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• Sheriff: 2 Deputies Shot, Suspect In Custody After Incident In Rancho Cordova

  17-09-2018 23:59
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The latest on an officer-involved shooting incident in Rancho Cordova:
  3:50 p.m.
  A neighbor near the scene says he saw the arrest play out on the other side of his fence.
  “You could hear the bullets whizzing by,” said a neighbor near the scene of the shooting.
  He says the suspect was laying out in the street as deputies yelled orders to him to lay flat on the street.
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  3:27 p.m. 
  Investigators have arrested one suspect in the shooting that wound
  
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• Ask Us: Will An Overpass Bridge Be Built At My Light Rail Station?

  17-09-2018 22:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) –  A safety concern near a Sacramento Regional Transit Light Rail station has Susie from Sacramento looking for help.
  She filled out a form on cbs13.com/askus and wrote:
  “Will they ever put an overpass bridge on the Franklin Boulevard and Cosumnes River Light Rail? Traffic is horrible and worse during the morning and evening commute.”
  CBS13 brought Susie’s question to Sacramento Regional Transit. We were told a bridge over Franklin Boulevard at Cos
  
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• Ask Us: Why Is Placer County Installing Roundabouts In Auburn?

  17-09-2018 21:27
  AUBURN (CBS13) – Placer County is installing two roundabouts on Bell Road and a CBS13 viewer wants to know why.
  Jim Adler filled out a form on cbs13.com/askus and wrote:
  Why is Placer County putting in a roundabout at Bell and Bowman in North Auburn?”
  We took Jim’s question to Jim Holmes on the Placer County Board of Supervisors. Holmes told CBS13 two roundabouts are actually being planned in that area- Bowman and Bell Roads, and Interstate 80 at Bell Road. The addition of thos
  
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• Ask Us: What Is The Construction Project In Elk Grove?

  17-09-2018 20:51
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – A construction project in Elk Grove has one CBS13 viewer wondering what’s going on in his neighborhood.
  Robert Gonzalez filled out a form on cbs13.com/askus and wants to know:
  “What is being built on Poppy Ridge behind the Walmart on Bruceville?”
  CBS13 asked Elk Grove’s Planning Department and found out two subdivisions are being planned for that area. One of the subdivisions will be known as the McGreary subdivision and have 16 single-family hom
  
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• Ask Us: Who Do I Contact About An Unsafe Crosswalk?

  17-09-2018 20:24
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A woman living on Cadillac Drive near Fair Oaks and Howe Avenue in Sacramento has a safety concern in her neighborhood and wrote to cbs13.com/askus to get help.
  Paige Small says:
  “I live on Cadillac Drive across from Raley’s and CVS by Fair Oaks and Howe. Who do I contact about a crosswalk sign that really needs a light bar on it, before someone gets killed in the crosswalk?”
  READ ALSO: What is Being Built On Fiddyment Road in Roseville?
  We took Paige
  
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• Silver Fox, Likely Victim Of Illegal Pet Trade, Rescued In Rocklin

  17-09-2018 20:14
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – A silver fox believed to be a product of illegal pet trade was discovered in the Rocklin area, rescuers say.
  Gold Country Wildlife Rescue says the fox was picked up recently. Rescuers noted it had little fear of humans, leading them to believe it had either escaped for been released from illegal pet traders.
  The silver fox picked up in Rocklin. (Credit: Gold Country Wildlife Rescue)
  The silver fox is kind of red fox with a striking, black and white pelt coloration. Both t
  
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• Striping Work Means Intermittent Lane Closures On I-80 In High Sierra This Week

  17-09-2018 18:34
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) – Sierra drivers are being asked to be patient as striping work begins on Interstate 80 this week.
  The stretch of freeway from Truckee to Stateline is slated for the work.
  The work, which includes removing and replacing the striping, begins Monday and is scheduled to run 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Thursday.
  Caltrans says the striping work will prompt various lane closures on both sides of I-80.
  The following areas are expected to be affected each day:
  Monday: Closure of one
  
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• Solano Co. Deputy Lifts Spirits Of Abandoned Dog By Making It ‘Honorary K9’

  17-09-2018 18:14
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) – A scared, abandoned dog that was found tied to a tree was made an honorary K9 by the Solano County Sheriff’s Office.
  The dog was found by animal control officers Sunday night at an undisclosed location.
  The “honorary K9.” (Credit: Solano County Sheriff’s Office)
  Deputies say the dog was scared and cold when she was found. So, to warm her up, the deputy lent her a K9 vest.
  Not only did the vest warm her up, it also seemed to lift the dog’s s
  
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• VIDEO: Fiery Crash On Interstate 80 Leaves Person Injured

