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• Flash Flood Warning In Effect After Heavy Rain Moves Through Camp Fire Burn Scar Area

  29-11-2018 23:48
  CHICO (CBS13) – A Flash Flood Warning is in effect in Butte County after heavy rain moved through the Camp Fire burn scar area on Thursday.
  NWS Sacramento says they’ve received reports of debris flows and mudslides near the burn scar area.
  Reports of debris flows and mudslides have been observed in the vicinity of the Camp Fire burn scar.A flash flood warning is in effect until 915 PM given additional heavy rainfall moving through the region.#cawx pic.twitter.com/52E2RmUegb
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• Bodycam Video Shows Deputy’s Desperate Escape From Camp Fire

  29-11-2018 23:11
  PARADISE (CBS SF) — When Butte County Deputy Aaron Parmley turned on his body camera at the height of the Camp Fire, he hoped it would capture the final moments of his life.
  Parmley was searching for four nurses from the Feather River Hospital who needed help fleeing the wall of flames that were roaring through the Butte County town of Paradise.
  All around him there was fire. A smoky, red haze had replaced the blue skies of Thursday morning. On both sides of the road, walls of flames were
  
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• California Lawmakers To Talk About Scathing Audit Of High-Speed Rail Project

  29-11-2018 19:11
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – Lawmakers on Thursday will discuss a scathing audit of California’s ambitious project to build a high-speed train between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
  The report released in mid-November found poor contract management and decision-making drove billions of dollars in cost overruns and years of delays.
  The project originally slated to cost $40 million now has a $77 billion price tag and is scheduled for completion in 2033, years behind schedule.
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• 26-Year-Old Face Transplant Patient From Yuba City Reveals New Face

  29-11-2018 18:38
  (CNN) — Less than 11 months after Cameron Underwood underwent a face transplant, the 26-year-old is revealing himself to the world.
  Underwood, of Yuba City, California, suffered a self-inflicted gunshot to the face in June 2016. The extensive damage left him missing most of his lower jaw, his nose and every tooth but one, a press statement said. He also experienced damage to his upper face and palate.
  Conventional reconstructive surgery, which he reportedly tried several times, could only
  
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• 26-Year-Old Face Transplant Patient From Yuba City Reveals New Appearance

  29-11-2018 18:38
  (CNN) — Less than 11 months after Cameron Underwood underwent a face transplant, the 26-year-old is revealing himself to the world.
  Underwood, of Yuba City, California, suffered a self-inflicted gunshot to the face in June 2016. The extensive damage left him missing most of his lower jaw, his nose and every tooth but one, a press statement said. He also experienced damage to his upper face and palate.
  Conventional reconstructive surgery, which he reportedly tried several times, could only
  
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• Storm Largely Misses Camp Fire Burn Scar Area, Flood Watch Still In Effect

  29-11-2018 18:04
  CHICO (AP) — A storm moving through California largely missed the wildfire-burned areas but officials say a flash flood watch has been extended as stronger showers could still reach the flood-prone spots Thursday.
  The National Weather Service issued a watch for possible flash flooding and debris flows from areas scarred by major fires throughout the state that was to expire Thursday morning.
  Potential for ash flow or debris flows over recent burn scars with today's rain.If you are near the
  
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• Former Stockton Vice Mayor Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI After Deadly Crash

  29-11-2018 16:59
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A 77-year-old man is facing charges of DUI and vehicular manslaughter after an incident in Stockton Wednesday night.
  Stockton police say officers responded to the area of Country Club Boulevard and Fontana Avenue just before 8 p.m. to investigate a reported crash involving a car and pedestrian.
  Victor Mow, 77, a current commissioner with the Port of #Stockton has been arrested for vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after police say he fatally crashed
  
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• Hearing For Man Accused Of Stashing Daughter’s Body In Sacramento Rental Unit

  29-11-2018 16:56
  RENO, Nev. (AP) – A bail hearing was scheduled Thursday for a Nevada man facing a murder charge after police say he drove his 5-year-old daughter’s emaciated corpse to California and stashed it in a storage unit in May.
  Police say 24-year-old Tyler Anderson’s malnourished daughter, Cali, was dead in an unkempt Reno apartment for a week before he rented a truck, placed the child’s body in a duffel bag inside a blue plastic drum and then left it in the rental unit in Sacram
  
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• Man, 77, Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI After Deadly Stockton Crash

