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• Modesto Man, 38, Dies After Clash With Deputies At Truck Stop

  07-05-2018 22:18
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A man died in police custody after a struggle with deputies in Modesto, authorities say.
  The incident happened Saturday morning in the parking lot of the Country Girl Truck Stop along South 7th Street in Modesto. According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, 38-year-old Modesto resident Alejandro Sanchez flagged down some deputies for help.
  Apparently, the man’s truck was not working. While investigating, the deputies found that the truck was not re
  
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• Driver Gets Cited, Has Car Impounded For Reckless Driving In Elk Grove

  07-05-2018 22:05
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Police in Elk Grove say they’re on alert about people driving recklessly in the city.
  According to the Elk Grove Police Department, they’ve been fielding several complaints about reckless driving and racing near the Florin Road and Sheldon Road area.
  Friday night, officers spotted a car allegedly driving recklessly in that area. Officers were able to get the car to pull over; they then cited the driver and impounded the car.
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• Ford and Mazda Owners Warned About Deadly Airbags

  07-05-2018 21:33
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS13) – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is worried about drivers of certain Ford and Mazda trucks.
  A high number of MY 2006 Ford Rangers and Mazda B-Series trucks with defective Takata airbags aren’t being repaired. The trucks have do not drive warnings and the airbags must be replaced immediately. Both models also have “Alpha” airbags– meaning they are at a far higher risk of an airbag explosion that could injure or kill those in
  
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• Man Arrested In Connection With Woman’s Death In Oakdale

  07-05-2018 21:11
  OAKDALE, Calif. (CBS13) – Deputies have arrested a man for murder in connection with a woman’s death in rural Oakdale.
  Just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, emergency dispatchers received a call reporting a deceased woman at a home in the 13000 block of Horseshoe Road, according to a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department statement. The body of 40-year-old Aimee Crawford had been discovered by her family members.
  Sheriff’s homicide investigators went to the home and determin
  
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• Vote-By-Mail Ballots Arriving for June 5 Election

  07-05-2018 21:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Vote-by-mail ballots will start showing up in California mailboxes today.
  In Sacramento, Nevada, Madera, Napa and San Mateo Counties every registered voter will automatically receive a vote-by-mail ballot since these five counties adopted the Voter’s Choice Act. Voters in these counties can either fill out the ballot and send it in via traditional mail, or drop it in a designated box in their county. They can also choose to vote in person at any vote center in th
  
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• Gas Prices Hit Another High in California

  07-05-2018 20:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Gas prices in Sacramento are 64 cents per gallon higher than a year ago at this time, according to GasBuddy.
  A gallon of regular currently averages $3.50 in Sacramento. Last year we paid an average of $2.85. In 2016 we paid $2.69.
  GasBuddy says Stockton drivers are currently paying an average of $3.51 for a gallon of regular. In Modesto it’s $3.47.
  Despite the jump year-to-year, the price only increased 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week. Nationally, the avera
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: Placerville Dad & Aspiring Actor Targeted in Scam

  07-05-2018 20:13
  PLACERVILLE (CBS13) – Husband and father Alex Saldivar created a profile on the movie site IMDb, opening him up for casting calls for modeling, singing or acting.
  He says scammers targeted his dream and now wants other dreamers to be aware of this scam.
  Saldivar says he applied for a commercial shoot that he saw on the IMDb site. Within days, he got an email back saying they would like to book him for the commercial.
  Saldivar was thrilled when he got a response booking him for the job.
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• Valley Springs World War II Vet Now Oldest Person To Skydive

  07-05-2018 19:41
  LODI (CBS13) – A Pearl Harbor survivor from Valley Springs set a world record as the oldest person to jump out of a plane.
  Wally Delton walling just celebrated his 97th birthday at Skydive Lodi Parachute Center over the weekend.
  Friends and family flew in from as far away as Pennsylvania to witness Delton’s big day.
  Delton saw action in some major World War II battles.
  He was standing inside a Pearl Harbor tower as Japanese bombers pounded the Pacific fleet.
  “The Pacific War wa
  
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• 600 Procedures And Appointments Affected By UC Employees’ 3-Day Walkout

  07-05-2018 19:33
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of custodians, security guards, gardeners and other service workers at University of California campuses have started a three-day walkout to address gender pay inequalities and demand higher wages.
  Picketers calling for race, gender and wage equality within the UC system. As many as 50K workers — from nurses to custodians to food workers — expected to walk off the job over the next three days. @GoodDaySac @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/RuiRgWuMYR
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• Minimum-Security Prison Escapees Captured In Del Paso Heights

  07-05-2018 18:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A pair of inmates who escaped from a minimum-security prison were captured in Sacramento, authorities say.
  The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said 35-year-old Jonathan J. Damiano and 23-year-old Richard P. Almanza escaped from Salinas Valley State Prison’s minimum-support facility Sunday morning.
  Richard P. Almanza (l) and Jonathan J. Damiano (r)
  Early Monday morning, authorities got information that led them to believe the pair were in t
  
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• University Of California Workers Start 3-Day Strike

  07-05-2018 16:33
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of custodians, security guards, gardeners and other service workers at University of California campuses have started a three-day walkout to address gender pay inequalities and demand higher wages.
  Picketers calling for race, gender and wage equality within the UC system. As many as 50K workers — from nurses to custodians to food workers — expected to walk off the job over the next three days. @GoodDaySac @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/RuiRgWuMYR
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• Family Holding Onto Hope Missing Grass Valley Man, 70, Will Be Found

  07-05-2018 16:00
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) – There’s still no sign of a missing veteran, days after the discovery of his car.
  Stan Norman, 70, vanished from his Grass Valley home three weeks ago after going out with friends and fellow veterans the night before.
  Nevada County sheriff’s investigators found his vehicle in a remote area on Saturday.
  His family is still holding out hope he’s alive.
  “We’re hoping this will yield some answers, some closure, or finding Stan,” said Je
  
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• Deadly Fire In Sacramento County Under Investigation

  07-05-2018 15:54
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Investigators are looking into what sparked a deadly four-plex fire in Sacramento County Sunday night.
  Firefighters responded to the scene on El Cajon Way, near La Quinta Drive, around 10:30 p.m.
  Firefighters had the flames knocked down in about 20 minutes.
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  — Metro Fire of Sacramento (@metrofirepio) May 7, 2018According to Sacramento Metro Fire, one was found dead at the scene. The person’s identity has not been released.
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• Strike Could Affect Some Patients At UC Davis Medical Center

  07-05-2018 10:04
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Tens of thousands of UC employees across the state are planning on walking out of their jobs Monday.
  That includes employees at the UC Davis Medical Center.
  Some medical staff at the med center will not be allowed to join the strike.
  The decision follows a court order signed by a judge Friday, deeming it a threat to public safety, if essential staff were to walk out.
  The strike comes nearly a year of negotiations for higher wages.
  CBS13’s Angela Musallam met a pa
  
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• Divided California GOP Doesn’t Endorse Candidate For Governor At Convention

  07-05-2018 07:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Neither of the two leading Republican candidates for governor received the party’s endorsement at the state GOP convention this weekend, further highlighting what many analysts see as a major rift in the party.
   
  San Diego businessman Jon Cox, seen as the establishment favorite, squared off against surging Orange County Assemblyman Travis Allen at the San Diego held convention.
   
  And despite passionate speeches, neither earned the 60 percent vote share
  
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