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• Man Facing Hate Crime Charge After Throwing Hot Coffee, Punching Sikh 7-Eleven Clerk

  15-02-2019 23:12
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) – A man is facing a hate crime charge after he allegedly attacked a store clerk in Marysville on Wednesday.
  The incident happened just before 2 a.m. at the 7-Eleven along 9th Street.
  Marysville police say a store clerk reported that a man had walked into the store, poured a cup of coffee, then tried to leave without paying. After being confronted, the suspect threw the hot coffee at the clerk then punched him in the face.
  Officers say the clerk suffered injuries from the
  
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• Houseboat Discovered Under I-5 Overpass In Stockton During Illegal Camp Cleanup

  15-02-2019 22:37
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Authorities cleaning up illegal encampments in Stockton discovered that someone had parked a whole houseboat under an overpass.
  California Highway Patrol’s Stockton division was helping Caltrans with the cleanup on Friday.
  The houseboat found under Interstate 5. (Credit: CHP Stockton)
  Under the Interstate 5 overcrossing at Shimizu Drive, authorities discovered a peculiar encampment – featuring a whole houseboat. As seen in pictures released by CHP, the houseb
  
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• River Cats Celebrate 20 Years In Sacramento With Big Upgrades

  15-02-2019 21:37
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — 2019 marks the team’s 20th season in Sacramento, and it’s making some dramatic upgrades to celebrate.
  A new videoboard, redesigned uniforms, and more protective netting are just a few of the changes the Sacramento River Cats are implementing this season.
  This season, you’ll see a giant new videoboard in center field at Raley Field. The board is twice as large as the existing one. And its resolution is the same as high-definition television.
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• Is Sacramento Regional Transit Moving Forward or Backward?

  15-02-2019 21:18
  SACRAMENTO – Change is coming to local public transportation and Sacramento Regional Transit (SacRT) wants to know if riders see it as moving “forward” or backward.SacRT, which operates the primary regional bus and light rail system, is currently seeking comments on a service equity analysis, prepared in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  The Title VI equity analysis examines the impacts on minority and low-income populations from the SacRT Forward projec
  
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• Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid Settle Collusion Lawsuit Against NFL

  15-02-2019 20:33
  SANTA CLARA (CBS13) – Former 49ers Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid have settled their collusion lawsuit against the NFL.
  Kaepernick retweeted a statement from his lawyer Mark Geragos about the case, reading:
  “For the past several months, counsel for Mr. Kaepernick and Mr. Reid have engaged in an ongoing dialogue with representatives of the NFL. As a result of those discussions, the parties have decided to resolve the pending grievances. The resolution of this matter is subject to a co
  
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• Tougher Prison Sentences Proposed For Hit-And-Run Drivers

  15-02-2019 20:25
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Hit-and-run drivers in California may go to prison for longer sentences if a new bill becomes law.
  Currently, drivers who don’t stop face prison sentences of 2-4 years, or jail sentences of 3 months-1 year, if the crash results in permanent, serious injury (loss of permanent impairment of function of a bodily member or organ), or death. The hit-and-run driver is also fined $1,000-$10,000.
  The new law would make leaving the scene of a crash that results in permane
  
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• Kids 12 And Under Get Free Hot Cocoa On Rainy Days At In-N-Out

  15-02-2019 18:31
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – In-N-Out Burger is offering a special freebie to kids for dreary, wet weather days.
  Per SFGate, children 12 and under can get a free hot cocoa drink from In-N-Outs in cities experiencing rainy days.
  That’s a $2.10 value you can count on when some raindrops start falling.
  Of course, to keep people from cheating the system, people can only get the freebie if a kid is actually present.
  A little more rainfall is expected in the Central Valley Friday and into the week
  
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• In-N-Out Offering Free Hot Cocoa To Kids 12 And Under On Rainy Days

  15-02-2019 18:31
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – In-N-Out Burger is offering a special freebie to kids for dreary, wet weather days.
  Per SFGate, children 12 and under can get a free hot cocoa drink from In-N-Outs in cities experiencing rainy days.
  That’s a $2.10 value you can count on when some raindrops start falling.
  Of course, to keep people from cheating the system, people can only get the freebie if a kid is actually present.
  A little more rainfall is expected in the Central Valley Friday and into the week
  
