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• CHP Motorcycle Officer, Driver Killed In Crash On I-80 In Fairfield

  10-08-2018 23:26
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – The latest on the crash involving a California Highway Patrol officer in Fairfield:
  3:45 p.m. UPDATE: A procession is underway for fallen CHP Officer Kirk Griess 
  2:26 p.m.
  California Highway Patrol officials confirm that Officer Kirk Griess was killed in the crash on Interstate 80 on Friday.
  Griess, 46, was a 19-year veteran of the CHP and had served in the Marine Corps.
  The officer had pulled over a driver near North Texas Street when, for an unknown reason, a pi
  
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• Yosemite Valley To Reopen Next Week

  10-08-2018 21:56
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (CBS13) – After being closed during the height of the summer tourist season due to a wildfire, Yosemite Valley is set to reopen next week.
  The National Park Service announced Friday that the park is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 14.
  Great news! Yosemite Valley to Reopen to Visitors on Tuesday, August 14th, at 9:00 a.m.https://t.co/5FhNzFxVNy#FergusonFire
  — Yosemite National Park (@YosemiteNPS) August 10, 2018Yosemite Valley has been closed since July 25 due to th
  
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• CHP Motorcycle Officer, 2 Others Injured In Crash On I-80 In Fairfield

  10-08-2018 21:10
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – A major accident involving three people, including a CHP officer, is slowing traffic on westbound Interstate 80 in Fairfield Friday morning.
  The scene is on Interstate 80 near North Texas Street.
  #BREAKING @CBSSacramento has confirmed a #CHP motorcyclist was hit and injured in this crash on WB I-80 east of Manuel Campos Plwy. Three right lanes blocked. Traffic backed up both directions. #SIGALERT @GoodDaySac @KPIXtv pic.twitter.com/Ovc5EUkuX7
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaK
  
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• CHP Motorcycle Officer Hit, Injured In Crash On I-80 In Fairfield

  10-08-2018 19:10
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – A major accident is slowing traffic on westbound Interstate 80 in Fairfield Friday morning.
  The scene is on I-80 near North Texas Street. The crash was first reported just after 9 a.m.
  #BREAKING @CBSSacramento has confirmed a #CHP motorcyclist was hit and injured in this crash on WB I-80 east of Manuel Campos Plwy. Three right lanes blocked. Traffic backed up both directions. #SIGALERT @GoodDaySac @KPIXtv pic.twitter.com/Ovc5EUkuX7
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) Augu
  
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• Fire Behind Woodland Church Deemed Suspicious

  10-08-2018 15:48
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – Firefighters are investigating after sheds behind a Woodland church caught fire early Friday morning.
  The scene was near on Hope Lane.
  Firefighters arrived at the scene and found the outside of a home and several sheds on fire.
  Crews were able to put out the fire quickly before it could spread further.
  Authorities say the fire is suspicious due to the time of the night and where the fire happened. The church was not damaged in the fire.
  Transients are known to stay in th
  
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• Obama Announces Major Midterm Endorsements

  10-08-2018 15:30
  Former President Barack Obama has issued a wave of endorsements ahead of the midterm elections. In this photo, President Barack Obama delivers the 2011 State of the Union Address while standing in front of President of the Senate Joe Biden and Speaker of the House John Boehner. (Pete Souza/Wikimedia Commons)
  (NNPA) – Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were recently caught on video dancing at a Beyoncé and Jay-Z concert in L
  
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• NASCAR’s Darrell ‘Bubba’ Wallace Follows In Wendell O. Scott’s Footsteps

  10-08-2018 15:07
  Darrell “Bubba” Wallace, who drives the iconic No. 43 of Richard PettyMotorsports, is shown here at the Sonoma County Raceway in June(OBSERVER Photo by Antonio R. Harvey). Inset photo: NASCAR Hall of Fame Driver Wendell O. Scott
  SONOMA COUNTY, Calif. — The admiration and respect for Wendell OliverScott can noticeably be heard in NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr.’s voice. The story of the first African American to appear on themotorsports circuit should
  
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• Some Businesses Seeing Success From Sacramento Smoke

  10-08-2018 09:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — We’re all noticing the smoky, sooty air and trying deal with it as best as we can. In this wildfire season, the nasty air is a losing situation for some, but it’s making others big winners.
  “It reminds me of smog,” said Erica Arceo, who lives in Rocklin. “I don’t care for it!”
  One look outside and you might find the sky a little eerie. So what do you do when it looks like that day after day?
  RELATED: Winds Bring Possible S
  
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• Woman Finds Used Needles In Socks At Arden Fair Mall Store

  10-08-2018 08:57
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento shopper says she found dirty needles inside one of her purchases from an Arden Fair mall store.
  The young woman says she bought socks from Zumiez on Tuesday, but it wasn’t until she got home that she realized she got more than she bargained for.
  RELATED: New Apartments Planned Near Arden Fair Mall
  “This is extremely serious,” said the woman, who didn’t want her face on camera.
  It was a shocking find for the back-to-school shopp
  
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• Hundreds Of Abandoned Boats Create Problem On Delta

  10-08-2018 07:51
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The delta is filling up with abandoned boats and the cleanup is costly.
  “Some of them are floating, some of them are sunk, some of them are partially sunk,” said Steve Hampton with California Department of Fish & Wildlife.
  The pristine waters of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Delta are supposed to be an oasis for fish, waterfowl, and recreational boating.
  RELATED: Spirit Of Sacramento Sinks In Delta Near Antioch
  But now state officials say there&rs
  
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• Fiery Crash Leaves At Least 1 Dead On Interstate 80

  10-08-2018 07:03
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — A crash closed down eastbound I-80 Thursday night after a vehicle struck a parked truck and both became engulfed in flames.The accident happened just after 9:20 p.m. Thursday.
  The California Highway Patrol says at least one person died in the crash.
  The accident shut down eastbound 80 at the Yolo Causeway at the time of the accident.As crews began cleaning up the scene, the far-left lane reopened for traffic to go through.
   
