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• 2 Marysville Teens Arrested In Murder Case Of 87YO Idaho Woman

  21-03-2019 23:48
  POCATELLO, Idaho (CBS13) – Two Yuba County residents have been arrested in the murder case of an 87-year-old Idaho woman.
  Arlyne Koehler was found dead inside her Pocatello home on Tuesday. She had been stabbed to death, authorities said. However, according to the Idaho State Journal, authorities also said Koehler managed to injure her attacker – making him leave a trail of blood.
  Thursday, Pocatello police announced two arrests had been made in the case: 18-year-old Marysville resid
  
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• Deputy Shoots Suspect In Modesto; No Law Enforcement Officers Hurt

  21-03-2019 22:55
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Authorities are investigating a deputy-involved shooting in Modesto that left a suspect in critical condition.
  The incident happened a little before 2 p.m. Thursday near Carver Road and Teresa Street.
  According to the Modesto Police Department, Stanislaus County Sheriff’s deputies were in Modesto following up on a carjacking and robbery suspect when the shooting took place. At some point, deputies opened fire and a suspect is now in critical condition, police say.
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• Fast-Acting Roseville Store Manager Sends Two To Jail

  21-03-2019 22:20
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Two women are behind bars in Roseville on multiple charges including organized retail theft and grand theft.
  Police arrested Sydney Lynn Johnson and Cynthia Lantette Frazer after a manager at a retail store on Pleasant Grove Boulevard reported the pair for stealing make-up.When police found the two in their car a short time later, they say Johnson and Frazer had more than $4000 worth of stolen goods.
  
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• Flood Of Comments Dunk On Central California Gang Member’s Civil War-Style Revolver

  21-03-2019 21:08
  FRESNO (CBS13) – A Facebook post on an admitted gang member’s arrest has gone viral thanks to his apparent taste for rustic guns.
  Back on March 11, Fresno police announced they had arrested 19-year-old Amador Carlos Martinez during a gang violence reduction mission in the city.
  Martinez was pulled over and admitted to being a member of the Fresno Bulldogs gang. He also had a loaded .44 Magnum revolver under the driver’s seat – saying he had it for protect himself against
  
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• Gas Prices Jump 12 Cents In One Month, Will Keep Increasing

  21-03-2019 19:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The price of a gallon of regular gas in California jumped 12 cents this month but remains below the average from one year ago.
  According to AAA, the average gallon of gas statewide costs $3.39. One week ago drivers paid an average of $3.33; one month ago we paid $3.27; one year ago we paid $3.43.
  Locally the prices are a little bit lower right now:Sacramento: $3.32
  Stockton; $3.29
  Yolo: $3.33
  Yuba City: $3.23
  Modesto: $3.24Nationally drivers are paying an average of $2
  
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• San Jose Sharks Playoff Tickets Go On Sale Next Week

  21-03-2019 19:27
  SAN JOSE (CBS13) – The San Jose Sharks made the playoffs again this season and fans can buy tickets for Round 1 on Wednesday, March 27. The tickets will go for sale at 10 am and fans can buy a maximum of 8 tickets. Sharks365 members will get first pick and the remaining seats will go on sale at sjsharks.com/playoffs, by phone at 800-745-3000, or at the SAP Center.
  The Sharks Stanley Cup playoff schedule and opponent won’t be determined until the NHL regular season finishes on Saturda
  
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• Play Ball! Sacramento River Cats Announce First Home Scrimmage

  21-03-2019 19:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento River Cats hit the field for the first time on April 1 for an inter-level scrimmage.
  The team will take on the San Jose Giants at Raley Field in what’s being called a ‘prospect-packed’ game.
  The San Jose Giants team is the Class A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants.
  Players expected to take the field are:Joey Bart
  Heliot Ramos
  Shaun Anderson
  Chris Shaw
  Aramis Garcia
  Tyler BeedeThe first pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. General admission ti
  
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• Wildlife Rescue Rehabbing Injured Raccoon That Was Set To Be Skinned

