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• Location Of Missing Car Could Lead To Clues In El Dorado Woman’s Death

  21-12-2018 23:11
  EL DORADO (CBS13) – Authorities are searching for a car missing from a home where a woman was found dead in hopes it could shed light on how she died.
  On Tuesday around 8 p.m., the body of Helen McKinney, 60, of El Dorado was found at her home. Her cause of death is still under investigation, but investigators suspect foul play because her car is missing, according to El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Anthony Prencipe.
  The car is a convertible white 2017 Nissa 370Z with lic
  
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• Folsom High’s Head Football Coach Takes Coaching Job At Sac State

  21-12-2018 22:29
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – Folsom High School’s head football coach will be leaving his current job to join Sac State football’s coaching staff.
  Kris Richardson will join former Folsom High co-coach, and now the Hornets’ head coach, Troy Taylor, according to a statement from the Folsom Cordova Unified School District.
  Folsom High Quarterbacks Coach Bobby Fresques, Running Back Coach Chris Parry, and Defensive Coordinator Sam Cole will also be coaching at Sac State.
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• Man Arrested In Calaveras County On Suspicion Of Burglarizing Home, Forging DMV Documents

  21-12-2018 20:02
  CALAVERAS COUNTY (CBS13) – A Calaveras County man who was out on bail has been arrested, accused of burglarizing a home and stealing remains of the homeowners’ dead pet, among other things.
  On Saturday, 45-year-old Campo Seco resident Edward Pereira, was pulled over by a Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Deputy for an unknown reason. He presented the deputy with a document showing the vehicle’s temporary registration. Pereira and the deputy then parted ways, according to
  
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• Brown sues to save California sentencing laws

  21-12-2018 18:29
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown sued Thursday to protect one of his signature actions in office, a voter-approved measure that allows most prison inmates to seek earlier release and participate in rehabilitation programs.His administration filed a lawsuit challenging a pending 2020 initiative that seeks to toughen criminal penalties as part of an effort to roll back reforms adopted by voters within the past decade.Brown’s lawsuit in Sacramento County Superior Cour
  
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• California governor: Democrats are likely to spend too much

  21-12-2018 17:50
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown helped make his party even more powerful in California during the last eight years and now, less than a month before leaving office, he predicts that dominance will make it difficult for his successor to control Democrats’ hunger for spending and regulations.The leader of the most populous state has kept Democratic lawmakers in check by limiting spending on social programs in favor of saving it to protect against a future economic
  
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• Former Stockton Mayor Accused Of Embezzlement Heads Court Friday

  21-12-2018 16:41
  Former Stockton mayor Anthony Silva goes before a judge on Friday morning, facing several criminal charges.
  Silva and his associate, Sharon Simas, pleaded not guilty to a series of charges, which include embezzlement and money laundering from the city of Stockton.
   
   
   
   
  
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• Realtor Accused Of Taking Part In International Crime Ring That Bought Houses To Grow Pot

  21-12-2018 08:45
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — An Elk Grove real estate agent is now accused of being involved in an international crime ring.
  The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Heidi Phong helped Chinese national crime organizations buy homes in the Sacramento region, and convert them into illegal pot grows.
  Phong owns HP Real Estate. The company has a retail store in an Elk Grove strip mall. CBS13 went to the office where employees said they were unaware of Phong’s arrest.
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• Oak Park Restaurant And Taphouse Oakhaus Is Closing Its Doors Sunday

  21-12-2018 08:34
  OAK PARK (CBS13) — An Oak Park neighborhood restaurant is closing its doors for good after being open for just over a year. Oakhaus, a restaurant and Taphouse on Broadway, is saying farewell.
  The owners made the announcement on Facebook Thursday, calling the business a labor of love.The restaurant first opened in June 2017, serving a variety of German and American dishes.
  The restaurant will  be closing on Sunday, Dec. 23, and the owners did not give a reason for the closure.
  
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• Nails Litter Road Causing Flat Tire Nightmares For Residents

  21-12-2018 07:56
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) — Nails are causing some major tragic hazards in some North Highlands neighborhoods, as dozens of people reported flat tires in just the last few weeks.
  “This is a constant issue. It’s happened to three tires. In the last month, I’ve had to replace three tires,” said North Highlands resident Shalyse Salley.
  Salley says she recently had three flat tires in one month.  All of them were pierced with nails and had to be replaced.
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• Glass Smashing Home Burglars Hitting Backyards Before The Holidays

  21-12-2018 07:39
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — Thieves are targeting upscale neighborhoods, breaking in, and taking off with valuables and there’s a unique pattern emerging from these crimes.
  “It is pretty bold what they’re doing,” said Navit Mangat.
  He is one of the latest Folsom homeowners targeted in a Christmas time crime wave.
  “The master bedroom was ransacked, mattress flipped, drawers clothes everywhere,” he said.
  Police believe these burglaries are connected based on the
  
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• Alzheimer’s Care Center Holds Holiday Stroll For Residents And Their Families

  21-12-2018 07:25
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — ‘Tis the season for taking nighttime strolls to check out all of the neighborhood Christmas lights. For an Alzheimer’s care center in Folsom, that stroll included some familiar faces to help get them into the Christmas spirit.
  The holiday season is all about creating traditions and for residents at Empire Ranch Alzheimer’s Special Care Center, dancing and music are among the favorites.
  The facility’s inaugural Holiday Stroll invited the families of
  
