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• Fourth Of July Fireworks Show Not Happening At Placer County Fairgrounds This Year

  21-06-2018 23:54
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Budget cuts have killed a Fourth of July tradition at the Placer County Fairgrounds.
  According to a post from the Roseville Police Department, the city will not be having its fireworks show this year. Budget reductions adopted last year are being cited as the reason the show had to be canceled.
  Roseville’s Fourth of July celebrations in downtown will go on, with the parade scheduled to start at 9 a.m.
  Fireworks shows in nearby Rocklin, Carmichael, Lincoln and othe
  
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• J Street In Midtown Sacramento Reduced To One Lane For Next 6 Weeks

  21-06-2018 23:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Construction on J Street in Midtown Sacramento starts Monday, June 25 and will reduce traffic to one lane in each direction for much of the summer.
  Lanes will be closed Monday through Friday from 8:30 am-4 pm. Three blocks at a time will close on the weekend from 7 am-5 pm.June 30: 19th-22nd Streets
  July 1: 22nd-25th Streets
  July 7: 25th-28th Streets
  July 8: 28th-30th StreetsAll businesses will remain open during the construction project.
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• Man Jumps Into Tuolumne County Creek To Save 74-Year-Old Woman

  21-06-2018 23:17
  TUOLUMNE COUNTY (CBS13) – Authorities are crediting an alert man with saving a 74-year-old woman who fell into creek.
  The incident happened Tuesday afternoon at the Twain Harte Ditch.
  According to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, the woman named Linda was walking her dog near the water when she was tugged toward the creek. She soon slipped and fell into the creek.
  A man named Tom was eating his lunch nearby. He heard cries for help and jumped into the water.
  With the help of one
  
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• California Bill Would Give Free Postage For Mail Ballots

  21-06-2018 23:03
  SACRAMENTO (AP) — California lawmakers are considering providing free postage for vote-by-mail ballots statewide.
  A measure that cleared the Senate Thursday would require return ballot envelopes to have prepaid postage. Currently, some counties pay for return postage while others don’t.
  Democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara says voting should be free for every person in California. Had the measure been in place for the 2016 general election it would have cost $5.5 million. The cost would be b
  
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• Sacramento Black Community Cookout

  21-06-2018 22:44
  After a White woman called the police on an African American man for simply barbecuing at Oakland’s Lake Merritt, communities have been joining together, breaking out grills, in the spirit of unity.
  Sacramento organizations are coming together to host a Sacramento Black Community Cookout on Sunday, June 24 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.. The Sacramento Black Community Cookoutwill be held in McClatchy Park, 3500 3rd Avenue and hosted by Build.Black, the Sacramento County African American Coalition,
  
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• A Triple-Digit Weekend Is Upon Us: Here’s How To Stay Cool And Safe

  21-06-2018 22:39
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s the first official weekend of summer and it’s going to be hot! Temperatures are expected to reach the low 100s, which means extra precautions should be taken during outside activities.
  The City of West Sacramento’s Emergency Services Division is warning everyone to take precautions including drinking fluids, staying out of the direct sun, and seeking cool shelter during peak heat hours.
  Three cooling centers will be available for those who need t
  
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• Police: Man Arrested After Suspected Street Race In Elk Grove

  21-06-2018 21:00
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Police say a driver suspected to have been street racing on an Elk Grove thoroughfare has been arrested.
  The incident happened Wednesday night. Elk Grove police say an officer spotted two car near Elk Grove and Franklin boulevards suspected to be street racing.
  One of the cars would not pull over for the officer, police say, prompting a chase that lasted until Bruceville Road and Machado Ranch Drive. There, the driver got out but was later found hiding in a park and arr
  
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• Some Cannabis Is Discounted Before July 1 Regulation Deadline

  21-06-2018 20:17
  MID-CITY (CBSLA) — If you’re in the market for some cheap pot, you may be in luck, but you better hurry.
  Marijuana retailers across the state are seeing themselves forced to sell their cannabis products at a discount ahead of the July 1 deadline that will require products meet new state regulations. Packaging will have to include the product’s potency, where the product came from, and what other ingredients are found in it.
  Everything must be tested and the results di
  
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• PG&E Expects To Pay At Least $2.5 Billion For Northern California Wildfires

  21-06-2018 19:49
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation announced Thursday it was taking a $2.5 billion pre-tax charge against quarterly earnings for its possible role in the devastating Northern California wildfires.
  The announcement came in a filing with the Federal Securities And Exchange Commission and the company said it would hold an investors call later in the day to explain the charges.
  In morning trading, PG&E stock was up 1.8 percent to $40.75.
  Earlier t
  
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• New Moms Treated To Celebratory Dinner At UC Davis Medical Center

  21-06-2018 19:15
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – New moms and their partners will now get a special meal after giving birth at UC Davis Medical Center.
  The hospital introduced “Mommy Meals” for new families. The main dinner course features 3 menu items: braised short ribs, California chicken, and a teriyaki vegetable tofu bowl. The culinary team also brings a bottle of sparkling cider and champagne flutes so the moms and partners can toast the new arrival.
  Mommy Meals is the creation of UC Davis Health ch
  
