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• Twins Delivered Prematurely After Surviving New Mexico Bus Crash

  02-09-2018 07:45
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (CBS13) — Christy Westerdale of Stockton was overjoyed to finally be reunited with her newborn twins Saturday in an Albuquerque hospital. Westerdale gave birth to the twins just hours after surviving a horrific bus crash in New Mexico.
  The little boy and girl born prematurely, weighing in at just three pounds each.
  (source: Christy Westerdale)
  “I feel great being reunited with my babies and knowing they’re doing so well with what they’ve been through,&rd
  
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• Seven Acre Grass Fire Sparks Up In South Sacramento

  02-09-2018 06:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As the weather warmed up Saturday, Sacramento was on fire watch once again.
  A small grass fire broke out in a field Saturday afternoon at Stevenson Avenue.
  Authorities said the fire burned roughly seven acres, but a fuel break kept it from spreading too far.
  #StevensonAve #FuelBreak video – this shows how #DefensibleSpace works to prevent property and structure loss – where the fuel was contiguous to a structure (fence there was damage which could have easi
  
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• Magnitude 3.3 Earthquake Hits Bay Area Suburb

  02-09-2018 06:03
  VALLEJO, Calif. (CBS13/AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck near Crockett this evening.
  The agency says the quake hit at 5:27 p.m. and its epicenter was 3 miles (5 km) southeast of Vallejo. It had a depth of 5 miles (8 km).
  NBCBayarea.com reports that the temblor was felt over an area stretching from Concord and Oakland to American Canyon. The website says there were no reports of damage so far.
  A police dispatcher in Vallejo told the San Francisco Chroni
  
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• US Agency Examines Tires Of Fresno Semi-Trailer That Hit Greyhound Bus

  02-09-2018 05:35
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A federal agency is intensifying its examination of the front tires of a semi-trailer that veered across a median and smashed into a Greyhound bus, killing eight people and wounding 25 others, an official said.
  The tires will be sent to the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington, D.C., for further examination, said Peter Kotowski, a senior investigator with the agency.
  The crash Thursday along Interstate 40 near the town of Thoreau, New Mexico, happened
  
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• Bully Breed Dogs Targeted, Left Severely Injured In Clarksburg Area

  02-09-2018 04:28
  CLARKSBURG (CBS13) — Bully breed dogs, including pit bulls, are being found with injuries left in fields in the Clarksburg area.
  Kelli Guerriero works for Nor Cal Bully Breed Rescue. Guerriero gets emotional when talking about the latest injured dog found in Clarksburg.
  According to Leslie Bird, who also works for the Bully rescue, it appeared that the dog was thrown from a vehicle or that he was beaten up. The employees are unsure how he was harmed, but his injuries were intensive.
  Both o
  
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• Locally-Owned Businesses To Open Pop-Up Shops At Downtown Commons

  02-09-2018 01:19
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)  — As the downtown commons (DOCO) continues to expand around the Golden 1 Center, a new concept is being tested for the area, which could greatly benefit locally-owned businesses.Several pop-up shops will soon be moving into the downtown commons after being approached by DOCO approached several local businesses.
  While pop-up shops aren’t a new concept, having them in this area is, and for the temporary local tenants, it’s a path to a more permanent situa
  
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• Lawmakers Approve Measure To Pass On Wildfire Costs

  02-09-2018 00:30
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature voted Friday to allow power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year’s deadly wildfires amid fears that Pacific Gas & Electric Co., would otherwise face financial ruin.The measure is part of a wide-ranging plan to reduce the threat of wildfires, which have killed dozens of people and destroyed thousands of homes in recent years.
  Consumer advocates and large energy users blasted legislation
  
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