  17-09-2018 16:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Westbound Interstate 80 is back open after a fiery crash closed lanes overnight.
  The crash happened just before 2 a.m. Monday on the bridge just east of Reed Avenue.
  First responders found two cars had crashed –and one of them was engulfed in flames.
  California Highway Patrol says one person was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries
  
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• Independent Contractors Attend Seminar To Understand New Ruling

  17-09-2018 08:23
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A seminar to explain the future of independent contractors in Sacramento left many disappointed Sunday night. More than a hundred concerned independent contacts showed up to Bottle and Barlow in Midtown, seeking answers after a Supreme Court ruling that changed the definition of what an independent contractor is.
  That ruling came down in April, but an informational seminar was held Sunday by Meyer Law Offices.
  It is too early to determine the impacts of the new classif
  
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• 3-Year-Old Girl Shot In Sacramento Declared Brain Dead

  17-09-2018 07:31
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The three-year-old girl shot in South Sacramento last week has been pronounced brain dead, according to the UC Davis Medical Center.
  In a statement released by the hospital, doctors said Azalya was examined by two doctors, first on Friday at 11:50 a.m. and second after midnight on Saturday to confirm brain death. The official declaration came at 1:02 a.m. Saturday.
  “Like everyone, we have been terribly saddened about what happened to this young child. Our caregiv
  
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• Businesses Unsure Of Future After Large Downtown Modesto Fire

  17-09-2018 07:10
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The future for many business owners is still uncertain after a massive fire ripped through a block of downtown Modesto Friday.
  Firefighters spent much of Sunday putting out hot spots that continued to produce flames inside the Crescent Work & Outdoors building on 8th Street.
  RELATED: Community Showers Business Owner With Support After Massive Fire
  “We’re kind of letting some areas burn out. The fire is basically contained now to this one building&rdqu
  
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• Suspected DUI Sends Four To Hospital In Multi-Car Crash

  17-09-2018 07:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A traffic incident near Florin Road has sent several people, including two children, to the hospital Sunday evening, police said.
  According to the Sacramento Sheriff’s office, the accident happened just before six when Sacramento Sheriff’s deputies attempted to pull over a red truck for a traffic stop on Power Inn Road. Officers said the vehicle was erratically driving 65-70 miles per hour on surface streets.
  #MetroFire is o/s of a multiple casualty inciden
  
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• WATCH: 70-Year-Old Hiker Air-Rescued From Pacific Crest Trail

  17-09-2018 04:48
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) — A CHP helicopter assisted in the rescue of a 70-year-old man who fractured his leg while hiking Saturday afternoon.
  According to CHP, the Truckee Fire Protection District responded to the Pacific Crest trail for the man who fractured his leg.
  Because of the remote location, the helicopter (H-20) landed and transported him to a waiting ambulance.
  The patient was then transported to the Tahoe Forest Hospital for additional treatment.
  
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• WATCH: 70-Year-Old Hiker Air-Rescued From Pacific Coast Trail

  17-09-2018 04:48
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) — A CHP helicopter assisted in the rescue of a 70-year-old man who fractured his leg while hiking Saturday afternoon.
  According to CHP, the Truckee Fire Protection District responded to the Pacific Coast trail for the man who fractured his leg.
  Because of the remote location, the helicopter (H-20) landed and transported him to a waiting ambulance.
  The patient was then transported to the Tahoe Forest Hospital for additional treatment.
  
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• California Announces Sister Relationship With German State

  17-09-2018 04:30
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown has announced a sister-state relationship with a German state that furthers strengthens climate and economic ties between the two entities.
  Brown signed the agreement on Saturday with the minister-president of Baden-Württemberg, a state in southwestern Germany that is the country’s third-largest.
  The minister-president of the German state is Winfried Kretschmann.
  ALSO: Police Officer Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Two
  
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• 4 People Injured In Multiple Casualty Incident Off Florin Road

  17-09-2018 04:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A traffic incident near Florin Road has sent four people to the hospital Sunday evening, police said.
  According to the Sacramento Sheriff’s office, a Sacramento Sheriff’s Unit attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was erratically driving 65-70 miles per hour on surface streets.
  #MetroFire is o/s of a multiple casualty incident near #FlorinRd and Power Inn Rd.Unknown on number of patients and status, or number of vehicles.Use alternate routes where poss
  
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• ‘They’re Healing Each Other Heal’: Injured Man Finds Companion In Disabled Dog

  17-09-2018 03:12
  OAKDALE (CBS13) — An Oakdale family is adjusting to life after their father got into a tragic accident.
  Jon Cavnar was injured in an accident where doctors were not sure if they could save his leg.
  After a head-on collision, Cavnar started feeling down.
  “The circumstances started taking a toll and I need help with everything, and I started getting down,” Cavnar said.
  His wife noticed the change in his attitude and asked if maybe a dog companion would make him feel better.
  That&
  
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