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• Ask Us: What Is The Update On The ‘Ghost Mall’ In Elk Grove?

  24-09-2018 23:28
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Construction started more than a decade ago on a mall in Elk Grove but then abruptly stopped, leaving many to wonder what the status is of that development.
  The project is located at Kammeron and Grant Line Road.
  Construction stopped 10 years ago and the developer, The Howard Hughes Corporation, previously said the mall would open last fall. The timeline was adjusted again, with the developer saying the mall would open this fall.
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• NorCal Rapist Suspect Roy Charles Waller Does Not Enter Plea During Arraignment

  24-09-2018 23:14
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The suspected NorCal Rapist made his first court appearance and did not enter a plea on Monday.
  Roy Charles Waller, 58, is accused of terrorizing and raping at least 10 women across six Northern California counties between 1991 and 2006.
  FROM THE ARCHIVES: Natomas Rape Suspect Connected To Other Crimes
  Suspected NorCal Killer didn’t enter plea in court today. Hearing extended to Oct 30. Attorney: hundreds of thousands of pages of discovery ⁦@CBSSacrame
  
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• Ask Us: Can A Gun Shop Open Next To A Family Restaurant?

  24-09-2018 22:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A gun shop is opening near Leatherby’s Family Creamery on Arden Way.
  Viewer Connie Wallace sent a question to cbs13.com/askus and wanted to know:
  “Why is there a gun shop opening right next to Leatherby’s on Arden Way in Sacramento? I accept that people have a right to own guns, but it seems wrong to have one situated by a place frequented by families. Does the Leatherby business have no say in what business goes into the empty space? My husband and I
  
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• Garbage Truck Engulfed By Flames In Roseville

  24-09-2018 22:14
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Firefighters say a garbage truck was fully engulfed by flames late Monday morning.
  The incident happened along the 1400 block of Eureka Road. Roseville Fire officials say crews responded to the scene just after 11:30 a.m. and found the truck quickly going up in smoke.
  A garbage truck was engulfed in flames. (Credit: Roseville Fire Department)
  With the help of several engines, firefighters were able to put out the fire.
  The driver of the truck was able to get out safely,
  
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• Woman Shot In Neck After Early Morning Road Rage Incident On I-5 Near Elk Grove

  24-09-2018 19:33
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Authorities say a woman was hospitalized after a road rage incident that escalated to a shooting on Interstate 5 over the weekend.
  California Highway Patrol says, a little after 1 a.m. Saturday, a car with two women inside was heading south on the freeway when the pair was involved in some sort of road rage incident with another vehicle.
  The cars continued south until Hood-Franklin Road, when someone in the other car pulled out a gun and fired at the car with two women
  
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• California Driver’s Handbook Must Now Include Civil Rights During A Traffic Stop

  24-09-2018 19:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Drivers in California will get a copy of their civil rights during a traffic stop, including how to file a complaint against a peace officer.
  Governor Brown signed AB 1918 over the weekend.
  Assembly Bill 2918 already required the California Department of Motor Vehicles to provide a Driver’s Handbook with information regarding rail safety, abandoning or dumping an animal on a highway, and respecting the right-of-way of others. The Handbook now must include a drive
  
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• Police: 6-Year-Old Abducted By Parent In Modesto

  24-09-2018 19:15
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Authorities in northwest Modesto are asking for help in finding a child abduction suspect.
  Modesto police say they are looking for 41-year-old John Cosso. Officer say he’s suspected of taking 6-year-old Jayce Cosso from his home Monday morning.
  Photo of John Cosso provided by the Modesto Police Department.
  John Cosso may be driving a black, mid-2000s mid-sized vehicle of unspecified make or model, police say.
  Police say John is Jayce’s father.
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• Amber Alert Issued After 6-Year-Old Boy Abducted By Father In Modesto

  24-09-2018 19:15
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Authorities in northwest Modesto are asking for help in finding a child abduction suspect.
  Modesto police say they are looking for 41-year-old John Cosso. Officer say he’s suspected of taking 6-year-old Jayce Cosso from his home Monday morning.
  Police in #Modesto are looking for John Cosso, 41, who is accused of abducting 6-year-old Jayce from his home this morning. They are believed to be in a mid-2000’s black mid-sized vehicle. pic.twitter.com/H1pE6Ob2sr
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• Another NorCal Apple Store Robbed, This Time In Santa Rosa

