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• As Shutdown Continues, Yolo Food Bank Offers Special Distribution For Federal Employees

  10-01-2019 23:54
  WOODLAND (CBS13) – The Yolo Food Bank is doing their part to help local federal workers affected by the government shutdown.
  Officials announced on Thursday that federal employees who call Yolo County home are invited to special food distribution event on Friday.
  “Local Federal workers, such as our friends at USDA in Davis, work hard year-round as Yolo Food Bank volunteers,” Yolo Food Bank officials said in a release. “We are working hard to help these employees and famil
  
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• CHP: Man Killed After Being Hit By 2 Cars While Trying To Cross Madison Avenue In North Highlands

  10-01-2019 23:07
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) – Authorities have identified the man hit and killed by a car while trying to cross Madison Avenue Wednesday night.
  California Highway Patrol’s North Sacramento division says the incident was first reported a little before 10 p.m.
  A Hyundai and Toyota were headed east on Madison Avenue and were approaching a green light at the Date Avenue intersection. For some reason, two pedestrians – a man and a woman – were trying to cross the street.
  The man,
  
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• Gov. Newsom’s Budget Proposal Includes $2M For Study Of Possible CSU Stockton Campus

  10-01-2019 22:51
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Gov. Gavin Newsom new proposed budget for California could mean the beginning of a new California State University campus in Stockton.
  Newsom announced his first budget plan as governor on Thursday. A sizeable chunk of the $144 billion general fund budget will be going towards education.
  About $2 million of that budget is being allocated to explore the possibility of a new CSU campus in San Joaquin County. That campus would most likely be in Stockton, according to the pr
  
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• Slain Newman Officer’s Brother Sits Next To Trump In Roundtable On Border Security

  10-01-2019 21:16
  MCALLEN, Texas (CBS13/AP) – The brother of slain Newman police officer Ronil Singh is taking part in the roundtable discussion being held on border security by President Donald Trump.
  “The way he was killed, what my family is going through right now, I do not want any other family or law enforcement person to go through that,” Reggie Singh said while seated right next to Trump.
  The suspect in Cpl. Singh’s killing is in the country illegally – a point that the presid
  
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• Search On For Driver Who Hit Angels Camp Teen

  10-01-2019 20:41
  ANGELS CAMP (CBS13) – Police are looking for the driver of a car that allegedly hit a 14-year-old in Angels Camp Thursday morning.
  The incident happened near Mark Twain Elementary School.
  Angels Camp police say the teen was hit by a car and suffered minor injuries. The driver did not stay at the scene, but someone was able to take some pictures of the car before it left.
  Photo of the car police say was involved in the incident. (Credit: Angels Camp Police Department)
  Investigators are now
  
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• Woman Hit, Killed By Car On Blue Ravine Road In Folsom

  10-01-2019 20:40
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – Authorities say a woman was hit and killed by a car early Thursday morning in Folsom.
  The incident happened along Blue Ravine Road, between Parkway Drive and Big Valley Road.
  Folsom police say a dark car was traveling northeast when the pedestrian was hit. The driver immediately pulled over and called authorities.
  Investigators say they don’t know exactly what led up to the crash, but weather conditions and lack of light may have played a factor.
  The area surrounding
  
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• New Park At McKinley Village Will Be Named After Tower Records Founder Russ Solomon

  10-01-2019 18:52
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A new park being built in McKinley Village is being named after the late Tower Records founder Russ Solomon.
  The Sacramento City Council approved the name on Tuesday.
  RELATED: Once-Dilapidated Tower Records Mural Coming Back To Life
  Solomon died in March last year at the age of 92. The record store company he founded has since gone out of business, but the impact he had in the industry is still being celebrated.
  Another smaller park at the McKinley Village is bein
  
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• Election Day May Become a Holiday in California

  10-01-2019 18:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Election Day may become a holiday in California, meaning schools would close and state employees would get a paid day off.
  Assemblymember Evan Low introduced AB 177 on Wednesday. He’s asking the legislature to add the statewide general election to the list of state holidays. The statewide general election is required to happen the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
  If the statewide general election does get added to the l
  
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• Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Car On E. Travis Boulevard In Fairfield