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• Stockton School Evacuated After Students Complain Of Feeling Lightheaded, One Taken To Emergency Room

  21-12-2018 07:19
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A Stockton elementary school was evacuated Thursday morning after 12students and a teacher said they felt sick. Stockton Fire Department got the call around 10 a.m. and called in a Hazmat team to investigate.
  “People said that they felt dizzy,” said Travis Eden, a 4th grader.
  And in a small elementary school like Taft Elementary, kids notice everything.
  “I saw one person that was throwing up!” said Tabitha Eden, describing the scene in the princip
  
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• Northstate University Building Teaching Hospital In Elk Grove

  21-12-2018 06:45
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Elk Grove will be getting their first hospital that will cost approximately $750 million.
  California Northstate University announced Thursday that they will open a teaching hospital next to their campus. City officials say the new medical center will bring in 1,400 new jobs to the area.
  Elk Grove Mayor Steve Ly explained at a press conference that the hospital plans on training the next generation of doctors.
  “California Northstate University has been a strong com
  
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• Marysville Police Chief Buys Boys New Bicycles After Their Donated Bikes Were Stolen

  21-12-2018 06:28
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — The Marysville Police department acted quickly this holiday season to ensure local boys did not have their Christmas stolen from a “Grinch Thief.”
  The department said that they gave Christmas gifts to four families and 12 bicycles to children in those families on Dec. 16. A few days after receiving those bicycles, two brothers went to the downtown Marysville library with two of their friends.
  But while the friends were inside the library, three of their fou
  
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• Marysville Police Cheif Buys Boys New Bicycles After Their Donated Bikes Were Stolen

  21-12-2018 06:28
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — The Marysville Police department acted quickly this holiday season to ensure local boys did not have their Christmas stolen from a “Grinch Thief.”
  The department said that they gave Christmas gifts to four families and 12 bicycles to children in those families on Dec. 16. A few days after receiving those bicycles, two brothers went to the downtown Marysville library with two of their friends.
  But while the friends were inside the library, three of their fou
  
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• Modesto To Open First Eight Dispensaries Within City Limits

  21-12-2018 04:14
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The first set of marijuana dispensaries to operate within the city limits of Modesto now have permits to begin business. A total of eight pot shops were given the green light and will soon take over existing buildings — many on busy roadways.
  The Old Bonzanza Books and Comics on McHenry Avenue in Modesto is now gone. The building is empty and will soon be replaced by the city’s first-ever marijuana dispensary.
  “We’re going to see how this goes, we&
  
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• Houseboat Burglars Eat From Fridge, Defecate In The Jacuzzi, And Leave A Shocking Clue For Police

  21-12-2018 03:59
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Kellie Hoffmann was out of town when her home was ransacked by some sloppy burglars. She came home to find the house in shambles.
  The living room was upside down. The kitchen was wrecked. All the drawers open, and much of the food eaten, down to a burrito in the microwave.
  The burglars ransacked the bedrooms, bathrooms, and made their way up to the patio with s’mores. They even used the Jacuzzi, not just to bathe, but to defecate in it.
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• Timing Is Everything: Astronomers Explain The Meteor That Lit Up The Sky Wednesday

  21-12-2018 03:02
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — That bright light everyone was talking about last night is believed to have been a meteor — but the timing of it is what created such a dramatic image. And it had many talking about it including a group of school children at Powerhouse Science Center.
  “I just wanted to know what it was, so I asked my Dad,” said one girl named Emily.
  “I think it could have been a spaceship,” said another girl.
  “It can’t be a spaceship. A sp
  
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• Sending Love To The Troops: Volunteers Pack 2,500 Care Packages For Soldiers Overseas

  21-12-2018 02:53
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Spending the holiday overseas can be difficult for the nation’s 22,000 troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. So, a grassroots organization is delivering some holiday cheer with care packages for those members of the military.
  The assembly line of Santa’s elves filling the care packages has a real soft spot for the military.
  “They’re care packages requested by moms, dads, all saying, ‘hey — send one to my son, my daughter, they&rsqu
  
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• Two Drivers Sustain Major Injuries In Head-On Colfax Crash

  21-12-2018 02:18
  COLFAX (CBS13) — A traffic collision on Highway 174 near Rollins Lake Road shut down the highway in both directions Thursday, according to Cal Fire.
  Cal Fire and Placer County firefighters responded to the two-vehicle crash just before 4 p.m. When a silver SUV and a white Honda SUV collided head-on.
  According to California Highway Patrol, one vehicle rolled off the embankment. Fire personnel said one patient required extrication from their vehicle.
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• Sacramento Sheriff Looking For Suspect In Series Of Wallet Thefts Targeting Women

  21-12-2018 00:59
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A series of theft cases targeting women has prompted the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Detectives to ask the public’s help in identifying a suspect or suspects.
  Detectives said the suspect(s) approach victims inside grocery stores and ask for help with finding ingredients for a recipe. The suspect then reportedly explains she is working for an elderly client and wants to surprise the client with a specific meal.
  Victims said the suspect is very fri
  
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