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• Lincoln PD Welcomes 209 Pound Baby Boy

  19-04-2018 23:32
  LINCOLN (CBS13) – The Lincoln Police Department just got 209 pounds bigger.
  One of the department’s Clydesdales had a baby boy this week. Mom and baby appear to be doing well.
  The Lincoln PD posted on Facebook:
  
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• Stephon Clark’s Brother Stevante Clark Arrested

  19-04-2018 22:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Stevante Clark, the outspoken brother of Stephon Clark, has been arrested.
  He was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail at 12:10 p.m. Thursday on charges of making threats intending to cause death or great bodily injury and making harassing calls to 911.
  Clark is currently ineligible for bail.
  His next court date is Friday at 1:30 p.m.
  Clark spoke to CBS13 earlier this month after receiving inpatient mental health treatment at UC Davis Medical Center following a
  
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• Stephon Clark’s Brother Stevante Arrested On Suspicion Of Making Threats

  19-04-2018 22:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Stevante Clark, the outspoken brother of Stephon Clark, who was shot and killed by Sacramento police, has been arrested.
  Clark was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail just after noon Thursday on charges of making threats intending to cause death or great bodily injury and making harassing calls to 911, according to court records.
  He was arrested on the 900 block of Acacia Avenue just after 10 a.m. on Thursday.
  He is currently ineligible for bail. His next court
  
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• $80.3 Million Recycling Fraud Conspiracy Bust in Sacramento

  19-04-2018 21:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Five people were arrested and charged in an $80.3 million recycling fraud conspiracy based out of Sacramento County.
  A grand jury indicted the owner of Recycling Services Alliance Corporation and four employees on a total of 166 counts, including grand theft, recycling fraud, perjury and conspiracy. The owner, Shengchien Tseng of Cupertino, and the employees, Maximina Perez of San Leandro, Alejandra Lazaro Martinez of Hayward, Veronica Castillo of Sacramento and Marlen
  
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• Knee Deep Brewing Company in Auburn Sued By Sony

  19-04-2018 21:09
  AUBURN (CBS13) – Knee Deep Brewing Company is knee deep in a legal battle with Sony over its Breaking Bud beer.
  Sony claims the name infringes on the trademark of its show, “Breaking Bad.” Not only is Sony suing for damages, it’s also asking Knee Deep Brewing to pull Breaking Bud from shelves.
  Knee Deep’s CEO says he was stunned by the lawsuit. He released a statement saying “I was surprised by the unexpected lawsuit filed against us by Sony yesterday (Tuesday
  
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• Bill Banning ‘Conversion Therapy’ Passes California State Assembly

  19-04-2018 20:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Legislation that would ban efforts to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity passed in the California Assembly with a bipartisan vote of 50-14.
  “So-called conversion therapy is a dangerous, ineffective solution in search of a nonexistent problem, and there’s no place for it in the State of California,” said Equality California Executive Director Rick Zbur.
  AB 2943 would make California the first state in the nation to ban these
  
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• Sacramento Republic Working With Investor Groups on MLS Bid

  19-04-2018 20:32
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The CEO of Sac Soccer & Entertainment Holdings says the team is talking with three to five groups as Sacramento works to bring a Major League Soccer team to the city.
  Kevin Nagle told CBS13 on Wednesday: “We have three to five groups we’re working on at various stages. We try to keep these things quiet, that’s the reason why you haven’t heard a lot. But, the reality is, I feel very good.”
  On Tuesday the MLS owners discussed league expa
  
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• Charges Dropped Against Former Placer County Correctional Sergeant

  19-04-2018 20:05
  AUBURN (CBS13) – Charges were dropped against a former Placer County Correctional Sergeant accused of filing a false report during an excessive force investigation.
  Megan Yaws was one of three jail employees arrested last May. The other two, Deputy Robert Madden and Correctional Officer Jeffrey Villanueva, were charged with multiple counts of using excessive force against inmates. Sgt. Yaws faced one count of falsifying a report.
  The Placer County District Attorney said the alleged abuse s
  
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• Snow Leopard at Sacramento Zoo is Pregnant

  19-04-2018 19:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Misha, the 4-year-old snow leopard at the Sacramento Zoo, is pregnant. She’s expected to give birth in early May.
  Misha came to the Sacramento Zoo in 2014 from the Denver Zoo as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Snow Leopard Species Survival Plan. She and Blizzard, a 6-year-old snow leopard, had a courtship that lasted several years. Once they became comfortable with one another, the animals were “physically introduced for a brief time.” M
  
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• Students Beaten, Robbed By Teens Near Sheldon High School

  19-04-2018 16:27
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – In the past few months, multiple teens claim they were jumped and stripped of their belongings. And today, while we were interviewing one of the victims, it happened again.
  “I thought I was gonna die at first ’cause they were just, like, stomping on me and kicking me for like a minute….,” said a Sheldon High student.
  He was jumped by 12 teens as he walked home from school.
  “It just happened all right here,” he said.
  A fresh
  
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• At-Risk Man Who Was Reported Missing Has Been Found Safe

