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• NBA Hall Of Famer Isiah Thomas Speaking Monday In Sacramento

  29-06-2018 23:19
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – NBA legend Isiah Thomas (not the Isaiah Thomas who played for Sacramento) will host the California Classic Youth Forum on Monday for more than 200 Sacramento-area students.
  The Hall of Famer will run a writing workshop and panel discussion. The discussion will focus on the students sharing personal stories and talking with one another in order to learn how to better make decisions, stay positive, and build stronger communities.
  “I am honored to participate in the
  
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• Hawaiian Airlines Announces Daily Nonstop Flights From Sacramento To Maui

  29-06-2018 23:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramentans will soon have a new daily nonstop flight to Maui.
  Hawaiian Airlines announced the plans on Friday. However, vacationers will have to wait until April 1 of next year for the service to begin.
  We are proud to be Hawai'i's biggest and longest-serving airline with approximately 170 jet flights daily between the Hawaiian Islands, with a total of more than 250 daily flights system-wide. pic.twitter.com/IfJNi9maEN
  — Hawaiian Airlines (@HawaiianAir) June 29
  
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• Man Accused Of Stealing 14 Show Dogs Arrested, Another At Large

  29-06-2018 21:06
  REDDING (CBS13) – Police have arrested one man and have identified the second man in connection with the theft of a van full of show dogs outside of a Redding In-N-Out in June.
  Fourteen dogs were in a white Dodge cargo van parked at the restaurant in Redding on June 6. Breeds including rat terriers, rottweilers, and yellow labs were in the van hat made a dinner stop on their way to a show in Vallejo.
  ALSO: Dogs Stolen From California Backyard Found Safe In Mexico
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• CHP Helicopter Rescues Swimmer Trapped By Fast American River Currents

  29-06-2018 18:37
  AUBURN (CBS13) – As temperatures rise and the Fourth of July holiday approaches, first responders are warning people to be careful along waterways.
  Thursday, California Highway Patrol’s Valley Division Air Operations posted video of a hoist rescue they had to do that day.
  Apparently, a person who was swimming near the Middle Fork of the American River got trapped by fast currents on the south side of the river. The swimmer suffered a leg injury and couldn’t hike out, so a helic
  
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• Sacramento Metro Fire Launching Drone Program

  29-06-2018 16:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Metro Fire is taking to the skies in its latest effort to keep the public safe.
  The department is launching a new drone program that can be used to help guide crews on fires and water rescues.
  A dozen drones have been purchased – and 25 firefighters are being trained to fly them.
  “The UAV use in public service has expanded in the past two years and that really comes down to the price of the technology,” said Metro Fire Capt. Ryan Gifford. “[It]
  
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• Eroding Lodi Lake Park Gets Help From State Budget

  29-06-2018 08:25
  LODI (CBS13) — The riverbanks at Lodi Lake Park have been eroding over the past 20 years, and now money from the recently passed state budget will finally help the city fix it.
  Gov. Jerry Brown set aside $1.1 million to fight erosion at the park.
  Nestled within Lodi’s city limits, the sparkling waters of the Mokelumne River meet the shores of Lodi Lake park, but just around the riverbend, the banks near the lake are washing away.
  City spokesman Jeff Hood says about 16 feet of the par
  
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• Elderly Jewelry Store Owner Arming Herself After Robbery Attempt

  29-06-2018 08:13
  MANTECA (CBS13) — An 84-year-old Manteca jewelry store owner is taking extreme measures after would-be thieves targeted her store and she says police haven’t done enough.
  “I love jewelry,” New York Diamonds jewelry store owner Patty Reece said.
  Reece has a great laugh. Now she’s training to have great aim.
  “Well I’m a little upset,” Reece said.
  She’s learning how to fire a weapon, and applying to carry one legally.
  “A concealed weapon p
  
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• Man Drowns After Saving Son From American River

  29-06-2018 08:05
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) — It’s a story of heroism and tragedy.  A Vacaville man put his child’s life before his own. 41-year-old Mir Ahmad drowned in the American River Saturday while saving his young son’s life.  Ahmad was the manager of a 7-Eleven store in Fairfield and now his family, friends, and customers are mourning his loss.
  A photo snapped in a picturesque setting near Kyburz, shows Mir standing with his three children, their feet in a shallow section of
  
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• Man With Alzheimer’s Gets His Birthday Wish Granted, Rides In A Yellow Corvette

  29-06-2018 05:15
  AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) — An Amador County man with Alzheimer’s disease is getting his birthday wish, thanks to his wife and the River City Corvette Club.
  Frank Marhekfa has wanted to ride in a yellow Corvette for decades since he crashed his Corvette about 50 years ago. He turned 79 on Thursday and had no idea there was going to be a yellow Corvette waiting to take him on a cruise.
  “I love you,” said Frank Marhekfa to his wife, Candace, as he gave her a kiss.
  Candace
  
