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• Once-Dilapidated Tower Records Mural Coming Back To Life

  20-08-2018 22:44
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The restoration of the former Downtown Sacramento Tower Records mural is set to be unveiled on Monday.
  Plans to restore the dilapidated piece of artwork at K and 8 streets have been in the works for years.
  With Solomon’s Deli set to open at the former Tower Records location, the time was right to start.
  “This is something I’ve been inspired by since I was a kid in my own artistic journey, so I really feel honored about bringing it back to life,”
  
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• Travis Scott To Play At Golden 1 Center In December

  20-08-2018 20:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Rapper Travis Scott is coming to Sacramento for a new tour.
  The multiplatinum artist announced his new “ASTROWORLD: WISH YOU WERE HERE” tour on Monday. Scott is scheduled to swing by the Golden 1 Center on Dec. 15.
  .@trvisXX brings the ASTROWORLD: WISH YOU WERE HERE TOUR, Dec. 15Tickets on sale Friday, Aug. 24 at 10 am! pic.twitter.com/ZalHuTiOCE
  — Golden 1 Center (@Golden1Center) August 20, 2018Trippie Redd, Gunna and Sheck Wes are slated as supporti
  
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• Stockton Arena Menu Gets Local Upgrade For Upcoming AHL, NBA G League Seasons

  20-08-2018 20:00
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – The food is about to get a lot more local at the Stockton Arena. The Stockton Heat announced a number of upgrades and changes ahead of the upcoming AHL and Stockton Kings G League Seasons.
  Both Burgess Brothers BBQ and Bella Vista will open stands on the concourse near the South Entry of the Stockton Arena. Bella Vista used to serve salads, steak-tips, lasagna, and chicken wraps in the Fan Deck, which is located on the second floor.
  The Fan Deck opened last season and fe
  
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• Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Gets Custom Star Wars-Inspired Wheelchair At StocktonCon

  20-08-2018 18:20
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – It was a dream come true for a Stockton boy with a love for Star Wars.
  Xavier Valero was turned into his favorite villain Darth Vader, during StocktonCon on Sunday.
  The 12-year-old has muscular dystrophy and uses a wheelchair.
  Police officer Cory Hunt and a team of about 15 volunteers from the Magic Wheelchair organization assembled Vader’s Tiefighter to go around his chair.It stretches more than six-feet long and five-feet wide.
  “This project is something th
  
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• Sacramento Cracker Barrel Is, Finally, Opening Its Doors

  20-08-2018 16:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento is giving a warm welcome to the region’s newest – and only, at the moment – Cracker Barrel location.
  The Tennessee-based restaurant chain set up shop at 1000 Howe Avenue. It finally opened its doors at 6 a.m. Monday after construction delays pushed back its original mid-June opening date.One man apparently waited 18 hours for the Sacramento Cracker Barrel to open. Expect a line and a significant wait Monday morning.
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• First Cracker Barrel Restaurant In Northern California Opens Its Doors In Sacramento

  20-08-2018 16:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento is giving a warm welcome to the region’s newest – and only, at the moment – Cracker Barrel location.
  The Tennessee-based restaurant chain set up shop at 1000 Howe Avenue. It finally opened its doors at 6 a.m. Monday after construction delays pushed back its original mid-June opening date.One man apparently waited 18 hours for the Sacramento Cracker Barrel to open. Expect a line and a significant wait Monday morning.
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• Delta College Student Who Stopped Bus Hijacking Talks About Incident

  20-08-2018 08:06
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was Friday afternoon, on the campus of Sac State, and according to officers the brazen suspect, in this case, 33-year-old Aaron Avitan had just stolen a CHP patrol car and blocked the path of a shuttle bus full of students from Delta College.
  18-year-old Rajan Nathaniel was on that bus and knew something was wrong when the man kicked off the bus driver and got behind the wheel.
  RELATED: Police: Man Steals CHP Vehicle, Carjacks Student Shuttle At Sacramento Stat
  
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• Delta College Student Speaks Out After Taking Down Bus Hijacker

  20-08-2018 08:06
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was Friday afternoon, on the campus of Sac State, and according to officers the brazen suspect, in this case, 33-year-old Aaron Avitan had just stolen a CHP patrol car and blocked the path of a shuttle bus full of students from Delta College.
  18-year-old Rajan Nathaniel was on that bus and knew something was wrong when the man kicked off the bus driver and got behind the wheel.
  RELATED: Police: Man Steals CHP Vehicle, Carjacks Student Shuttle At Sacramento Stat
  
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• After 36 Days, 96,901 Acres, And 2 Deaths – The Ferguson Fire Is Fully Contained

  20-08-2018 06:10
  YOSEMITE (CBS13) — After 36 days, the deadly Ferguson fire is fully contained.The fire burned 96,901 acres near Yosemite and claimed the lives of two firefighters, Heavy Fire Equipment Operator Braden Varney and Captain Brian Hughes.
  While the fire is completely contained, officials said firefighters will continue to patrol, mop-up and repair firelines.
  ALSO: Manteca Community Holds Peace Rally, Call On Local Officials To Protect Sikhs
  Resources continue to assess and remove hazard tr
  
