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• Sacramento Police Release More Footage From Stephon Clark Shooting

  16-04-2018 23:56
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento Police Department has released more video from the March 18 incident where Stephon Clark was shot and killed by officers.
  In total, 23 in-car camera footage and 28 body-cam footage was released on Monday. Two 911 call audio files and the rest of the video from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department’s helicopter were also released.
  Police say the new videos show officers responding to the scene after Clark was shot.
  Faces have been blurred
  
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• Bear Gets Stuck Inside Pickup Truck, Tears Inside Apart

  16-04-2018 23:30
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) – Never forget that Tahoe is bear country.
  The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says, late Monday morning, a bear managed to get into a man’s pickup truck parked in South Lake Tahoe.
  The carnage left by the bear. (Credit: El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office)
  You see, bears are pretty good at getting into unlocked cars when looking for food.
  However, while this bear managed to get in, it somehow managed to get itself locked inside the truck.
  The car
  
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• Police: Track, Likely From Mountain Lion, Found Near Winters

  16-04-2018 22:33
  WINTERS (CBS13) – Authorities are asking Winters residents to be on alert after tracks from a mountain lion were discovered near town.
  The Winters Police Department says officers were called to inspect some bones found on a bike path behind the city’s PG&E facility. The bones belonged to an animal, police say, but something else of interest was discovered nearby.
  A single track, most likely from a mountain lion, was found in the mud.
  Police say the track meets the criteria of it
  
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• NFL Banning 10 Helmet Varieties

  16-04-2018 21:17
  NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL for the first time is prohibiting certain helmets from being worn by players.
  In notifying the 32 teams Monday, the league has sought to have players stop using 10 helmet varieties. Some of those, particularly those manufactured by Rawlings, no longer are being made and don’t have support from the company. Others were found to as inferior to many of the 34 helmets the NFL and the players’ union examined.
  Previously, NFL players could choose any helmet as
  
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• Clerk Slaps Hand, Scares Off Would-Be Robber In Lockeford

  16-04-2018 19:19
  LOCKEFORD (CBS13) – A search is on for a “burger bandit” who tried to rob a Lockeford Burger King earlier this month.
  The incident happened on April 2. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office says a man walked up to the counter, ordered a drink and then gave the clerk a $5 bill.
  Once the register was open, the man showed off what looked to be a handgun in his waistband.  The man then reached in towards the till, but the clerk slapped away his hand.
  Deputies say
  
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• Preliminary 3.9 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Near San Jose

  16-04-2018 18:58
  SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck in the hills east of San Jose Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
  The USGS reports that the earthquake struck at 9:40 a.m. about five miles east of Alum Rock, at a depth of five miles.
  More information to come.
  
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• Deputies Buy Legally Blind Teen Who Runs With Flag A New Pair Of Shoes

  16-04-2018 18:18
  AUBURN (CBS13) – Deputies in Placer County made it their mission to do something special for an inspirational teenager they met recently.
  Detective Ryan with the Placer County Sheriff’s Office met 18-year-old Henry in North Auburn while on patrol last year.
  Henry is legally blind but still loves to run – while carrying a large American flag.Inspired by Henry, deputies met up with him and his sister at the Auburn Running Company. The deputies then bought Henry two new pairs of H
  
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• April Showers Also Bring New Layer To Snowpack

  16-04-2018 16:47
  POLLOCK PINES (CBS13) – A spring storm is starting off the week on a wet note.
  Scattered rain showers are expected on Monday throughout the Sacramento Valley. There’s also a chance of thunderstorms.
  Tiny hail is now falling in #Modesto…@CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac @DinaKupfer @TVcody @GDSTracyKetchum pic.twitter.com/qFirF7Pujr
  — Linda Mumma (@LindaBMumma) April 16, 2018Expect some periods of heavy isolated rainfall and possible hail until around 4 p.m.
  By 10:30 p.m. Monday
  
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• Deputies Investigating Suspicious Death On Elkhorn Boulevard

  16-04-2018 16:24
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Deputies are investigating a man was found dead Sunday night.
  The man was found unresponsive on Elkhorn Boulevard. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
  PRESS RELEASE: Sheriff’s Homicide Detectives Investigate Suspicious Death. pic.twitter.com/E6eRRBRPP3
  — Sacramento Sheriff (@sacsheriff) April 16, 2018Authorities say the man’s body had sustained major trauma, leading them to call the death suspicious.
  The man’s identity has not yet been r
  
