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• More California Community Colleges Offering Support for Foster Students

  16-05-2018 23:55
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – 15 more California Community Colleges, including the four schools in the Los Rios Community College District, will now offer the NextUp program.
  NextUp, formerly known as CAFYES (Cooperating Agencies Foster Youth Educational Support), gives foster care students extra support as they attend community college. That support comes in the form of using “an in-person, individual approach when offering support and services, including books and supplies, child care, coun
  
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• New Effort Aimed At Helping People With Developmental Disabilities Find Work

  16-05-2018 23:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — There’s a new effort underway to create job opportunities for young adults with autism.
  A group of assembly members at the State Capitol are working on a bill to help people with autism find employment. According to those lawmakers, only six percent of young adults with autism are employed in California.
  The group of assembly members is hoping to break the stereotype that many autistic young adults and children face.One organization in Roseville is slowly do
  
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• Fairfield Abuse Case: Kids Were Shot With Crossbows, Waterboarded, DA Says

  16-05-2018 22:59
  FAIRFIELD (AP) – The 10 children rescued from a filthy, abusive California home were strangled, punched, shot with crossbows and subjected to waterboarding by their father and their mother did nothing to stop it, prosecutors said.
  The details of alleged abuse were included in a motion to increase the bail of Ina Rogers, 31, who was charged with nine counts of felony child abuse Wednesday in Solano Superior Court. Rogers did not enter a plea, but has previously denied allegations her childr
  
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• E. Coli Update: Romaine Lettuce No Longer Being Harvested In Yuma, Arizona Region

  16-05-2018 22:37
  ATLANTA (CBS13) – The E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce grown in the Yuma, Arizona region may be ending.
  The latest update released by the Centers for Disease Control on Wednesday updates advice to consumers.
  According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the last shipments of romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region were harvested on April 16, 2018 and the harvest season is over. It is unlikely that any romaine lettuce from the Yuma growing region is still available
  
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• Sprouts Farmers Market Hiring For Arden Arcade Store

  16-05-2018 21:55
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sprouts Farmers Market is planning to hire approximately 140 people for its new store in Arden Arcade.
  The grocery chain plans to open the 30,000-square foot store on Marconi Avenue in late July.
  It’s hiring full- and part-time employees, including Managers, Cashiers, and Courtesy Clerks. You can apply on Sprouts website.
  
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• Californians Earn More Than The National Average- But Not Locally

  16-05-2018 21:27
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The average worker in California earns $27.50 an hour, or $57,190 a year. Nationally, workers make $24.34 an hour, or $50,620 a year.
  The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May data Wednesday based off of information collected from employers in all sectors.
  In Sacramento-Roseville-Arden Arcade the average person makes more than the national average- $26.45 an hour, or $55,010 a year.Highest paid industry: Management ($54.75/hour; $113,880/year)
  Lowest paid industr
  
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• Fairfield Mom Accused In Abuse Of 10 Kids In Custody, Bail Set At Nearly $500K

  16-05-2018 21:09
  FAIRFIELD (AP) – Bail for a California mother of 10 children who officials say suffered long-term abuse was set at nearly $500,000 after the judge said she remains a danger to the kids.
  Prosecutors charged Ina Rogers, 31, on Wednesday in Solano Superior Court with nine counts of felony child abuse, saying that she caused the children to be in a situation likely to produce great bodily injury and death.
  Her husband, Jonathan Allen, faces multiple charges of torture and felony child abuse. H
  
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• 49ers Allowing Fans To Picnic On The Levi’s Stadium Field

  16-05-2018 20:45
  SANTA CLARA (CBS13) – You can dine on the field at Levi’s Stadium.
  Tickets went on sale today for the first-ever Picnic on the Field on June 16th. A general admission ticket costs $25 per person and gets picnic-goers onto the 49ers home field, one meal,  and the ability to buy items from food trucks, restaurants and breweries. VIP tickets are also for sale for $60. Those tickets get you into the event early (noon instead of 1pm), access to an open bar, and entry into the VIP Lou
  
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• Amazon Prime Members Get Whole Foods Discount

  16-05-2018 20:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Amazon is raising the price of its Prime subscription, but members will now get a price break on groceries.
  Whole Foods rolled out its new loyalty program and it features special Prime discounts, including 10% off of sale items and weekly specials. Amazon previously said Prime members would get free 2-hour delivery on Whole Foods purchases.
  Here’s the catch- the service is only in Florida now. It is expected to be nationwide by the summer. Prime members need to d
  
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• William Land Golf Course May Close; Golf Decline Continues

  16-05-2018 20:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The William Land Golf Course in Land Park may close.
  The course is the oldest in the city, but the number of golfers using the course has dropped and led to a revenue loss, according to the Sac Bee. This year alone the company that operates the course, First Tee of Greater Sacramento, said it will lose $150,000. It has asked to terminate its lease with the City of Sacramento by June.
  According to the Bee, Mayor Darrell Steinberg said closing the nine-hole golf course i
  
