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• 8 Ducklings Rescued from Drain After Mom is Hit By Car

  01-05-2018 23:35
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – 8 ducklings were rescued from a storm drain in Elk Grove after the mama duck was accidentally hit by a car.
  Elk Grove PD posted pictures of an officer and firefighters from Cosumnes Fire Department working together Monday morning to save the ducklings from a storm drain near Laguna Springs Dr. and W. Stockton Blvd.
  Credit: Elk Grove Police Dept.
  Credit: Elk Grove Police Dept.
  The mama duck, who appeared to be okay, watched from a distance and the first responders saved
  
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• Detectives: Oroville Man Accused In Killing Of Ex Wife

  01-05-2018 23:12
  NEVADA CITY (CBS13) – An Oroville man has been arrested on suspicion of killing his ex-wife.
  The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office says, back on Feb. 6, a woman was found shot to death along the 10000 block of North Bloomfield Road in Nevada City. She had been shot multiple times, detectives say, and the death was classified as a homicide.
  Authorities identified the woman as 67-year-old Pamela Diane DeGrio. After months of investigating and following leads, detectives say they identifie
  
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• Sacramento Population Reaches 500,000 For The First Time

  01-05-2018 22:40
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Whether it’s known as the City of Trees or America’s Farm to Fork Capital, there’s no denying that Sacramento is growing.
  Tuesday, according to a new report released by the California Department of Finance, Sacramento reached a new milestone: more than 500,000 people now call the city home.
  The report estimates Sacramento’s population at the start of 2018 at 501,344, up from the 494,266 estimate at the start of 2017.
  In total, the California Dep
  
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• Tuesday is the Best Day to Buy Gas in California, Friday the Worst

  01-05-2018 20:00
  BOSTON (CBS13) – The average price for a gallon of gas is lowest on Tuesday in California, according to analysis done by GasBuddy.
  The gas tracking company looked at nationwide data from January to March and determined the best and worst days to buy, and the days with the shortest and longest lines.Tuesday is best day to buy in CA
  Monday is best day to buy in US
  Friday is worst day to buy in CA and US
  Sunday is least busy day
  Friday is busiest dayNationwide, Mondays and Sundays are the bes
  
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• California Sues Over Plan To Scrap Car Emission Standards

  01-05-2018 19:47
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – California and 16 other states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its plans to scrap gas mileage standards and how much greenhouse gases vehicles can emit, Gov. Jerry Brown and Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced Tuesday.
  The suit takes aim at a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate standards for vehicles manufactured between 2022 and 2025. The standards would have required vehicles to get 36 miles per gallon (58 kilometers
  
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• Sharks Lose Game 3 in OT, Hope to Even Series Wednesday

  01-05-2018 18:56
  SAN JOSE (AP) — William Karlsson scored 8:17 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights bounced back from a blown lead late in the third period to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 series lead.
  After Tomas Hertl tied the game with 1:57 left in regulation, the expansion Golden Knights rebounded and won in overtime despite failing to convert on two early power-play chances.
  Marc-Andre Fleury made 39 saves, including a brilliant one to rob Logan Couture early in the o
  
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• Sharks Lose Game 2 in OT, Hope to Even Series Wednesday

  01-05-2018 18:56
  SAN JOSE (AP) — William Karlsson scored 8:17 into overtime and the Vegas Golden Knights bounced back from a blown lead late in the third period to beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 on Monday night to take a 2-1 series lead.
  After Tomas Hertl tied the game with 1:57 left in regulation, the expansion Golden Knights rebounded and won in overtime despite failing to convert on two early power-play chances.
  Marc-Andre Fleury made 39 saves, including a brilliant one to rob Logan Couture early in the o
  
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• Ultimate Civics Lesson: Rocklin Teacher Files To Run For US President

  01-05-2018 16:54
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – A Rocklin teacher has filed paperwork to run for President of the United States.
  Julianne Benzel gained a following after questioning the politics behind a school walkout and march aimed at gun control, following the deaths of 17 students after the Parkland, Florida mass shooting.
  “I understand that this might seem like it’s out of nowhere,” Benzel said.
  She said she was asked to run in letter after letter sent to her home.
  “All of these people tha
  
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• Man, 22, Arrested After Head-On Crash On Highway 50 East Of Pollock Pines