  10-01-2019 17:07
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in Fairfield Thursday morning, police say.
  The incident happened along E. Travis Boulevard between Kidder Avenue and North Texas Street.
  AVOID E. Travis Blvd. due to traffic incident.E. Travis Blvd. is closed in both directions between Kidder Ave. and N. Texas Street.
  — Fairfield, CA Police (@FairfieldPolice) January 10, 2019Fairfield police say a pedestrian was hit by a car. That pedestrian suffered fatal injuries; the driver
  
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• Deadly Crash Blocking Blue Ravine Road In Folsom

  10-01-2019 16:40
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – At least one person had died in a crash that has a part of a main road in Folsom closed Thursday morning.
  Folsom officials say Blue Ravine Road, between Parkway Drive and Big Valley Road, is closed due to the crash.
  Please avoid Blue Ravine Road between Parkway Drive and Big Valley Road until further notice due to an accident.
  — City of Folsom (@CityofFolsom) January 10, 2019A car and a pedestrian were involved in the crash. Folsom police confirm the person has died;
  
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• Governor Newsom Calling For Wide-Spread Changes To DMV

  10-01-2019 09:01
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Governor Newsom calling for a sweeping change to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), calling the organization “chronically mismanaged.” He’s creating a task force to address several issues, including long wait times.
  “They’re slow,” said Darryl Garron, who lives in Sacramento. “It’s ridiculous how slow they are here!”
  The DMV says wait times could go up again if it doesn’t get $40 million in state funding
  
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• A Complaint Of Children Selling Candy Leads To Arrest Of Woman For Child Abduction

  10-01-2019 08:30
  CARMEL (CBS13) — A Sacramento woman is under arrest in Monterey County tonight for alleged child abduction. Monterey County deputies say Michelle Lynn Dorsey appeared to have taken five children from Sacramento.
  They were all located after two were found selling candy outside a local grocery store in Carmel. Deputies responded to the Safeway shopping center in Carmel after store employees called them, complaining about teenagers selling candy outside.
  Trespassing and refusing to leave, dep
  
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• New Sidewalk Plan To Uproot Decades-Old Trees In Elk Grove

  10-01-2019 08:17
  ELK GROVE (CBS13) — Decades-old trees may be ripped from their roots to provide a sidewalk for pedestrians, and some homeowners aren’t too happy about.
  It’s a walk no one wants to take down Elk Grove Florin Road near Carmel Valley Way, especially when it’s raining.
  “Most of the time I feel like I’m going to get hit, but I just get used to it after a while,” said Jacob Moiena, a student at Elk Grove High School.
  It’s just down the street from the hi
  
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• Manteca Expanding Housing Options For Bay Area Commuters

  10-01-2019 08:08
  MANTECA (CBS13) — From homes to apartment complexes, to new businesses and even hotels, the City of Manteca is experiencing a big boom in building.
  The city said commuters are driving construction all over town. Right now, dozens of residential and commercial projects are underway, including a new apartment complex near Highway 120 and Atherton Drive.
  “We want to cater to these folks,” said economic development manager Don Smail. ““They’re basically paying the
  
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• One Dead, One Seriously Injured In North Highlands Hit And Run

  10-01-2019 08:04
  NORTH HIGHLANDS (CBS13) — One person is dead and another was seriously injured in a hit and run Thursday evening, according to Sacramento Metro Firefighters.
  The crash was reported just before 10 p.m. Thursday on Madison Avenue and Date Avenue, next to the I-80 freeway.
  Firefighters said one person was deceased when first responders arrived on the scene. Another was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
  This is a developing story. 
  
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• AP Source: Giants Changing Ballpark Name To Oracle Park

  10-01-2019 07:53
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The San Francisco Giants are changing the name of their ballpark.
  A person with direct knowledge of the agreement said Wednesday night the stadium will now be known as Oracle Park instead of AT&T Park. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the 20-year deal with Oracle was not to be formally announced until Thursday. That’s when new signage is expected.
  San Francisco opened the waterfront ballpark in 2000 and it has been known as Pac Bell Park, SB
  
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• South Sacramento Community Gathers To Grieve 19-Year-Old Mother Killed Tuesday

  10-01-2019 07:42
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A community is grieving the senseless death of a 19-year-old woman, a new mother to a 4-month-old little boy, allegedly shot to death by the father of her baby.
  “…so the lesson is, for us and the babies around, if you see dysfunction, if a young man is abusing you, if a woman is abusing you, you need to get out of that situation,” said a mourner at the vigil.
  Family, friends, neighbors and community leaders gathered lighting candles in South Sa
  
