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• Angry Protest Over Stephon Clark’s Death Spills Into Sacramento City Hall

  22-03-2018 23:20
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CBS13/AP) — Community members and activists gathered inside Sacramento City Hall on Thursday to protest the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by police.
  Black Lives Matter Sacramento organized the rally in honor of Stephon Clark, a 22-year-old who was shot Sunday night in his grandparents’ backyard, where he was staying.The two officers yelled that they thought he had a gun in the moments before they shot him, according to audio from body camera footage relea
  
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• Moccasin Creek Dam Break No Longer ‘Imminent’

  22-03-2018 22:47
  TUOLUMNE COUNTY (CBS13) – A flash flood warning has been issued for south central Tuolumne County on Moccasin Creek after the operators of Moccasin Creek Dam today reported the dam’s imminent failure.
  At 4:38 p.m., the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement that the failure was no longer imminent, but the potential for a failure remained.
  4:38 PM UPDATE:DAM failure is no longer imminent, but potential. Old and New Priest Grade have been opened as well as
  
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• Court: California Colleges Have Duty To Protect Students

  22-03-2018 22:39
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Colleges in California have a responsibility to protect students from foreseeable acts of violence in the classroom and other settings connected to their studies and can be held liable for failing to do so, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a lawsuit by a UCLA student who was stabbed by a classmate.
  College campuses are communities where many students, though they may no longer be minors, are living on their own for the first time, Associate Justice Carol Corri
  
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• Body Cam Video Of Stephon Clark’s Shooting Raises More Questions

  22-03-2018 22:35
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Independent experts say video and audio recordings of Sacramento police officers fatally shooting a black man who turned out to be unarmed raise more questions than they answer.
  Use of force expert Geoffrey Alpert says the officers may have a tough time explaining why they concluded that 22-year-old Stephon Clark had a gun when they were told he had a toolbar.
  He also questions why officers turned off the microphones on their body cameras.
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• Driver Dead After Crashing At Travis Air Force Base

  22-03-2018 22:22
  TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) – Officials say a driver breached the main gate at an Air Force base in Northern California, then crashed and died.
  Travis Air Force Base officials say in a statement that the driver “gained unauthorized access” to the main gate around 7 p.m. Wednesday.
  They say no one else was injured. Officials would not say how the person died or provided any other information.
  They say the investigation is ongoing.
  
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• Remains Of Standoff Suspect Found Inside Burned Foresthill Home

  22-03-2018 21:57
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) – Placer County sheriff’s deputies have found the remains of a Foresthill man involved in an armed standoff with deputies earlier this week.
  On Tuesday morning, sheriff’s department SWAT personnel attempted to serve a search warrant on the suspect, who they believe had drugs, guns, and explosives inside his mobile home at 6350 Baltimore Mine Road. He allegedly refused to come out, lit the home on fire, and began shooting at the deputies, they say.
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• Heavy Round Of Rain Hits California

  22-03-2018 17:02
  10:11 a.m. Update: The roadway is flooding in Cisco Grove on Hampshire Rocks Road.
  Roadway flooded in Cisco Grove on Hampshire Rocks Rd. @GoodDaySac @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/1hKRp4GCvu
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) March 22, 201810:06 a.m. Update: A flood watch is in effect for the Sierra Foothills.
  A flash flood watch is in effect for the Sierra foothills recent burn areas through 11pm tonight. Heavy bands of rainfall today could bring debris flows and flash flooding in &
  
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• Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding In The Sacramento Area

  22-03-2018 17:02
  3:41 p.m. Update: This is drone footage of the vehicle that got stuck Thursday morning at Latrobe and Scott Roads in Sacramento County. The driver was rescued.
  Aerial footage of #LatrobeRd water rescue w/ assistance from @Folsomfire provided to #MetroFire by @ProComKelly pic.twitter.com/Rw36ZdTE6r
  — MetroFire Sacramento (@metrofirepio) March 22, 20183:35 p.m. Update: All lanes of Freeport Boulevard are closed in both directions after a tree fell across the road. It’s unknown if anyon
  
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• Veteran NBA Coach Elston Turner Finds Sacramento Just Fine The Second Time Around

  22-03-2018 13:55
  SACRAMENTO — When Elston Turner first served as an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings in the early 2000s, the team was winning consistently and made the NBA playoffs each of his years on the sidelines with then head coach Rick Adelman.
  That era, 2000-2006, was considered the golden years for the Kings.
  Turner left, but returned to Sacramento in 2016 after Dave Joerger got the head-coaching job.Things look much different now. Winning games is the premier goal, though Turner’s j
  
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• Sleep Train Arena Will Host Simulated Terror Attack

  22-03-2018 07:41
  NATOMAS (CBS13) — The barren Sleep Train Arena will suddenly be bustling Thursday.
  But not in the way we’ve seen before.
  Emergency first-responders, including members of the U.S. Air Force, will be descending on the old building for a massive training exercise.
  “Don’t panic, its only an exercise,” Cal OES Spokesperson Shawn Boyd said.
  The dramatic storyline that includes a truck bomb and nuclear radiation is only fictional. The disaster drill is for first responders
  
