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• Firefighters Injured Battling 5-Alarm Fire In Stockton

  17-07-2018 23:58
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A five-alarm grass fire in Stockton has damaged the exterior of three unoccupied buildings at an apartment complex Tuesday afternoon and injured an unknown number of firefighters.
  The fire is along the 3200 block of East Farmington Street.The fire burned through vegetation and into an apartment complex in the area, according to a Stockton Fire Department official. The injured firefighters were treated and released. No civilians were injured. 
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• Health Officials: California Infant Dies From Whooping Cough, First Since 2016

  17-07-2018 23:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Health officials are urging pregnant women to immunized after the death of an infant from whooping cough.
  The California Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that a San Bernardino County infant had recently died from the disease, known as Pertussis.
  It’s the first infant to die from whooping cough since 2016. That year, two deaths from whooping cough were recorded, health officials say.
  Doctors and health officials urge expectant mothers to get their Tda
  
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• ‘Masked Man’ In Bathroom Turns Out To Be Raccoon

  17-07-2018 21:18
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) – A raccoon made his way into a Nevada County home and spent some quality time in the bathroom.
  The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office posted a picture on Facebook and wrote: ” Uh, yes… there is a raccoon in my bathroom! He was described as a masked male that was rummaging through items inside the bathroom. Sure enough, when deputies arrived on scene, there was a raccoon in the bathroom staring them down! Through great negotiation skills, Deputy Eick wa
  
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• 2 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Near Truckee

  17-07-2018 20:06
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating a fatal plane crash near the town of Truckee Tuesday morning.
  The scene is near Mercer Flats.
  According to a spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine Navion-B crashed on the west side of Highway 267 between Truckee and Northstar Resort.
  Scene of the crash. (Credit: Truckee Police)
  The FAA says the pilot reported having engine problems just before the crash. The pilot was trying to make it back to the nearby Truck
  
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• Deadly Crash On I-80 Near Dixon Backing Up Traffic To Davis

  17-07-2018 19:54
  DIXON (CBS13) – At least one person is dead after a crash along westbound Interstate 80 near Dixon Tuesday morning.
  The scene is near the I-80 and Milk Farm Road on-ramp.
  According to California Highway Patrol, the crash happened just before 10 a.m. It appears a car rolled over, but no other details about the crash have been released.
  One person has died in the crash, CHP says.
  A SigAlert has been issued for the Milk Farm Road on-ramp. It is unclear how long the road will be closed.
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• FAA: Small Plane With 3 People On Board Crashes Near Truckee

  17-07-2018 18:21
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating a plane crash near the town of Truckee Tuesday morning.
  The scene is near Mercer Flats.
  According to a spokesperson with the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine Navion-B crashed on the west side of Highway 267 between Truckee and Northstar Resort.
  Scene of the crash. (Credit: Truckee Police)
  The FAA says the pilot reported having engine problems just before the crash. The pilot was trying to make it back to the nearby Truckee-Tah
  
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• Mother, Boyfriend Arrested 2-Year-Old Boy Found Dead In Stockton

  17-07-2018 15:47
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Police have arrested a mother and her boyfriend after the death of a two-year-old Stockton boy.
  Stockton police say the boy was found dead on North California Street on Saturday.
  The boy had signs of trauma on his body, officers said.
  A #Stockton baby is dead, his mom and her boyfriend have been arrested. Police officers say the couple now face child abuse charges. pic.twitter.com/Pc9L8Fo45S
  — Carlos Correa (@CarlosCorrea2) July 17, 2018Detectives went to the famil
  
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• Pickup Truck Crashes Into Gas Pump In Orangevale

  17-07-2018 15:38
  ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – Authorities say a driver crashed into a gas pump and took off, leaving an injured woman behind.
  The scene was at a gas station on Greenback Lane and Hazel Avenue.
  California Highway Patrol says the incident happened just before 4 a.m. A driver of a pickup truck, for an unknown reason, crashed into a gas pump at the scene.
  Hit & run accident near Hazel & Greenback. CHP says driver took off, leaving female passenger with head injuries. Significant damage to gas p
  
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• How is Black-owned Business Doing in the Trump Economy

