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• California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Sued Over Police Records

  14-02-2019 22:48
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – A nonprofit organization that advocates for free speech is suing California’s attorney general over his refusal to release police misconduct records.
  The First Amendment Coalition filed suit Thursday against Attorney General Xavier Becerra alleging that the chief law enforcement officer is breaking a state law that took effect Jan. 1.
  Becerra, like some other law enforcement officials, is balking at providing records for police misconduct that took place before the
  
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• I-5 Closed In Part Of Colusa County Due To Flooding

  14-02-2019 21:59
  WILLIAMS (CBS13) – Flooding has traffic on Interstate 5 in Colusa County at a standstill in Colusa County on Thursday.
  Caltrans closing a segment of I-5 between Maxwell Rd and Highway 20 in Colusa County due to flooding. No ETO #TrafficAlert
  — Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) February 14, 2019Caltrans closed the part of I-5 between Maxwell Road and Highway 20 late Thursday morning after an atmospheric river rolled through Northern California. Traffic is being let through on the n
  
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• Bus Named After Slain Davis Officer Natalie Corona

  14-02-2019 21:20
  WOODLAND (CBS13) -A month after Davis Officer Natalie Corona was ambushed during a crash investigation, Yolo County renamed a bus involved in the shooting in her honor and presented her family with a special video showing her hometown of Arbuckle lining up to mourn her as the funeral procession passed through.
  Yolobus 1706 was renamed “In Loving Memory of Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona” and has a picture of her badge displayed inside.
  Credit: Yolo County Transportation Dist
  
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• California Public Schools May Need To Teach Teens About Healthy Relationships

  14-02-2019 19:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California public middle and high schools may need to start teaching students the importance of healthy relationships and how to recognize unhealthy or toxic relationships.
  Senate Bill 273 was introduced Wednesday. It would require all public school students in grades 7-12 to go through a one-hour lesson each school year.
  Current law already requires schools to teach students in grades 7-12 sexual health education and HIV prevention education at least once in middle sc
  
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• Flash Flood Warning Issued For Parts Of El Dorado, Calaveras, Amador Counties

  14-02-2019 18:32
  SAN ANDREAS (CBS13) – A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for several foothill counties Thursday morning.
  The warning is in effect for south central El Dorado, central Calaveras and central Amador counties.
  According to the National Weather Service, thunderstorms producing heavy rain were seen on Doppler radar a little after 9 a.m. Up to an inch of rain has already fallen, NWS says.
  9:15am – A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for portions of El Dorado, Calaveras, & Amador Co
  
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• Tree Falls And Crushes SUV Near Loomis, Trapping Driver Inside

  14-02-2019 17:41
  LOOMIS (CBS13) – A driver was trapped in their SUV after a tree fell onto it and crushed the front end Thursday morning.
  The incident happened on King Road, east of Sierra College Boulevard.
  PCSO and South Placer Fire on King Road, assisting with an entrapped driver. Please avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/mdYwxgQxo0
  — Angela Musallam (@AngelaM_PCSO) February 14, 2019According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, the driver of an SUV had to be pulled out after a tree trunk cam
  
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• 5-Vehicle Crash Slowing Traffic On EB I-80 In Roseville

  14-02-2019 16:01
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – A multiple vehicle crash has traffic slowing on eastbound Interstate 80 in Roseville Thursday morning.
  The crash happened near the Douglas Boulevard exit.
  #TRAFFICALERT #CHP reporting 5 vehicles involved in a crash on EB I-80 at Douglas Blvd in Roseville. Traffic starting to back up… @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac pic.twitter.com/X2wtDQ1ILV
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) February 14, 2019California Highway Patrol says five cars were involved in the crash. The free
  
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• Pineapple Express Brings Blip Of 60+ Degree Temperatures In Central Valley Overnight

  14-02-2019 15:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Aside from record-breaking rainfall, Wednesday’s atmospheric river also brought a curious blip of warm air overnight.
  Believe it or not, the National Weather Service says the warmest temperature in Sacramento since Feb. 2 was recorded at 10 p.m. Wednesday. In the dead of night, Sacramento hit 61 degrees.
  Just hit the warmest temperature in Sacramento since February 2nd at 61 degrees. At 10 PM Stockton is reporting a mild 64 and Modesto 63! #CAwx
  — NWS Sacra
  
