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• RING Doorbell Camera Helps Thwart Attempted Roseville Home Burglary

  04-09-2018 22:36
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Authorities are crediting a Roseville resident’s RING doorbell camera with helping them catch an attempted burglary suspect.
  The incident happened last Monday at a home in an undisclosed part of Roseville.
  According to Placer County Sheriff’s Office Property Crime detectives, 34-year-old Sacramento resident Rachelle Copeland went up to the home that day and rang the doorbell.
  Rachelle Copeland’s booking photo. (Credit: Placer county Sheriff’s Off
  
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• Violinist Lindsey Stirling To Play November Show At Golden 1 Center

  04-09-2018 22:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Popular violinist and performance artist Lindsey Stirling will be paying a visit to Sacramento as part of her new tour.
  Stirling announced “The Wanderland Tour” on Tuesday to go along with a re-release of her holiday album “Warmer In The Winter: Deluxe Edition.”
  The tour will kick off in Reno on Nov. 23, then head over to Sacramento at the Golden 1 Center on Nov. 24. Expect a lot of holiday classics along with Stirling’s brand of dance mus
  
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• Fast Moving North Fire In Tahoe National Forest Now 10% Contained

  04-09-2018 17:19
  EMIGRANT GAP (CBS13) – Firefighters battled flames through the night as they worked to gain ground on the North Fire.
  It broke out early Monday near the North Fork Campground in Emigrant Gap and quickly spread. Crews originally estimated the fire to be 650 acres, but better mapping on Tuesday revised the number to 500 acres.
  As of Tuesday morning, the US Forest Service says the fire is 10 percent contained.
  Cal Fire and the US Forest Service teamed up to battle the blaze in the air with ta
  
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• Sheriff: Off-Duty CHP Officer Shoots, Kills Wife Outside Amador County Business

  04-09-2018 17:01
  JACKSON (CBS13) – An off-duty California Highway Patrol Officer is believed to have shot and killed his own wife, then himself in the Amador County community of Jackson Monday night.
  The scene was near Prospect Drive and Industry Boulevard.
  According to the Amador County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene around 10:45 p.m. to investigate after the owner of Get Ripped Nutrition heard someone banging on the door. He told dispatchers that he was in the business with a w
  
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• Nike’s Support For Colin Kaepernick Protest Has Some Destroying Their Shoes

  04-09-2018 16:02
  (CNN) — Nike’s decision to use Colin Kaepernick as the face of its latest advertising campaign has some sports fans burning with rage.
  People upset with the move have started setting fire to their sneakers and sportswear to protest Nike using Kaepernick to promote the 30th anniversary of its “Just Do It” advertising campaign.
  The former San Francisco 49er has not played in the NFL since the 2016 season. That year, he began kneeling during the National Anthem to
  
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• Sheriff: 2 Dead In Apparent Murder-Suicide Outside Amador County Gym

  04-09-2018 15:41
  JACKSON (CBS13) – A man and woman are dead after a shooting outside a gym in the Amador County community of Jackson Monday night.
  The scene was near Prospect Drive and Industry Boulevard, near the Anytime Fitness and Get Ripped Nutrition business fronts.
  According to the Amador County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to the scene around 10:45 p.m. to investigate after the owner of a business heard someone banging on the door.
  Deputies say they heard gunshots as they arrived.
  Tw
  
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• Kaepernick has new deal with Nike though he’s not in NFL

  04-09-2018 14:59
  (AP) — Colin Kaepernick has a new deal with Nike, even without having a job in the NFL.
  Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, made the announcement on Twitter, calling the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback an “All American Icon” and crediting attorney Ben Meiselas for getting the deal done. Kaepernick also posted a Nike ad featuring his face and wrote: “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. (Hashtag) JustDoIt”
  Kaepernick already ha
  
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• Firefighting Crews Attacking Fast-Moving North Fire In Tahoe National Forest

  04-09-2018 08:57
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service are teaming up with air tankers and helicopters and more than a dozen crews on the ground battling the North Fire.
  The fire is burning near I-80 and Emigrant Gap in the Tahoe National Forest near the North Fork Campground area.
  As night fell, the flames from this wildfire crept over mountain ridges and shone brightly on the hard work ahead for fire crews. The North Fire was growing fast, forcing the fire crews to launch an all
  
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• One Homeless Person Dies Every 3 Days in Sacramento County

  04-09-2018 08:17
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – Sacramento County has seen a drastic increase in the number of homeless deaths from 2016 to 2017. One homeless person dies every three days.
  “It’s a sad story and we’re committed to changing that,” said Janna Haynes, Communication and Media Officer for Sacramento County Homeless Initiatives. “We’re always going to have a long way to go because we’re committed to getting every person served, every person serviced.”
  