  01-05-2018 16:07
  POLLOCK PINES (CBS13) – Authorities are releasing more information on the crash that led to a car being submerged in the river off Highway 50 on Monday.
  California Highway Patrol’s Placerville division says a head-on crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on the freeway near Randall Tract. It appears that a van being driven by 22-year-old Alameda resident Jacob Shay was heading west on Highway 50 and intentionally drove over double yellow lines – right into the path of an oncoming
  
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• Crocker Village Construction Starts As Gas Station Plan Still In The Air

  01-05-2018 15:44
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Construction on a Curtis Park shopping center is moving forward, even though developer Paul Petrovich is involved in ongoing litigation with the City of Sacramento.
  Petrovich’s construction company announced Monday he’s preparing the dirt for future construction in Crocker Village. And if they don’t start construction this summer, Safeway could end the contract for the planned store and walk away.
  “It’s one of the poorest communities if no
  
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• Who Is The Real Joseph DeAngelo? Suspected East Area Rapist’s Court Appearance Called Into Question

  01-05-2018 08:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — There seems to be a stark contrast between the man prosecutors say was capable of serial murder, and the man wheeled into his arraignment to face those charges.
  Joseph DeAngelo’s frail appearance on Friday was different from the fit man deputies arrested earlier in the week and took into custody.
  “Law enforcement sees this all the time,” retired FBI Agent Jim Wedick said. “You see different degrees of it.”
  Wedick says the accused East Area
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: Couple Calls Out Pricey Dental Work After Crowns Fall Out

  01-05-2018 08:37
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Retired and on a fixed income, Victor Reyes needed work done on his teeth. Victor had dental insurance, but it didn’t cover the crowns he needed, so when the dental office gave him the option to pay cash up front for a discount, Victor jumped at the offer.
  He says the crowns fell out four days after the dentist put them in.
  “I was thinking something’s got to be wrong here,” he said.
  Victor’s wife Mona couldn’t believe it either.
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• Longshots From The Womb, Northern California Twins Defy The Odds

  01-05-2018 08:13
  GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (CBS13) — The odds were against them even before they were born.
  The mother of twin boys from Grass Valley was told by physicians at 22 weeks to terminate her pregnancy because of a rare serious condition that often leads to death.
  STORY DETAILS: Twin boys were at risk of dying while in utero of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome.
  They’ve grown up to be outstanding student-athletes.
  In the last 20 years, advancements have been made in treating twin-to-tw
  
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• Longshots From The Womb, Grass Valley Twins Defy Odds

  01-05-2018 08:13
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) — The odds were against them even before they were born.
  The mother of twin boys from Grass Valley was told by physicians at 22 weeks to terminate her pregnancy because of a rare serious condition that often leads to death.
  But now these boys are not only rising above their circumstances, but their achievements have become a source of pride for their school.
  “I’m just glad we’re here today,” said Ethan Garrity.
  Ethan and Dominic Garrity are iden
  
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• Late April Snow Slows Sierra Traffic

  01-05-2018 07:58
  SODA SPRINGS (CBS13) — A spring storm shut down Interstate 80 in the Sierra for hours on Monday.
  The snow and ice caused troubles for travelers and created a slushy slippery spring ride through the mountains.
  “A lot slippery actually in some places,” said Melissa Caballero.
  She and her family reconsidered their Tahoe travel plans.
  “We got waters and food and we’re trying to, but like I said, now I think we’re going to turn around because if it gets a little bi
  
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• Natomas Teacher Gets 30 Days In Child Porn Case

  01-05-2018 07:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A former Natomas-area teacher has been sentenced to jail time and will have to register as a sex offender.
  Scott MacMillan was a teacher at Heron School. Back in 2017, he was arrested after an investigation into accusations he was using his cellphone to try and take inappropriate pictures of students.
  Detectives said students saw MacMillan use his phone to record a 12-year-old girl under her desk.
  Police investigators later seized MacMillan’s phone and found imag
  
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• Four-Star Hotel Under Construction In Winters

