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• Woman Found Dead At Woodland Massage Business; Police Investigating Homicide

  22-08-2018 21:12
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – A woman’s body was found at a Woodland massage business Tuesday evening.
  The scene was near Cottonwood and West Cross streets.
  Woodland police say the woman’s body was found by a security guard just before 6 p.m.
  Officers are now searching the area for surveillance video.
  It’s still not clear if the woman, whose name has not been released at this point, was an employee at the massage business.
  
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• Nicki Minaj Postpones Visit To Golden 1 Center Amid Reports Of Low Ticket Sales

  22-08-2018 20:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Rap artist Nicki Minaj has postponed her upcoming US tour.
  Organizers say Minaj is reevaluating parts of the production of her NickiHndrxx tour, prompting the scrapping of the North American leg. According to other reports, however, the tour was suffering from disappointing ticket sales.
  My darlings:pic.twitter.com/nBmsE2p9SI
  — QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 22, 2018Minaj was originally supposed to start the tour in the US, including a stop at in Sacramento at the Go
  
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• Nicki Minaj Postpones North American Tour Amid Reports Of Low Ticket Sales

  22-08-2018 20:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Rap artist Nicki Minaj has postponed her upcoming US tour.
  Organizers say Minaj is reevaluating parts of the production of her NickiHndrxx tour, prompting the scrapping of the North American leg. According to other reports, however, the tour was suffering from disappointing ticket sales.
  My darlings:pic.twitter.com/nBmsE2p9SI
  — QUEEN (@NICKIMINAJ) August 22, 2018Minaj was originally supposed to start the tour in the US, including a stop at in Sacramento at the Go
  
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• DMV Adding Saturday Hours At More Locations To Combat Long Lines

  22-08-2018 20:02
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The California Department of Motor Vehicles will start offering Saturday service at its Woodland office on September 22. The expanded service is an attempt to alleviate the long lines being experienced at field offices statewide due to the switch to REAL IDs.
  The Woodland office and the San Diego-Claremont offices were added to the current list of 60 field offices that will serve customers from 8 am-5 pm on Saturdays. All services are available, except behind-the-wheel
  
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• ShotSpotter Activation Leads Sacramento Police To Homicide Scene

  22-08-2018 15:49
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed in Sacramento early Wednesday morning.
  The scene was is near Empress Street and Calvados Avenue.
  #Shooting #homicide #NorthSacramento #male #victim @SacPolice on scene #shotspotter @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac we are live pic.twitter.com/MCgiTgrsg0
  — Alisa "Maximun Velocity" Becerra (@Alisabecerra) August 22, 2018Sacramento police say officers responded to the scene a little after 1 a.m. due to a ShotSpotter
  
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• Women Share Horror Of Uber Driver’s Alleged Kidnapping

  22-08-2018 09:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Rancho Cordova Uber driver is behind bars after allegedly kidnapping three Sacramento women and threatening to kill them.
  The incident happened earlier this summer and on Aug. 17, 36-year-old Mark Filanov was arrested by the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department.
  “I’m lucky I was with two other women that night, cause I don’t know what would have happened if either of us were by ourselves,” said victim Angela O’Neil.
  “It was all co
  
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• Women Share Horror Of Being Kidnapped By Uber Driver

  22-08-2018 09:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An Uber driver is behind bars after he allegedly kidnapped three Sacramento women and threatened to kill them.
  The terrifying ordeal happened in June, and on Friday , 36-year-old Mark Filanov of Rancho Cordova was arrested by the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department.
  “I’m lucky I was with two other women that night, because I don’t know what would have happened if either of us were by ourselves,” said Angela O’Neil, a passenger.
  “It
  
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• East Area Rapist Case: No Grand Jury Planned For Joseph DeAngelo

  22-08-2018 08:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The prosecutor in the Golden State Killer and East Area Rapist case will not seek a grand jury indictment, instead opting for a preliminary hearing.
  District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert spoke to CBS13 about the East Area Rapist case and said she has ruled out seeking a grand jury indictment.
  “That’s not going to happen in this case,” Schubert said.
  RELATED: East Area Rapist Trial In Sacramento Presents Legal Challenges
  Prosecutors can use secret
  
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• Alameda County Deputy Secretly Recorded Attorney Conversations With Minors

  22-08-2018 08:35
  ALAMEDA COUNTY (CBS13) — Secret recordings between underage suspects and their lawyers have been uncovered, raising serious questions in Alameda County and across the state.
  One case in Alameda County has “blown the lid” off this alleged misconduct. And a public defender says the problem stretches across the state.
  “How is that—how is that not privileged information?” said Lt. Timothy Schellenburg, with Alameda County Sheriff’s Office in the recording.
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• Sacramento Police Cracking Down On Illegal Sideshows

