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• Developing Story: Before Cosby Verdict, Judge Whistled Theme from ‘Kill Bill’

  25-10-2018 23:55
  (NNPA) – “Kill Bill,” apparently was on Judge Steven T. O’Neill’s mind just before a jury convicted Bill Cosby of three counts of aggravated indecent assault in April.
  As the comedian bids to overturn his conviction, courtroom observers recalled the now-infamous moment as O’Neill walked through the courthouse, making a pitstop near the juror deliberation room and belted out “Twisted Nerve,” the song that Daryl Hannah’s character whistled as
  
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• Search On For Suspects In Unprovoked Assault Outside Vacaville Store

  25-10-2018 23:32
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – A search is on for the three men suspected in a brutal unprovoked attack in Vacaville, police say.
  The incident happened on Oct. 11 near the Neighborhood Walmart on Elmira/Nut Tree Road. Vacaville police say a man had walked over to the store to shop, only to find it closed for the evening.
  Three young men then, without warning, went up to the man and attacked him. The man was thrown to the ground, punched in the head and brutally kicked.
  Police say the attack appears t
  
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• Fox scores 21 points to rally Kings past Grizzlies 97-92 (VIDEO)

  25-10-2018 23:30
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dave Joerger’s young Kings team had another night of silly mistakes, broken plays and missed assignments.
  This time Sacramento played through the trouble and won.
  De’Aaron Fox scored 21 points, including a leaning, one-handed dunk as part of a pivotal run late in the fourth quarter, and the Kings beat the Memphis Grizzlies 97-92 on Wednesday.
  Sacramento won despite 17 turnovers, two coming in the final minute when the Kings failed to advance the ball
  
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• CHP Officer Sean Poore Takes His Own Life Inside Patrol Car

  25-10-2018 23:29
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California Highway Patrol officer Sean Poore apparently took his own life while on duty in his patrol car, officials say. Officer Poore was based out of CHP’s South Sacramento division.
  On Tuesday, Poore was found in his patrol car with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, CHP says.
  “Law enforcement agencies are traumatized with the death of one of their own. The response is even more devastating when that death comes at the officer’s own hand,” said
  
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• Nearly 100 Seasonal Jobs Up For Grabs At Global Winter Wonderland At Cal Expo

  25-10-2018 23:02
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Global Winter Wonderland is coming back to Sacramento, and that means some seasonal positions will be soon up for grabs.
  To help fill open positions, Global Winter Wonderland is holding two job fairs: first on Oct. 27 and then on Nov. 3. The job fairs will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  About 100 positions are open, including in the box office, concessions, entertainment venues and merchandise sales.
  Global Winter Wonderland officials note that applications will only b
  
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• Stylists Finish The Job Outside After Firefighters Respond To Elk Grove Salon

  25-10-2018 20:49
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – Nothing was going to stop the hair stylists at an Elk Grove salon from finishing the job, not even a little smoke.
  Thursday morning, firefighters with the Cosumnes Fire Department responded to the Scarlett Salon & Spa on Elk Grove Boulevard to investigate a possible fire. Firefighters found a light haze of smoke coming from inside the building.
  The salon and other businesses next door were evacuated.
  These stylists were going to make sure their clients got their wor
  
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• Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band Announce Tour Stop At Golden 1 Center In March

  25-10-2018 19:21
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Jimmy Buffett & The Coral Reefer Band announced a tour stop in Sacramento on March 16, 2019, at the Golden 1 Center as part of Jimmy Buffett’s “Son Of A Son Of A Sailor” Tour 2019.
  Parrotheads, rejoice! @jimmybuffett & The Coral Reefer Band is coming to Golden 1 Center on March 16Tickets on sale Monday, Nov. 5! pic.twitter.com/cEhytsigAy
  — Golden 1 Center (@Golden1Center) October 25, 2018The tour schedule was announced Thursday
  
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• Driver With Permit Crashes Into Fire Hydrant In Elk Grove