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• Jury Selection Begins In Case Of Mother Of Missing Stockton Twins

  16-04-2018 16:12
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — The mother of the Stockton twins reported missing in January will be back in court on Monday.
  Jury selection will begin in the child endangerment case against Princess Canez-Walker.
  Setina and Ren Weddles, both 20-months-old, were reported missing Jan. 4 after their parents were found inside a car full of weapons and drugs.
  The twins are still missing.
  
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• Wildlife Officials Say Reported Alligator Sighting In Elk Grove Lake A Hoax

  16-04-2018 15:57
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Camden Lake in Elk Grove has become a tourist attraction after reports of an alligator sighting surfaced last week.
  Someone posted a picture online of what appeared to be a gator’s head poking out of the water.
  Fish and wildlife officials have cordoned off the area, but it hasn’t stopped onlookers.
  “It’s bizarre,” said Elk Grove resident Tom Orrock. “I don’t know if we’re overreacting or not. People in Florida are probably
  
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• Onlookers Hope To Catch Glimpse Of Reported Alligator In Elk Grove Lake

  16-04-2018 15:57
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Camden Lake in Elk Grove has become a tourist attraction after reports of an alligator sighting surfaced last week.
  Someone posted a picture online of what appeared to be a gator’s head poking out of the water.
  Fish and wildlife officials have cordoned off the area, but it hasn’t stopped onlookers.
  “It’s bizarre,” said Elk Grove resident Tom Orrock. “I don’t know if we’re overreacting or not. People in Florida are probably
  
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• Police chief: Officers did nothing wrong in Starbucks arrest

  16-04-2018 15:42
  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner on Saturday defended officers who arrested two black men at a Starbucks, prompting accusations of racism on social media, concern from the mayor and an apology from the company.
  Videos posted online show officers handcuffing the men in the downtown establishment on Thursday. A white man in the video is heard saying he was meeting with the men and calls the arrest “ridiculous.”
  Commissioner Richard Ross said Starbucks
  
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• Councilman Larry Carr: Policing May Be ‘Institutional Problem”

  16-04-2018 15:26
  Sacramento police officers patrolling Golden 1 Center on March 29 to prevent Stephon Clark protesters from shutting down a Sacramento Kings game for the third time in eight days (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey).
  SACRAMENTO — When Sacramento City Councilman Larry Carr was a member of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District’s Board of Directors, he was known as a person who could analyze problems and then fix them with the right solutions.
  Carr had never been one to sugar coat i
  
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• Support Our Sisters Bra Drive

  16-04-2018 15:12
  A local church is taking part in a fundraiser aiding women in South Africa. New Love Ministries is working with the national nonprofit Raising A Nation Foundation to gather new and gently used bras.Organizers of the fundraiser point out that while for most women, a bra is a basic necessity, the garments are a luxury for many poor women. In South Africa, for example, many female farm workers are out in the fields without support for their heavy breasts, which can result in major back issues.
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• Massive Fire Rips Through Apartment Complex Construction Site In Manteca

  16-04-2018 08:54
  MANTECA  (CBS13) — Firefighters are on edge tonight in Manteca, after flames blew through part of a construction site Sunday morning.
  It happened at the Tesoro apartment complex on Van Ryan Avenue and East Atherton Road.
  Three buildings under construction were destroyed, and with the heavy winds, firefighters are on 24-hour watch.  The fire was first spotted by an onsite security guard.
  One firefighter was injured during the fire.  The fire chief tells CBS13 that firefighter
  
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• Nevada City’s Alexander Rossi Wins IndyCar Long Beach Grand Prix

  16-04-2018 01:18
  LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP/CBS13) — Alexander Rossi pulled away after a late restart to win the Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, completing a dominant weekend by holding off Will Power for his third career IndyCar victory.
  Rossi claimed the first win of his standout season from the pole, and the native Californian from Nevada City thrived amid the usual excitement on this beloved downtown street course just off the Pacific Ocean. Rossi led 71 of 85 laps in his Andretti Autosport Honda befor
  
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