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• Pedestrian Dead After Train Collision In Sacramento

  19-03-2019 23:46
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Police are reporting that a train has hit a pedestrian in the area of Fruitridge and Power Inn roads. Sacramento Fire reported the collision resulted in a fatal injury to the pedestrian.
  The incident is having an impact on traffic. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area.
  This is a developing story.
  
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• Starbucks Changing Its Rewards Program To Include Food, Merchandise, Upgrades

  19-03-2019 21:04
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Starbucks is changing its rewards program and now customers can earn merchandise, in addition to drinks and food.
  In an email sent to Starbucks Rewards members, the Seattle-based coffee shop said starting April 16 customers can cash in their stars for a number of new perks:25 Stars: Extra shot or pump of vanilla, Espresso shot, substitute Coconut milk
  50 Stars: Hot brewed coffee, bakery item, hot tea
  150 Stars: Handcrafted drink, hot breakfast, parfait
  200 Stars: Salad
  
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• Woman Hit And Killed At Intersection Of Mack Road And Stockton Boulevard

  19-03-2019 15:38
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle Tuesday morning in South Sacramento.
  Around 5:15 a.m., the driver was heading southbound on Stockton Boulevard when he hit a woman in the intersection of Mack Road, according to a Sacramento Police Department officer. Paramedics took the woman to the hospital where she later died.
  SacPd has confirm that an adult woman has died after being struck by vehicle at Stockton Blvd and Mack Rd ⁦@GoodDaySac⁩ ⁦@
  
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• Driver Suspected Of DUI In Fatal Crash Appearing In Court

  19-03-2019 15:02
  (CBS13) – A suspected drunk driver accused of hitting and killing a 9-year-old boy and severely injuring his mother is set to face a judge today.
  On Sunday morning, 27-year-old Rene Zaragoza ran a red light and crashed into the family’s car, say police. Zaragoza was driving illegally without an anti-drunk driving tool that he was supposed to use after a 2013 DUI conviction.
  He is set to appear in court at 1:30 p.m.
  
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• Search For Girl Who Fell Into Stanislaus River Resumes Tuesday

  19-03-2019 14:49
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) – Searchers are resuming their efforts Tuesday to find a 5-year-old girl who fell into the Stanislaus river over the weekend .
  Matilda Ortiz (credit: family)
  Matilda Ortiz was with her family when she slipped on a rock and into the water, according to a Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department statement.
  Firefighters in the Sacramento area urge people who visit the river areas to use caution in and near the water, especially in dangerous spots like around the
  
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• Motor Home In Dixon Catches Fire, Killing 2 People

  19-03-2019 14:28
  DIXON (CBS13) – A motor home caught fire in Dixon, killing two people and injuring others.
  Around 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, police received word of a fire in the 600 block of South First Street. When they arrived at the scene, police found two men people lying outside the motor home. Officers pulled them to safety and learned two more people were inside of the vehicle, which at that point was fully engulfed in flames.
  The two people who died were both males, according to a Dixon Fire Department s
  
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• Firefighters Working To Combat Cancer In Decontamination Units

  19-03-2019 07:05
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — When firefighters in the Nevada County Consolidated Fire District return from a call they head straight into what looks like a sauna to ride a stationary bike. But they don’t go in there to relax.
  We all know the obvious hazards facing firefighters including smoke, flame, structural collapse, but perhaps there’s one hazard that you haven’t considered.
  A memorial in Capitol Park lists the names of California’s fallen firefighters. A similar me
  
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• Roseville Police Searching For Suspect Who Reportedly Assaulted An Officer

  19-03-2019 06:51
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Roseville police are searching for a white male in his 20s with dark hair.
  Police said officers responded to a minor traffic collision off Sheffield Way in the South Cirby neighborhood when an involved party allegedly assaulted an officer and ran away.
  Several officers responded to the area searching for the suspect. The City of Rocklin K9, Citrus Heights K9, and UAS teams are assisting in the search.
  Anyone with information call the Roseville Police Department.
  
