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• Missing Nevada County Veteran’s SUV Found

  05-05-2018 22:42
  NEVADA CITY (CBS13) — Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday that the Hummer SUV belonging to missing Vietnam Veteran, Stanley Norman had been located.
  According to a press release by the Sheriff’s office, Norman’s SUV was located on Friday by a man who believed the Silver Hummer H2 belonged to Norman.  The vehicle was found in an undisclosed rural area of Nevada County.
  Search efforts are still underway to locate 70-year-old Stan Norman, who went missing Ap
  
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• Courtesy Clerk Gets Helping Hand From Grocery Store Customers

  05-05-2018 08:26
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Customers of a neighborhood grocery store are banding together to help out a long time employee.
  Jim Johnson has worked at Bel Air in Roseville for nearly 30 years and has become pretty popular with shoppers. After recently losing his transportation to work not once, but twice, his customers are raising thousands of dollars to get him back on his feet.
  His smile is big and his energy is bright.
  “He’s always very helpful,” said Bel Air customer Rose Ell
  
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• Too Many Churches? Neighborhood Wants More Than Houses Of Worship

  05-05-2018 08:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A North Sacramento neighborhood group wants to stop a proposed church from operating, claiming there are too many churches in the area already.
  “We have an over-concentration of churches right now,” Woodlake resident Jane Macaulay said.
  Macaulay knows opposing a permit for a church, may come across as un-neighborly.
  “I’m so not opposed churches, it’s just again, the over-concentration,” Macaulay said.
  Macaulay is president of Woodlak
  
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• Did You Smell That? Yolo Bypass Blamed For Stench Across Sacramento

  05-05-2018 08:20
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A horrid stench descended across the region from West Sacrament to Downtown Sacramento. Even neighbors in Natomas were complaining, but nobody knew where it was coming from.
  “It was horrible. It was nasty,” said Ruben Galindo who first thought it was his newborn in the back seat.
  But as the day heated up, the smell grew stronger.
  “Smelling around thinking, is it my mom? Is it my girl? Is it me?” Galindo added.
  Everyone we talked to was thin
  
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• Cannabis Cup Makes Marijuana History In Sacramento

  05-05-2018 08:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — For the first time in California history, a legal permit was issued to the High Times Cannabis Cup in Sacramento.
  The permit allows anyone over 21 to buy marijuana at the festival and consume it openly.
  “It’s a phenomenal step in the right direction,” said Swerve, a vendor with The Cali Connection.
  “This is heaven. I mean it’s heaven,” said Monique Hernandez, a festival attendee.
  “This is the first time that a state sitting bod
  
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• Powerful Earthquake Accompanies Volcano Eruption In Hawaii

  05-05-2018 08:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Another powerful quake hit the Big Island of Hawaii on Friday as lava from the Kilauea volcano continues to flow toward residential areas. At least two homes were damaged while thousands of people have evacuated to stay safe.
  “Lava is coming out in Leilani, and it’s shooting 50 feet high,” said Chelsie Settlemier, in a cellphone video during her evacuation. “So this is real! There’s a crack right there in the road, the road’s crackin
  
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• Community Program Bringing Change To Lodi’s Heritage District

  05-05-2018 03:52
  LODI (CBS13) — A community program in Lodi is helping people take charge of their own community while bringing positive change to one of the oldest and historical parts of the city.
  From revitalization to crime prevention and safety.
  Virginia Marken moved to Lodi nearly three years ago. She lives in the Heritage District, a part of town that’s been neglected and an area she is eager to fix.
  “We are very service oriented people. I’ve been in healthcare my whole life, my hu
  
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• Audit Finds Nearly $50,000 Missing From Inderkum High School Account

  05-05-2018 03:36
  NATOMAS (CBS13) — A staff member is on administrative leave from Inderkum High School while Natomas Unified School District officials sort out what happened to $48,000 missing from a student fundraising account.
  It was an independent audit that first caught the discrepancy in early March. District officials say at least $48,000 is missing with an additional $167,000 improperly stored in a school safe, instead of deposited into a bank account.
  “Immediately after learning of these irre
  
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• Paid Poll Worker Positions Available for Election Day

  05-05-2018 00:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Secretary of State is looking for people to serve as poll workers on Election Day.
  The positions are paid.
  Poll workers set up and close a polling place, help voters understand their rights, and protect the integrity of ballots and voting equipment. County election officials provide training.
  Poll Workers must be a registered voter in California, or a legal resident of the United States.
  State workers can take time off, without loss of pay, to serve as a poll worke
  
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