  24-09-2018 18:01
  SANTA ROSA (CBS13) – Thieves have struck again at an Apple store in Northern California.
  The latest incident happened early Sunday afternoon. Video shows a group of young men running out of the Santa Rosa store and through a mall.
  Police say the suspects stole multiple devices.
  Sunday’s heist was the latest in a string of recent thefts at Apple stores across Northern California, including three robberies that took place in less than a week in Roseville.
  Three men were arrested in con
  
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• Crash Knocks Out Power To Roseville Neighborhood

  24-09-2018 16:49
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Officials say nearly 200 homes are without power Monday morning after a car crashed into a power pole in Roseville, near Granite Bay.
  Power out to nearly 200 @PGE4Me customers after a car crashed into a power pole overnight on Sierra College Blvd. near E. Roseville Pkwy. @PGE4Me says power should be restored by 10:30AM. One lane of Sierra College Blvd. is closed. @GoodDaySac @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/1A6IZwDWwX
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) September 24, 2018Th
  
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• Placer Sheriff Search And Rescue Volunteer Coordinates Epic Marriage Proposal

  24-09-2018 16:29
  GRANITE BAY (CBS13) – What was supposed to be an air ops demo by the Placer County Sheriff’s Office turned into an epic marriage proposal Roger Makishima and his fiancée will never forget.
  “I wanted to keep the element of surprise, I wanted to do something really special for her,” Makishima said.
  Makishima volunteers for the Placer Sheriff’s search and rescue team.
  His plan Saturday was to get his then-girlfriend to play a “lost victim.” He would
  
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• 6-Year-Old Awarded For Saving Great-Grandmother’s Life With 911 Call

  24-09-2018 07:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A six-year-old girl is being called a local hero for saving her great-grandmother’s life.
  Tamonyi Dixon was presented with a statewide award earlier this week.
  71-year-old Dorothy Phillips is a very proud grandmother. She was right by Tamonyi’s side as her great-granddaughter received the 2018 911 Local Heroes Medal of Honor presented by California’s Office of Emergency Services.
  The two live together and have been inseparable since Tamonyi was a baby
  
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• Woman Rescued After Driving Truck Off The Mountain, Surviving Three Days

  24-09-2018 07:34
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — A woman is recovering after authorities say she drove her pickup truck off a steep hillside in El Dorado County and was left stranded for three days.
  It happened off Forebay Rd. in Pollock Pines. Investigators say the 47-year-old drove the truck right off the side of the mountain.
  “The car rolled, she’s saying about 10 times. She was able to self-extricate and made her way down to the water’s edge,” said Paul McVay, Division Chief for El D
  
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• Woman Rescued 3 Days After Truck Tumbles Down Hillside In El Dorado County

  24-09-2018 07:34
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — A woman is recovering after authorities say she drove her pickup truck off a steep hillside in El Dorado County and was left stranded for three days.
  It happened off Forebay Rd. in Pollock Pines. Investigators say the 47-year-old drove the truck right off the side of the mountain.
  “The car rolled, she’s saying about 10 times. She was able to self-extricate and made her way down to the water’s edge,” said Paul McVay, Division Chief for El D
  
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• Evacuations Lifted After Propane Tank Leak In Yuba County

  24-09-2018 07:25
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) — 10:24 p.m. The evacuations have been lifted for La Porte Road in Challenge, Yuba County Sheriff’s Department said.
  Residents are able to return home now.
  9:43 p.m. A propane tank leak has prompted immediate evacuations in the area of 10060 LaPorte Road, Challenge, according to Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.
  Sheriffs said residents to the east of Challenge Community Church are being asked to evacuate to the east to Woodleaf, and residents west of th
  
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• Five Car Accident Causes Major Slow Down On Southbound Hwy 99

