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• Yolo County Does Not Need Volunteers Or Donations For The County Fire Right Now

  04-07-2018 23:14
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) — With the County Fire blazing through Yolo County and Napa County, some neighbors may be wondering how they can help evacuees and firefighters.
  Yolo County answered that question Wednesday, tweeting that they do not need any help at this time.
  But as the fire continues to grow, the need may arise and county officials said that volunteers can sign up at HandsOn Sacramento to be on-call for volunteer opportunities. The HandsOn Sacramento website says that they work with
  
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• Dozens Of Illegal Fireworks Seized In Elk Grove

  04-07-2018 21:18
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Police in Elk Grove have seized dozens of pounds of illegal fireworks ahead of Fourth of July.
  The Elk Grove Police Department said on Wednesday that they’ve fielded more than 60 calls reporting illegal fireworks recently.
  Our Fireworks Task Force has handled over 60 calls and have seized over 35 lbs of illegal fireworks. The Task Force were able to catch a subject lighting illegal fireworks. The subject was cited and 31 aerial fireworks were seized. To report ill
  
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• Winds Force Travis AFB To Reschedule Fourth Of July Drone Light Show

  04-07-2018 19:40
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – The drone light show planned at Travis Air Force Base for the Fourth of July has been pushed to tomorrow.
  Organizers say winds forced them to reschedule.
  Intel has been working with the base to put on a light show using drones.
  The winds have pushed the Intel Shooting Star drone light show to the 5th of July, where it will be DoD card holder and families only. The light show can be seen up to three miles away with the best view West of the base. The rest of the event to
  
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• Man Found Shot Dead In Del Paso Heights

  04-07-2018 17:04
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police investigating a shooting that left a man dead late Tuesday night.
  It happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Fell Street and Harris Avenue in the Del Paso Heights neighborhood.
  Officers found one man with a gunshot wound.
  The man was soon pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released at this point.
  Investigators are working to determine a suspect and motive.
  
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• Search On For Missing Sacramento Boy, 13

  04-07-2018 16:21
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are asking for help in finding a missing Sacramento teenager.
  Josiah March, 13, went missing seen at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the area of San Juan Road and Rancho Roble way.
  He’s described as a 5’2’’ tall with a thin build. Police have also released a photo of March.
  Anyone who sees March is asked to call 911.
  
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• Missing Sacramento Teen Found Safe

  04-07-2018 16:21
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento teenager who was reported missing has been found safe.
  Josiah March, 13, was reported missing Tuesday night. He had been last seen at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of San Juan Road and Rancho Roble Way.
  Just after 4 p.m., police announced the boy had been located.
  
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• 3 People Taken To Hospital After Crash Into Church On Franklin Boulevard

  04-07-2018 15:53
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A car crash in south Sacramento has sent three people to the hospital Wednesday morning.
  The scene is near Franklin Boulevard and 35th Avenue.
  Scene of the crash. (Credit: Sac Area FF522)
  A car crashed into a building in the area a little after 6 a.m. It is unclear, at this point, what led up to the car crashing into the building, which is a church.
  Firefighters say three people are being taken to the hospital after the crash.
  Franklin Boulevard and 35th Avenue are blo
  
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• County Fire Grows To 82,700 Acres, 25 Percent Containment

  04-07-2018 15:38
  GUINDA (CBS13/AP) – Firefighters battling the County Fire that threatens nearly 1,000 homes and buildings say cooler weather may help efforts to corral the flames.
  The temperature was around 90 in the area on Tuesday and the high is expected to drop by about 5 degrees Wednesday.
  This @CAL_FIRE time-lapse video shows a back-fire operation on CA-128 Tuesday afternoon. Crews covered about 16 miles of terrain executing back-fires like these. Note the engine following along on road below t
  
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• Early Morning Flames Burst Out Of Windows In Modesto Apartment Building

  04-07-2018 15:29
  MODESTO (CBS13) — An early morning fire broke out in a two-story apartment building Wednesday in Modesto.
  Fire crews said they responded to a structure fire just after 3:30 this morning on the 400 block of S. Santa Cruz Ave. Upon arrival, they said they found fire venting from the windows and the front door.
  (source: Modesto Fire Department)
  No injuries were reported but initial reports indicated that a person remained in the building. Crews said they worked in offensive mode and knocked d
  
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• Man’s Death Prompts Warning Of Hidden Danger In Water

