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• Great Grandmother And 2 Children Dead In Carr fire

  28-07-2018 23:30
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Family members say three people missing in a Northern California wildfire have been confirmed dead.Sherry Bledsoe said Saturday that her two children and her grandmother died in the fire near Redding.
  The fatalities bring the death toll to five since the massive blaze started burning Monday about 100 miles (161 kilometers) south of the Oregon border.
  The dead were identified as 70-year-old Melody Bledsoe and her great-grandchildren, 5-year-old James Roberts and 4-ye
  
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• Great Grandmother, 2 Children Dead In Carr Fire

  28-07-2018 23:30
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) – The death count from a rapidly growing Northern California wildfire rose to five Saturday after two young children and their great-grandmother who had been unaccounted for were confirmed dead.
  “My babies are dead,” Sherry Bledsoe said through tears after she and family members met with Shasta County sheriff’s deputies.
  Bledsoe’s two children, James Roberts, 5, and Emily Roberts, 4, were stranded with her grandmother Melody Bledsoe, 70, when f
  
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• CARR FIRE: The Latest: Police: 14 missing, although most likely OK

  28-07-2018 21:58
  REDDING, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on wildfires burning in California (all times local):12:45 p.m.
  Police in a Northern California city say they have been unable to locate 14 people, including a 70-year-old woman and her young great-grandchildren, amid a raging wildfire.
  Redding Police Sgt. Todd Cogle said he expects most of the 14 to be safe since their homes survived the Shasta County wildfire. He says some may be having communication issues.
  Cogle said he could not comment on Melody Ble
  
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• Authorities Using Technology To Stay 1 Step Ahead Of Bigger, Faster-Growing Wildfires

  28-07-2018 08:23
  SONOMA COUNTY (CBS13) – Sonoma County chose not to send wireless emergency alerts to cell phones during the Tubbs Fire last year, which led to criticism over the evacuation plan.
  Shasta County used cell phone alerts for the Carr Fire and may send more as the fire moves. It’s a new strategy because California are wildfires growing bigger and moving faster than before.
  A raging wildfire gave rush hour a whole new meaning at the Carr Fire as thousands of cars left Redding. The aler
  
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• Customer Raises Funds To Keep Longtime Orangevale Business Afloat During Tough Times

  28-07-2018 07:54
  ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – A long-time Orangevale business has fallen on some hard times. Now, the community is rallying to keep the doors open and to help a family in need.
  The store’s owner is sick and can no longer work, so his son and wife have been trying to keep the business afloat. This really all came about by a concerned customer who noticed service hadn’t been quite the same. She asked some questions and discovered this family had been struggling.
  For all the years that it&
  
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• Man Dies After Being Shot In Sacramento

  28-07-2018 07:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The man who was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot Friday night has died.
  Shortly after 8 p.m., police received the report of a shooting in the 800 block of 53rd street in Sacramento, according to a police department spokesperson.
  He was later pronounced dead.
  One person is being questioned in connection with the shooting.
  
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• Firefighters Working Non-Stop To Save Lives And Property From Carr Fire

  28-07-2018 07:15
  SHASTA COUNTY (CBS13) – The firefight has been nonstop as crews work to battle the blaze that killed 2 people, destroyed 500 buildings, and scorched more than 48,000 acres.
  It started Monday afternoon by a broken down car. By Thursday evening, a wind storm turned the area into an inferno, doubling the amount of acreage burned earlier in the week.
  Firefighters in the air battled smoke-filled skies on Friday by helicopter and air tankers to increase containment.
  At times the planes were grou
  
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• Woman And Her Great-Grandchildren Reported Missing After Evacuating From Redding Home

  28-07-2018 06:01
  REDDING (CBS13) – Concerned family members and friends are searching for a Redding woman and her two great-grandchildren who haven’t been seen since they fled their home because of advancing flames from the Carr Fire.
  Please share this! #CarrFire pic.twitter.com/FMKRHnyw08
  — Gabriella Ward (@GabMac_15) July 27, 2018Shelley Hoskison is the aunt of five-year-old James and four-year-old Emily Roberts. She says her grandmother Melody Bledsoe was at home with the kids on Quartz Hill
  
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• Redding Man Searching For Wife, Great-Great-Grandchildren After They Fled From Carr Fire

  28-07-2018 06:01
  REDDING (CBS13) – Concerned family members and friends are searching for a Redding woman and her two great-great-grandchildren who haven’t been seen since they fled their home because of advancing flames from the Carr Fire.
  Please share this! #CarrFire pic.twitter.com/FMKRHnyw08
  — Gabriella Ward (@GabMac_15) July 27, 2018Shelley Hoskison is the aunt of five-year-old James and four-year-old Emily Roberts. She says her grandmother Melody Bledsoe was at home with the kids on Quart
  
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• Yosemite National Park Reopening August 3

  28-07-2018 04:07
  YOSEMITE N.P. (CBS13) – The Yosemite Valley will reopen to all visitors at 4 p.m. on Friday, August 3.
  Limited visitor services will be available inside Yosemite Valley, including campgrounds, lodging, and food service operations, according to a statement from park officials.
  The park has been closed since July 25 because of smoke from the Ferguson Fire. Heavy smoke blowing into Yosemite Valley prompted officials to make the call to close the park, turning it into a ghost town.
   
  
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• High School Choir In Stockton To Perform With Foreigner

  28-07-2018 03:46
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Imagine getting the chance to sing with one of the world’s best-selling rock bands of all time and then performing their iconic song in front of hundreds of fans.
  Well, that’s exactly what some lucky high school students from Stockton are getting ready to do.
  Members of the Lincoln High School choir are used to performing in front of large crowds, but not like the stage they will be performing on this weekend. They’re about to sing alongside rock-n-roll
  
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• Gov. Brown Requests More Federal Assistance For Communities Devastated By Carr Fire

  28-07-2018 02:50
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – In response to fires burning across the state, Governor Brown has requested a Presidential Emergency Declaration for Direct Federal Assistance to help support communities affected by the Carr Fire.
  His request was sent to President Trump and FEMA.
  The statement read, in part: “Supplemental federal assistance is necessary to save lives and to protect property, public health and safety, and to lessen the effects of this imminent catastrophe,” said Governor Br
  
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• Premature Babies At Redding Hospital Threatened By Carr Fire Brought To Sacramento As A Precaution

  28-07-2018 02:23
  REDDING (CBS13) – With all the evacuations due to the Carr Fire, there were some that required a delicate touch. Tiny babies were airlifted from Redding to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.
  As the Carr Fire fire devoured anything in its path, firefighters attacked from every direction and medical teams from Redding’s Mercy Medical Center began mobilizing their own air and ground crews, preparing for the delicate six-hour transfer of five premature babies, airlifted abo
  
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