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• Man With Alzheimer’s Gets His Birthday Wish Granted In A Yellow Corvette

  29-06-2018 05:15
  AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) — An Amador County man with Alzheimer’s disease is getting his birthday wish, thanks to his wife and the River City Corvette Club.
  Frank Marhekfa has wanted to ride in a yellow Corvette for decades since he crashed his Corvette about 50 years ago. He turned 79 on Thursday and had no idea there was going to be a yellow Corvette waiting to take him on a cruise.
  “I love you,” said Frank Marhekfa to his wife, Candace, as he gave her a kiss.
  Candace
  
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• Firefighters Warn Even ‘Safe And Sane’ Fireworks Can Be Dangerous

  29-06-2018 04:52
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — In preparation for the Fourth of July, a group of Sacramento agencies wants to remind everyone that even the safest fireworks can be destructive and potentially deadly.
  Safe and sane fireworks went on sale Thursday and just before opening, a group of local agencies got together to send out a safety message to residents, reminding them of the dangers of illegal fireworks and how to spot them.
  READ ALSO: Lodi Boarding House Fire Leaves Nearly 50 Looking For Housing
  
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• Conagra, Sherman Williams Pull Controversial Lead Paint Cleanup Measure

  29-06-2018 03:14
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A measure that would have asked taxpayers to foot the bill for lead paint cleanup that was placed on the ballot by paint companies has been withdrawn.
  The announcement was made by lawmakers on Thursday who say the companies and the jurisdictions affected will continue to work out the issue without a ballot measure.
  The California Secretary of State announced Tuesday that backers of the measure collected enough signatures to make the ballot.
  Attorneys filed suit in 2000
  
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• Lodi Boarding House Fire Leaves Nearly 50 Looking For Housing

  29-06-2018 03:12
  LODI (CBS13) — Scary moments for residents at a hotel and boarding facility in Lodi Wednesday night after heavy smoke and flames forced nearly 50 people out on the street.
  This is the second fire that happened right on Main Street in the last five months.
  Fire inspectors were out in the afternoon just like they were earlier this year.  The two buildings on Main St. were damaged by fire and caused many people to be displaced.
  Valerie Carl of Lodi has spent the Thursday at the First Bap
  
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• California Passes Consumer Privacy Protection Act Aimed At Tech Companies

  29-06-2018 02:29
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As the debate over internet privacy heats up across the globe, California lawmakers are targeting tech giants, in a state where many of them are based.
  Governor Jerry Brown signed off on a comprehensive internet privacy and data break protection bill Thursday that promises to protect internet users’ personal information.
  “It’s a huge issue. Technology has come up with ways, with these funny phones, to count our steps, see locations, see your heart rat
  
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• Closing Time Could Get Pushed To 4 am In Sacramento, 6 Other Cities

  29-06-2018 01:15
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California’s proposal to extend last call until 4 am in several California cities passed the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization Thursday, putting it one step closer to becoming law.
  Senate Bill 905 would require the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to conduct a pilot program to allow licensed businesses to sell alcohol until 4 am. Currently, the cut-off time is 2 am. The pilot program would start between January 1, 2021, and last until Januar
  
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• Sacramento Man Arrested On Charges Of Child Pornography

  29-06-2018 00:36
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A 29-year-old man was arrested Tuesday on charges related to the possession of over 600 obscene images depicting a minor in a sexual act, Sacramento County Sheriffs Department said.
  Detectives from the Sacramento Valley High Tech Crimes Task Force, Internet Crimes Against Children Bureau arrested Jordan Vinson of Sacramento and he is currently in custody at the Sacramento County main jail. Vinson is being held on $250,000 bail.
  (source: Sacramento Sheriff’s Depar
  
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• Sacramento Changing From Weekly To Monthly Street Sweeping Parking Restrictions

  29-06-2018 00:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The City of Sacramento is changing its parking enforcement and will no longer have weekly restrictions on certain streets.
  Starting Friday, June 29, the signs will change on a number of Downtown and Midtown streets from weekly to monthly restrictions for city services. In the past, drivers were restricted from parking in certain spots at a set time every week- even if the service wasn’t scheduled to happen.
  In addition, many blocks that had no restrictions in the
  
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• CHP Searching For SUV Driver Who Caused Crash On Highway 65 In Rocklin

  29-06-2018 00:33
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Authorities are looking for an SUV that looks to have caused a crash on Highway 65 in Rocklin early Thursday afternoon.
  The crash happened a little before 2 p.m. just north of the Pleasant Grove Boulevard offramp from northbound Highway 65.
  California Highway Patrol’s Auburn division says, according to a witness at the scene, a white SUV served towards a Nissan Altima. The Altima driver tried to avoid the SUV, but the move made the car go out of control and overturn
  
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