  01-05-2018 07:00
  WINTERS (CBS13) — Construction has started on a four-star boutique hotel in the middle of Downtown Winters.
  Officials in the farming community are betting it will be able to fill the 73 rooms and are confident the two large conference rooms and ballroom will be busy on a regular basis.
  When many people think of Winters, they think of a small farming community—which it still is—but its restaurant scene has made this town into a travel destination.
  The only thing missing is a pla
  
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• CHP: Highway 50 Road Rage Incident Sends Vehicle Into American River

  01-05-2018 06:33
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — The California Highway Patrol has arrested a man who reportedly ran a woman off the road on Highway 50.
  The road rage incident near White Hall involved a Ford van and a GMC Denali with a trailer.
  The CHP says a male driver in the white Ford van is being charged with assault with a deadly weapon after the vehicles collided, sending the woman’s vehicle into the American River.
  The woman suffered minor injuries in the crash. Two dogs were also inside the vehic
  
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• Golden State Killer Case Arrest Featured In District Attorney Campaign Ad

  01-05-2018 06:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Golden State Killer case is becoming a big selling point in Sacramento County’s election for district attorney.
  Just a few weeks ago the District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert’s office was the center of Stephon Clark protests, with calls for charges against two Sacramento Police officers who shot an unarmed man to death when they thought he had a weapon.
  Now Schubert is using the capture of the alleged Golden State Killer, to prove that she is the best p
  
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• Golden State Warriors Put On A Show While Beyoncé and Jay-Z Sit Courtside

  01-05-2018 03:34
  Beyoncé and Jay-Z at the Golden State Warriors/New Orleans Pelicans game of the NBA Playoffs at The Oracle in Oakland, Calif. April 28, 2018.
  (OBSERVER photo by Antonio R. Harvey)
  OAKLAND, Calif. – The Golden State Warriors was kind of dragging in the first round of the playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs. But with the pending return of Stephen Curry, the team got it all warm and comfy for him.
  The Warriors beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-101 at the Oracle on April 28 in the fi
  
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• CHP Officer Involved In Interstate 80 Crash

  01-05-2018 02:52
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Four people were injured in a two-car crash involving a California Highway Patrol vehicle on Interstate 80 on Monday.
  The CHP says one of its vehicles was rear-ended by a white Mitsubishi Mirage on eastbound I-80 near Fairfield at around 3:40 p.m. The officer was pulled over on the right-hand shoulder.
  The driver of the Mitsubishi and two passengers were transported to the hospital with major injuries, according to the CHP. The officer had moderate injuries and was also
  
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• Fallen Firefighter’s Final Gift: New Life Through A Heart Transplant

  01-05-2018 02:41
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An Oroville man has received a second chance at life, thanks to a dedicated firefighter.
  Perry Choy, a 20-year San Francisco firefighter, died last year after a massive stroke. His organs were donated, including his heart, which helped save the life of the Oroville man.
  Sunday, that man got to meet Choy’s family in West Sacramento.
  “It was loud, it was strong, as strong as his love for us actually,” cried Aletha Gomez.
  Emotions ran through Gomez
  
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• Distracted Driving May Add A Point to Your Driving Record

  01-05-2018 01:46
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Driving while using a cell phone may now add a point to your driving record.
  The California State Senate unanimously passed SB 1030 on Monday. It would make distracted driving a moving violation, not just an infraction. Currently, if you’re caught driving while using a cell phone you’re fined $20, plus penalties, for the 1st offense and $50, plus penalties, for each subsequent offense. The conviction does appear on your driving record, but doesn’t add
  
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• Rear View Cameras Now Required in All New Vehicles

  01-05-2018 01:03
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Starting May 1 all new vehicles will need to come equipped with a rear view camera.
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration approved the new safety standard in 2014. It’s been slowly phased in during the years that followed. Rear view camera images are generally displayed in the dashboard of a vehicle. Some just show a simple images, while others show color-coded lines to assist with parking and distance.
  The agency reports 226 people are killed and 12
  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts Won’t Use Foam Cups In California Anymore

  01-05-2018 00:12
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS13) – Dunkin’ Donuts will do away with all foam cups in California.
  Starting May 1, all California locations will only sell beverages in double-walled paper cups. Users will not need to use a sleeve on the new cup. The lid will also slightly change, but the company says it is similar to the re-closable lid it currently uses. According to a news release, the new double-walled cup is “is made with paperboard certified to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative Stand
  
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