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• Custom Saddles Stolen From Oakdale Shop

  11-09-2018 23:04
  OAKDALE (CBS13) – A search is on for whoever stole a bunch of custom saddles from an Oakdale shop over the weekend.
  According to the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office, the Diamond K Saddlery along N. Yosemite Avenue was broken into Sunday morning.
  Saddles stolen in Oakdale. (Credit: Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office)
  Deputies say someone smashed the front window and grabbed a few of the custom saddles. In total, deputies say a Bob’s Custom Wade, Diamond K Saddlery Wade
  
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• Rescuers Wheel Injured St. Bernard Mix Out Of Desolation Wilderness

  11-09-2018 22:04
  DESOLATION WILDERNESS (CBS13) – It took a team of rescuers to get an injured St. Bernard mix out of the Desolation Wilderness the other day.
  The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says the 120-pound dog, named “Charlie,” and his owner were out hiking in the forest near South Lake Tahoe when the big pup was injured.
  Rescuers strapped Charlie to a stretcher to get him out to safety. (Credit: El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office)
  With the dog not being able to move, the ow
  
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• District: Student’s Threat Against Inderkum High Not Credible, Will Be Disciplined

  11-09-2018 17:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – School officials say an Inderkum High School student will be disciplined after an alleged threat spread across social media on Monday.
  The Natomas Unified School District says the student allegedly told several classmates that he was planning to commit violence at the campus.
  Sacramento police were quickly notified. After a threat assessment, police investigators determined the threat to be not credible.
  School officials say the student later said his comment was a mea
  
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• 16-Person Sacramento Fire Crew Deployed To Hurricane Florence

  11-09-2018 17:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) — California firefighters are heading to the East Coast in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which is taking aim at the North and South Carolina.
  The 16-person CA-Task Force 7 Urban Search and Rescue team deployed east early Monday morning.
  CA-Task Force 7 Urban Search & Rescue Team has been deployed to #HurricaneFlorence. pic.twitter.com/BOKeZP73MI
  — Sacramento Fire (@SacFirePIO) September 11, 2018Task forces from the Los Angeles Fire Depar
  
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• 16-Person Sacramento Fire Crew Deployed East For Hurricane Florence

  11-09-2018 17:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) — California firefighters are heading to the East Coast in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Florence, which is taking aim at the North and South Carolina.
  The 16-person CA-Task Force 7 Urban Search and Rescue team deployed east early Monday morning.
  CA-Task Force 7 Urban Search & Rescue Team has been deployed to #HurricaneFlorence. pic.twitter.com/BOKeZP73MI
  — Sacramento Fire (@SacFirePIO) September 11, 2018Task forces from the Los Angeles Fire Depar
  
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• Bicyclist Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck In South Sacramento

  11-09-2018 16:19
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) – A bicyclist has died after being struck by a pickup truck Tuesday morning.
  The scene is near Gerber and Reese roads in the south Sacramento area.
  Car vs Cyclist on Gerber Rd has turned Fatal. EB Gerber is blocked ⁦@GoodDaySac⁩ ⁦@CBSSacramento⁩ ⁦@GoodDayTraffic⁩ ⁦@GoodDayMarianne⁩ ⁦@GoodDayKenR⁩ pic.twitter.com/IuXgbPh1oP
  — David Grashoff (@CameraGuyDave1) September 11, 2018According to California
  
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• Former GOP Chair Steele Says He Knows Identity of Op-Ed Writer

  11-09-2018 13:52
  Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele speaking with attendees at the 2017 National Council of La Raza (NCLR) Annual Conference at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona./ Gage Skidmore/Wiki Commons
  (NNPA) – Former Republican Party National Chairman Michael Steele goes on the record with NNPA Newswire and it turns out there are more resisters inside the White House – a high-level group of Republican resisters to President Donald Trump, not a single in
  
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• School Fundraisers Could Face New Limits Under Federal Rules

  11-09-2018 09:19
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Booster clubs and PTAs throughout the Fairfield-Suisun School District are on edge ahead of a vote that could change the way they raise funds.
  Federal guidelines now prohibit non-nutritious food from being sold or advertised on campus, and if a district doesn’t comply, it could lose millions of dollars in funding.
  “This is something that people look forward to every year,” said Crescent Elementary School President Michele Chapman.
  It’s been a fal
  
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• Modesto Accuses Escalon Cops Of Dumping Homeless In City

  11-09-2018 09:18
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The Modesto Police Department is accusing a nearby police department of dumping homeless people in their city.
  “They were truly trying to solve their own problem by bringing their problem to our community,” said Sgt. Kalani Souza.
  This stems from an August incident where Escalon police officers drove a homeless couple out of San Joaquin County to Modesto and dropped them off at a random location. The incident sparked uproar and prompted Escalon PD to release b
  