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• Report: Sacramento Drivers Getting Worse

  04-09-2018 08:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — There is no doubt, driving around Sacramento can be a challenge at times.
  There always seems to be road construction, add that to the many driving distractions, and it is no wonder a new report ranks drivers in Sacramento among the worst in the nation.
  ALSO: Car Crashes Into Citrus Heights Home, No One Injured
  Allstate 2018 America’s Best Drivers Report is out, and out of 200 cities, Sactown ranked 149th.
  The capital city actually dropped several spots this
  
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• Plane-Savvy Pilferers Prowling Placerville Airport

  04-09-2018 07:42
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) – Pilots in El Dorado County are calling on officials to step up security at Placerville Airport after a rash of burglaries.
  There’s a barbed wire fence that stretches the length of the Placerville Airport but still thieves are managing to break in and take off with thousands of dollars in equipment.
  “Most of it, I think, is happening at night, but people may be coming up here during the day…scoping it out,” said Jim Wilson, a  pi
  
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• Quarry Park Adventures May Be Opening Soon

  04-09-2018 07:34
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – Quarry Park Adventures in Rocklin may finally open on the 15th of this month.
  An update says the Cal OSHA final sign-off should happen early this week.
  Most areas reportedly met or exceeded the standards but a few areas did need to be tweaked before the opening.
  The park’s guides are training this week.
  
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• Is Smoke From Wildfires Affecting Apple Hill’s Crop?

  04-09-2018 07:04
  CAMINO (CBS13) – Labor Day officially kicks off the fall season for the growers at Apple Hill. Some people wondered if this year’s apple crop is feeling the effects of the fires.
  “Will probably get 1,500 maybe 2,000 today,” said Jerry Vizman, who runs High Hill.
  Two-thousand visitors headed to High Hill Ranch, which is one of a number of Apple Hill growers ramping up its busy season this labor day weekend.
  ALSO: Officers Rush In To Evacuate Animal Shelter In Wil
  
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• Group Behind Foresthill Bridge’s ‘Notes Of Hope’ Responds To Negative Vandalism

  04-09-2018 06:38
  FORESTHILL BRIDGE (CBS13) — A community is shaken up after vandalism and hateful messages were left on the Foresthill Bridge in Auburn this weekend.
  The vandalism comes about a month after a movement began to get people to post inspiring messages on the bridge to keep others from jumping. Most of the hateful graffiti has since been covered up.
  “It’s not gonna stop what we are trying to do, and it’s not going to stop the message of hope, you know?” said Chr
  
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• North Fire Grows To 650 Acres; 3 Campgrounds & Lake Valley Reservoir Area Evacuated

  04-09-2018 05:20
  8:21 p.m. Update – The fire has burned 650 acres so far, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.
  We are not currently evacuating additional people at this time from the area of the #NorthFire in Emigrant Gap.
  — Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) September 4, 20187:52 p.m. Update – Information on resources being used on the North Fire, from USFS.
  Acres burned: 200
  Hand crews: 15 type I or type II; initial attack
  Containment: 0%
  Engines: 7 strike teams of Type II
  
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• Emergency Repairs On I-5 In Sacramento Snarl Labor Day Traffic

  04-09-2018 04:03
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Emergency road work on northbound Interstate 5 in Sacramento snarled traffic this labor day, causing major delays as people try to get to and from their holiday destinations.
  The good news is that Caltrans is on schedule with its repair work.  This stretch of the freeway is expected to reopen back to four lanes early Tuesday morning.
  Caltrans crews have been working 24 hours around the clock tearing up asphalt and relaying the roadway. But the timing couldn’
  
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• Officials: North Fire In Placer County May Grow To 600 Acres

  04-09-2018 03:35
  6:50 p.m. Update
  #tanker118 #Northfire #118 #C130H #USFS #CalFire #loadmaster #tahoe #california #retardant #flyingfiretruck pic.twitter.com/LBxhqfXYRX
  — The Maine Event (@prkrbro) September 4, 20186:23 p.m. Update – Cal Fire helicopters are seen loading up to fight the North Fire.
  #NorthFire water dropping helicopters loading up for wildfire exploding in size this Labor Day pic.twitter.com/Gtw8iCYiPv
  — stevelarge (@largesteven) September 4, 20186:23 p.m. Update –&nb
  
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• Neighbors Working To Stop The Violence In Stockton

  04-09-2018 02:33
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Neighbors in a south Stockton neighborhood say enough is enough after two young people were gunned down less than five months of each other in a shopping center.
  The demonstrators have been showing up outside the Food 4 Less parking lot in Weston Ranch to promote peace.
  The woman organizing these peaceful protests is a long-time resident of Weston Ranch who said the most recent deadly shooting hit very close to home.
  ALSO: 3 Arrested After Morning Crime Spree In Sto
  
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• North Fire Forcing Campers In Emigrant Gap To Evacuate

  04-09-2018 01:23
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – Sheriff’s deputies are headed to the North Fork campground in Emigrant Gap to assist Cal Fire with evacuations, according to a Placer County Sheriff’s Department tweet.
  So far, the fire has burned at least 200 acres.The North Fork, Onion Valley, and Tunnel Mills campgrounds are being evacuated because of the North Fire, which started in the North Fork Campground.
  Authorities say traffic on Interstate 80 is quite heavy and they’re urging travelers t
  
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