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• Erin Brockovich Pushes For PG&E To Be Prevented From Filing For Bankruptcy

  22-01-2019 23:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Activist Erin Brockovich joined wildfire survivors to protest PG&E’s plan to file for bankruptcy.
  “I am here for these victims to make sure they are made whole again,” Brockovich said in a speech on the south steps of the State Capitol early Tuesday afternoon.
  Brockovich rose to prominence after her investigation into groundwater contamination in the small California town of Hinkley resulted in PG&E settling a class-action lawsuit for $333 mil
  
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• VIDEO: Yosemite Hikers From Britain Saved In Dramatic Helicopter Rescue

  22-01-2019 22:52
  YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (CBS SF) – California Highway Patrol crews staged a dramatic rescue of two hikers at Yosemite National Park who became trapped ahead of last week’s major storm.
  According to the video posted on the Central Division Air Operations Facebook Page, the two hikers from England became lost as they attempted to hike from North Dome to Yosemite Valley on January 15th. Both men lost the trail in the snow and became trapped in a crevasse, and couldn’t continue
  
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• Man Who Rammed Police Station Gate With Vehicle, Slashed Police K-9 Sentenced To 88 Years In Prison

  22-01-2019 21:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man who rammed his vehicle into the gate at a Sacramento Police Department station and slashed a police K-9 with a razor blade, has been sentenced to 88 years and four months to life in prison.
  Fernando Sanchez
  Fernando Sanchez was convicted on November 20 by a jury of assault with a deadly weapon, assault on a police K9 causing serious bodily harm, attempted carjacking while armed with a weapon, burglary while armed with a weapon, felony evading officers, and vandal
  
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• Republic FC, Honing Bid For MLS, Brings On Billionaire Ron Burkle As Lead Investor

  22-01-2019 19:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento Republic FC has a new billionaire investor at the helm as it pushes for bringing MLS to Sacramento.
  Tuesday, the team announced that Ron Burkle has joined on as lead investor for the club.
  Burkle, 66, was part of the original team of investors that helped keep the Sacramento Kings from moving to Seattle.
  According to Forbes, Burkle is worth an estimated $2 billion.
  Republic FC has been working to sharpen its bid as an MLS team since it was passed over by the
  
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• Davis’ 2 Dos Coyotes Locations Donating All Sales On Tuesday To Officer Corona’s Memorial Fund

  22-01-2019 19:04
  DAVIS (CBS13) – A restaurant chain’s two Davis locations are donating all of Tuesday’s sales to the memorial fund for slain officer Natalie Corona.
  Dos Coyotes Border Café’s two Davis locations are participating in the drive.
  “Dine in, dine out, all the money will be going to the fund,” said Dos Coyotes’ executive chef Mark Casale.
  Casale said they hope to raise about $25,000 for the fallen officer’s fund.
  ALSO: Thousands Gather At Memorial
  
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• Dave Matthews Band Coming To Golden 1 Center On September 7

  22-01-2019 18:50
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Dave Matthews Band announced Tuesday they will be playing in Sacramento in September as part of their 2019 North American Summer Tour.
  The tour includes a stop at Golden 1 Center on Saturday, September 7, according to a statement from Kings public relations.
  On Thursday starting at 10 a.m., members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association will get access to presale tickets at Warehouse.DaveMatthewsBand.com.
  Tickets go on sale to the general public on February 22 at 10
  
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• ‘There Needs To Be A Criminal Investigation’: Erin Brockovich To Join Protest Of PG&E Bankruptcy

  22-01-2019 18:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Activist Erin Brockovich will join wildfire survivors to protest PG&E’s plan to file for bankruptcy.
  The protest will be held on the south steps of the State Capitol on Tuesday.
  Brockovich, whose investigation into groundwater contamination in the small California town of Hinkley resulted in PG&E settling a class-action lawsuit for $333 million, tweeted back on Jan. 14 in support of Camp Fire victims.
  People are dead and it could have been prevented. Ther
  
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• Emergency Ordinance Would Ban Protesters From Carrying Balloons, Other Possibly Dangerous Items

  22-01-2019 18:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento city council is set to discuss an emergency ordinance that could ban certain items from public demonstrations.
  If passed, the measure would ban items like firearms, lanterns, shields – and even balloons.
  Police say recent incidents – both locally and nationally – where people have used items like bottles, rocks, bats, pepper spray, knives and sticks to injure or damage property is what’s prompting them to push for the new ordinanc
  
