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• List of Local County Fairs

  22-05-2018 23:56
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Here is a list of County Fair dates:Amador County Fair– July 26-29, 2018
  Calaveras County Fair– May 16-19, 2018
  Colusa County Fair– June 7-10, 2018
  El Dorado County Fair– June 14-17, 2018
  Nevada County Fair– August 8-12, 2018
  Placer County Fair– June 21-24, 2018
  Plumas/Sierra County Fair– August 8-12, 2018
  Sacramento County Fair– May 24-28, 2018
  San Joaquin County Fair– June 14-17, 2018
  Solano County Fair– Jun
  
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• Majority Of Americans Say They’re Not Comfortable With Autonomous Vehicles

  22-05-2018 23:36
  WALNUT CREEK (CBS13) – Nearly three-quarters (73%) of Americans say they wouldn’t feel comfortable riding in an autonomous vehicle, according to a new report from AAA.
  In January only 63% of people said they would be uncomfortable.
  READ ALSO: Driverless Cars Might Be Tested On Sacramento Streets Soon
  Other key findings of the survey:20% would trust a self-driving vehicle
  7% are unsure
  83% of women are afraid
  63% of men are afraid
  64% of Millennial drivers are afraidMany drivers (63%)
  
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• Bomb Threat Prompts Ceres Elementary School To Evacuate

  22-05-2018 23:25
  CERES (CBS13) – The latest on a bomb threat to a Ceres school on Tuesday:
  2:25 p.m.
  Police say they’ve finished their search of the Sinclear Elementary School and have come up empty.
  The Ceres Police Department says the only suspicious item found during their search turned out to be an unattended musical instrument in its case.
  Officers have now given the all clear.
  Students were bused to Central Valley High School. The roads closed around the school have been reopened.
  1:25 p.m
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: Student Debt Sticks Around Even When The College Shuts Down

  22-05-2018 23:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Husband and father of two, Nicholas Gordon says his career college went belly up during his first semester and the government took his tax refund to pay for an education he didn’t get.
  Gordon enrolled at Heald College hoping to get an IT degree, but a month and a half in he found himself caught in the Corinthian College shutdown.
  “I didn’t even finish my semester,” he said.
  Heald shut down in April 2015 accused of fraud by the feds, leaving Gord
  
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• People Trapped In Garages During Wine Country Wildfires Inspire Bill

  22-05-2018 21:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Automatic garage doors may soon need to be equipped with backup batteries in case of a power failure.
  Senate Bill 969 was introduced by California Senator Bill Dodd after the October wildfires in Wine Country. He could not open his wooden garage door because the power was already out in his Napa neighborhood.
  The remains of at least five people were found where garages once stood.
  “We absolutely cannot allow something like this, that is so easily corrected, to ha
  
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• Bogdanovic Earns All-Rookie Honors, Fox Left Off Team

  22-05-2018 20:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento Kings landed a player on the NBA All-Rookie team but it’s not who many predicted.
  Bogdan Bogdanovic earned All-Rookie Second Team honors. De’Aaron Fox was left off the team.
  First Team:Donovan Mitchell, Utah
  Ben Simmons, Philadelphia
  Jayson Tatum, Boston
  Kyle Kuzma, Los Angeles Lakers
  Lauri Markkanen, ChicagoSecond Team:Dennis Smith Jr., Dallas
  Lonzo Ball, Los Angeles Lakers
  John Collins, Atlanta
  Bogdan Bogdanovic, Sacramento
  Josh Jackson, Ph
  
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• Search On For Suspect, 19, In West Sacramento Shooting

  22-05-2018 20:22
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Detectives have identified a suspect in the shooting that left a person hurt in West Sacramento on Monday.
  The shooting happened near the 500 block of C Street a little after 12:30 p.m. A person with a gunshot wound was found at the scene; that person was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.
  It is still unclear what led up to the shooting.
  The West Sacramento shooting suspect and the car he is believed to have taken off in. (Credit: West Sacramento Po
  
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• Driverless Cars Might Be Tested On Sacramento Streets Soon