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• Highway 505 Closed In Yolo County Due To Flooding

  14-02-2019 08:53
  YOLO COUNTY (CBS13) —  A 100-200 yard stretch of Highway 505 closed due to flooding late Wednesday in Yolo County.
  CHP confirmed that the flooded stretch of the highway is ahead of Highway 16 near Country Road 19. Officers said the water was about a foot deep and rising.
  One car had spun out in the water and was stuck, but officers were able to get it out before closing down the road.
  Yolo -Hwy 505 northbound & southbound is closed between I-5 and Hwy 16 near Woodland due to roadw
  
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• Water Officials On High Alert As Atmospheric River Leads to Flood Threats

  14-02-2019 08:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — An atmospheric river is soaking the Sacramento region. It is a powerful sight. Water rushing through the gates of the Nimbus Dam. In the foothills, raging down Wolf Creek. This onslaught of water is all leading to flooding concerns across our region.
  “Always gotta be on alert when the weather’s going up and down like this,” Swabbies restaurant and bar manager Brandon Gerrans said.
  Swabbies restaurant is on flood watch, preparing to see the Sacramento
  
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• Hefty City Fees Putting Marysville Bok Kai Parade In Jeopardy After 138 Years

  14-02-2019 08:30
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — The oldest continuously-held parade in California may come to a crashing halt after being impacted by some hefty city fees.
  “It’s hard to have found out that information just four weeks leading up to that event,” said Candace Young Fresquez, Marysville resident and parade chair.
  The Bok Kai Chinese parade draws in thousands of visitors and worshipers some who believe the end of the parade could be disastrous for the city.
  “It’s almost as o
  
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• Police Searching For Serial Flasher In Land Park

  14-02-2019 08:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sacramento Police are looking for a flasher in the Land Park neighborhood. Investigators have received at least seven reports of indecent exposure in the area and now they’re hoping the public can help them find the suspect.
  “He kept like following her so she went in the opposite direction and she caught him fondling himself so she got real scared and ran home,” said Linda Peterson, who lives near Kennedy High School.
  It’s an alarming tale Peter
  
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• Denise Huskins Faces Convicted Kidnapper In Court For Emotional Testimony

  14-02-2019 08:04
  VALLEJO (CBS13) — “Brave” and “Remarkable” that’s how the attorney for Denise Huskins described her testimony today against her convicted kidnapper Matthew Muller.
  Muller is already serving time for the Vallejo kidnapping case, that police initially called a hoax. Now he’s representing himself in new charges related to that 2015 kidnapping case that involved Huskins’ husband, Aaron Quinn.
  No cameras were allowed in the courtroom and the testimony w
  
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• Homeowners Feeling Trapped After Sellers Failed To Disclose Neighbor’s Bizarre, Profane Behavior

  14-02-2019 07:32
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) — A Yuba City family says the sellers did not disclose the neighbor has a history of harassment. Feeling stuck in their new home, it was time to Call Kurtis.
  It has not been home sweet home since Cari Stewart moved her family two months ago. Right away, she says the neighbor started harassing them, flipping them off, burning his tires in the driveway and cussing them out with bizarre accusations.
  “It went from ‘I’m selling crack out of the house,’
  
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• Water Rescue Teams Prepare For Homeless Rescues With Rising River Levels

  14-02-2019 07:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento River in Downtown is forecast to rise nine feet in the next day, and there is concern that homeless people living along the shoreline will be stranded.
  The county has already closed Discovery Park, and water rescue crews are making sure their boats are ready to respond.
  Carlos’ Camp now has a waterfront view as river levels rise along the American River Parkway. He is one of the hundreds of homeless people being warned by park rangers to pack up an
  
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• Rocklin Police To Increase Patrol After Adults Try To Lure Elementary Student Into Car

  14-02-2019 07:08
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — Police are investigating an incident where three adults attempted to lure a Breen Elementary School student into their car Wednesday afternoon.
  While walking home from school Wednesday, an 11-year-old girl was reportedly approached by a grey four-door sedan occupied by three subjects.
  The driver was described as a white male in his 20s. The front passenger was a white female in her 20s, and the back-seat passenger was a white male in his 20s with a short full beard, brown
  