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• Man Arrested In Robbery, Shooting That Left Sacramento Woman, 56, Dead

  22-01-2019 17:15
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Detectives say an arrest has been made in the murder of a 56-year-old Sacramento woman.
  Doretha Brewer was shot after she was robbed along the 4700 block of Florin Road back on Dec. 22, 2018. Medics rushed her to the hospital, but she later died.
  Shylow Therman’s booking photo. (Credit: Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department)
  It’s unclear exactly what led up to Brewer being shot.
  Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department detectives later identified
  
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• Dutch Bros. Raises $82K For Officer Corona Memorial Fund

  22-01-2019 16:24
  DAVIS (CBS13) – Dutch Bros. says they raised more than $82,000 for fallen Davis officer Natalie Corona.
  The money was raised last Thursday for the fallen officer’s memorial fund.
  Officer Corona, shot and killed on duty Jan. 10, was a beloved regular customer at the Davis Dutch Bros. location.
  The donations were collected from purchases at locations across the Sacramento region, with stores donating one dollar from each drink sold.
  
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• Gov. Newsom To Tour Stockton Youth Correctional Facility

  22-01-2019 16:20
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to visit the O.H. Close Youth Correctional Facility in Stockton on Tuesday.
  The new California governor will be touring the facility’s new computer coding and construction labor programs, which have helped young people stay out of the prison system.
  The state’s corrections and rehabilitation secretary will also be there, as well as Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs.
  
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• ‘Black Panther,’ Directed By Sac State Grad Ryan Coogler, Becomes 1st Superhero Movie Nominated For Best Picture Oscar

  22-01-2019 15:32
  (CNN) — The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards were revealed Tuesday morning.
  “Roma,” a Netflix film that looks back at director Alfonso Cuarón’s youth in Mexico, led with ten nominations.
  “Black Panther” made history as the first superhero film to ever be nominated for best picture.
  The Marvel mega-hit was joined in that category by “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book,” &
  
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• Drivers Hit Holiday Traffic Jam Leaving The Sierra Monday

  22-01-2019 08:09
  SODA SPRINGS (CBS13) – Hundreds of drivers spent hours on the road crawling on I-80 on their way back from a holiday weekend in the Sierra.
  “I’m not ready to go back!” said 11-year-old Kelsey Murray, who had to get back to San Carlos for school on Tuesday morning.
  Just off Nyack Road, the sweet sound of laughter was in the air as children of all ages took their final sled rides in the Sierra. But it wasn’t so sweet over on I-80.
  “Very slow,” said Nicole
  
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• Jeweler Restores 100-Year-Old Heirloom For Paradise Family Who Lost Almost Everything In The Fire

  22-01-2019 07:58
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A family heirloom that survived the Camp Fire is being restored to its former glory with help from a Sacramento Jeweler.
  Heather Thornewood’s diamond and platinum ring is more than 100 years old. She thought she lost it along with her home in the Camp Fire. After digging it up in the ruins over her home, she was devastated by how badly it was damaged.
  So, Sharif Jewelers stepped in and helped provide the shining moment she needed.
  RELATED: Paradise Family Fi
  
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• 2 Shot On Power Inn Road At Jack In The Box

  22-01-2019 07:40
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two victims were shot in the 6300 block of Elder Creek and Power Inn Road Monday night, police said.
  Police said the two adults sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting at the Jack In The Box around 9:15 p.m. Monday.
  The cause of the shooting has not yet been released and police are actively investigating the scene.
  There are no suspect leads at the moment, according to police.
  This is a developing story. Check back for details. 
   
   
  
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• For The First Time In 35 Years, No Children Were Murdered In The City Of Sacramento Last Year

  22-01-2019 07:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The number of homicides in the city has dropped for the third straight year, but there’s one statistic that stands out even more.
  Investigating the murder of a child is one of the toughest cases cops get, last year that didn’t happen in Sacramento.
  “I am really excited about that,” said Councilmember Jay Schenirer.
  In 2018, not a single person under 18 was murdered. Something that hasn’t happened in 35 years.
  On average, 12 kids are murder
  
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• Modesto Man Arrested In Ripon For Burglary, Possession Of Heroin

