• California Assembly advances bill to replace bail system

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly on Monday narrowly advanced a bill to make California the first state to completely eliminate bail for suspects awaiting trial and replace it with a risk-assessment system.
    The bill passed with no votes to spare, revealing the difficult balance of writing a bill that would draw support from both criminal justice reform advocates and lawmakers more aligned with law enforcement. Some reform groups that once supported the bill backed away in r
  • Trial For Suspected Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo To Take Place In Sacramento

    (CBS13/AP) – A criminal complaint was filed Tuesday encompassing all of the murder charges against Joseph DeAngelo, the man suspected of terrorizing Sacramento for years as the East Area Rapist and elsewhere as state as the Golden State Killer.
    Read the full complaint
    In a press conference Tuesday, officials said there have been meetings statewide about the case, and that they were united in their decision to hold the trial for 72-year-old Joseph DeAngelo in Sacramento, where 9 of the 13 c
  • Southwest’s California Super Sale Advertising One-Way Tickets For $39

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Southwest Airlines started its California Super Sale and is advertising one-way tickets from Sacramento International Airport for $39.
    The low fares are only for Wanna Get Away travel to Burbank, Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Ontario.
    Here’s the catch- the $39 fares only apply to flights on Tuesdays or Wednesdays from September 11, 2018 until February 13, 2019. If you read the fine print (we did), you’ll also see there are a number of blackout dates: Novembe
  • Modesto Police Looking For Armed Robbery Suspect

    MODESTO (CBS13) – The Modesto Police Department is asking for help to identify an armed robbery suspect.
    The man robbed the Chevron on Crowslanding on Saturday, August 18.
    The robber appears to be a white man with wavy brown hair. He was carrying a camouflage backpack while wearing a black t-shirt, gray shoes, and a particle dusk mask. He took off on a black mountain bike.
    Credit: Modesto PD
    Credit: Modesto PD
    Credit: Modesto PD
    If you recognize him call Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers: 866
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  • Stockton Poised to Pass Homeless Employment Plan

    STOCKTON (CBS13) – The city of Stockton is set to hire homeless to clean its streets.
    Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs is supporting the plan.
    “I want to see a cleaner city. I think trash is number one on everyone’s mind, but number two, I want folks to see that people who are homeless aren’t necessarily worse people than the rest of us,” Tubbs said.
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    Homeless residents who are hired will work part-time and likely make minim
  • Man Found Guilty Of Killing Girlfriend’s Daughter Sentenced To Life In Prison

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Juan Rivera, a local man found guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering his girlfriend’s daughter, Jadianna Larsen, will spend life in prison without parole.
    Rivera was charged with sexually assaulting and killing Larsen then setting her body on fire. He pled guilty on June 20, 2018 to murdering Jadianna and the special circumstance he committed the murder while engaged in committing a lewd or lascivious act on her, according to the Sacramento District Attorne
  • Duplexes In Modesto Damaged By Fire

    MODESTO (CBS13) – Fire crews battled a two-alarm fire in Modesto Tuesday morning.
    Two duplexes in the 300 block of Jennie Street, just off Yosemite Boulevard, were burned, according to a statement from the Modesto Fire Department.Personnel from the Red Cross are assisting residents who were displaced by the blaze.
    The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation.
     
     
  • Female Hit And Killed While Crossing Highway 99 In Sacramento

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Highway 99 in Sacramento  is back open following a deadly crash investigation on the freeway.
    Southbound lanes in Sacramento were backed up Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was found dead in the middle of the road.
    Around 3:30 a.m. police received the call of an accident just before Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A female was crossing the freeway for unknown reasons when she was hit. She was hit again while lying on the ground, according to a statement f
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  • Possible New Charges Being Announced Today For Suspected Golden State Killer

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – State prosecutors are announcing an update in the Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist case that could include the filing of additional charges against suspect Joseph DeAngelo.
    A number of top prosecutors in the state will announce an update in the case. The Contra Costa County district attorney will also be there. She is the only district attorney attending who did not have a homicide linked to the golden state killer.
    It’s speculated that today’s developm
  • New Charges Possible Today For Suspected Golden State Killer

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – State prosecutors are announcing an update in the Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist case that could include the filing of additional charges against suspect Joseph DeAngelo.
    A number of top prosecutors in the state will announce an update in the case. The Contra Costa County district attorney will also be there. She is the only district attorney attending who did not have a homicide linked to the golden state killer.
    It’s speculated that today’s developm
  • Man Dragged By Truck Nearly A Mile To His Death

    VALLEJO (CBS13) — Vallejo Police are investigating a grisly incident involving a man who was hit by a truck and dragged nearly a mile to his death.
    The 28-year-old female driver from Vallejo reported the incident to police around 2 a.m. Monday morning after she got home. Police say the victim was hit somewhere on Borgess Lane near Agnes Court and became lodged under the truck that struck him.
    “This is a shock to all of us and the family, still can’t get over this,” said A
  • Fake Deputy Was Real Corrections Officer For More Than A Decade