  25-10-2018 17:44
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – A driver crashed into a fire hydrant in Elk Grove Thursday morning.
  The scene is near Big Horn Boulevard and Denali Circle.
  A driver crashed into a fire hydrant on Big Horn Blvd and Denali Circle in Elk Grove. I am told the driver had a permit, and a licensed driver was in the passenger seat. No injuries reported. Intersection is now back open.: @ElkGrovePD @CBSSacramento@GoodDaySac pic.twitter.com/Q6i4fwUEzd
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) October 25, 2018It’s
  
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• Police: 2 Women Sought In Series Of Roseville Grocery Store Wallet Thefts

  25-10-2018 16:05
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Police are asking for help in finding two women suspected in a series of recent wallet thefts in Roseville.
  Roseville police say they’ve gotten multiple reports from several businesses in the city about the two women. The women are accused of stealing wallets right out of unsuspecting victims’ purses while shopping at grocery stores.
  Police say at least five thefts are being linked to the suspects.
  Surveillance photos of the two suspects. (Credit: Roseville
  
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• Fire Guts Arden Arcade Once Upon A Child Store, Firefighter Suffers Minor Injuries

  25-10-2018 15:46
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – A firefighter is recovering after he partially fell through a roof while fighting a fire at an Arden Arcade business Wednesday evening.
  The fire broke out around 6 p.m. at the Once Upon a Child clothing store on Howe Avenue.
  Crews from both Metro Fire and the Sacramento Fire Department responded to the scene and found heavy fire conditions. The fire went to two alarms.
  Authorities say the firefighter, who was from the Sacramento Fire Department, was injured while ope
  
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• Modesto Congressional Race Heats Up Two Weeks Before Election

  25-10-2018 09:51
  MANTECA (CBS13) — Election Day is just 12 days away and one of the most closely watched races, both locally and nationally, is down in San Joaquin County.
  Polls show the battle for the 10th Congressional District seat in California between Josh Harder and Rep. Jeff Denham are closer than ever.
  The district covers the greater Modesto area and stretches all the way from Manteca to Turlock to west of Patterson. Denham has won the race four times. He’s the incumbent but some polls show c
  
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• Preserving Scenery Or Ensuring Safety? Battle Brewing Over Placement Of Police Radio Tower In Vacaville

  25-10-2018 09:16
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) — People in Vacaville are coming to together to protest a 60-foot-tall police radio tower going up on a mountain peak in their community.
  The tower is being built on Drake’s Point which is affectionately known as Old Rocky.
  “It’s an incredibly iconic location for Vacaville,” resident James Gorham said. “Old Rocky is an absolutely spectacular view.”
  Gorham has formed a group called Concerned Citizens for Old Rocky. Signs are now up all a
  
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• Controversy Brewing Atop Old Rocky Over Police Radio Tower

  25-10-2018 09:16
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) — People in Vacaville are coming to together to protest a 60-foot-tall police radio tower going up on a mountain peak in their community.
  The tower is being built on Drake’s Point, affectionately known as Old Rocky.
  “It’s an incredibly iconic location for Vacaville,” Vacaville resident James Gorham said. “Old Rocky is an absolutely spectacular view.”
  Gorham has formed a group called Concerned Citizens for Old Rocky. Signs are now up all
  
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• 16th Death On Highway 70 Stretch Since 2016 Renews Call For Change

  25-10-2018 08:37
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — The latest deadly crash on a road long regarded as a danger is prompting calls for change.
  A 70-year-old man was killed in a crash on Tuesday night. It’s the 16th fatality on the road since the start of 2017.
  Driver Darlene Sutherland still remembers her close call on Highway 70 north of Marysville.
  “It was honk, bam,” she said.
  A car slammed into hers.
  RELATED: Man, 70, Killed In Crash On Highway 70 North Of Marysville
  “They were passing s
  
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• Horse’s Blood Donation Helps Save Kitten’s Vision; The Two Become Unlikely Friends

  25-10-2018 07:59
  LINCOLN (CBS13) — A horse in Lincoln is an unlikely hero after its blood created a vision-saving serum for a kitten.
  Bravo, a 14-week-old kitten, recently came to Fieldhaven Feline Center with a destructive virus and ulcer on his left eye. He met his donor, a 1,200-pound horse named Logan Wednesday.
  “He developed a corneal ulcer – a painful ulceration on the outer most layer of the eye. And he only has one eye, so we wanted to preserve that one good eye,” said Dr. Heather
  