  19-04-2018 16:17
  UPDATE: Mihai Dumbra has been found safe, the sheriff’s department reports.
  Plz R/T: Our missing person from early this morning has been located and he is safe. Thx to all.
  — Sacramento Sheriff (@sacsheriff) April 19, 2018——————–
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help this morning finding an at-risk missing man.
  Forty-six-year-old Mihai Dumbra was last seen n
  
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• At-Risk Man Missing Out Of Sacramento

  19-04-2018 16:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help this morning finding an at-risk missing man.
  Forty-six-year-old Mihai Dumbra was last seen near his home on Summerwood Circle in Sacramento around 5 p.m. Wednesday.
  He was last seen wearing a dark blue hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and light blue slip-on sandals.
  Dumbra, who answers to the name Peter, has diminished mental capacity and speaks limited English.  Family membe
  
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• Friends Remember Flight Instructor Killed In Airport Fire

  19-04-2018 08:54
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) – A beloved flight instructor who also worked on small airplanes was killed and another woman suffered smoke inhalation after a fast-moving fire broke out.
  It happened Wednesday morning at the Nevada County Airport inside a hangar.
  “The smoke was billowing from the ceiling into our area,” said Travis Mills who works on planes next door to the Cirrus Aircraft Service Center. “The smoke was so intense and black.”
  Crews responded within just a few
  
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• Air Quality In Sacramento Is Fifth Worst In Nation

  19-04-2018 08:49
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The American Lung Association released its “state of the air” report today and it didn’t bode well for Sacramento.Sacramento ended up ranking fifth worst smog city in the nation.This has actually moved it up the list as last year it ranked as eighth.The reason for the poor rating is due to ozone. Even though the state of California has done a great job of reducing particulates in the air, the increase in temperatures due to climate change is the reaso
  
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• Thieves Stealing Cherry Trees From San Joaquin County Farms

  19-04-2018 08:43
  SALIDA (CBS13) — Criminals are targeting an unusual item in one San Joaquin County community.
  Someone has been uprooting cherry trees and stealing them.“It’s just so frustrating,” Salida farmer Paul Van Konynenburg said. “What you don’t want is someone stealing your trees.”
  The fruits of Von Konynenburg’s labor are literally being ripped from his fields.
  “I don’t know how they make money selling trees,” Van Konynenburger said.
  Som
  
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• Man Taunts Suspected Porch Pirate As She Rides With Neighbor’s Package

  19-04-2018 08:31
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A porch bandit on wheels makes a quick getaway after stealing someone’s Amazon delivery from a Stockton neighborhood and it was all caught on camera.
  A good Samaritan saw the whole thing and decided to follow the suspect and then confronted her with package still in her hands.
  It’s received more than 16,000 views on social media and by now many people in this particular neighborhood have also seen the video of a burglary in progress.
  Loretta Creel of Stockton
  
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• UC Davis Study Examining Wildfire Effect On Chicken Eggs

  19-04-2018 08:26
  UC DAVIS (CBS13) — Could eggs from backyard chickens be contaminated?
  It’s a question some researchers at UC Davis are now asking after devastating wildfires hit parts of Northern California last year.
  At this point, it’s unknown what the effects of potentially contaminated eggs can have on human consumption.
  “I had 80 chickens who burned up in one of my barns,” said Janet Leisen.
  Leisen’s farm was hit by the Tubbs Fire last year, in Sonoma County.She lost mor
  
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• Stephon Clark Protesters Vow To Continue Pressing For Charges After District Attorney Lays Out Lengthy Timeline

  19-04-2018 02:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Protests ramped up outside the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, hours after the district attorney broke her silence on the Stephon Clark shooting investigation on Wednesday.
  “What happened to Stephon Clark is a tragedy,” District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert said.
  She held a news conference, exactly one month after two Sacramento Police officers shot the unarmed 22-year-old father, in his grandmother’s backyard.
  The DA maintains she
  
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• Target’s Annual Car Seat Trade-In Starts April 22

  19-04-2018 01:48
  MINNEAPOLIS (CBS13) – Target’s annual car seat trade-in event starts Monday, April 22 and runs through May 5.
  Parents can bring an old car seat into any Target and get a coupon for 20% off of a new one. The coupon can be used to buy car seats, booster seats, car seat bases, travel systems or strollers. Parents will get one coupon per item brought into Guest Services. The coupon expires May 19th and purchases can be made in store or online.
  Target will recycle the old seat through Was
  
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• Utah Man Sentenced In Auburn Bank Robberies

  19-04-2018 01:04
  RENO, Nev. (AP) – A 28-year-old bank robber from Utah who held up a bank in St. George a few weeks after robberies in California and Nevada has been sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison.
  A U.S. District Court judge in Sacramento sentenced Gregory James Brown of Bountiful on Wednesday.
  U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott says Brown will have to serve three years’ probation upon his release.
  Brown earlier pleaded guilty to robbing Wells Fargo branches in Auburn, Californ
  
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• Sacramento Must Provide Hmong Ballots

  19-04-2018 00:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento and Fresno Counties must now provide Hmong ballots in polling places.
  California Secretary of State Alex Padilla said, “Providing voting information in a voter’s preferred language is critical to ensuring all citizens can participate in our elections.” He made the announcement about the change Wednesday morning.
  The translated ballots will allow Hmong-speaking voters to participate in Election Day. In years past, some voters have been reluc
  
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