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• California May Provide Domestic Violence Victims With Extra Protection From Attackers

  15-02-2019 18:14
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California may take an extra step to protect victims of domestic violence by providing them cards they can carry around with a picture of their attacker and a copy of the restraining order filed against that person.
  The Hope Cards would be distributed by the Department of Justice for free.
  According to Assembly Bill 573, introduced Thursday, the laminated, pocket-sized cards must include:A photograph of the restrained person.
  The restrained person’s name, date of
  
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• Knowing our Past Helps Protect our Future

  15-02-2019 17:11
  OPINION – Black History Month provides the world with an opportunity to reflect on the important achievements, events and other contributions people of the African diaspora have made to our daily lives. Too often, though, it’s an opportunity many people let pass them by.Right now, teachers across the country are
  leading dynamic classroom conversations on the movement’s significance. And around
  the dinner table, elders share heartfelt stories of struggle, perseverance and
  courag
  
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• Sierra Weather: I-80 Remains Closed In Sierra Due Whiteout Conditions At Summit

  15-02-2019 15:58
  COLFAX (CBS13) – Drivers are still being advised to avoid traveling up to the Sierra on Friday morning.
  This is what you will see trying to enter I-80 at Colfax. 80 is closed due to white out conditions. ⁦@GoodDayMarianne⁩ ⁦@GoodDaySac⁩ ⁦@CBSSacramento⁩ ⁦@GDSTracyKetchum⁩ ⁦@DinaKupfer⁩ ⁦@GoodDayTraffic⁩ ⁦@mkewman⁩ #roadclosure #Snow #safety pic.twitter.com/GXvWRET0EN
  — David Grashoff (@CameraGuyDave1)
  
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• I-80 Remains Closed In Sierra Due Whiteout Conditions At Summit

  15-02-2019 15:58
  COLFAX (CBS13) – Drivers are still being advised to avoid traveling up to the Sierra on Friday morning.
  This is what you will see trying to enter I-80 at Colfax. 80 is closed due to white out conditions. ⁦@GoodDayMarianne⁩ ⁦@GoodDaySac⁩ ⁦@CBSSacramento⁩ ⁦@GDSTracyKetchum⁩ ⁦@DinaKupfer⁩ ⁦@GoodDayTraffic⁩ ⁦@mkewman⁩ #roadclosure #Snow #safety pic.twitter.com/GXvWRET0EN
  — David Grashoff (@CameraGuyDave1)
  
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• Leadership Academy Inspires West Campus High Student

  15-02-2019 14:51
  SACRAMENTO — When Maliek Young stepped on the basketball court recently at Golden 1 Center wearing a sweater from Morehouse, it was clear about where he is going to college in the future.Young was presented with a Black History Month’s Dream All-Star Award from the Sacramento Kings during the team’s game against the Miami Heat.
  “I feel amazing, blessed, and I am happy to be here. I am loving it,” Young told The OBSERVER before receiving the award. “From where
  
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• Atmospheric River Causing Flood Concerns In Yolo

  15-02-2019 08:36
  YOLO (CBS13) — The atmospheric river that’s soaked Northern California has some areas facing flood concerns. Cache Creek was at danger stage for flooding Thursday night in the community of Yolo, putting some residents on edge.
  “Very nervous, very nervous, a little bit of anxiety,” Yolo resident Gloria Juarez said.
  Juarez lives in a home, immediately across a levee road from Cache Creek.
  “It’s very unusual, it rises but like halfway, it hasn’t risen like
  
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• School Closed Over Autistic Teen’s Death Holding Fundraiser For ‘Going Away’ Party

  15-02-2019 08:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Guiding Hands School in El Dorado Hills is facing more criticism three months after a 13-year-old student with autism died after being restrained.
  The school has since closed, but now has a GoFundMe page to raise money for a “going away party.”
  “It just seems insensitive and in bad taste and very, very hurtful to the people who miss Max and who loved him,” said Karen Hirsch, a friend of the Benson family.
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  Max Benson died back in Novem
  