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• 4 Acts Of Kindness: Young Boy Celebrates 4th Birthday By Giving Cookies To Local Agencies

  25-10-2018 06:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — While some kids might be asking for a Paw Patrol party or a trip to Chuck E. Cheese’s, a local boy took a different approach to his fourth birthday Wednesday. Jackson Hambree and his family passed along some gratitude, and cookies, to some special people in his community.
  First, he stopped at the Elk Grove Police Department to thank the officers for their service.Next, he brought treats to the Hatton Veterinary Hospital where his dog’s veterinarian wor
  
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• Thousands Of Families Struggling To Find Child Care In Sacramento; ‘Future Vitality of Our City’ At Stake?

  25-10-2018 05:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The city of Sacramento addressing a major shortage that is impacting families throughout the county: a lack of childcare services.
  “If we don’t help people set roots in Sacramento, we’re risking the future vitality of our city,” said city councilman Eric Guerra.
  Many families are faced with two-year waitlists both at child care centers and family child care homes. Twenty-two hundred people currently can’t find care, and parents are forced
  
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• Thousands Of Families Struggling To Find Child Care In Sacramento

  25-10-2018 05:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The city of Sacramento addressing a major shortage that is impacting families throughout the county: a lack of childcare services.
  “If we don’t help people set roots in Sacramento, we’re risking the future vitality of our city,” said city councilman Eric Guerra.
  Many families are faced with two-year waitlists both at child care centers and family child care homes. Twenty-two hundred people currently can’t find care, and parents are forced
  
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• Fire Claims Once Upon A Child In Arden-Arcade Area

  25-10-2018 03:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A fire ripped through a children’s clothing store in the Arden-Arcade area on Wednesday night.
  The fire broke out at Once Upon a Child on Howe Avenue near Alta Arden Expressway at around 6 p.m.
  The cause is under investigation
   
  
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• Judge Denies Juvenile Rehabilitation For Davis Brutal Killer Daniel Marsh

  25-10-2018 03:11
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) — A Yolo County Judge has decided to uphold the 21-year-old Daniel Marsh’s life prison sentence for the 2013 mutilation murders of an elderly Davis couple.
  “This was really hard but we’re relieved,” said Victoria Hurd, the daughter of one of the victims. Victims families were in tears again, 5 years after the then 16-year-old was sentenced.
  Breaking: Yolo Co. judge says there’s no chance Daniel Marsh will be rehabilitated before he’s
  
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• 86-Year-Old Woman Robbed In Modesto Home

  25-10-2018 02:47
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A brazen robbery of an 86-year-old woman has a quiet neighborhood on edge.
  Detectives said the woman was alone when she heard the glass break and then voices at 3 a.m. on Sunday. She quickly went into another room, shut the door and called the police.
  Detectives say three men broke into the victim’s home near Boise Avenue and Dezzani Lane. At one point, they yelled for her to give them money. One of the suspects, a juvenile was shortly arrested near the ne
  
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• Stockton Cemetery Cancels Halloween Festival & Tour Amid Complaints

  25-10-2018 02:08
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A local cemetery has decided to cancel a Halloween festival and tour following community backlash over respect for the dead.
  Families who have loved ones buried at the Stockton Rural Cemetery worry a large number of people passing through the peaceful area could damage the grounds.  Friday’s event promised a guided evening tour of “bone-chilling scares and true stories from 1861 and beyond.”
  Cemetery manager Ruben Sanchez said one goal of the event
  
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• Judge Decides Davis Killer Daniel Marsh Will Remain In Prison

  25-10-2018 01:23
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – The Davis man convicted when he was a teen of murdering an elderly couple will remain in adult court, a judged decided on Wednesday.
  Daniel Marsh was 15 when he was convicted and sentenced to 52-years-to-life in prison for the grisly 2013 killing of Davis couple Oliver Northup and Claudia Maupin. 
  However, Proposition 57 now requires judges to decide if minors will be tried as adults – which wasn’t available when marsh was initially tried.
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