  29-11-2018 16:25
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A 77-year-old man is facing charges of DUI and vehicular manslaughter after an incident in Stockton Wednesday night.
  Stockton police say officers responded to the area of Country Club Boulevard and Fontana Avenue just before 8 p.m. to investigate a reported crash involving a car and pedestrian.
  Victor Mow’s booking photo. (Credit: Stockton Police Department)
  At the scene, an 82-year-old man was found down in the road. Medics soon pronounced him dead.
  The driver of
  
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• Road Crumbling Off NB I-5 Near Downtown Sacramento; Long-Term Traffic Impact Expected

  29-11-2018 15:55
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A crumbling roadway has caused two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 in Sacramento to be closed Thursday morning.
  California Highway Patrol says the #4 and #5 lanes are closed due to the crumbling roadway.
  A big hole has appeared due to the road crumbling on northbound I-5. (Credit: CHP Valley Division)
  Officials say it’s looking like a “long term” closure. A significant traffic impact is expected on traffic through Downtown Sacramento.
  Drivers are bei
  
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• Ski Resorts, Sierra Businesses Prepare For First Heavy Winter Snowfall

  29-11-2018 08:20
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) — The coldest and biggest snowfall of the season has begun in the Sierra. And now a winter storm warning is in effect for most of the towns in the upper elevations.
  “It can be dangerous during certain storm cycles,” said Joe Flannery, a spokesperson for Tahoe National Forest.
  It was covered in Christmas lights Wednesday night but in just 24 hours, Historic Downtown Truckee will be covered in snow.
  “Oh it couldn’t be any better timing,” said Wil
  
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• Woman Accused Of Voter Fraud After Mailing In Two Absentee Ballots In 2016

  29-11-2018 08:13
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — Accused of voting more than once, a former Nevada County woman is now facing jail time. It happened during the 2016 presidential primary after Deidra Vrooman was mailed two absentee ballots.
  “I wanted at least one of my votes to count,” said Vrooman.
  Vrooman says she mailed both of the ballots in, unsure of which one was valid.
  Vrooman said she sent in the ballots “with the assumption that the state was sophisticated enough to eliminate the one tha
  
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• Tiny Homes May Be Solution To Sacramento Homeless Crisis

  29-11-2018 07:44
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Thousands of people are homeless in Sacramento and the number is growing. Now one local group says building tiny homes will help.
  The cozy living spaces could help solve Sacramento’s growing homeless crisis. The homes include a sitting area, a storage loft, and even room for a pet.
  Now some homeless advocates want to build a community of small shelters, but the question is where they can be built.
  One location under consideration is city-owned land along Meadowvi
  
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• Thieves Break Into River City Saloon ATM With Crowbar

  29-11-2018 07:38
  OLD SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An Old Sacramento pub is on edge after thieves broke in early Wednesday morning and took cash out of the ATM.
  The owner of River City Saloon Sean Derfield said the suspects took the cash out of the machine and fled the scene within four minutes. The incident is caught on security footage showing the suspects breaking in and struggling with crowbars.
  Derfield woke to a rattling phone call Wednesday morning from his alarm company, informing him that his business was
  
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• Why Are The Sacramento Fall Leaves So Colorful?

  29-11-2018 07:24
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Hopefully you got a good look at those beautiful falls leaves because the incoming rain is going to knock many of them down. A big reason why we’ve had such a colorful season is due to unseasonably warm weather.
  “It’s absolutely stunning. The colors are so vibrant, I mean it’s gorgeous,” said Emily Harlend, mother of two young children walking around McKinley Park.
  Picturesque skies filled with burgundy reds, to rosy pinks, and bright yell
  
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• Rake Those Leaves! Another Round Of Rain Brings Worry Of Flooding

  29-11-2018 06:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Another round of rain is here in the Sacramento area and officials are asking residents to take extra precautions to avoid flooding.
  “It’s just really nice. I like the rain. I like the fresh smell,” said Sacramento resident, Hanna Schaffer
  “We got a lot going so yeah trying to get in there before it starts coming down,” Dev Anglin added.
  Not everyone is happy about it.
  “We really don’t need that much rain. I’m not re
  
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• Dispatcher Recognized For 6-Hour Call That Peacefully Resolved Jackson Rancheria Standoff