  22-05-2018 19:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A driverless car system could come to Sacramento soon.
  Phantom Auto, based in Mountain View, is working with the City of Sacramento to launch a test program on city streets.
  The Sacramento Business Journal first reported the discussions. A City of Sacramento Public Information Officer confirmed the details to CBS13.
  The test program being discussed would last about six month and be partially paid for by the City of Sacramento, Sac State, UC Davis, and SacRT. The estima
  
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• California Attorney General Appeals Decision to Overturn End of Life Law

  22-05-2018 18:25
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — California’s attorney general is asking an appeals court to quickly block a judge’s decision to toss a 2016 state law allowing the terminally ill to end their lives.
  Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday requested an immediate stay and the reversal of a judge’s ruling last week that the law was unconstitutionally approved by the state legislature.
  Becerra argued that the measure was legitimately passed during a special legislative session dedicated t
  
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• Search On For Pregnant Show Goat Stolen In Lodi

  22-05-2018 17:28
  LODI (CBS13) – San Joaquin County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a stolen show goat.
  The white female Boer goat was taken from the 14500 block of North Atkins Road in Lodi on Monday.The national show goat, estimated to be worth about $7500, is pregnant
  She has “JJL” tattooed in her right ear and “D80” tattooed in her left ear.
  Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (209) 468-4425.
  
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• 18 Demonstrators Arrested At State Capitol After Refusing To Leave

  22-05-2018 15:46
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – More than a dozen demonstrators were arrested last night at the State Capitol after authorities say they refused to leave well after business hours.
  Still in the Capitol. We are not leaving till our state legislators stop fighting the poor and rather fight poverty. #PoorPeoplesCampaign pic.twitter.com/8J6BhtUDGV
  — California Poor People's Campaign (@CaliforniaPPC) May 22, 2018California Highway Patrol officers arrested the group from “Poor People’s Ca
  
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• 1 Person Dead After Shooting In North Sacramento

  22-05-2018 15:32
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Officers are investigating after a shooting left one person dead and a second person injured.
  The scene is along the 3800 block of Dry Creek Road.
  Sacramento police say they responded a little after midnight due to a ShotSpotter alert. Neighbors also called 911 to report a shooting near Dry Creek Road and Harris Avenue.
  #BREAKING Police investigate deadly shooting in North Sac. I can see five bullet holes in car — three in windshield, two in driver’s side w
  
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• Police: Child Died 11 Days Before Body Found In Sacramento Storage Locker

  22-05-2018 08:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The man accused of dumping his daughter’s dead body inside a Sacramento storage locker is awaiting extradition to Reno.
  Tyler Anderson, 24, appeared in court on Monday, nearly a week after his 5-year-old daughter’s body was found inside a U-Haul storage unit near Business 80.
  Anderson lacked expression on his face as he stood before a judge in a Sacramento County courtroom. He’s suspected of abusing and endangering his daughter, leading to her death o
  
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• Group Wants To Turn Jail Into Rehab Facility For Animals

  22-05-2018 07:47
  The Sacramento shelter would be located on the old site of the Boys Ranch in Sloughhouse, which closed back in 2010.
  
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• As Weather Warms, Water Rescue Warnings On The Rise

  22-05-2018 07:44
  River rescues are on the rise with stronger currents and colder water, and first responders are warning swimmers to be careful with the holiday weekend approaching
  
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• Sacramento Curbside Car Sharing Expansion Would Cost Parking Spaces

  22-05-2018 07:42
  The program would bring more money into the city, but it would also mean more parking problems for drivers by taking up streetside spaces.
  
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• 12,000 New Homes In Folsom Ranch Project Raise Water Supply Worries

  22-05-2018 07:40
  About 12,000 homes will be built in a new community south of Highway 50, but neighbors worry the next drought will show a shortfall.
  
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• Oak Park Brewing Company Closed Over Rodent, Roach Problems

  22-05-2018 07:39
  Health inspectors found dozens of cockroaches, mice and other rodents in the kitchen at Oak Park Brewing Company.
  
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• Sacramento Homeless Plan Could Expand To Three More Tents

  22-05-2018 07:37
  Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced the city's temporary shelter will remain open through the summer and plans for three pop-up tents.
  