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• Driver Hurt In Rollover Crash On Highway 12 Near Fairfield

  21-06-2018 16:34
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – A driver was transported with life-threatening injuries after a rollover crash early Thursday morning.
  The scene is off Highway 12, near the Webster Street offramp.
  According to the Fairfield Fire Department, crews responded a little after 3 a.m. to investigate a reported accident. At the scene, crews found that car had rolled off the road.
  One person was trapped inside the car. Crews had to extricate the driver.
  The driver, whose name has not been released, suffered li
  
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• 18-Year-Old Arrested After 2 Pedestrians Hurt In Citrus Heights Crash

  21-06-2018 15:41
  CITRUS HEIGHTS (CBS13) – Police have arrested a man accused of running over two pedestrians after a multi-vehicle crash.
  Vinnie Sterio, 18, was arrested Monday night after police say he lost control of his vehicle and ran over two pedestrians, including a driver who was rear-ended during a suspected street race.
  The incident began just after 10 p.m., when the driver of a Nissan Sentra got out her car to assist the driver she rear-ended.
  While they both were waiting for paramedics to arrive
  
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• Special Needs Girl Found Locked In Bathroom Hours After Summer School

  21-06-2018 08:11
  CERES (CBS13) — A Ceres mother is outraged after her special-needs daughter didn’t make it home from summer school.
  The 14-year-old student was supposed to board a bus home from Cesar Chavez Junior High but was instead found hours later in a bathroom inside a locked campus after school.
  The question now is how did she go unnoticed?
  Her child was missing for nearly three hours, though it felt like an eternity for Evelyn Donias.
  “Where is she? Where is she? They can’t lose
  
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• Electric Scooters Take Over South Lake Tahoe And Not Everyone Is Happy

  21-06-2018 08:08
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) — Electric scooters are taking over the streets of South Lake Tahoe.
  The city of San Francisco recently cracked down on the latest rideshare craze, and now officials in South Lake Tahoe are warning riders: pay attention on the road.
  “It’s mixed,” said California Highway Patrol officer Mike Brown. “There’s people saying ‘Get rid of them altogether.’ Others are saying ‘No, you just don’t understand!”
  The sco
  
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• Yolo County May Not House Immigrant Children Separated At Border

  21-06-2018 08:05
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) — Yolo County’s Immigrant Juvenile Detention Facility is getting attention as a possible housing location for some of the thousands of children separated from their families at the border by the federal government.
  Yolo County has a contract with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement to house the highest-risk children. But the county may not open its detention doors for the feds.
  A statement released by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors reads they “a
  
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• Roseville Slashing Fire Department As It Battles $2 Million Deficit

  21-06-2018 08:03
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — The Roseville City Council made some tough cuts to its fire department on Wednesday night, cutting two shifts from each rotation.
  In case of a car crash or house fire, four firefighters are currently dispatched per truck. The city wants to scale back to three.
  “It will reduce the efficiency of those truck companies by 50 percent,” did George Titus with the firefighter’s union.
  He said currently the four firefighters work in pairs, that can’t happ
  
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• Children Separated From Parents Placed In Foster Agencies

  21-06-2018 07:10
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — If the thousands of immigrant children separated from their parents remain in custody one big question is on the minds of many: Where were they sent?
  A number of these kids are being cared for by private foster agencies, some in the Sacramento area.
  In 2014, a network of foster care programs across the country was established to take care of unaccompanied minors crossing the border. But with the Trump administration’s practice of separating families in recent wee
  
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• Stockton YMCA Burglarized, Approx. $12,000 Of Electronics Taken

  21-06-2018 06:14
  STOCKTON (CBS 13) — A Stockton YMCA on the 2100 block of W. March Lane was burglarized Sunday morning. Over $10,000 of electronics were taken from the office.
  Around 7:45 a.m. on Sunday, Stockton Police responded to a report of a burglary at the YMCA of San Joaquin County Office. When officers arrived they noticed a broken window near the front door.
  Photo Source: YMCA OF SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
  YMCA employees stated that approximately $10,000-$12,000 worth of electronics were taken.
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• Man Arrested In Death Of Modesto Siblings

  21-06-2018 06:11
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A man has been arrested in the murders of a brother and sister in Modesto.
  Trevor Michael Dorion, 24 of Modesto, was arrested in the deaths of 69-year-old John Parodi and his sister 59-year-old Debra Parodi.
  Detectives didn’t have to look far for Dorion. He’s been in the Stanislaus County Jail since June 9 on a robbery charge, just four days after the Pardis were found dead.
  The Parodis were found dead on June 5 in a home in the Coralwood Mobile Home Park.
  Det
  
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• Huggie The Dog Helps Pediatric Patients At UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center