  21-03-2019 18:28
  AUBURN (CBS13) – Gold Country Wildlife Rescue is rehabilitating a raccoon that was hit by a car.
  The rescue says the raccoon was recently found on the road after it was hit.
  The raccoon is now in the care of Gold Country Wildlife Care.
  Some people picked it up, thinking it was going to die. The people were going to skin it, the rescue says, but the raccoon survived through the night. So they took it to the rescue.
  The raccoon is now being treated at Gold Country Wildlife Rescue for head tr
  
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• Sacramento County Deputy Buys Groceries For Man Who Just Lost Job

  21-03-2019 17:27
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Sacramento County deputy went the extra mile to brighten the day of a man who recently lost his job.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department says they were recently contacted by a concerned citizen who wanted deputies to check up on a man who lived alone. The concerned person believed the man had not eaten in a few weeks.
  Deputies went to do a welfare check and discovered that the man had recently lost his job.
  Deputy Brunmier delivering groceries. (Credit:
  
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• Crews Battle Fire Under Highway 50 In Sacramento

  21-03-2019 15:44
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Crews battled a fire under W-X Freeway Thursday morning.
  The scene was at 15th and X streets under Highway 50.
  Firefighters on scene of a fire under the WX freeway at 15th and X St in #Sacramento.@CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac pic.twitter.com/KTdlObbPBX
  — Dina Kupfer (@DinaKupfer) March 21, 2019It appears some trash caught fire, sending smoke up to the freeway.
  Traffic was rerouted around X Street at 15th so that fire crews could drag a hose across the intersection.
  
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• Meet The Newest Sacramento Search And Rescue Team Member: Hank The Dog

  21-03-2019 07:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The newest member of the Sacramento Fire Department’s search and rescue team has quite a tail. Meet Hank the dog who may help save victims trapped by disasters one day.
  The first year of Hank’s life was rough. He bounced around between midwest animal shelters and returned twice after being adopted.
  “He was too energetic, he just had this drive that was unable to fit with a family,” said Sacramento City Firefighter Vinnie Fuccela.
  Hank even spent
  
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• Spokesperson: Riot Buttons Were An “Error In Judgment” & Will Be Removed From State Elevators

  21-03-2019 07:14
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The “riot buttons” installed inside a state building’s elevators are covered up tonight. It’s a story you first saw on CBS13, revealing the unusual addition.
  Now round blue stickers cover the word “riot,” spelled out on elevator buttons recently installed in the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Building in downtown Sacramento.
  A spokesperson says including the word “riot” on the button was an error in j
  
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• Spokesperson: Riot Buttons Were An ‘Error In Judgment’; Will Be Removed From State Elevators

  21-03-2019 07:14
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The “riot buttons” installed inside a state building’s elevators are covered up after we reported on their mysterious appearance.
  Round, blue stickers cover the word “riot,” spelled out on elevator buttons recently installed in the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Building in downtown Sacramento.
  A spokesperson says including the word “riot” on the button was an error in judgment and the buttons will now be s
  
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• Woman Allegedly Sets Fire To Boyfriend’s Bedroom, Torches His Car

  21-03-2019 06:52
  MODESTO (CBS13) — Scorned and scorched, a Modesto woman is behind bars, accused in a fiery revenge plot against her boyfriend.
  Amanda Barr’s booking photo. (Credit: Stanislaus County Sheriff)
  Investigators say the woman first allegedly set her boyfriend’s apartment on fire, and then his car.
  It’s a story so wild neighbors in the Modesto neighborhood are scratching their heads, finding it hard to believe the woman they know could be accused of such a crime.
  As her neighbor
  
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• Firefighters Looking To Artificial Intelligence Technology To Help Fight Wildfires

  21-03-2019 06:40
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Putting a wildfire out quickly is great, preventing one from starting in the first place is even better. How to do that was a hot topic at the Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit Wednesday at Sacramento State.
  It turns out, the future of firefighting includes a whole lot of artificial intelligence.
  Enview’s artificial intelligence system warns utilities about threats that could cause wildfires. It can identify issues such as trees that are too close to power li
  
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• Officials: No Evidence Of Person In Sacramento River, Now Missing Person Case

  21-03-2019 06:24
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — What started as a potential water rescue in Sacramento Wednesday night has become a missing person case, according to Sacramento Firefighters.
  Just after 8 p.m. Wednesday, firefighters received a call that a group had lost contact with their friend but found all of his belongings including his phone on the shore of the Sacramento River.
  It was unclear if the friend was in the water, so a DART team launched their boat to check. The incident happened near Jibboom and the
  