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• Police: Suspects Broke Into Elk Grove Business, Loaded Up U-Haul With Stolen Items

  16-05-2018 19:34
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Officers have arrested a trio of suspects who broke into and burglarized an Elk Grove business early Wednesday morning.
  The scene was along the 9600 block of Elk Grove Florin Road.
  Elk Grove police say, a little before 3 a.m., a citizen reported a suspicious incident happening at a closed business in the area. A U-Haul had pulled up to the business and three people got out.
  The suspects then kicked open the front doors and started loading up their U-Haul.
  Officers were
  
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• Man, 21, Dead After Shooting At Modesto Movie Theater Parking Lot

  16-05-2018 17:38
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Officers are investigating a late-night shooting in a movie theater parking lot that left a man dead.
  The scene was at the Regal Cinema parking lot along McHenry Avenue. Modesto police say they responded to the scene around 11:30 p.m. to investigate a reported shooting.
  Officers soon found two people giving CPR to a 21-year-old man who had been shot.
  The man was soon rushed to the hospital by medics, but he was later pronounced dead. His identity has not been released at
  
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• Showers, Thunderstorms Rolling Through Sacramento Area On Wednesday

  16-05-2018 16:50
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A spring storm is moving through the region on Wednesday.
  National Weather Service forecasters say frequent lightning and hail is expected through the mid-morning hours. Gusty winds are also expected.
  Incredible #lightening show toward Folsom! @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac pic.twitter.com/aydwMHkLtt
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) May 16, 2018Expect below average temperatures Wednesday into Thursday.
  The unsettled weather is expected in the Sacramento, Stockton, Fairfie
  
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• 1 Dead, Another Person Hurt After Shooting In Lodi

  16-05-2018 15:37
  LODI (CBS13) – A young man is dead after a late-night shooting in Lodi on Tuesday.
  Around 10 p.m. last night, Lodi police officers say they heard gunshots in the area of Sacramento and Lockeford streets.
  Officers soon found two gunshot victims in front of a home on Sacramento Street, near Deforce Avenue.
  One of the victims, a 23-year-old man, was pronounced dead on scene. The second victim, a 20-year-old man, was taken to a local area hospital with a non-life threatening gunshot wound.
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• Priceless Family Heirloom Lost In Hawaii Found 50 Years Later

  16-05-2018 08:17
  The power of social media is helping reconnect a Solano County man with a family treasure lost half a century ago.
  
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• Thieves Raiding Boat Launch Pay Boxes For Cash

  16-05-2018 08:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento County park rangers are trying to track down thieves targeting a popular delta boat launch.
  Rangers say someone has been stealing county fees straight out of the Walnut Grove Hogback boat launch pay box.
  No one has a better view of the scenic Sacramento delta than Diane House.
  House is the Courtland dock owner, a business dependent on boaters access to the waterways.
  “The delta is unlimited and we’re so lucky we have such a great resource right i
  
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• California Budget Includes $100 Million For Indian Culture Center In West Sacramento

  16-05-2018 08:04
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Native American tribes in California received a big boost to the future of the Indian Heritage Center plans last week from Governor Brown.
  Inside Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget is $100 million for a new cultural center to be built. It’s a project that was discussed more than a decade ago.
  “It’s as good a use for the riverfront as we could ask for,” said Chris Ledesma, West Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem.
  “We’ll have to g
  
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• California Budget Includes $100 Million For Indian Culture Center

  16-05-2018 08:04
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Native American tribes in California received a big boost to the future of the Indian Heritage Center plans last week.
  Inside Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget is $100 million for a new cultural center to be built. It’s a project that was discussed more than a decade ago.
  “It’s as good a use for the riverfront as we could ask for,” said Chris Ledesma, West Sacramento Mayor Pro Tem.
  “We’ll have to go back and dust off the old pl
  
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• Elk Grove Wedding Venue Auction Has Couples Scrambling For New Locations

  16-05-2018 08:02
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — A popular Elk Grove wedding venue is scheduled to go up for auction at the end of the month and many couples slated to get married there are just finding out.
  The Falls Event Center is also now named in a federal lawsuit for alleged misrepresentation about finances. The venue insists its doors will stay open, but brides and others who have big days at the venue are scrambling to make new plans.
  “You want it to be this fairy tale, marrying your best friend and your
  
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• Secret Camera Found At Folsom Tanning Salon

  16-05-2018 07:59
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — An investigation is underway in Folsom after a woman says she was being recorded while naked inside a tanning salon.
  The alleged incidents took place at the Folsom Sun Club on East Bidwell Street.
  “What a sicko. A lot of crazies out there; you have to be careful,” said one of the Salon’s customers Amanda Wilcox.
  Customers of tanning salons expect privacy when they’re inside a tanning booth. But in this case- a woman says she noticed something strang
  
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• Hidden Camera Found In Booth At Folsom Tanning Salon