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• Guiding Hands School Throwing Controversial Party Three Months After Student Died

  15-02-2019 08:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – New controversy over the Guiding Hands School in El Dorado Hills three months after a 13-year-old with autism died after being restrained. The school has since closed, but now has a GoFundMe page to raise money for a “going away party.”
  “It just seems insensitive and in bad taste and very, very hurtful to the people who miss Max and who loved him,” said Karen Hirsch, a friend of the Benson family.
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  Max Benson died back in November afte
  
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• Happily Ever After On Ice! Man Proposes To Girlfriend At Disney Show

  15-02-2019 08:22
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Thursday night’s Valentine’s Day performance of Disney on Ice had a little extra romance. A Sacramento man thought it would be the perfect place to pop the question to his girlfriend.
  Before Mickey and Minnie hit the ice at the opening night performance of Disney on Ice, there was another special couple in the spotlight.
  Craig Yarbrough told his girlfriend, Lori Camus, they were asked to help introduce the show, but in reality, he had a bigger revelation.
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• Daughter Describes Mother’s Near-Death Experience As Oak Tree Crashes On Her Car

  15-02-2019 08:20
  LOOMIS (CBS13) — It was a miracle escape. A woman cheated death after a giant oak tree crashed through her windshield just missing the driver’s seat.
  It happened on King Road near Sierra college Thursday morning.
  “When she opened her eyes the roof of the car was right in front of her face and the tree was to the left of her,” said the victim’s daughter, Ashley Summers.
  A giant oak tree came crashing down onto a narrow two-lane road, and the driver had to make a spli
  
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• Massive 250-Year-Old Heritage Oak Topples In Storm

  15-02-2019 07:43
  NORTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It stood for hundreds of years until Thursday when this massive heritage oak toppled in the storm.
  This afternoon the Woodlake neighborhood’s centuries-old, iconic valley oak tree came crashing down because of the over-saturated ground.
  It is a fallen tree that this Woodlake community had fallen for generations ago. No one will miss this 250-year-old oak more than Tom Phayer. As a child, Phayer climbed its branches, and as an adult he decorated them.
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• 21-Year-Old Arrested In Connection To 2 Shooting Deaths In Stockton

  15-02-2019 05:53
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Stockton police said they arrested a suspect in connection to two separate shooting deaths from the last two years.
  Joseph Henderson, 21, was arrested for the June 5, 2017 shooting death of a 21-year-old man on Lebaron Drive and Davis Road. Henderson was also arrested in connection to the April 8, 2018 shooting death of an 18-year-old who was located inside a vehicle in the 3400 block of Manthey Road.
  Police say Henderson was taken into custody at a residence in West Sto
  
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• First Responders Rescued At Least 4 Cars Stranded On Flooded Highway

  15-02-2019 05:20
  WILLIAM (CBS13) — Traffic backed up after water backs up on a major roadway. Southbound Interstate 5 was shut down because of flooding-creating a headache for drivers.
  Flooding was bad in 2017 but this year it’s worse said Williams Fire Chief Jeff Gilbert.
  “It’s going to be higher than it was two years ago,” said Gilbert.
  Emergency responders were hard at work.
  “Four rescues, this is probably number five or people going past road closed signs,” said
  
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• How Lawyers Connect A Hangman’s Noose With The Oroville Dam Crisis

  15-02-2019 03:31
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The state attorney general’s office will ask a Sacramento judge on Friday to strike 20 paragraphs that mention racism, sexism, and corruption in a lawsuit against the Department of Water Resources.
  The Bay Area law firm seeking more than $100 million in damages from DWR claims a “toxic culture” contributed to the Feb. 2017 failure of the Oroville Dam spillway.
  The lawsuit features a photograph of a hangman’s noose an African-American DWR employe
  
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• 2 Arrested On Weapons Charges After Shooting, Robbery In Fairfield