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• Drinking Water Tax Proposed In California

  21-03-2019 05:31
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to charge California water customers up to $10 per month to help clean up contaminated water in low-income and rural areas, but he will face resistance from some legislative Democrats hesitant to impose new taxes.
  The Democratic governor says up to 1 million California residents have some type of contaminated or unclean water coming through their taps that can cause health issues. He has called it “a moral disgrace and a medical emerg
  
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• Police Searching For Suspect In Attempted Murder Case

  21-03-2019 03:51
  TURLOCK (CBS13) — A 21-year-old from Ceres is wanted in an attempted murder case after reportedly shooting at a victim who was attempting to drive away in Turlock.
  Police say the incident happened on the morning of Friday, March 8 when a male victim and his female associate arrived at a house on South First Street. Shortly after, Thomas McAbee and Luiz Martinez, both 21-years-old, arrived at the residence and challenged the victim to a fight.
  When the victim began to leave the parking lot,
  
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• Search On For Sacramento/Elk Grove Indecent Exposure Suspect

  21-03-2019 03:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Multiple Sacramento police agencies need help identifying a suspect wanted for at least a dozen indecent exposure incidents.
  (credit: Sacramento Police)
  Investigators believe the same suspect committed multiple incidents in neighboring jurisdictions between January and March from the Pocket area in Sac, to Elk Grove, and Galt.
  The suspect is often described as a Hispanic adult in his 30s to 40s. The man has been seen driving a dark car and has been seen masturbating or
  
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• Search On For Sacramento Indecent Exposure Suspect

  21-03-2019 03:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento Police Department needs help identifying a suspect wanted for multiple indecent exposure incidents.
  (credit: Sacramento Police)
  Investigators believe the same suspect committed multiple incidents in neighboring jurisdictions between Feb. 13 and March 20.
  The suspect is often described as a Hispanic adult in his 30s to 40s. The man has been seen driving a dark car and has been seen masturbating or exposing himself to victims.
  No one has been injured durin
  
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• Neighbors Frustrated After JUMP Bikes Are Left Chained To Fire Hydrant

  21-03-2019 02:52
  SOUTH LAND PARK (CBS13) — People living in one South Land Park neighborhood are upset about a group of JUMP bikes chained to a fire hydrant since the weekend.
  The situation has left some questioning if the city regulating JUMP bikes.
  Marie Balshor has lived on Theo Way for 64 years. When it comes to popular JUMP bikes, she has a love-hate relationship.
  “I think the JUMP bikes serve a purpose as long as they know where to park them,” Balshor said.
  Over the weekend someone chaine
  
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• Officials: Body Of 5YO Matilda Ortiz Has Been Recovered From The Stanislaus River

  21-03-2019 02:40
  STANISLAUS (CBS13) — The Sheriff’s Department confirms they have found the body of 5-year-old Matilda Ortiz four days after she fell into the Stanislaus River at Knight’s Ferry.
  Her body was recovered Wednesday afternoon by volunteers searching the area around 4:45 p.m., according to deputies. Matilda’s family has verified that the body recovered was the missing 5-year-old who fell into the river on Sunday at 5:00 PM.
  Ortiz was visiting the river with her family Sunday af
  
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• Officials Removing ‘Riot Button’ From State Building Elevators

  21-03-2019 01:42
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Officials have begun the process of covering up the “RIOT” buttons in state building elevators. The buttons are set to be swapped out by the end of the week with indicator lights that do not have words in them.
  The buttons were installed into some elevators in state buildings, including the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Building on 5th and N streets in Sacramento.
  The buttons came as a surprise to some employees who say they did not re
  
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• Code Enforcement Officer On Administrative Leave After Swearing At Woman

  21-03-2019 01:06
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) — A Yuba County code enforcement officer is on administrative after he was caught on video swearing at a woman about her RV.
  “He’s like, ‘Get out of here, get out of here.’ And I didn’t understand at first what was going on. He was ranting and raving, ‘I’m tired of cleaning up after you dirtbags,’” Honna Stradiota said.
  Honna says a few hours before the video was taken, she was told by an officer she needed to move t
  
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