  24-09-2018 05:37
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A five-vehicle accident shut down the southbound lanes of Highway 99 Sunday evening.
  According to South Sacramento CHP, the accident was reported at 5:55 p.m. just before Grant Line Road.
  CHP said seven people were transported to area hospitals, six with minor to moderate injuries and one with major injuries.
  Update: SAC Hwy 99 SB @ JSO Grant Line Rd. Lanes blocked due to 3 vehicle crash. CHP is detouring traffic. No ETO.
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• Two Men Arrested In Connection With August Homicide In North Sacramento

  24-09-2018 04:37
  NORTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two men are in custody in connection to a homicide that took place on August 4.
  The body of 27-year-old Trevor Solari was found inside an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Howe Avenue.
  On Sept. 20, police arrested 44-year-old Maurice Vale of Sacramento for his alleged involvement with the case. He was charged with murder, robbery, and a violation of his parole.
  The next day, 30-year-old Richard Wallace-Dargan of Citrus Heights was also arrested on charges pe
  
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• Two Men Arrested In Connection With August Homicide

  24-09-2018 04:37
  NORTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two men are in custody in connection to a homicide that took place on August 4.
  The body of 27-year-old Trevor Solari was found inside an apartment complex in the 1100 block of Howe Avenue.
  Over Sept. 20, police arrested 44-year-old Maurice Vale of Sacramento for his involvement with the case. He was charged with murder, robbery, and a violation of his parole.
  The next day, 30-year-old Richard Wallace-Dargan of Citrus Heights was also arrested on charges pertaini
  
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• Firefighters: Homeless May Have Caused Fire In Downtown Recycling Yard

  24-09-2018 03:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A fire at a recycling center broke out just before 4 p.m. Sunday at North 10th Street and B Street in Sacramento.
  Firefighters said the call came in initially as a tree fire, but due to the fire conditions in Northern California Sunday, the fire spread and moved into the rail yard.
  The yard was full of recycling piles of plastic and metal which firefighters say turn into a liquid fuel as they burn. The environment with the piles made it easy for the fire to spread.
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• Police: Sacramento Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing His Foster Brother

  24-09-2018 02:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento man is behind bars for allegedly killing his own foster brother.
  The incident happened Thursday afternoon in North Highlands.
  Officials said the suspect, 54-year-old Michael Womack, got into a fight with the victim, stabbing him multiple times.
  The victim was found by police as Womack allegedly drove away.
  Police said the victim sustained multiple stab wounds during the violent physical encounter with the suspect. Despite life-saving efforts by first respo
  
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• Man Arrested For Allegedly Killing Foster Brother

  24-09-2018 02:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento man is behind bars for allegedly killing his foster brother.
  The incident happened Thursday afternoon in North Highlands. Officials said the suspect, 54-year-old Michael Womack, got into a fight with the victim, stabbing him multiple times. The victim was found by police as Womack allegedly drove away.
  Police said the victim sustained multiple stab wounds. Despite life-saving efforts by first responders and doctors, the victim died from his injuries at the
  
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• Service Dog Wounded In Bay Area Freeway Shooting Dies

  24-09-2018 00:55
  OAKLAND (CBS SF) — A service dog that was shot in a car on Interstate 980 in Oakland on Friday has died, the dog’s owner said Sunday morning.
  The shooting was reported at 7:34 p.m. Friday near the eastbound freeway’s intersection with Interstate 580. The driver, who was in a silver Hyundai Sonata rental car, suffered lacerations from broken glass, and the dog was struck on the shoulder by gunfire.
  Nenita Kiser, the owner of the 4-year-old shepherd-pharaoh-hound mix named Layla,
  
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• While Dangers Of Wildfire Season Still Ahead, Causes Of Worst Fires Are Still ‘Undetermined’

  24-09-2018 00:00
  California officials quickly determined an arsonist started last month’s huge wildfire southeast of Los Angeles, and that two weeks earlier sparks from a vehicle produced a deadly wildfire in the far northern part of the state.
  But causes for many of California’s worst blazes of the past decade remain a mystery.
  The Associated Press reviewed state data on the 10 largest wildfires and 10 most destructive in terms of homes and buildings burned for each year dating to 2008. Lightning wa
  
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