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• Major Cities, Tiny Towns Host Immigration Policy Protests

  30-06-2018 20:30
  Washington (AP) — They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: “No more children in cages,” and “What’s next? Concentration Camps?”
  In major cities and tiny towns, thousands of marchers gathered across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
  “I’m hoping that decen
  
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• Sacramento Fire Department Gets Major Award From American Heart Association

  30-06-2018 08:28
  SACRAMENTO(CBS13) – The city fire department received a major award from the American Heart Association for its efforts to save lives.
  “Because they were so quick getting me to the hospital, I’m almost back to normal now just three months later and that’s pretty unheard of,” said Devin Blankenship of Sacramento.
  By appearances, it’s like nothing ever happened, but three months ago Blankenship had a heart attack and nearly died at 41-years-old.
  “I actuall
  
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• Community Heated Over Grant High Pool Closure During Summer

  30-06-2018 08:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Disappointment in Del Paso Heights as a public pool closes early for the summer.
  The $6 million pool at Grant Union High School was built in 2017 and was supposed to be a place where the entire community could cool off, but that won’t be the case this summer.
  The pool closed to the public just as summer started. Terrible timing for some little league players who live in Del Paso Heights and practice right across the field.
  “I’m mad because we cant go
  
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• Bridge Work Creates Divide Between Grocery Store, Sacramento County

  30-06-2018 07:40
  RIO LINDA (CBS13) — A Rio Linda business owner is fired up and frustrated by a county road closure she says could have a catastrophic impact on traffic getting to her grocery store.
  Sacramento County is replacing the Rio Linda Bridge and plans a road closure in both directions during construction that could last three months.
  A suggested detour route is in place that Coleen Ung said will divert traffic away from her store, Bing’s Market.
  “I’m not trying to pick a fight he
  
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• Accident Downtown Sparks Car Fire, Two Sent To Hospital

  30-06-2018 05:26
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A car accident downtown Sacramento tonight resulted in a car fire on 3rd and X street.
  Two people were transported to the hospital with unknown injuries. Firefighters said that the injuries came from the accident and not the subsequent fire.
  Sacramento Firefighters and paramedics were able to care for the injured people and fight the fire.
  
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• Orangevale Neighborhood Is Fed Up With Abandoned House Attracting Crime

  30-06-2018 03:35
  ORANGEVALE (CBS13) — Residents in an Orangevale neighborhood have been complaining for years that an abandoned home is a magnet for crime and a danger to the community. Now the county is stepping in and the property could soon be demolished.
  The boarded-up abandoned house sits on the 2100 block of Beech Avenue.
  For years they say transients and addicts have squatted on the property, littering junk and drug paraphernalia everywhere. And despite repeated efforts by law enforcement to cl
  
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• 7 Tons Of Illegal Fireworks Taken In Stockton Bust

  30-06-2018 03:13
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A Stockton man is now behind bars facing numerous fines and charges after an illegal fireworks operation was taken down by a San Joaquin County Taskforce made up of several law enforcement agencies.
  Boxes filled with thousands of pounds worth of explosives and destructive devices were found inside a home right next door to a preschool.
  The devices considered by police as destructive and dangerous have already been destroyed.  All that’s left are boxes filled w
  
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• California November Ballot Proposition Numbers Revealed

  30-06-2018 03:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The measures heading to the November ballot officially have been numbered.
  The California Secretary of State released the numbers of the 12 initiatives that qualified for the November ballot.
  A measure that would start the ball rolling on ending daylight saving time is Proposition 7, while one to split California in three is Proposition 8.
  The one that will likely draw the most eyeballs and attention is the gas tax repeal, or Proposition 6.
  Here’s where all 12 st
  
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• Why Are Some Fireworks Still Legal In Sacramento Counties?