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• Warm Winter, Late Snow Doom Daffodil Hill For 2018

  22-03-2018 06:41
  VOLCANO (CBS13) — For the first time in Daffodil Hill’s history there will not be a season.
  It’s one of Amador County’s largest tourist attractions, but unfortunately, the weather has put a damper on the season.
  “We’re sorry to announce that we are not going to be open at all this year,” said Sheriff Martin Ryan of Amador County.
  Warmer weather forced many buds to bloom too soon, and late snow dampened any plans to open.
  “As time went on the flower
  
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• VIDEO: Five Seconds After Yelling ‘Gun,’ Sacramento Cops Opened Fire

  22-03-2018 06:36
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police released video of a deadly officer-involved shooting that happened Sunday night. The quick release strikes a delicate balance between investigation transparency and providing answers for a grieving family.
  About 5 seconds pass from when the first officer chasing after Stephon Clark says “gun” and shots being fired.
  “It strikes a deep chord that sets you off a little bit,” said Ryan McClinton.He is a civil rights activist with S
  
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• Toni Atkins Makes History As She Takes Reins Of California Senate

  22-03-2018 06:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Toni Atkins took the oath as the first openly gay and first female President Pro Tem of the California Senate with no opposition, just two years after serving as speaker of the Assembly.
  “It’s the first time and its about time, standing on shoulders of couriers of courage,” she said.
  The entire California Senate cheered her on along with her biggest supporter, her spouse Jennifer LaSar, and the outgoing pro tem Kevin de Leon.
  “This is what makes
  
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• Fairfield Police Honor Work Of School Resource Officer

  22-03-2018 04:51
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — With the increasing number of deadly shootings and violence on school campuses, the job of school resource officer has become more important than ever and more dangerous.
  The Fairfield Police Department is honoring a resource officer, in part because of his work on one local campus.
  Officer Jerriod Mack is a friendly face around Armijo High School in Fairfield. He’s the school’s resource officer on campus who has also recently been named Fairfield Police Dep
  
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• Farmers Keeping Close Eye On Storm, River Levels

  22-03-2018 04:44
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — San Joaquin County officials are keeping a close eye on the forecast as more storms are expected to move into the region.
  Many farmers are also concerned after major flooding caused thousands of dollars worth of damage to property and crops.
  Repair work on levees located in north San Joaquin County continues after heavy rain last year caused devastating flooding. The water closed roads and damaged acres of crops.
  “We had rivers that had passed the flood stage in De
  
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• Tornado Touches Down In Yuba County

  22-03-2018 02:48
  7 p.m. UPDATE: The tornado warning has been allowed to expire.
  The strength of the tornado is unknown, but even a weak tornado can still be dangerous, especially if it finds an outbuilding or a fence, sending debris flying through windows.
  “Anything can become an airborne missile and can be dangerous, especially if you’re outside exposed to it,” said Eric Kurth with the National Weather Service.
   
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  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) — A tornado touched down in Yuba County as
  
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• Human Remains Found In Burned Placer County Home

  22-03-2018 02:03
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) — Human remains have been found inside a home where deputies say a man barricaded himself inside and set a fire when they attempted to serve a search warrant.
  The Placer County Sheriff’s office has not identified the person inside, or whether those are his remains.
  Tuesday’s fire happened as they were serving a search warrant at a home on Baltimore Mine Road.
  “We surrounded the house, ordered him to come out, he refused. A little while later a fire
  
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• Sac PD has Released Video of Fatal Shooting of an Unarmed Black Man

  22-03-2018 01:24
  The Sacramento Police Department has released three videos and two audio files related to Sunday’s fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man, Stephon Clark in Meadowview.
  City Council policy on Police Use of Force mandates that the SPD release video and audio associated with police involved shootings to the public within 30 days. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting Chief Daniel Hahn promised that both would be released within the next day or two.
  Released audio is of 911 calls and dispatc
  
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• Reward For Finding Karen Garcia Murder Suspect Doubled To $10,000

  22-03-2018 01:14
  WILLIAMS (CBS13) — The reward for the capture of a man suspected of murdering his ex-girlfriend has doubled.
  Salvador Garcia has so far eluded authorities since he was named as the suspect in the murder of Karen Garcia.
  The Colusa City Council voted on Tuesday to double the reward to $10,000 more than two months after Karen Garcia was found dead in her car in a parking lot.
  Salvador Garcia Jr. (Credit: CBS13)
  Karen Garcia went missing in early January, two days after her sister was killed
  
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• Sacramento Police Release Video Of Stephon Clark Shooting

  22-03-2018 00:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Police have released body cam and helicopter footage from the night Stephon Clark was shot and killed.
  Police released the 911 dispatch audio, as well as aerial video from a helicopter and the body camera footage of both officers who fired at Clark.
  Police say Clark was breaking car windows and a home glass door in South Sacramento when he was confronted by police in his grandparents’ backyard.
  CONTENT WARNING: Video depicts a deadly police shooting. V
  
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