  29-11-2018 05:29
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — After a six-hour standoff that ended peacefully at the Jackson Rancheria RV Park Tuesday, Stockton CHP is recognizing the public safety dispatcher that talked to the suicidal male until he surrendered to officers.
  The incident started Tuesday afternoon around 3 p.m. when the suicidal man called 9-1-1 and dispatcher Kayla Riler at the California Highway Patrol’s Stockton Communications Center received his call.
  RELATED: Police: Man Calls 911 And Threatens To Sh
  
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• Authorities Identify Body Found In Modesto Backyard As Missing Man

  29-11-2018 05:01
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The human remains found in a Modesto backyard have been identified as 26-year-old missing man Jacob Sutton-Bubeck from Modesto.
  Sutton-Bubeck’s body was found in the backyard of a home on the 100 block of Santa Rita over the weekend. The man, who was also known as Cheddar, was reported missing on February 10, 2018, by his brother. Detective Cory Brown said Sutton-Bubeck’s brother last saw him on January 25 of this year.
  RELATED: Human Remains Found In Bac
  
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• Some Butte County Evacuation Orders Could Be Lifted Next Week

  29-11-2018 04:42
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – Some evacuation orders could be lifted early next week for areas devastated by a Northern California wildfire, and residents should be prepared to find bones or bone fragments as they sift through their properties, an official said Wednesday.
  The death toll from the nation’s deadliest wildfire in a century was steady at 88 people, and 196 are on a list of those unaccounted for, Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said at an evening press conference.
  The coroner’s
  
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• Police Donate Toys, Gift Card To Paradise Family They Lost Everything And Recovered Their Stolen Car

  29-11-2018 03:18
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Michael and Holly Vrebta had about an hour to get their kids, pack the family truck, and escape Paradise before the Camp Fire devoured everything they owned.
  “Of course we’re sad that we’ve lost our stuff and our home but mostly it’s the stability for our kids and the things they knew and loved their friends- their houses are gone,” said mom
  And as if they hadn’t lost enough, their truck carrying everything they owned suddenly d
  
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• Police Donate Toys, Gift Card To Paradise Family That Lost Everything – And Recovered Their Stolen Car

  29-11-2018 03:18
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Michael and Holly Vrebta had about an hour to get their kids, pack the family truck, and escape Paradise before the Camp Fire devoured almost all they had.
  “Of course we’re sad that we’ve lost our stuff and our home but mostly it’s the stability for our kids and the things they knew and loved their friends- their houses are gone,” said mom
  And as if they hadn’t lost enough, their truck carrying everything they owned suddenly dis
  
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• ‘That Woman Was A Monster’: Stepmother Charged With Homicide, Felony Child Abuse

  29-11-2018 03:12
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — After allegedly stomping, kicking and slamming her four-year-old stepdaughter to the ground, a Stockton woman now faces homicide and child abuse charges.
  Stockton police say the baby was brought to a local hospital with severe injuries on Sunday and died Tuesday.
  The details are quite disturbing, but according to court records and the toddler’s biological mother, the alleged abuse was going on for a while.
  “My children don’t deserve what they have been
  
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• Their One Pound, Four Ounce Baby Survived In The NICU, Now They’re Giving Back

  29-11-2018 02:21
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — At 22-week-old, when Leni Sinapata was born, his mother was almost certain she was going to lose him.  But she didn’t, and now the Sinapata family is giving back to the NICU families with help from students at Elk Grove High School.Leni has been called a miracle and a warrior, but he is proof that real superheroes live in the hearts of small children fighting big battles.“A lot of people doubted my son. And our team supported us and believed in us and
  
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• Expect Traffic Delays Downtown This Weekend For The CA International Marathon

  29-11-2018 01:32
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Heading downtown this weekend? Make sure to plan ahead and add on some extra time. Two races will cause road closures from Friday to Sunday.
  Sacramento police issued an advisory Wednesday warning of traffic delays in the Downtown Sacramento area due to the California International Marathon and the 5K run.
  Dec. 1 5K Run (source: Sacramento Police)
  The 5K will run throughout downtown, starting and ending near the state Capitol. The marathon will begin in Folsom and runne
  
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• Italian Singer Andrea Bocelli Coming To Golden 1 Center

  29-11-2018 00:57
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Italian singer, songwriter Andrea Bocelli will be making four U.S. concert dates, starting at the Golden 1 Center on June 15.
  The tour is following Bocelli’s release of his number one album, “Si.”
  He will stop in the Sacramento and Denver areas, marking the first time Bocelli has played back-to-back performances on the west coast.
  The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera will accompany Bocelli for his performance along with longtime conductor, Eugene K
  
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