  21-06-2018 05:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has a new four-legged friend helping pediatric patients.
  Huggie the dog is the first ever “facility dog” at UC Davis. The two-year-old Labrador Retriever supports children undergoing treatments in the pediatric infusion center by reducing any fear, stress, anxiety, or pain they may be feeling.
  Anna Stark’s son is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
  “I think the special thing about Huggie is that all the
  
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• Huggie The Dog Helps Pediatric Patients At UC Davis Cancer Center

  21-06-2018 05:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The UC Davis Cancer Center has a new four-legged friend helping pediatric patients.
  Huggie the dog is the first ever “facility dog” at UC Davis. The two-year-old Labrador Retriever supports children undergoing treatments in the pediatric infusion center by reducing any fear, stress, anxiety, or pain they may be feeling.
  Anna Stark’s son is undergoing treatment at the hospital.
  “I think the special thing about Huggie is that all these kids here a
  
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• State Agency Provides Housing Assistance For Low-Moderate Income Buyers

  21-06-2018 04:12
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — For the first time in California history, the median home price now has hit an all-time high.
  According to the California Association of Realtors, that median price has reached $600,000.
  In response to the rise in prices, the California Housing Finance Agency (Cal-HFA) is trying to get the word out that it has expanded its housing assistance program to people with high earnings who feel priced out and never thought they’d qualify.
  “What we are trying to
  
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• Brandon Smith Autopsy Points To Methamphetamine, But Questions Remain

  21-06-2018 03:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The autopsy report for the man who died in the back of a patrol wagon in Sacramento has been released.
  Brandon Smith, a father of three, was dropped off with his parole agent in good health about two weeks ago with the goal of getting help with housing. He was later seen in police body camera video on the ground at a Sacramento detox center and handcuffed.
  After a six-minute drive to the Sacramento County Main Jail, he was unresponsive in the back of the truck. He was
  
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• Stanislaus County Program Training Next Generation Of Blue-Collar Workers

  21-06-2018 02:48
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A program in Stanislaus County is helping prepare the next generation of blue-collar workers.
  Industry experts are now forecasting an increase in the demand for well-qualified and skilled people to fill jobs in manufacturing, construction, and maintenance.
  The training center is not only giving people the opportunity to fill well-paying jobs, but it’s also helping the business community which is struggling to find well-trained workers.
  Inside the Volt Institute, adu
  
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• Court Clash Over California Immigration Laws Draws Protesters

  21-06-2018 02:29
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Immigration activists converged outside a courthouse in Sacramento as the federal government and California clashed over a state law.
  Attorneys for the Trump administration argued against a series of California laws it says prevents federal immigration law from being enforced properly.
  The debate over California’s immigration laws alone would have drawn a large turnout, but recent events along the border added to the tension. Hundreds of immigration activists too
  
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• Man Pleads Guilty To 2015 Murder And Sexual Assault Of Six-Year-Old

  21-06-2018 02:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Juan Rivera pled guilty to the 2015 murder of six-year-old Jadianna Larsen Wednesday.
  Rivera was accused of sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend’s six-year-old daughter, then setting her body on fire. He pled guilty to murdering Jadianna and the special circumstance he committed the murder while engaged in committing a lewd or lascivious act on her, according to the Sacramento District Attorney. He also pled guilty to committing lewd acts with a child u
  
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• State Senator: Committee Gutted California Net Neutrality Bill

  21-06-2018 01:27
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California legislation that was billed as one of the nation’s most aggressive efforts to revive net neutrality was watered down during a tense legislative hearing Wednesday, leading the author to repudiate what he called a “mutilated” bill.
  The legislation has been closely watched by energetic net neutrality advocates, who quickly denounced the decision.
  RELATED: The Controversial Amendments To California’s Net Neutrality Bill
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• Look Before You Lock: Don’t Leave Kids In Hot Cars

  21-06-2018 01:26
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — With triple-digit temperatures upon us again this weekend, it’s important to remember the dangers of leaving children and pets alone in hot cars, and to look before you lock.
  Sacramento highs are expected to reach 102 degrees Friday and stay in the triple digits through Sunday, with a high of 99 degrees.
  According to a study released by the National Safety Council this month, an average of 37 children die each year due to pediatric vehicular heatstroke.
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• The Controversial Amendments To California’s Net Neutrality Bill

  21-06-2018 01:19
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) — California legislation that was billed as one of the nation’s most aggressive efforts to revive net neutrality was watered down during a tense legislative hearing Wednesday, leading the author to repudiate what he called a “mutilated” bill.
  The legislation has been closely watched by energetic net neutrality advocates, who quickly denounced the decision.
  Here is a look at the changes as suggested:
  Suggested Amendments:
  SECTION 1. The Legislature fi
  
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• Two New Birds Found With West Nile Virus In Sacramento County

  21-06-2018 00:07
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito & Vector Control District announced Wednesday that two new birds and 10 mosquito samples tested positive for West Nile Virus.
  “The mosquito and West Nile virus season is definitely underway,” said Gary Goodman, District Manager. “It’s important for residents to be mindful and take all the necessary precautions to avoid being bitten.”
  Officials confirmed that bird and mosquito samples were collected from dif
  
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