  17-07-2018 15:21
  (CBM) – Leo Hickman, the founder of Classy Hippie Tea Company, has been in business for seven years. Hickman said under the current economy “there is monetary value, even if you are losing” because Trump “just put in tax breaks for owners,” the American Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, that can be written off.
  The American Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in December and will have some benefits to small business owners. The National Federation of Independent Business says small b
  
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• Modesto Renters Say Landlords Aren’t Doing Enough

  17-07-2018 09:14
  MODESTO (CBS13) — Dozens of Modesto residents say they’re stuck living in squalor with poor living conditions and unresponsive landlords and are demanding the city do more to protect its tenants.
  “The city should close these places down, make everyone move out cause it’s just not a livable place,” said one renter Karen Garcia.
  Many say the city isn’t doing enough to oversee apartments that are not being managed well. And now City officials are considering esta
  
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• Deputy Faces Voluntary Manslaughter Charge After Shooting

  17-07-2018 09:00
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s office has filed a felony voluntary manslaughter charge against a Stanislaus County Sheriff Deputy.
  District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar wrote that the criminal charge is defined as the specific intent to kill a person under an honest but unreasonable belief in self-defense.
  Salazar also released dash cam video of the shooting, showing 24-year-old deputy Justin Wall fire four shots at 46-year-old Evin Yadegar, af
  
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• Woman Panhandling With Infant Draws Concern For Child’s Health

  17-07-2018 08:38
  CITRUS HEIGHTS (CBS13) — Concern is mounting in communities around the Sacramento area as a panhandler sets up shop with a newborn baby in tow.
  The woman has been spotted from Citrus Heights to Roseville and everywhere in between, carrying an infant outside in the hot sun. Many fear the baby’s life is in danger and although the situation appears unsafe, police say on the surface it may not be criminal.
  “This is a dangerous situation,” said one Orangevale man who didn&rsqu
  
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• Crashes Drop At Sacramento Intersections With Red-Light Cameras

  17-07-2018 08:06
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s a controversial technology that has neighbors around the county concerned, but experts say the red-light cameras are working.
  “If we can effectively save lives are utilizing this technology, we as an organization think they’re worth it,” said Sgt. Shaun Hampton with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
  New numbers now show crashes in intersections with red-light cameras have dramatically dropped.
  The red light camera program st
  
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• 13-Year-Old Suspected In Teenager’s Murder

  17-07-2018 06:06
  CARMICHAEL (CBS13) — A bizarre homicide case in Carmichael now has a 13-year old behind bars, accused of killing a 16-year-old.
  It happened at around 1 p.m. on Sunday on the 4400 block of Manzanita Avenue. The Sacramento County Coroner has identified the victim as 16-year-old Zachary Whittington of Sacramento County.
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s detectives are still searching for a motive.
  Residents in a fairly quiet Carmichael neighborhood questioned why there was a shirtless and sho
  
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• State Workers Sue To Recoup Union Dues After Supreme Court Decision

  17-07-2018 03:49
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two former state workers are suing to get their money back for union dues they paid before a US Supreme Court decision in their favor.
  Last month, the Supreme Court issued the so-called Janus decision on collective bargaining, saying employees cannot be forced to pay union dues. The court says it violates workers’ first amendment rights when the government forces them to pay a fee to a union they oppose.
  So, from June 27, when the decision came down, non-union wo
  
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• Anonymous Note Leaves Lodi Homeless Man In Tears

  17-07-2018 03:44
  LODI (CBS13) — A note targeting the homeless in the City of Lodi is making its way around social media and causing concern for a lot of people in the community, especially those who work directly with them.
  The message calls them “filth” and demands they move out.
  The note being passed around social media paints a negative image of homeless men and women who usually hang out at local parks in Lodi. Those words that brought one man to tears.
  “Your homeless filth and destru
  
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• Deputy Charged With Voluntary Manslaughter In Shooting Of Modesto Woman

  17-07-2018 00:52
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputy has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a Modesto woman.
  The charges were filed against deputy Justin Wall for the February 2017 shooting of Evin Olsen Yadegar during a pursuit. The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Department also released dash cam video of the end of the pursuit and the shooting.
  Yadegar was sought in a battery at the Hampton Inn on Feb. 26, 2017, and deputies attempted to pull he
  
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