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• June Fire Burning In Butte County

  30-10-2018 23:54
  4:15 p.m. UPDATE: Forward progress on the fire has been stopped. The fire has burned 550 acres.
  #JuneFire [update] off 4 Junes Way and Palermo-Honcut Highway, south of Palermo (Butte County) is now 550 acres and 20% contained. pic.twitter.com/RtCjuL7nBF
  — CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) October 30, 2018—
  BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13) — A fire has burned at least 80 acres south of Palermo in Butte County.
  The June Fire is burning in the area of 4 Junes Way and Palermo Honcut-Highway. It’s to
  
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• Grass Fire Along Highway 113 Burns 5 Vehicles Parked At UC Davis

  30-10-2018 22:54
  DAVIS (CBS13) – Several cars were damaged on the outskirts of the UC Davis campus in a fire on Tuesday.
  The incident started as a grass fire near the Hutchinson Drive offramp from Highway 113 that spread into a parking lot around 10 a.m. The owner of one car says the fire started near Highway 113 and spread up the embankment into the lot.
  @ucdavis and DFD crews are working a vegetation fire (now under control) at the 113 off ramp to Hutchinson. The ramp is closed, power cut to the nearby a
  
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• Search On In Alpine County For Hiker Last Seen On Saturday

  30-10-2018 21:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A search is on for a man who went on a hike over the weekend and has not been seen since.
  The Alpine County Sheriff’s Office says 55-year-old Bradford Dozier was last seen in Sacramento on Saturday morning. He was reportedly going to go on a hike, but it is not known exactly where.
  Pls R/T:Missing Bradford Dozier,male white, 55 yrs,5'5 & 190 lbs.,w/brown hair & blue eyes,Last seen in Sac 10-26 heading to hike and his car was found 10/27 @Evergreen Trailhe
  
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• Dispatcher’s Instincts Lead To Stolen TV Crew’s Gear, 2 Arrests

  30-10-2018 21:07
  FOOTHILL FARMS (CBS13) – A 911 dispatcher who was trusting her instincts, and a mistaken phone call from a TV news crew, led to two arrests and the recovery of the crew’s stolen gear.
  On Monday at 6 a.m., a channel 3 news crew comprised of a photographer and a reporter drove their van to a Starbucks on the corner of Garfield Avenue and Greenback Lane in the Foothill Farms area of Sacramento County.
  The two then went inside the store, and when they returned, found that a window of the
  
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• Audit: California Paid $4B In Questionable Medi-Cal Claims

  30-10-2018 21:06
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – California paid at least $4 billion over four years in questionable Medi-Cal premiums and claims because it failed to follow up on eligibility discrepancies, according to an audit released Tuesday.
  From 2014 through 2017, more than 450,000 people marked as eligible for Medi-Cal in the state’s system were listed as ineligible in county systems, the California auditor’s office said. Half of those discrepancies persisted for more than two years.
  “Some
  
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• Calaveras County Middle School Custodian Accused Of Making Threats Against Coworkers

  30-10-2018 20:45
  CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) – A middle school custodian was arrested after an apparent argument led to threats of bringing a gun to work.
  The situation was reported to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office on Monday.
  Deputies say 72-year-old Fred Westbrook, a custodian at Toyon Middle School, had been having an ongoing dispute with a coworker. Westbrook, deputies say, reportedly threatened to bring a gun work several times.
  School administrators were told about the statements on Monday
  
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• Fire That Gutted Arden Arcade Once Upon A Child Store Ruled Arson

  30-10-2018 19:14
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – The fire that destroyed the Once Upon A Child store in Arden Arcade has been ruled arson, investigators say.
  The fire broke out around 6 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the 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.
  RELATED: Once Upon A Child Fire Leaves Parents Without Popular Clothing Shop
  A Metro Fire captain was injured while working the fire on t
  
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• Church Randomly Handing Out $100 Bills In The Sacramento Area?