  22-01-2019 06:21
  RIPON (CBS13) — A Modesto man was arrested in Ripon Sunday after officers responded to a glass break alarm on the 1200 block of Franzia Dr.
  At approximately 4:32 a.m. Sunday, officers responded to a model home and said they found an upstairs window had been broken. Police did not find a suspect in the home or the immediate area but did obtain physical evidence from the scene.
  About four hours later, officers responded to a suspicious vehicle parked near the businesses at 856 N. Jack Tone R
  
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• Governor Newsom Appoints First-Ever Surgeon General

  22-01-2019 05:18
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the appointment of a pediatrician as California’s first-ever surgeon general.
  Newsom said in a news release that Dr. Nadine Burke Harris will focus on combating the root causes of serious health conditions and use her office to reach young families across the state.
  Burke Harris is the founder and chief executive of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, which aims to improve the health of children exposed t
  
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• Guiding Hands School To Retire Certification And Close For Good

  22-01-2019 04:28
  EL DORADO HILLS (CBS13) —  The special needs school where a teen with autism died last November after being restrained is officially closing.
  Guiding Hands School announced Monday that they will officially close Friday, after notifying the California Department of Education (CDE) of their decision to retire their Nonpublic School Certification on Jan. 17.
  RELATED: Teen With Autism Dies After Being Restrained At School: Family’s Attorney Questions ‘Inaccuracies’
  
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• Push To Extend Paid Parental Leave Gaining New Momentum

  22-01-2019 03:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Governor Gavin Newsom’s ambitious plan to extend paid parental leave may be gaining new momentum with legislation just introduced at the State Capitol that would make California the first state in the nation to offer parents six months of paid leave.
  Bethany Sasaki teaches new mothers how to feed their newborns, but she says one of the biggest problems many moms experiences may be returning to work too soon.
  “I would not want to have a mother returning to w
  
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• 80-Year-Old Fire Station Getting Much-Needed Repairs For Leaky Roof

  22-01-2019 02:58
  MODESTO (CBS13) — One of the busiest and oldest fire stations in Modesto is starting to show it’s age, forcing its firefighters to move out while it gets some much-needed repairs.
  Modesto Fire Station #1 was built in 1939 and is falling apart. So, starting this week, firefighters will move to the administration building next door so deteriorating areas can be brought back to life.
  Chief Alan Ernst says a roof leak in the fire station is the worst of the damage. Water leaking from the
  
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• Spilled Load Of Marble Slows Down Traffic On EB I-80

  22-01-2019 02:05
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A semi-truck lost a large load of sheets of marble Monday afternoon while traveling eastbound on Interstate 80 in Roseville.
  The spill caused traffic delays west of Taylor Road Monday afternoon,  blocking three lanes of the freeway.
  Traffic Delay: E/B I-80 west of Taylor Road. Spilled load of marble blocking 3, 4, & 5 lanes. Expect delays. pic.twitter.com/RBZu76mSja
  — CHP Auburn (@CHPAuburn) January 22, 2019Caltrans said the truck lost several thousand po
  
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• Sacramento Mayor Proposes $350,000 Budget For 10 Teen Hubs And Free Weekly Events

  22-01-2019 01:53
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg announced Monday a new budget request to create “Teen Tech Hubs” and “Teen Hubs” to hold weekly events at 10 locations.
  The mayor requested $350,000 to create the hubs and hold the events every Friday night into June. In a press release from the mayor’s office, they announced Comcast will be investing $300,000 in the program, $100,000 for the Teen Hubs and $200,000 to the Teen Tech Hubs. The telecommunica
  
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• Body Found In McKinley Park Pond; Neighbor Pushing For Fence Around Pond

  22-01-2019 01:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Crews have removed the body of a man that was found in the McKinley Park pond Monday morning.
  Firefighters responded to the scene around 8 a.m. after someone reported seeing a body in the water.
  The body was identified as that of a man, but no other details about him have been released.
  At this point, Sacramento police say the incident is not a homicide investigation.
  READ: Push To Extend Paid Parental Leave Gaining New Momentum
  The woman who found the body says s
  
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• Turlock Medical Center Offering Free Meals To Federal Employees

  22-01-2019 00:47
  TURLOCK (CBS13) — As the partial government shutdown drones on, many federal employees have been without pay since Dec. 22. In an effort to help those employees and their families, the Emanuel Medical Center is offering them free meals out of their cafe.
  Federal employees just have to verify their status with their federal id or badge and accompany their family members to receive a free meal. Interested participants will have to check in the hospital main entrance before going to the cafe.
  
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