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• City’s Homeless Plan Could Include Creating 2 More Shelters

  22-05-2018 07:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is looking at ways to increase the number of people experiencing homelessness that are admitted into a homeless triage center.
  On Monday, Steinberg announced the possibility of more shelters in the form of “sprung structures” to be installed throughout the city.
  Hot meals, mental and physical health services, and housing opportunities are made available at the Railroad Drive triage shelter, which has been operational since
  
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• City’s Homeless Plan Could Include Adding 2 More Shelters

  22-05-2018 07:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg is looking at ways to increase the number of people experiencing homelessness that are admitted into a homeless triage center.
  On Monday, Steinberg announced the possibility of more shelters in the form of “sprung structures” to be installed throughout the city.
  Hot meals, mental and physical health services, and housing opportunities are made available at the Railroad Drive triage shelter, which has been operational since
  
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• Who Snatched Puppy From Downtown Sacramento Home?

  22-05-2018 02:41
  Someone cut through the fence to steal an 11-month-old German shepherd named Ariya from a home at 14th and V streets.
  
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• Activists Call For Assemblywoman’s Resignation After Investigation

  22-05-2018 02:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The national conversation about sexual harassment has already forced three male California lawmakers to resign.
  Now a female lawmaker at once at the forefront of the Me Too movement is herself being called on to step down.
  California’s female construction workers are the latest interest group calling on Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D- Bell Gardens) to resign. And it’s not just for her record on labor issues.
  “Just because you’re a woman doesn&
  
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• Stockton School Shuts Down Over Threatening Letter

  22-05-2018 02:25
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Classes at a Stockton high school were canceled Monday after a threatening email was sent to teachers and administrators.
  Police said a 16-year-old student wrote the letter and made reference to recent school shootings and praised them. She also threatened to bring explosives onto campus.
  St. Mary’s High School principal Kathy Smith said the decision to close campus was just as a precaution.
  Gun violence on a school campus is something many members of the Stockton
  
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• Flags Flying at Half-Staff To Honor The Santa Fe High School Victims

  22-05-2018 01:10
  WASHINGTON, DC (CBS13) – Flags are flying at half-staff through Tuesday, May 22 in memory of those killed and injured in the Santa Fe, Texas school shooting.
  President Trump order flags on land to be flown at half-staff and flags on ships to be flown at half-mast from Friday, May 18 until sunset May 22.
  The Presidential Proclamation reads:
  Our Nation grieves with those affected by the shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. May God heal the injured and may God comfort the wounded, and m
  
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• Consumer Reports Not Giving Tesla 3 A “Buy” Rating

  22-05-2018 00:57
  DETROIT (AP/CBS13) — Long emergency stopping distances, difficult-to-use controls and a harsh ride stopped Tesla’s Model 3 electric car from getting a recommended buy rating from Consumer Reports.
  Consumer Reports says the car has exhilarating acceleration and handling. But testers were troubled by its 152-foot average stopping distance from 60 miles per hour in emergency braking tests. The distance was worse than any modern car Consumer Reports has tested and is about 7 feet longer
  
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• Sea Lion Pup Born At Six Flags Discovery Kingdom

  22-05-2018 00:34
  VALLEJO (CBS13) – A baby sea lion was born at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.
  The pup was born to 4-year-old Pebbles at 7 pm on May 20 at the Six Flags Seal Cove. Zookeepers don’t know if the sea lion is a boy or a girl just yet.
  Pebbles is a first-time mom. A park spokesperson said her maternal instincts kicked in immediately and the pup started nursing soon after birth- indicating it’s healthy.
  Credit: Nancy Chan/Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
  Credit: Nancy Chan/Six Flags Discovery
  
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• Gun Violence Restraining Order Law May Expand in California

  22-05-2018 00:09
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers are taking steps to let school employees ask judges to temporarily strip gun rights from potentially dangerous people.
  The state Assembly passed a bill Monday that would allow school employees and co-workers to request gun violence restraining orders against people who show warning signs of violence.
  California is one of a handful of states that already allow immediate family members and police to request such restraining orders.
  Democratic lawmakers
  
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