  16-05-2018 07:59
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — An investigation is underway in Folsom after a woman says she was being recorded while naked inside a tanning salon.
  The alleged incidents took place at the Folsom Sun Club on East Bidwell Street.
  “What a sicko. A lot of crazies out there; you have to be careful,” said one of the Salon’s customers Amanda Wilcox.
  Customers of tanning salons expect privacy when they’re inside a tanning booth. But in this case- a woman says she noticed something strang
  
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• Ruling Could Put End-Of-Life Drugs Out Of Reach Of Terminally Ill

  16-05-2018 07:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Proponents of California’s End of Life law were shocked to learn that a Riverside County judge had overturned the law on Tuesday. Now, they vow to appeal the decision.
  “When this is done, there’s not going to be a thousand, a million, 500,000 sitting on one side cheering because they won,” said Matt Fairchild, who has been living with Stage 4 melanoma.
  The 48-year-old is a retired Army staff sergeant from Burbank. He says the melanoma has spread
  
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• Investigators: Deadly Building Explosion May Have Been Package

  16-05-2018 06:47
  ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) – An explosion that rocked a Southern California medical office building on Tuesday, killing a woman and injuring three other people, is being investigated as intentional and investigators believe the blast may have come from a package, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.
  The explosion at the office building in Aliso Viejo – about 50 miles south of Los Angeles – blew siding off the walls, exposing insulation and framing.
  Authorities had not found
  
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• Autistic Girl’s Family Releases Video Of School Bus Driver’s Alleged Abuse

  16-05-2018 04:07
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Parents say their child was attacked on a school bus by her own bus driver, and it was all caught on camera.
  The disturbing video shows the bus driver’s interaction with the child who was just 8 years old and diagnosed with autism.
  The incident happened back in February. The driver is no longer with the school and faces a criminal child abuse charge.
  But the family attorney released the video to CBS13, as it prepares to sue the district.
  The school bus surveillan
  
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• Zocalo Bartender Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver

  16-05-2018 02:22
  When Antonio Navarrete's Friday night shift ended, he drove home. It would be last time his friends and co-workers saw him alive.
  
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• Stockton Miracle Mile Security Changes Have Neighbors Worried

  16-05-2018 02:09
  Neighbors living along the area have seen everything from theft to public urination to assaults, and they're worried the new plan will make things worse.
  
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• De’Aaron “Lady Bird” Fox Shows Off His Acting Chops

  16-05-2018 01:44
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Lady Bird, meet De’Aaron Fox.
  The Sacramento Kings point guard channeled his inner teenager (he’s 20) and performed the opening scene from “Lady Bird”, complete with the jump from the car.
  “Lady Bird” is the Oscar-nominated movie based in Sacramento. It takes place in 2002. Fox turned 5 that year.
  Fox played his rookie season for the Kings in 2017-18.
  
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• Wednesday May 16 is Rethink Your Drink Day

  16-05-2018 01:00
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  Wednesday, May 16 is Rethink Your Drink Day, a Statewide Day of Action that will underscore the importance of drinking healthy beverages, like water – and bring together Californians across the state in a pledge to make healthier beverage choices.
  Attendees at events hosted by local partners will learn how to replace sugary beverages with unsweetened options or water through interactive hydration-education activities. In Sacramento, an event will take place at the
  
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• Hoppy Opening New Restaurant & Hopgarden In Old Sacramento

  16-05-2018 00:40
  OLD SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Hoppy Brewing is moving from East Sacramento to Old Sacramento.
  The new Hoppy will be called Hoppy’s Railyard Kitchen & Hopgarden and will feature an outdoor patio area and an indoor fireplace. It will take over the 9,000-square foot spot vacated by Ten22 and DISTRICT. The new space is double the size of its former location on Folsom Blvd. Hoppy left that location in February after nearly two decades.
  Hoppy’s Railyard Kitchen & Hopgarden will se
  
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• Judge Tosses Law Allowing Terminally Ill To End Lives Over How It Was Approved

  16-05-2018 00:19
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A California judge has thrown out a 2016 state law allowing the terminally ill to end their lives, ruling it was unconstitutionally approved by the Legislature.
  Lawyers for advocates and opponents say Riverside County Superior Court Judge Daniel Ottolia did not rule on the legality of physician-assisted death. He issued an oral ruling Tuesday saying lawmakers acted illegally in passing the law during a special session devoted to other topics.
  Ottolia kept the law
  
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• Father Of 10 Accused Of Torturing Kids Could Face Additional Charges

  16-05-2018 00:18
  FAIRFIELD (CBS/CNN) — When police searched the Northern California home of Ina Rogers and Jonathan Allen and their 10 children, they said they found disgusting conditions.
  Garbage and spoiled food were all around. Animal and human feces and urine were spread across the floor. Large piles of debris made areas of the house impassable.
  Animal feces and urine were found throughout the home.
  “It was obviously unsanitary and not a condition that children — or any human probably &mdas
  
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