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• Modesto And Stockton On ‘Least Educated Cities’ List

  24-07-2018 23:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Stockton and Modesto landed on WalletHub’s list of least educated cities in the United States.
  WalletHub looked at the 150 largest cities nationwide and ranked them using 11 categories, including the number of adults (25 and older) with a bachelor’s degree, the racial education gap, and the quality of the public school system.
  Overall, Stockton/Lodi came in at #143 and Modesto ranked #146.
  Vallejo/Fairfield fared a bit better at #115.
  Stockton/Roseville lan
  
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• CA Whistleblower Audit Finds Sleeping State Employee And More

  24-07-2018 22:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The California State Auditor released its yearly Whistleblower Act report Tuesday and it found a number of disturbing violations and misuse of taxpayer dollars. The report includes investigations into one DMV employee who slept at her desk for extended periods of time during work hours, a prison worker who regularly left early from work for more than two years, and two groundskeepers who routinely left work for hours at a time.
  The 67-page audit covers investigative wo
  
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• Yosemite Valley To Close For Several Days As Crews Battle Ferguson Fire

  24-07-2018 21:57
  AWAHNEE (CBS13/AP) – California authorities will shut down Yosemite Valley for several days as crews try to stop a stubborn and growing wildfire from spreading into Yosemite National Park.
  The Fresno Bee reports park Superintendent Michael Reynolds told a community meeting that a 20-mile (32-kilometer) stretch of State Route 41 will close beginning Wednesday at noon. The closure is expected to last through Sunday.
  Yosemite Valley, Wawona, and Mariposa Grove closing on July 25: https://t.co
  
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• 2 Killed In Yuba County Head-On Crash, Woman Suspected Of DUI

  24-07-2018 18:31
  LINDA (CBS13) – A woman is facing DUI and manslaughter charges after a head-on crash in Yuba County early Tuesday morning.
  The scene was on N. Beale Road, west of College View Drive in the Linda area.
  California Highway Patrol’s Yuba-Sutter division says, around 5:30 a.m., 32-year-old Marysville resident Rachel Hawkins was driving west on N. Beale Road when her car crashed head-on into another vehicle going the other way.
  Two people from Yuba City were in the other car struck by Hawk
  
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• Vector Control: 2nd Night Of Aerial Spraying Set For Tuesday Evening

  24-07-2018 16:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Tonight will be the second night of aerial spraying in an effort to target and kill mosquito populations.
  Crews started spraying in parts of Sacramento County Monday night to reduce the threat of West Nile Virus. So far this year, 156 mosquito samples and 79 dead birds have tested positive for West Nile – prompting vector control officials to start aerial spraying.
  The spray covers a 41,000-acre span from the Pocket area to Elk Grove, and neighborhoods south of F
  
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• 8 Families Displaced After 5-Alarm Fire At Stockton Apartment Complex

  24-07-2018 15:56
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Nearly 30 people, including 10 kids, have been displaced after a fire broke out at an apartment complex in Stockton Monday evening.
  The scene was near Ponce De Leon Avenue and Acapulco Way.
  The Red Cross is assisting eight families displaced by a five-alarm fire in #Stockton. This morning on @CBSSacramento & @GoodDaySac, we're learning more about the damage & the large scale response. pic.twitter.com/sM0hVRVk84
  — Linda Mumma (@LindaBMumma) July 24, 2018Fire
  
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• Hot Weather Blamed For Increase In Cockroach Infestations

  24-07-2018 09:10
  CARMICHAEL (CBS13) – Homeowners in Carmichael have spotted unexpected visitors in their homes. They say more and more cockroaches are creeping around their properties.
  “We’ll look out and go ‘look, there’s one, it died overnight, it didn’t make it to the door!’” said Toby Rodriguez.
  Toby and her husband Guillermo say they find roach every day at their home: in the garage, near the fence, in the back, and in the front.
  “Well, I was just wonder
  
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• Despite Reassurances, Some Residents Taking Precautions During West Nile Aerial Spraying

  24-07-2018 08:14
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Aerial spraying is taking place in parts of Sacramento County in an effort to target and kill mosquito populations.
  As of Monday, there have been a total of 156 mosquito samples and 79 dead birds that have tested positive for West Nile virus in the county, According to the Sacramento Yolo Mosquito Vector Control district.
  “We usually flip on our fan and open the windows and we’re not planning on doing that tonight,” said one neighbor who lives in
  
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• Man Accused Of Setting Fire To Store’s American Flag Because It Wasn’t Displayed Properly

  24-07-2018 07:47
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – Fired up over the American flag, a Truckee man is under arrest for how he allegedly reacted to finding old glory being displayed.
  The flag was on display overnight outside of the Glenshire General Store. Police say one man took exception to that and responded in an extreme way.
  (credit: Allie McDaniel)
  Joshua Lozon allegedly set the flag on fire because it had been left up overnight because it wasn’t lit by lights, something Lozon said was a flag-code violation
  
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• Cheerleading Coach Arrested For DUI While Driving With Student

  24-07-2018 07:21
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – A cheerleading coach was arrested for driving under the influence while chaperoning a dozen students at an out-of-town camp. She was booked into jail just hours before her students were set to perform.
  It was certainly a shocking call to dozens of parents who were told to come and pick up their kids after a coach was accused of drinking with a student inside the car.
  Twenty-two-year-old Roseville High coach Gabi Vega was supposed to be prepping her cheerleaders for perf
  
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• Police Accused Of Ramming Teen With Vehicle In Del Paso Heights, Prompting Outcry

  24-07-2018 03:13
  DEL PASO HEIGHTS (CBS13) – A teen is now recovering after being hit by a Sacramento police patrol car.
  Police say the 16-year-old was riding his bike along Rio Linda Boulevard and Eleanor Avenue in Del Paso Heights, Sunday night without lights. They tried to stop him, but he took off running.He now says he’s doing ok, but he’s really sore.Neighbors and family took to the streets Sunday night, sounding off to Sacramento police just minutes after he was hit by a patrol car next
  
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• Kids Injured When Vehicle Hits Apartment In N. Highlands

  24-07-2018 02:19
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) – A vehicle crashed into an apartment in North Highlands, injuring two children.
  The incident happened in the 4400 block of Oakhallow Drive near Walerga Road. Two kids under the age of six were injured, say Metro Fire officials.
  Oakhallow: 2 patients (both children under 6 years old) were transported to area hospital for minor injuries. pic.twitter.com/gIMwhRZhJ9
  — Metro Fire of Sacramento (@metrofirepio) July 23, 2018Both of the children were taken to the hos
  
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• Thomas The Puppy Finally Up For Adoption

  24-07-2018 01:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Thomas the puppy is finally up for adoption at the Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Sacramento.
  He’s described as loving people and “in his gangly teenage years.”A woman brought the pit bull mix into the shelter in March with a severe skull fracture, brain trauma, and a blind eye. An X-ray revealed a 1.5-centimeter gash in his skull. Veterinarians determined he was beaten with a blunt force object and left to die on Peck Drive and Harley Way near Florin Roa
  
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