  04-07-2018 09:18
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — A Northern California man was sucked to his death under by an irrigation pipe while on the Delta.
  It’s a freak accident that has left his family questioning how it all happened.
  “Now a wonderful man is dead, he apparently got caught in an irrigation pipe running water out of the Delta,” said Douglas Saeltzer, the family’s attorney.
  Carlos Tovar was untangling a ski line when he was sucked under. His friends tried desperately to pull him
  
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• County Fire Smoke Has Farmers Concerned About Crops

  04-07-2018 09:16
  WINTERS (CBS13) – The County Fire has burned more than 72,000 acres just east of Lake Berryessa.
  Thick smoke from the flames continues to blanket much of the Sacramento Valley, leaving farmers to worry about their crops.
  “Our vineyard is right at the base of the hills,” said Chris Turkovich, owner of Turkovich Family Wines.
  Just two miles from the fire lines, the vineyard is at the mercy of Mother Nature.
  “As long as the vineyard doesn’t actually burn, the next crit
  
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• Marysville Boy Saves Family From House Fire

  04-07-2018 09:13
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — A 9-year-old boy is being hailed a hero for saving his family from a fire that engulfed their home.
  The fire broke out on Monday around 3 in the afternoon on the 300 block of Laurellen Road in Marysville.
  One moment a mother was home taking care of her 4 kids—two of them foster kids. The next minute, they have no home to return to.
  But if it wasn’t for the quick thinking of her 9-year-old son, Luke, the outcome could have been much worse.
  “If it wasn&
  
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• Spillway Repairs Have Lake Oroville Hovering Near 800 Feet

  04-07-2018 08:43
  OROVILLE (CBS13) — Construction on the damaged Oroville Dam spillway is affecting levels at Lake Oroville just before the holiday celebrations.
  The Department of Water Resources recently released water from Lake Oroville so spillway repairs could continue. The area was already hit hard during the disaster in February 2017 and now there are concerns that low water levels could impact boating traffic during the area’s busiest time of year.
  State officials say their decision had nothing
  
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• Wind Change Could Shift Smoke Away From Sacramento Region

  04-07-2018 08:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The smoke from the County Fire is filling the Sacramento Valley, hanging over roads, and homes, and threatening Fourth of July backyard barbecues.
  Robert Garrufaldi works in the Sacramento National Weather Service nerve center, tracking the smoke across the valley.
  “We’re looking at a model that forecasts smoke,” Garrufaldi said.
  The bright colors show where smoke is the worst and where it is clearing.
  Garrufaldi says the National Weather Service is f
  
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• CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Harrowing Crash Sends SUV Tumbling Past Truck Scales

  04-07-2018 07:42
  SOLANO COUNTY (CBS13) — A routine day at a California Highway Patrol weigh station in Fairfield, almost turned deadly.
  A gray SUV traveling on eastbound Interstate 80 somehow lost control and tumbled into the scale facility, missing traffic. The female driver inside miraculously walked away.
  The incident happened last month, but the video was just released.
  First responders are calling it a miracle.
  Incredible video captured by CHP cameras shows a gray SUV dodging two cars on the freeway,
  
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• Typically Busy Holiday For Lake Berryessa Silenced By County Fire

  04-07-2018 05:28
  LAKE BERRYESSA (CBS13) — The Fourth of July is typically a busy time for Lake Berryessa as people enjoy the holiday on the water.
  But with the County Fire raging in nearby hills, the waters were calm on the day before the holiday.
  Firefighters were able to make progress on the blaze, which grew to 72,500 acres and is now up to 15 percent containment.
  Cal Fire crews set back fires on Day 4 of the County Fire to keep the blaze from a mountainous area along Highway 128.
  Kate Frazier says this
  
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• Feces, Blood, Needles At Capitol Add Up To Fine For State Department

  04-07-2018 03:33
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Capitol Park is one of the most popular destinations in California, but it’s also home to a mess that has the state fining itself.
  Officials say a growing number of transients have made themselves at home here, and they leave their mark.
  “I literally just walked around a couple of specimens,” said Antoine Collins who lives nearby.
  Antoine Collins says he walks by human waste sometimes.
  But state maintenance workers with the Department of General Servi
  
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• Arrest Made In Deaths Of Good Samaritans Struck By Car

  04-07-2018 02:31
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A 35-year-old Stockton woman is now facing gross vehicular manslaughter charges after police say she crashed into a disabled vehicle on Interstate 5, killing two people.
  The good Samaritans who lost their lives, detectives say, had just pulled over to help the driver in the disabled vehicle.
  Doris Wilson, 26, is being remembered by the community as a good daughter, sister and friend. She was the mother of two young sons with her whole life ahead of her.
  “You can&rs
  
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