  30-10-2018 18:41
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) – A woman at an Elk Grove store was suddenly handed an envelope containing $100 on Sunday, and it came at just the right time, she says.
  The surprise gift-giving happened around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Smart & Final on Elk Grove Boulevard. As she was checking out, the woman told the cashier that a man and woman, who appeared to be elderly, had walked up to her, and without saying a word, handed her the envelope containing the money and walked away.
  The recipient sa
  
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• Police: Woman, 76, Choked After Refusing To Give Up Purse Outside Modesto Sears

  30-10-2018 17:31
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A man has been arrested after he allegedly choked a 76-year-old woman who refused to give up her purse in front of a Modesto Sears.
  The incident happened early Sunday afternoon at the Vintage Faire Mall.
  Modesto police say the woman was about to walk into the Sears from the east entrance when a man lunged at her and demanded her purse. When she refused to give it up, police say the man started choking her.
  Mark Heisser’s booking photo. (Credit: Modesto Police Depart
  
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• Stolen Collectibles, Including Baseball Card Collection, Found In Lincoln Suspect’s Car

  30-10-2018 17:11
  LINCOLN (CBS13) – Police say a man in possession of a stash of stolen items – including baseball cards and other collectibles – was arrested in Lincoln.
  The incident happened early Monday morning. An officer spotted a car parked along the 300 block of Lincoln Boulevard with 33-year-old Steven Breschini inside and did a probation search.
  Officers soon discovered a lot of stolen items, including: credit cards, drivers’ licenses, ATM cards and social security cards belonging
  
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• Some Residents Question Proposed Roundabouts In West Davis

  30-10-2018 15:13
  DAVIS (CBS13) – A fire commissioner is setting his sights on road work as Yolo County supervisors consider a measure to bring new roundabouts to West Davis.
  The measure would convert three intersections into roundabouts along County Road 98 in an effort widen the corridor 20 feet in each direction.
  Retired fire captain Ed Beoshanz opposes the measure after looking at emergency response programs in other cities. Beoshanz says he would prefer traffic signals which he feels would be easier to
  
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• Brother: Indian Couple Died In Yosemite Taft Point Fall While Taking Selfie

  30-10-2018 14:31
  NEW DELHI (AP) – An Indian couple who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park in the western U.S. was apparently taking a selfie, the man’s brother said Tuesday.
  Park rangers recovered the bodies of 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meekakshi Moorthy on Thursday from about 800 feet (245 meters) below Taft Point, where visitors can walk to the edge of a vertigo-inducing granite ledge that doesn’t have a railing.
  Viswanath, who Cisco Indi
  
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• Kings run away after halftime, top Heat 123-113 (VIDEO)

  30-10-2018 14:13
  MIAMI (AP) — Sacramento’s offensive approach was not exactly elaborate: Run, run, run and keep running.
  Once the Kings got rolling, Miami had no answers.
  Willie Cauley-Stein scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 23 points and the high-octane Kings put their youthful athleticism on full display in getting past the Heat 123-113 on Monday night — putting up huge numbers even after sputtering through the first quarter.“We ain’t had this energy in
  
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• Kings run away after halftime, top Heat 123-113

  30-10-2018 14:13
  MIAMI (AP) — Sacramento’s offensive approach was not exactly elaborate: Run, run, run and keep running.
  Once the Kings got rolling, Miami had no answers.
  Willie Cauley-Stein scored 26 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Buddy Hield added 23 points and the high-octane Kings put their youthful athleticism on full display in getting past the Heat 123-113 on Monday night — putting up huge numbers even after sputtering through the first quarter.“We ain’t had this energy in
  
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• Red Flag Warning Prompts Swift Action Amid Fire Danger

  30-10-2018 08:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Strong winds and dry conditions had fire crews preparing for the worst across the Sacramento region on Monday night.
  A red flag warning took effect for much of northern California that will last through Wednesday morning.
  “You need to be prepared, you need to exercise the evacuation orders and really treat this like a tornado warning, it’s that critical,” said Mike Mohler, Deputy Director with Cal Fire.
  RELATED: Strong Winds Bringing Elevated Fir
  
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• Spooky Sites Drawing Visitors to Gold Country

  30-10-2018 08:04
  AUBURN (CBS13) – Gold Country is full of historic tales and spooky stops. But there’s a difference between searching for scary stories and looking for danger.
  Dyer Lane, right on the Sacramento and Placer County Line, is rumored to be haunted. According to Placer County Sheriff’s Office, deputies keep an eye on the street where abandoned cars and other small crimes frequently occur.
  Underneath the creaking wooden walkways of Old Town Auburn, lies the darker history of town: lit
  