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• Death Has Firefighters Taking Cancer Risk Seriously

  11-09-2018 09:09
  AUBURN (CBS13) — They are in the business of saving lives. Now firefighters in the city of Auburn are taking new steps to save themselves, from the cancer-causing dangers they face daily.
  The new approach comes after Auburn firefighter Trent Lindholdt died from lung cancer this year.
  “It was an absolute total shock,” interim Battalion Chief Robert Zaucha said. “When you have a loss in your department, you try and honor that member by making sure it doesn’t happen ag
  
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• Search On For Who Attacked Man On Popular Bike Trail

  11-09-2018 07:47
  RIO LINDA (CBS13) — Sacramento Police are searching along a popular bike trail for clues after a cyclist was brutally attacked.
  The assault happened on the Sacramento Northern Bike Trail that runs from Rio Linda to Sacramento. Trail users we spoke with on Monday say it’s popular, well maintained and safe, but they don’t use it after dark.
  Police responded to Rose Court and Vinci Avenue on Sept. 3 following a report of an assault. Officers say they found a male victim with lacer
  
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• Thieves Targeting Tailgates For Quick Payday

  11-09-2018 07:29
  LINCOLN (CBS13) — Police are issuing a word of warning to truck owners after a rash of tailgates were ripped off.
  “In the past three days we’ve taken three reports of tailgate thefts from white Ford F250 trucks,” said Lincoln Police Sgt. Matt Alves.
  He says these trucks didn’t have locks and were parked in neighborhoods in Lincoln Crossing.
  “Modern tailgates are getting quite sophisticated, they have lights, cameras, fold-out steps, hydraulic assist, so there
  
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• INTERVIEW: Gov. Jerry Brown’s Days In Politics Far From Over

  11-09-2018 05:53
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California Gov. Jerry Brown tells CBS13 News in one of his final interviews before leaving office that he might not be done with politics.
  Yes, even after all these years.
  “I’m not done yet. You’ll never know where I’ll pop up next,” Brown told us, adding “I got a lot on my agenda right at my fingertips, and when appropriate I’ll jump into some political causes and campaigns where I think I can do some good.”
  Until then,
  
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• Soccer Team Expelled, Players Suspended 99 Games After Altercation With Referee

  11-09-2018 05:41
  NATOMAS (CBS 13) — Two players involved in an altercation with a referee have been suspended for 99 games by a youth soccer league.
  A Natomas Youth Soccer League team was expelled, and the league says the coach has also been removed.
  Adrian Castillo says he’s also seeking legal representation after his removal, saying he was voted out by the league without his knowledge.
  But his biggest fight is trying to clear his name after an altercation two weeks ago.
  RELATED: Natomas W
  
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• 2 Killed In Lodi Parking Lot Identified

  11-09-2018 03:48
  LODI (CBS13) — Two people killed in a Lodi shooting have been identified.
  The Lodi Police Department identified the men as Gerardo Maldonado De Santiago, 35 of Lodi, and Brian Soto, 21 of Stockton.
  RELATED: Lodi Double Homicide Marks Spike In Gun Violence
  Police say both men were killed in an altercation in a parking lot between the Alibi Bar and a corner store. Police say the victims were not fighting with each other.
  A gun was located at a nearby business that may be the murder weap
  
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• Stockton Sees Steep Drop In Homicides So Far In 2018

  11-09-2018 03:22
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Homicides in Stockton have dropped by nearly 40 percent compared to a year ago.
  While that drop is strong, it leaves families to mourn the loss of 23 loved ones who died in the City of Stockton over the last nine months. After memorials, funerals and intense investigations by police, arrests have been made in several of the 2018 homicides.
  Mike Donaghy, Juan Dominguez, and the Lor family – these are just some of the victims killed by what Stockton Police call sense
  
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• Police Arrest Walter Swenson Of Elk Grove Following Stolen-Vehicle Chase In Rancho Cordova

  11-09-2018 00:30
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – An Elk Grove man was arrested for allegedly leading police on a chase in a stolen Honda Civic.
  On Friday, a Rancho Cordova police officer identified the stolen Civic headed southbound on Sunrise Boulevard from Highway 50. They tried to pull the vehicle over, but the driver continued westbound on Folsom Boulevard from Sunrise Boulevard, according to a statement from the Ranncho Cordova Police Department.
  Walter Swenson (Credit: RCPD)
  After a five-minute-long chase,
  
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