  22-08-2018 08:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Police are cracking down on illegal sideshows that are drifting in from the Bay Area.
  “They came up and designated areas to do these sideshows,” said Sgt. Dustin Smith with Sacramento Police referring to multiple recent sideshows.
  The illegal activity is shutting down bridges, freeways, and even a neighborhood in South Sacramento last month.
  RELATED: CHP Cracks Down On Sideshows In Solano County, 3 Cars Impounded
  “It was something like out of Fas
  
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• Sacramento Developer Targeting Millennials With New High-Rise

  22-08-2018 07:58
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento developer is taking a chance on building a high-rise that is unique to the city. It’s targeted to millennials in both design and price.
  Just a block away from the Capitol and centered around bars and restaurants, the developer says the proposed 15-story apartment building at 10th and K streets will be a first of its kind here.
  RELATED: New Group To Take On Languishing Downtown Sacramento Hotel, Apartment Project
  “Right now we don’t r
  
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• Photographer On Lodi Paking Garage Falls To His Death

  22-08-2018 07:38
  LODI (CBS13) — A man taking pictures on top of a parking garage fell to his death in Lodi on Tuesday.
  Police say an Asian man in his 60s was taking pictures at around 7:15 p.m. near a ledge on North Sacramento Street in Lodi when he fell 40 feet.
  The man was transported to the hospital where he was declared dead.
  Investigators say the case is not suspicious and the man slipped.
  
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• Fire Chief: Verizon Throttled Data During Mendocino Complex Fires

  22-08-2018 07:29
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Firefighters battling the largest blaze in California history say Verizon throttled their data, crippling important resources during the emergency.
  Santa Clara County Fire Chief Anthony Bowden filed a statement saying the data connection to OES 5262, a mobile communications center, had been throttled as firefighters battled the Mendocino Complex fires. Rather than simply lift the data cap in an emergency situation, Bowden says Verizon instead tried to force the departm
  
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• New Library Plans Get Push At Stockton City Council Meeting

  22-08-2018 05:51
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — City leaders in Stockton are considering moving forward on a new multi-million dollar project they hope will provide a safe place for people to learn and play.
  The Stockton City Council took the next step in designing the city’s newest library and recreational center.
  Right now, in the neighborhood where the proposed library and recreation center will be built, there is evidence left behind from an illegal sideshow. There are also empty beer bottles and garbage. Ne
  
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• Fire Danger Worries on Highway 193 in Placer County

  22-08-2018 04:21
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS 13) — Recent wildfires have many people on edge, including one CBS13 viewer who was concerned about what she thought were power lines weaving through tree branches.
  Carolyn Magliulo was worried about trees hanging off of lines along Highway 193, thinking they would present a huge fire danger.
  “It’s pretty common, it’s in residential areas, in rural areas, that power lines go in and out of trees,” said Carolyn Magliulo.
  RELATED: Questions Swir
  
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• East Area Rapist Trial In Sacramento Presents Legal Challenges

  22-08-2018 03:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The man accused of a brutal rape and murder spree dating back four decades will stand trial in Sacramento, prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
  Former cop Joseph DeAngelo hasn’t yet entered a plea. But prosecutors say the 72-year-old’s trial will be where he allegedly started his crime spree 40 years ago and where he has lived since the late 1970s.
  “Sacramento really has the weight of the victims,” said Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauck
  
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• Sacramento Libraries Will Be Open More During Week

  22-08-2018 02:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento libraries are expanding their hours at eight locations based on a response from the community.
  The new hours will start on Sept. 9 at all but one location.
  Library officials say community members asked for greater access to library services, including longer hours. Overall, each location will be open more hours during the week, but some days may see hours reduced.
  None of these libraries will be open past 7 p.m. after the changes go into effect.
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• Bill That Would End Bail In California Passes Legislature

  22-08-2018 01:54
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A bill to end bail in California and replace it with a risk assessment system is headed to Gov. Jerry Brown.
  California state senators approved the bill 26-12 Tuesday. It would make California the first state to completely end bail for suspects awaiting trial.
  RELATED: Revised Cash Bail Reform Law Passes California Assembly
  Senators supporting the bill say it would end a system that discriminates against low income people. Opponents say they worry it would ma
  
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• CHP: Distracted Driver Injures Caltrans Contractors On Interstate 80

  22-08-2018 01:27
  SOLANO COUNTY (CBS13) — A Caltrans contractor suffered major injuries when a truck struck a Caltrans van on Interstate 80 in what the California Highway Patrol is calling a case of distracted driving.
  The crash happened at around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday when a Ford pickup truck struck a Caltrans vehicle on westbound Interstate 80 near the Manual Campos Parkway.
  RELATED: CHP: Distracted Driver Killed Officer, Man In Traffic Stop
  A Caltrans crew was in the middle of freeway cleanup in the
  
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