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• Dispatch Audio Shows Frantic Moments After Shooting At The Fountains At Roseville

  30-10-2018 07:16
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Police dispatch audio reveals the frantic first moments of reports of gunshots at the Fountains at Roseville shopping mall on Saturday night.
  Reports of gunshots came into Roseville police at 11:30 p.m.
  Dispatcher: “…Roseville units, getting reports of a possible active shooter, ‘Dave and Busters’….we do have medical going to be en route shortly…”
  Dispatcher: “…shooting victim in front of the location…the
  
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• Sacramento Gathers To Honor Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting Victims

  30-10-2018 06:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento synagogue opened its doors on Monday night to honor those killed in the Pittsburgh shooting.
  An overflow crowd gathered at Sacramento’s Congregation B’nai Israel, showing support for the lives lost and the family and friends of those impacted by the synagogue shooting.
  “We’re here to remember those who were murdered in Pittsburgh,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. “I hope tonight that people feel a sense of stren
  
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• ‘I’m Going To Die:’ Synagogue Shooting Survivors Share Horror At Tree Of Life

  30-10-2018 06:00
  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Up in the choir loft, alone, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers whispered to a 911 dispatcher on his cellphone.
  Below him, down in the sanctuary, eight of his congregants had been felled by a gunman’s bullets. Up here, though, Myers couldn’t see them — or any of the other horrors going on beyond his hideaway. He could only listen. He waited for another round of semiautomatic gunfire, but all was silent. Then he heard what he feared even more.
  Could that be footsteps?
  M
  
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• Football Brawl Ends Whitney High Season, Could Create Playoff Problems For Grant High

  30-10-2018 03:46
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — Friday night football took a turn after an all-out brawl broke out on the field in the middle of a high-school game.
  The game between Whitney High School and Grant Union High School was cut short in the third quarter because of a fight on the field.
  Video from Whitney High Broadcasting shows how the fight begins. It’s the third quarter after a scoring play by Whitney High. A student from Whitney and a student from Grant are seen in a struggle. It doesn’t end t
  
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• Pain Of 1999 Sacramento Synagogue Firebombings Also A Lesson In Resilience

  30-10-2018 02:39
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento community is coming together after a violent attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh.
  The violence echoes what happened nearly 20 years ago in Sacramento. Two white supremacist brothers firebombed three synagogues in 1999.
  Mona Alfi had just started as a rabbi at the time of the attacks. In the 19 years since she says B’nai Israel is a perfect example of what it’s like to “rise from the ashes.”
  “No community is safe from people
  
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• Stockton Man Arrested In House Fire That Killed Three Dogs

  30-10-2018 02:23
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Police have arrested a man accused of setting fire to a Stockton home, killing three dogs inside.
  Police say Zachary Hunt, 24, was arrested and is the son of the woman who lives at the home.
  Firefighters said the woman who lived inside the home not only lost thousands of collectible items in the fire, but she also lost three of her beloved pets.
  ALSO: Man Burned By Honey Oil Lab Explosion In Stockton Garage
  Leo Serrano was asleep at home in downtown Stockton when he
  
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• Haunted Sacramento: Where Do The Ghosts Roam In California’s Capital?

  30-10-2018 01:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A city as old as Sacramento is bound to have a few place where otherworldly residents reside.
  But some of them may not be the first ones that come to mind.
  SACRAMENTO THEATRE COMPANY
  The costume design room at the nearly 75-year-old Sacramento Theatre Company has plenty of human activity, but it can also be quite busy when no one is here.You’d expect that from a place that has a ghost highway. Spools of thread and dress forms have been known to move around. The s
  
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• Motorcyclist Dies After Trading Gunfire In El Dorado County Pursuit

  30-10-2018 00:32
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — A man has died after he exchanged gunfire during a pursuit, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said on Monday.
  South Lake Tahoe Police officer were pursuing a motorcycle around 1 p.m. when the driver reportedly shot at officers.
  Officers called for assistance from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office after the driver fired the shots.
  At some point, the suspect was wounded. It’s not clear which agency fired the fatal shot. The motorcycli
  
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