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• Manteca Community Holds Peace Rally, Calls On Local Officials To Protect Sikhs

  20-08-2018 05:51
  MANTECA (CBS13) — The community held a peace walk in Manteca to honor the Sikh man who was attacked by two teenagers earlier this month.
  On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered for a peace rally at the park in Manteca where one of the incidents took place.
  (source: Satnam Singh)
  The attacks have rattled the community, and many are now calling on city leaders to get involved and protect the Sikh community.
  READ: Dutch Bros. Coffee Holds Fundraiser For Fallen CHP Officer Kirk Griess
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• Manteca Community Holds Peace Rally, Call On Local Officials To Protect Sikhs

  20-08-2018 05:51
  MANTECA (CBS13) — The community held a peace walk in Manteca to honor the Sikh man who was attacked by two teenagers earlier this month.
  Sunday, hundreds of people gathered at the park in Manteca where one of the incidents took place for a peace rally.
  (source: Satnam Singh)
  The attacks have rattled the community, and many are now calling on city leaders to get involved and protect the Sikh community.
  READ: Dutch Bros. Coffee Holds Fundraiser For Fallen CHP Officer Kirk Griess
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• Dutch Bros. Coffee Holds Fundraiser For Fallen CHP Officer Kirk Griess

  20-08-2018 05:08
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — A fundraiser will be held for fallen CHP officer Kirk Griess at Napa, Fairfield, and Vacaville Dutch Bros. Coffee locations Monday.
  Griess and Jaime Bueza Manuel were killed earlier this month after the driver up a pickup truck struck them on interstate 80 in Fairfield.
  ALSO: 15-Year-Old Spencer Carmen Mendez Killed In Ceres Officer Involved Shooting
  Dutch Bros said one dollar from every drink will be donated to Griess’ family.
  David Rowe works at Dutch Bros.
  
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• Strange Bedfellows: Bail Activists Team Up with Anti-Government Pension Programs Advocates

  20-08-2018 03:52
  OPINION – With hundreds of bills still awaiting a vote in the California Legislature, the end of session rush usually brings an assortment of interesting alliances.
  One such alliance is the team of State Senator Bob Hertzberg (D- Van Nuys), Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D-Alameda) and anti-government pension advocate organization the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF).
  This alliance wishes to replace the current money bail system with an algorithm-based program (Senate Bill 10) to assess the
  
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• 51-Year-Old Man Arrested For Trying To Have Sex With 15-Year-Old Girl

  20-08-2018 03:43
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — 51-year-old Timothy Zellner was arrested for attempting to meet up and have sex with a 15-year-old girl.According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, Zellner set up a meeting to have sex with a girl he believed to be 15-years-old after months of conversing and sending nude photographs.
  READ: 15-Year-Old Spencer Carmen Mendez Killed In Ceres Officer Involved Shooting
  Police said Zellner drove to Auburn and waited in his car to pick up the girl. He all
  
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• 15-Year-Old Spencer Carmen Mendez Killed In Ceres Officer Involved Shooting

  20-08-2018 03:07
  DENAIR (CBS13) — 15-year-old Spencer Carmen Mendez is dead after pulling out a gun at a park and leading police on a chase through Stanislaus County.
  The pursuit ended in a rural area near the town of Hughson and Denair, and police confirmed that it was a Ceres police officer that fired the shots that killed Mendez. 
  According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, it was around 3p.m.  Saturday afternoon in Ceres, when a man inside a car pulled out a gun near the sk
  
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• Redding Firefighter’s Stolen Backpack Returned, Two Arrests Made

  20-08-2018 03:00
  CHICO (CBS13) — A firefighter has been returned some of his stolen possessions after they were taken from his fire truck on a break from fighting the Carr Fire in Shasta County.According to Chico police, a City of Redding Firefighter, whose name was not released, had his fire vehicle burglarized after going home for a rest from the fire.Officials said a personal backpack containing more than $5,000 worth of personal property, including a personal laptop and hard drive containing family pho
  
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• Bay Area Cop Makes Darth Vader Wheelchair Costume For 12-Year-Old

  20-08-2018 02:32
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — At Comic-Con this weekend in Stockton a dream came true for a local boy with a love for Star Wars.He was surprised with an elaborate costume for his wheelchair and was transformed into his favorite character, Darth Vader.It was the moment 12-year-old Xavier Valero had been waiting for… joining the Dark Side.
  (source: Dan Parsons & Lee Koshe)
  Valero has muscular dystrophy and is wheelchair-bound.“Oh, he’s a big fan, yeah,” said Erica Espino, X
  
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• Two Males, Leonardo Alcantara and Andres Valdivia, Arrested For Shooting 19-Year-Old

  20-08-2018 00:43
  LODI (CBS13) — Police have made arrested 20-year-old Leonardo Alcantara and 19-year-old Andres Valdivia in a Saturday night shooting in the In-N-Out Burger parking lot on Kettleman Lane.
  According to police, officers responded to reports of a shooting just before midnight Saturday and found a 19-year-old male gunshot victim in the parking lot. Police said the victim was transported to a local hospital where he later died.
  Leonadro Alcantara, left, Andres Valdivia, right. (source: Lodi Poli
  
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