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• Police Officer Returning To Work Over A Year After Being Injured By Drunk Driver

  14-02-2019 05:15
  MODESTO (CBS13) —  A Modesto Police Officer has returned to work more than a year after he was severely injured by a drunk driver.
  “It felt like a dream. I was traveling westbound on Yosemite when I was broadsided by the suspect,” said officer Juan Arroyo. “The collision left me with severe injuries.”
  Those injuries caused officer Arroyo to question whether he’d recover. Arroyo fractured his skull, jaw, ribs, broke his pelvis and his tibia and got a
  
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• Muller Held Over For State Trial On Kidnapping, Rape Charges

  14-02-2019 04:45
  VALLEJO (CBS SF) — Matthew Muller, who was sentenced in federal court last year to 40 years in prison for the bizarre kidnapping of a Vallejo woman from Mare Island in 2015, was ordered Wednesday to stand trial in Solano County Superior Court on six felony charges in connection with the same case.
  Judge Kim P. Tam held Muller, 41, over for trial for kidnapping for ransom, two forcible rapes, first-degree robbery of an inhabited dwelling, first-degree residential burglary and false imprison
  
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• Melting Snow And Rain Swells Rivers In Foothills

  14-02-2019 04:24
  GRASS VALLEY (CBS13) — Caltrans is now offering sandbags in several locations and asking for the public’s help making sure snow piles aren’t blocking storm drains. This comes as emergency officials wait and watch water levels across the region.
  As snow turned to rain in the foothills, creeks became raging rivers.
  “I haven’t seen the river rage like that before, “said Charlie Dutro as he drove in Grass Valley
  Wolf Creek winds its way down toward
  
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• Atmospheric River Keeping Sacramento On Flood Watch

  14-02-2019 02:46
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Strong Ranch Slough at Howe and Fair Oaks was filling up so fast Wednesday, warranting a watchful eye from neighbors.
  It’s overflowed before, and years ago flooded dozens of condos across the street.
  But Tuesday night the concern is spread out across town where creeks are already overflowing and causing dangerous road conditions.
  A winter soaker in Sacramento County is causing swollen creeks and turning roads into rivers. Impassable for most, but a
  
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• Police: Suspect Arrested For Stealing Several Hundred Dollars From Walmart Registers

  14-02-2019 02:05
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Rancho Cordova Police arrested a suspect in connection to two cash register thefts at a Walmart in the past couple weeks.
  The two incidents happened on Jan. 30 and Feb. 11 when a suspect reportedly entered the Rancho Cordova Walmart during business hours and stole several hundred dollars from the registers.
  As detectives investigated the burglaries, they learned from employees that the same individual was suspected of committing similar thefts at stores in nearby c
  
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• Rocklin City Sues Former Operator Of Quarry Park Adventures For Breach Of Contact, Fraud

  14-02-2019 01:42
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — The City of Rocklin filed a lawsuit against the former Quarry Park Adventures operator, Legacy Family Adventures and David Busch Wednesday.
  The lawsuit alleges fraud, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract, among other claims.
  According to a press release from the city, the city alleges that within weeks of taking control of the park, Legacy Family Adventures said they would never be able to meet key financial and attendance obligations in the operating agree
  
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• Heavy Snow And Strong Winds Create Whiteout Conditions In The Sierra

  14-02-2019 01:13
  SIERRA (CBS13) — Wednesday’s intense storm brought several inches of snow to the Sierra and more in on the way. Another round of heavy snow and strong winds made for blizzard-like conditions in the Sierra.
  Tow truck operators worked around the clock to help stranded drivers. From tow trucks to snowplows it was all hands on deck for Caltrans crews were doing their best to keep roads open despite mother nature’s fury.
  With snowpacks piling high and visibility dropping to near zer
  
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• WATCH: Skier Rescued With Help From Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue Team

  14-02-2019 00:42
  ALPINE MEADOWS (CBS13) — The Tahoe Nordic Search & Rescue (TNSAR) team along with deputies from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office rescued a lost skier on the backside of Alpine Meadows last week.
  The TNSAR is a volunteer search and rescue team that was conceived in 1976. According to the sheriff’s office, the team was formed as a response to the death of a boy lost off the back side of Northstar-At-Tahoe ski area during a blizzard.
  The group of skiers, including the boy&rs
  
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