  
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• Questions Swirl Over How Much Accountability Utilities Will Have In Wildfires

  10-08-2018 06:25
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California lawmakers raised concerns Thursday that a proposal from Gov. Jerry Brown to shield electrical utilities from some financial liability for wildfires might give them too much protection without ensuring the utilities safely maintain their equipment.
  The issue of wildfire liability has been a fraught topic in the capital as massive wildfires rage across California and utilities face billions in liability for fires that devastated communities in the state l
  
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• Suspects Stole Around $1,000 Of Products From Lincoln Ulta

  10-08-2018 05:16
  LINCOLN (CBS13) — Two people are in custody after stealing upwards of $1000 of merchandise from a Lincoln Ulta store Tuesday night.
  (source: Lincoln PD)
  According to Lincoln Police, 20-year-old Troy Turnage of West Sacramento and 19-year-old Misty Wilson of Sacramento entered the Ulta store on Ferrari Ranch Road around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday and put approximately $1000 of merchandise into a shopping bag and headed toward the exit without paying.
  (source: Lincoln PD)
  The suspects then alleg
  
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• Police: Suspects Stole Around $1,000 Of Products From Lincoln Ulta

  10-08-2018 05:16
  Aug. 10 UPDATE: Misty Wilson entered a not guilty plea on Friday. Her next hearing is set for Tuesday.
  Troy Turnage also entered a not guilty plea on Friday. His next hearing is set for Tuesday.
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  LINCOLN (CBS13) — Two people are in custody after stealing upwards of $1,000 of merchandise from a Lincoln Ulta store Tuesday night.
  (source: Lincoln PD)
  According to Lincoln police, 20-year-old Troy Turnage of West Sacramento and 19-year-old Misty Wilson of Sacramento entered the Ulta
  
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• Court Rules EPA Ignored Scientists When It Reversed Chemical Ban

  10-08-2018 04:00
  MANTECA (CBS13/AP) — An appeals court reversed a decision by the Trump administration to undo a chemical ban, saying the public’s health was endangered by the move.
  In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals found that then-Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt violated federal law by ignoring EPA scientists’ conclusions on the harmful effects of Chlorpyrifos.
  For many years, David Phippen has relied on Chlorpyrifos, a popular pesticide to help cont
  
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• California Bill Would Require Women On Corporate Boards

  10-08-2018 03:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The State of California is paving the way for more women to serve in positions of power in companies.
  “It’s a world where all you see are men in the boardroom. I find it very hard to believe only men can qualify,” said state Sen. Hannah Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara).
  And Jackson is determined to change that. She’s pushing Senate Bill 826 which would make California the first state, requiring companies to hire women to their corporate boards of
  
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• Texan Firefighters Arrive In Northern California To Help Fight Wildfires

  10-08-2018 03:23
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Red flag warnings predicted this weekend have California officials prepared for battle.
  Firefighters are feeling the strain, fighting fires across the state. Now, help is on the way from Texas.
  Twenty-five engines arrived in Davis from Texas after a more than 30-hour drive, along with equipment and crews.
  READ: Winds Bring Possible Smoke Relief For Sacramento, Increased Fire Danger
  “We’re looking forward to getting out on the fire lines and helpin
  
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• 3 Californias Plan Dead As Billionaire Backer Drops Quest

  10-08-2018 03:09
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The billionaire behind a measure to split California in three said he’s giving up on the effort to reimagine the nation’s most populous state after the state Supreme Court knocked it off the November ballot.
  “The political environment for radical change is right now,” venture capitalist Tim Draper wrote in a letter to the court dated Aug. 2 and made public by his opponents Thursday. “The removal of Proposition 9 from the November ball
  
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• Winds Bring Possible Smoke Relief For Sacramento, Increased Fire Danger

  10-08-2018 01:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Relief may be coming from the smoky haze Sacramento’s been under for the last few weeks, but it’s not all good news.
  Winds are expected to blow in as a high-pressure ridge is pushed eastward. This will bring relief from the smoke and people’s lungs.
  But that same wind will also increase the fire danger in the Sacramento region. While smoke from the current fires will get bumped out, the risk of new fires with their own smoke will be increased.
  Critica
  
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• Sacramento Under 14th Straight Spare The Air Day, Most Since 2001

  10-08-2018 01:35
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A dull haze and the faint smell of smoke from distant blazes have blanketed many California cities for two weeks, forcing summer campers to stay inside, obscuring normally bright skylines and leaving cars covered with ash.
  Smoky air from blowing winds is nothing new in California, but air quality experts say it’s rare for the dirty air to linger for so long, a reality of ever-larger fires that take longer to extinguish.
  RELATED: Smoke Hanging Over Sacra
  
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• Man’s Car Catches Fire Less Than A Month After He Bought It

  10-08-2018 01:00
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Buying a new car can come with many hassles. Catching fire shouldn’t be one of them.
  But that’s what happened to Jeremiah Boller on his drive from Stockton to Sacramento on Thursday.
  He says the transmission on the vehicle dropped, sending off sparks. He and his friends pulled off on the side of the road and called the fire department. In the meantime, the car burst into flames.
  Boller said he bought the Kia recently and was surprised to see it up in flames.
  
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