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• Community Police Review Commission Votes to Support Use of Force Legislation

  19-03-2019 06:24
  SACRAMENTO – In its first meeting since the district attorney and the attorney general decided not to file charges against police officers in the Stephon Clark shooting, the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission voted unanimously to support legislation that would change police use-of-force policy for the first time in more than a century.The Commission met Monday at City Hall and speakers included Assemblymembers Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego) and Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), who
  
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• Officials Warn Everyone To Be Careful After Dangerous Waters Sweep Away 5-Year-Old Girl

  19-03-2019 06:08
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — A local family is living a nightmare after a five-year-old girl fell into the Stanislaus River and was swept away by the fast-moving current.
  The sheriff’s department says Matilda Ortiz fell into the Stanislaus river Sunday afternoon. Monday, several agencies joined the search. People are looking for Matilda by boat, helicopter, and even drones.
  Matilda was with her family when they say she slipped on a rock and into the water.
  “Even though the groun
  
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• Search On For Suspect After High-Speed Pursuit

  19-03-2019 06:00
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — A manhunt is underway after a high-speed chase in Marysville ended with a violent crash and a suspect on the run.
  (credit: Marysville Police)
  Police pulled over 28-year-old Jonathan Mims early Sunday morning for speeding. During their investigation, officials said they could smell alcohol and marijuana and asked Mims to step out of the car. That’s when he sped off.
  Mims ended up crashing into a fence and power pole before running away on foot. The car came to a s
  
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• Lawmakers Push To Get Rid Of SAT Amid Admissions Scandal

  19-03-2019 05:26
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Some state lawmakers are now considering a ban on using the SAT and other standardized college entrance exams in California schools. The move comes just days after a nationwide college admission scandal that netted dozens of arrests, including some celebrities.
  READ ALSO: Joe Montana Says His Family Used Rick Singer’s College Consulting Company
  Taking the SAT can be pretty stressful for students applying to college. Assemblyman Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) i
  
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• Modesto Teens Arrested And Missing Girl Recovered After Police Chase

  19-03-2019 04:40
  RIPON (CBS13) — A police chase over the weekend led to the arrest of two Modesto teens and the recovery of a missing 12-year-old girl out of Turlock.
  Ripon police said officers responded to the area of Jack Tone Rd. on a stolen vehicle notification Saturday evening. When officers arrived they found the vehicle leaving a parking lot and attempted to pull it over on Santos Avenue.
  The vehicle failed to stop and officers started a short pursuit. Officers conducted a “high-risk stop&rdqu
  
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• 15-Seed UC Davis Women’s Basketball To Take On 2-Seed Stanford Saturday

  19-03-2019 04:09
  DAVIS (CBS13) — The UC Davis women’s basketball team is ready for March Madness and they found out who they will play in the first round of the tournament Monday evening, but the big news did not come as expected.
  There was a lot of excitement and buildup that deflated Monday afternoon when the brackets were leaked. The 15-seed Aggies will play 2-seed Stanford on Saturday, but the way they found out was unexpected.
  The plan for the team was to have a big watch party at Woodstock&rsqu
  
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• Fire In Vacant Building Affected Traffic In Rancho Cordova

  19-03-2019 01:35
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) — Sacramento Metro firefighters knocked down a fire at a vacant structure on Folsom Boulevard Monday afternoon.
  The fire was reported near Mills Park Road and Folsom Blvd just before 5 p.m.
  #MetroFire is o/s of a 2 alarm structure fire on #FolsomBlvd bear Mills Pk Rd pic.twitter.com/A2WpsAQrz4
  — Metro Fire of Sacramento (@metrofirepio) March 18, 2019Firefighters said multiple businesses were affected with water and smoke damage, but the fire was mostly containe
  
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• Family, Activists Lobby For Use-Of-Force Reform On Anniversary Of Stephon Clark Shooting

  19-03-2019 01:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s been one year since two Sacramento police officers shot and killed Stephon Clark. Monday, Civil Rights leaders and celebrities were in the capital city for a series of events dubbed “Legacy Weekend.”
  Reverend Al Sharpton spoke at Stephon Clark’s funeral last year and was back in town alongside Clark’s family, pushing for changes in police protocol, specifically requiring all law enforcement officers involved in deadly shootings to go
  
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• Assemblyman Introduces Resolution To Urge School To Terminate Controversial UC Davis Professor

  19-03-2019 00:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City), who has been a very vocal advocate for the firing of a UC Davis Professor who advocated for the killing of police, has introduced a House Resolution calling for his termination.
  The professor at the center of the controversy, Joshua Clover, is a tenured UC Davis professor in the Department of Comparative Literature. In recent months Clover’s comments from a 2015 interview have been criticized. He said, ‘People thin
  
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• Man Out Taking Pictures With Fiancée Falls Into American River, Found Dead

  19-03-2019 00:10
  4:12 p.m. Update: The Placer County Sheriff’s swift water dive team has located the man who fell into the American River Sunday evening.
  The victim, 23-year-old Andy Odon Ortega Fonseca of Sacramento, was found deceased.
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  AUBURN (CBS13) – Search crews are resuming their efforts to find a man who fell into the American River on Sunday evening.
  The man and his fiancée were out taking pictures at the confluence of the American River near the No Hands Bridge when he fe
  
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