  30-06-2018 02:46
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)- The bombs bursting in the air may be an exciting way to celebrate our country’s independence, but they can also be explosive. Sparking fires and fear, year after year.
  “We had six fires from illegal fireworks in city limits last year,” said Sacramento Fire Captain and Spokesman Keith Wade.
  In California, oversight is left up to local governments. Many counties and cities including Davis and El Dorado choose to outright ban fireworks, and peopl
  
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• Waverly Fire Grows To 700 Acres In San Joaquin County

  30-06-2018 02:18
  LINDEN (CBS13) — A fire has burned 700 acres in San Joaquin County.
  #WaverlyFire is 700 acres, impacting Milton Road. Please stay out of the area of Milton Road and Rock Creek Road. pic.twitter.com/MUMtmXQBbq
  — CALFIRE TCU (@CALFIRETCU) June 29, 2018The fire has nearly tripled in size in about an hour. It is 10 percent contained.
  An air tanker has been sent to provide air support.
  #WaverlyFire is now 200 acres. Type 1 air tanker from Castle Air Base is being dispatched. Ground and ai
  
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• Waverly Fire Grows To 4,000 Acres In San Joaquin County, Evacuations Ordered In Milton

  30-06-2018 02:18
  10 p.m. UPDATE: The fire has grown to 4,000 acres and evacuations are still in effect from Milton Road to Rock Creek Road to Salt Valley Reservoir.
  An evacuation center is open at Jenny Lind Elementary School.
  Winds pushed the fire through the grass at a high rate, leaving farmers scrambling to save their animals.
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  7:20 p.m. UPDATE: The fire has grown to 3,500 acres and is burning southwest toward Highway 4.
  The Jenny Lind Elementary School has been designated as the evacuation center. A
  
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• Waverly Fire Grows To 3,500 Acres In San Joaquin County, Evacuations Ordered In Milton

  30-06-2018 02:18
  7:20 p.m. UPDATE: The fire has grown to 3,500 acres and is burning southwest toward Highway 4.
  The Jenny Lind Elementary School has been designated as the evacuation center. Animal services will be there to help with domestic animals.
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  6:45 p.m UPDATE: The fire has grown to 1,500 acres. Milton Road is closed from Highway 4 north to Highway 26. Evacuations have been ordered for the town of Milton.
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  LINDEN (CBS13) — A fire has burned 700 acres in San Joaquin County.
  #WaverlyFir
  
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• Waverly Fire Grows To 12,300 Acres In San Joaquin County, Evacuations Lifted

  30-06-2018 02:18
  Saturday. 6 p.m. UPDATE: The Fire is now 12,300 acres, CAL FIRE said it is 65% contained. Evacuations and road closures have been lifted.
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  10 p.m. UPDATE: The fire has grown to 4,000 acres and evacuations are still in effect from Milton Road to Rock Creek Road to Salt Valley Reservoir.
  An evacuation center is open at Jenny Lind Elementary School.
  Winds pushed the fire through the grass at a high rate, leaving farmers scrambling to save their animals.
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  7:20 p.m. UPDATE: The fi
  
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• City Council Meetings Getting Hot For Mayor Steinberg

  30-06-2018 01:47
  Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, right, has asked several speakers, including Alexander Clark, left, to leave City Council meetings. (OBSERVER photos by Antonio R. Harvey)
  SACRAMENTO — For the last few weeks, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg has had a really tough time of keeping order from the dais during City Council meetings. His frustration is clearly showing and he has had to dismiss individuals he felt are being disruptive.
  During public comments, a time where members of the com
  
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• CHP Provides More Information About Suspect Vehicle In Hwy. 65 Crash

  30-06-2018 01:42
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Officers now have a clearer picture of the SUV that reportedly contributed to a violent crash on Highway 65 in Placer County and sent one person to the hospital.
  Just before 2 p.m. Thursday, a Nissan Altima was traveling on the Pleasant Grove Boulevard offramp from northbound Highway 65, when a white Ford SUV without a license plate and driven by a white male adult in his 30s or 40s swerved toward a white Altima, causing it to lose control and slam sideways into a po
  
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