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• Amber Alert Issued For Two Children In Parental Abduction Out Of San Jose

  03-11-2018 23:32
  SAN JOSE (CBS SF) — An Amber Alert was issued Saturday for two children allegedly abducted by their mother on Friday during a supervised visit in San Jose, authorities said. The Amber Alert has been issued for Santa Clara, Alameda, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Stanislaus Counties.
  The mother, Diana Moreira, 33, is believed to be driving a gray 2012 Mini Cooper with California license 6UWL251. She is possibly heading to Colorado Springs, Colorado, according to the alert.
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• Boy Hurt In Drive-By Shooting Wants To Visit Fire Department

  03-11-2018 07:49
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A 9-year-old boy is recovering after getting shot inside his North Sacramento home by a bullet from a drive-by shooting.
  Gabriel Martinez in back home with his family after a trip to the hospital.
  “I’m good,” Martinez said. “I heard two gunshots and then I felt a lot of pain.”
  ALSO: Police Giving Out Replacement Candy To Kids After Metal Objects Found In Halloween Treats
  He’s trying to stay comfortable on the family couch now wi
  
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• Stockton Kings Basketball Team Debuts For Excited Fans

  03-11-2018 07:43
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — The stage was set for the Stockton Kings to make their debut at Stockton Arena. The Kings may not have won Friday night, but the fans couldn’t be more excited to have the team in their backyard.
  “You know, what I’m saying, we’ve always been representing our Kings,” said one fan, who called himself John The 209 Man.
  Prior to this, the team spent 10 years as the Reno Bighorns. Cesar Chavez High School singers opened up the night with the Star
  
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• Sacramento Beekeeper Stung By Thieves

  03-11-2018 07:32
  SACRAMENTO COUNTY (CBS13) — Thousands of beehives were stolen from a local beekeeper.
  “I am a fourth-generation beekeeper—my parents, my grandparents, even my great-grandparents,” said Victor Cojan of http://www.vbees.com “Everything was cleaned up, nothing was left.”
  The suspects swarmed his hives of an estimated 40,000 bees worth $27,000.
  “Very upset, very upset,” he said while tending to the other few hundreds of hives he has left.
  It was madden
  
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• High School Football Playoffs Round 1: Downey Downs Short-Handed Grant 57-20

  03-11-2018 06:59
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The regular season has wrapped up and it’s all about the playoffs now. Usually post-season kicks off with more positive news but for Grant High, it wasn’t all positive Friday night.
  The number six team welcomed number 11 Downey from southern California, but Grant took the field without 10 of their players. Last week the Pacers got into an all-out brawl against Whitney High.
  Those 10 players were suspended for Friday’s game, leaving the Pacers without
  
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• Sacramento Zoo Has Eyes On Sleep Train Arena

  03-11-2018 05:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The former home of Slamson the Lion could be the new home of the Sacramento Zoo.
  Zoo officials are considering the former home of the Sacramento Kings, Sleep Train Arena, as the new home for the Sacramento Zoo.
  The zoo has been looking for space to grow beyond its Land Park location. Zoo CEO Jason Jacobs said its current home doesn’t have the parking space it needs, and it needs to expand space for the animals.
  Source: Sacramento Zoo
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• Community Comes Together To Help 95-Year-Old World War II, Korean War Veteran

  03-11-2018 04:34
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A Stockton World War II and Korean War veteran is being honored by several people around San Joaquin County for his lifetime of service to our country.
  It’s a project showing service men and women that they‘re not alone.
  Over the last 65 years, Ted Salisbury has welcomed countless visitors to his east Stockton home, the place he and his wife raised their three children.
  “I built this house after I came back from Korea, and it took me a long time, but I
  
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• Rancho Cordova Easing Pathway For New Businesses, Offers Assistance And Loans

  03-11-2018 03:05
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — It has been said, “if you build it — they will come.” That’s the approach the city of Rancho Cordova has taken in terms of business development.
  The city is aggressive and progressive when it comes to bringing in business — providing a liaison in the economic development office to help walk businesses through the process and offering $10 million in business loans. But the owner of Burning Barrel opted to use his life savings to fund th
  
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• Jump Bikes Expand Across Sacramento Region, Offering Bike-Sharing For 46 Sq. Miles

  03-11-2018 02:44
   
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Citing popular demand, the Jump Bike sharing program is expanding to nearly double the service area in the Sacramento region, from 14 to 25 square miles, for a total coverage area of 46 square miles, including the city of Davis.
  The Uber-run app released the following statement, Friday reading in part:
  “Because of the demand and positive feedback, we’ve expanded our service area north to the American River, south to Fruitridge Rd, east to Power Inn R
  
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• Local Synagogues Increase Security In Wake Of Pittsburgh Massacre

  03-11-2018 01:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The massacre at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue is forcing local houses of worship to reevaluate their security plans, and local law enforcement is joining the effort.
  When the accused anti-semite opened fire during a Saturday service at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, law enforcement in Sacramento immediately deployed extra officers at all synagogues in town.
  After the incident, Rabbi Mendi Cohen realized he’ll need a more permanent securi
  
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• Former American River College Student Pleads Guilty To Terrorism Charges

  03-11-2018 00:08
  CHICAGO (AP) – A former California college student has pleaded guilty to charges of aiding a terrorist organization after earlier arguing he was entitled to immunity because he hooked up with the kind of Syrian rebels the U.S. has backed.
  Twenty-five-year-old Aws Mohammed Younis Al-Jayab admitted in a plea agreement Wednesday to flying from Chicago to Turkey in 2013, then traveling to Syria. The agreement says he joined Ansar Al-Islam, a precursor to the Islamic State group.
  The agreement
  
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