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The man accused of impersonating a Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy at the Sacramento International Airport last week was a correctional officer for more than a decade, his former employer said on Monday.
    Brad Beaver, 33 years old, was arrested Wednesday night and charged with four counts: 2 felonies and 2 misdemeanors including possession of an assault weapon and false impersonation a peace officer.
    “We don’t know his full intention and full motive
  • Neighbors Complain Taco Bell Attracting Crime In Orangevale

    ORANGEVALE (CBS13) — A Taco Bell is the target of a local crime watch group.
    Concerned citizens in Orangevale say the fast food restaurant on Greenback Lane is enabling illegal activity and they’re demanding it clean up its act or get out.
    “They’re inside, they’re outside all hours of the night,” said 35-year-old Brandon Schwab who’s lived in Orangevale all his life.
    Schwab says Taco Bell has been taken over by transients.
    “We’ve seen drug us
  • Brothers Honored For Saving Children From Rancho Cordova Fire

    RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – Two brothers were honored by for saving children from a burning building and helping police nab two suspects.
    “We would like to recognize two of these residents as our hometown heroes for their heroic actions,” the deputy police chief during the Rancho Cordova City Council meeting Monday night.
    He’s referring to the incident that happened earlier this month and the terrifying scene was all caught on camera. A driver, speeding away from police duri
  • Tainted Water Warnings Greet Grant High Students On First Day Of School

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The first day of school for students at a Sacramento high school came with a warning—don’t drink the water.Drinking fountains and faucets all around Grant Union High School have been shut off after elevated levels of lead and copper were found in three sinks in July.School officials wouldn’t comment on the water distribution or on the matter at all. The school released a statement three days ago revealing the problem.Students say they were provided wi
  • Stockton Preparing Rollout Of Universal Basic Income Plan

    STOCKTON (CBS13) — An innovative plan to tackle income inequality will be a reality in Stockton as a plan to provide certain families with $500 is just months from beginning.
    The universal basic income project known as the Stockton Economic Empowerment Demonstration will start in November. Notices will go out to families with a median annual income of $46,000 or less to let residents know they qualify for the program.
    “We will randomly select our first 100 recipients to receive the b
  • Missing Hiker’s Body Found In Yosemite National Park

    YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say the body of a hiker missing since last month has been found in Yosemite National Park.
    National Park Service officials announced Monday that the remains of 48-year-old Scott Tenczar, a native of San Jose, were found Saturday in a northeastern area of the park.
    RELATED: Yosemite National Park Adopts 2 Wild Mustangs Trained By Inmates
    The cause of his death remains under investigation.
    Tenczar, who was described as an experienced bac
  • Big Tip A Welcome Surprise For Roseville Server

    ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — It was a blessing in disguise for a Roseville server who was surprised with a big tip.
    David Fabila was serving tables at the House of Oliver wine bar when one of his guests surprised him with a nearly $200 tip.
    It was a jam-packed Friday night for Fabila.
    “I was telling my coworkers that tonight is not my night I’m not having a good night, I just came from my other job, I’m exhausted,” he said.
    RELATED: Restaurant Says Server Faked ‘W
  • Deadly Lodi Shooting May Have Stemmed From Game With Fake Weapons

    LODI (CBS13) — A game involving fake weapons may have lead to a deadly shooting in a Lodi parking lot that claimed the life of a teen.
    Police in Lodi are investigating the shooting death of Trever Seabourne, 19, in the parking lot of a fast-food restaurant. Investigators say the shooting stemmed from a fight, but they don’t know what exactly led to the deadly confrontation.
    RELATED: One Year Later, Lodi Family Looking For Answers In Fatal Hit-And-Run
    “From what we understa
  • Sacramento Man Linked To Iraqi ISIS Murder Denied Bail

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man arrested in Sacramento on suspicion of an Iraqi murder linked to the Islamic State faced a judge at an extradition hearing on Monday.
    CBS13 cameras were not allowed in the courtroom for 45-year-old Omar Ameen‘s court appearance on Monday.
    READ THE COMPLAINT: Omar Abdulsattar Ameen criminal complaint
    The government of Iraq charged Ameen with premeditated murder that happened during an ISIS takeover of the Rawah District of the Al-Anbar Province. Th
  • Trans-Siberian Orchestra Playing Two Shows In Sacramento In November

    SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Trans-Siberian Orchestra announced its 2018 Winter Tour and it is playing at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento November 30.
    TSO will play 2 shows that day- the first at 3 pm and the second at 7:30 pm.
    Fans can register on the Trans-Siberian orchestra website for a presale that starts September 5 at 10 am. Registration is open now and must happen before 10 pm on August 31.
    Tickets go on sale to the general public on September 14 at 10 am.
    This year’s show is called &l

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