03-2018 03:11
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A teacher who put on leave after she made comments questioning a nationwide student protest of gun violence has returned to the classroom.
  “Overwhelmed by the support of this community,” she said in tears.
  An emotional Julianne Benzel, sat down with CBS13 again, after a welcoming return to class, Monday.
  “It was wonderful to see my students. They were glad to have me back. And I was glad to be back in the classroom,” she said.
  Her classroom has spa
  
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