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• California Pays $350,000 To Settle State Senate Complaint

  10-01-2019 06:57
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s state Senate has agreed to a $350,000 settlement with a former employee who says the Senate failed to accommodate her needs and later fired her after she said an Assembly employee raped her, officials said Wednesday.
  Lizelda Lopez, a spokeswoman for Democratic Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins of San Diego, confirmed the settlement after it was first reported by the Los Angeles Times.
  The settlement paid from tax dollars is at least double an
  
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• Sheriff: South Sacramento Murder Suspect Turns Himself In; Mother Is Arrested For Accessory After The Crime

  10-01-2019 05:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Murder suspect Damien Horton turned himself in Wednesday afternoon to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
  Horton is wanted for the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old in South Sacramento.
  Detectives identified Horton earlier Wednesday. He has arrested in connection to the killing of a young woman in south Sacramento on Tuesday.
  The incident happened along the 7800 block of Orchard Woods Circle.
  Damion Horton (credit: Sacramento Sheriff’s Department
  
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• Newman Officer’s Brother Speaks Out About Border Security, Immigration

  10-01-2019 04:28
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The brother of the police officer shot and killed in Newman wants lawmakers to do the right thing to help keep our southern border safe.
  The murder of Officer Ronil Singh was mentioned during President Donald Trump’s address to the nation as the fight over national security and the wall continues.
  The Singh family didn’t know President Trump was going to mention their devastating loss during his speech, but say they are glad he did, focusing, they say, on a pr
  
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• Man Accused Of Stealing $10 Million Lottery Ticket From Roommate

  10-01-2019 03:22
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) — Most people have dreams of being a lucky winner, but for one Vacaville man, that dream turned into a nightmare.
  An interesting and unique case out of Vacaville. A man is in custody accused of stealing a lottery ticket from his roommate. Turns out the ticket is worth $10 million.
  Police say on December 20, the man who asked the department to not identify him, bought a $30 scratcher ticket from the Lucky Grocery store on Peabody Road.
  “At some point, he scratches th
  
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• Coroner: Man’s Body Found Off Road In Yuba County

  10-01-2019 02:48
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) — A man’s body was found off the roadway in Yuba County Wednesday morning, according to the Yuba County Sheriff’s Department.
  The sheriff’s department said they received a 911 call Wednesday about a body found on the side of the road near an agriculture business in the 1900 block of Feather River Boulevard.
  Deputies said the body was a deceased Hispanic man in his mid-30s in a muddy area off the road.
  READ: Sheriff: South Sacramento Murder Suspect
  
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• Search On For Two Men Who Stole A Lottery Machine From A Grocery Store

  10-01-2019 01:33
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Davis Police are looking to the public to find two suspects who stole a State Lottery kiosk out of a Safeway early Wednesday morning.
  (credit: Davis Police Department)
  Surveillance footage from the Safeway store on Cowell Boulevard shows the subjects pull up to the store and carry the entire machine out of the automatic doors.
  RELATED: Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Roommate’s $10 Million Winning Lottery Ticket
  (credit: Davis Police Department)
  Police said
  
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• CDCR Officials Looking For Offender Who Walked Away From Custody Program On Day Pass

  10-01-2019 00:51
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is looking for a female offender who reportedly walked away from a treatment program in Sacramento.
  The CDCR said 32-year-old Sone Thamala has been participating in a Female Offender Treatment and Employment Program since Oct. 24 of last year. On Tuesday, the program staff told CDCR officials that Thamala’s GPS  device had been tampered with and that she had not returned to the facility after
  
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• Sheriff: South Sacramento Murder Suspect Turns Himself In

  10-01-2019 00:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – 3:05 p.m. Update: The suspect, Damien Horton, turned himself in Wednesday afternoon to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department.
  Horton is wanted for the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old in South Sacramento.
  #Breaking murder suspect Damien Horton TURNED HIMSELF IN minutes ago to Sacramento County Sheriff Department. Horton was wanted in deadly shooting of 19-year-old mother in South Sacramento. https://t.co/ZKNJdDf1fo
  — stevelarge (@largesteven) Janua
  
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