  15-02-2019 02:52
  FAIRFIELD (CBS13) — Police arrested two young men on weapons charges after a Feb. 9 shooting in Fairfield.
  Officers responding to a shooting on the 1300 block of W. Texas Street and found a 19-year-old Stockton resident has sustained a non-life-threatening injury and was transported to the hospital for treatment on Feb. 9.
  Investigators determined that the suspect had approached the victim, brandished a firearm, and demanded the victim hand over his jewelry. A short struggle reportedly ens
  
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• Heartwarming Story of Sacramento Police’s Newest Recruit

  15-02-2019 02:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — 11-year-old Miller Greenfield lived out his dream today, becoming a Sacramento police officer.
  Chief Daniel Hahn surprised Greenfield this morning, rolling out the red carpet for his newest recruit.
  Miller’s dad, Johnny, points to a poster of police officers and says, “That’s his favorite sports team. It’s not basketball or football or soccer. It’s these guys.”
  At just 4-years-old, Miller had a stroke. Doctors later diagnosed him wit
  
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• 11-Year-Old With Rare Disease Joins Police Force In Spectacular Fashion

  15-02-2019 02:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — 11-year-old Miller Greenfield lived out his dream today, becoming a Sacramento police officer.
  Chief Daniel Hahn surprised Greenfield this morning, rolling out the red carpet for his newest recruit.
  Miller’s dad, Johnny, points to a poster of police officers and says, “That’s his favorite sports team. It’s not basketball or football or soccer. It’s these guys.”
  At just 4-years-old, Miller had a stroke. Doctors later diagnosed him wit
  
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• Storm Brings Giant Oak Tree Down On SUV Injuring Woman

  15-02-2019 02:18
  LOOMIS (CBS13) — A Loomis woman cheated death after a giant oak tree pierced her windshield Thursday morning, just missing the driver’s seat. It happened in Loomis at King Road between Sierra College and Bankhead.
  Julie Strock came outside when she heard the bang. Not only had a massive tree just fallen inches away from the driver’s seat of this car. There was also a live power wire strewn across it.
  “We didn’t know if she was alive or not,” she said
  
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• UC Davis’ Secret Weapon Morgan Bertsch Breaking Almost Every Record In Program History

  15-02-2019 02:04
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Not only are they the number one team in the Big West, but UC Davis women’s basketball team is also in search for their ninth straight victory.
  Many of those wins are thanks to senior Morgan Bertsch, who did not have a single basketball offer in her senior year of high school until UC Davis gave her a chance.
  “We thought this kid really has some potential, we didn’t know she had potential to be the all-time leading scorer or best player at UC Davis,”
  
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• Walnut Grove Trailer Park Evacuating Due To Flooding

  15-02-2019 01:40
  WALNUT GROVE (CBS13) — Residents at a trailer park in Walnut Grove are evacuating due to flooding, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.Part of New Hope Marina trailer park flooded Thursday, and deputies responded to offer assistance. The park manager said that many of the people are evacuating or moving their trailers on their own.
  READ ALSO: Flash Flood Warning Issued For Parts Of El Dorado, Calaveras, Amador Counties
  Deputies said they were in the area checkin
  
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• Kidnapping Attempt In Lodi

  15-02-2019 01:30
  LODI (CBS13) — A 14-year-old girl in Lodi says a man tried to kidnap her yesterday morning while she walked to school.
  It happened around 6:30am on Scarborough Drive near Brandywine Drive.
  ALSO: 2 Arrested In Connection With Car Burglaries At Lodi Starbucks
  The man was reportedly walking towards the girl on the sidewalk, and as they passed he grabbed her and lifted her off the ground. The girl was able to push him off, scream, and break free.
  If you have any information or saw anythin
  
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• I-5 In Part Of Colusa County Re-Opened After Flooding

  15-02-2019 01:15
  4:15 Update: Both directions of I-5 have reopened. Williams CHP just opened one lane in the southbound direction, and both lanes are open for northbound traffic.
  Traffic is beginning to pick up, and water is receding on the northbound side faster, according to CBS13 reporter Rachel Wulff.
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  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
  
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