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• Your Help Is Needed Identifying An Arson Suspect

  23-03-2019 23:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento Metro Fire says a man tried to set a gas pump on fire today.
  It happened at the Unocal 76 at Watt and Fair Oaks.
  ALSO: Locking Up Sacramento’s Public Space To Cut Down On CrimeMetro Fire says the pump sustained damage, but it could have been catastrophic.
  If you recognize this person, you are asked to call the arson tip line at 916-859-3775.
  
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• Dramatic Arrest Caught On Camera

  23-03-2019 23:35
  NEWMAN (CBS13) — Deputies from Stanislaus County used a K-9 to take down a wanted man Friday afternoon.
  It happened just outside of Newman on Hills Ferry Road.
  The Sheriff’s Department says they’ve been looking for 33-year-old Brandon Loyd since December for a string of burglaries and vehicle thefts.
  ALSO: Police: Disabled Man Attacked In Dispute Over Handicap Parking Spot At White Castle
  They say detectives located him yesterday thanks for a tip.
  When they attempted to st
  
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• Rafting Guides Speak Out After Helping Recover 5-Year-Old Matilda Ortiz

  23-03-2019 07:33
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — It’s a tight-knit community that knows the Stanislaus River almost as well as they know each other.
  “A lot of us have been guides for many years. Whether it’s swift-water training, guide training, understanding how a river moves,” said David Voortman.
  Many of them work on the river or have at least a decade of experience navigating the water with one or both of the two main rafting companies in town: River Journey Adventures and Sunshine
  
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• 58 Dogs Seized From Animal Rescue In Unsafe Conditions Are Ready To Be Adopted

  23-03-2019 07:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Officials seized 58 dogs from an animal rescue, claiming the animals were left alone with no food or water for several days.
  Now some of those dogs are recovering and are up for adoption at the Bradshaw Animal Shelter.
  The dogs were seized from this rural property on Bond Road in Elk Grove where a business licensed as Elk Grove Animal Rescue is in a landlord-tenant dispute. The people running the rescue are accused of leaving the animals with no care.
  Court documents s
  
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• Folsom Junior Earns Perfect Score On The ACT

  23-03-2019 06:41
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — Anoushka Ambavernekar has spent years perfecting her martial arts moves and at age 17, she’s already politically active even though she’s too young to vote.
  But there’s another accomplishment that is getting a lot of attention, Ambavernekar just earned a perfect score on the ACT college admissions test.
  “I was shocked, I was like ‘wow this is crazy.’ I got it on my first try,” Ambavernekar said.
  It’s a rare achievement that l
  
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• Davis Company Developing Natural Alternatives To Chemical Pesticides

  23-03-2019 06:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Bugs around the world are disappearing. A new study says toxic pesticides are crumbling our ecosystem, contributing to the decline of 41 percent of the world’s insect species.
  In Davis, experts are working to help reverse this trend.
  A study in the Journal of Biological Conservation says the widespread use of pesticides is one of the reasons insects are dying at such an alarming rate. Now, more farmers and home gardeners are looking for natural solutions.
  Marrone
  
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• Community Comes Together To Mourn 5-Year-Old Matilda Ortiz

  23-03-2019 06:15
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — The Knights Ferry community came together Friday night to hold a vigil in honor of five-year-old Matilda Ortiz.Matilda was remembered with her favorite song, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. The emotion proved too much for any father. Her father Roberto Ortiz started to hyperventilate and collapsed while the community sang to his daughter.
  Emergency crews attending the vigil made sure he was healthy enough to go on. Roberto said he doesn’t understand how any o
  
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• Rocklin High Student Arrested For Pulling Out A Gun In Class

  23-03-2019 06:06
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) – A Rocklin High School senior has been arrested for bringing a gun to school. It happened on Friday afternoon.
  Following a motto at Rocklin High “see something, sense something, say something and do something,” a student reported the gun to school administrators.
  “He purposefully brought a firearm to school,” said Sgt. Greg Jensen with the Rocklin Police Department.
  Jensen said a student reported seeing a classmate not only bring a gun to school but
  
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• Kings Sign Sac State Grad Cody Demps To 10-Day Contract

  23-03-2019 04:46
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento Kings have signed Cody Demps to a 10-day contract, the team announced Friday.Demps, a former Sacramento State player, plays for Sacramento’s G-League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. He will be the first Hornet to play in the NBA, according to his former coach Brian Katz.
  This is a cool story.
  The @SacramentoKings have signed local kid @CodyDemps to a 10-day contract.The former @sacstate player and current @stocktonkings guard gets his first call-up
  
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• Raw Milk Bottled In Stanislaus County Under Recall

  23-03-2019 04:05
  MODESTO (CBS13) — Check your fridge: Milk produced and packaged by a Stanislaus County company is under recall.
  Health officials say milk from Valley Milk Simply Bottled may contain a harmful bacteria. If you bought the milk between March 11 and the 19th, throw it out.
  The raw milk is sold in one-gallon plastic jugs.
  CDFA found the campylobacter bacteria in a routine sample collected at the Valley Milk Simply Bottled production and packaging facility. No illnesses have been reported.F
  
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• Robotics Competition Empowers Girls In STEM

  23-03-2019 03:08
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A unique competition is drawing thousands of students from across the world to Davis this weekend, testing their skills in robotics.
  More than 60 high school teams are taking part in the contest at the ARC Pavilion, but it’s not all about the competition, the event is also designed to empower girls in the STEM field.
  This is the 29th annual Robotics competition at UC Davis and enthusiasm is running high.
  Robot 1678 belongs to the Davis Senior High Citrus Circuits
  
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• Rocklin Teenager Arrested For Bringing Gun To Campus

  23-03-2019 02:46
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A Rocklin teenager is behind bars after Rocklin police say he brought a gun to school.
  Authorities say 18-year-old Jacob Clark brought a gun to Rocklin High School Friday. He was arrested at his home. Police have recovered the weapon.
  READ ALSO: 2 People Dead After Stabbing In Sacramento; 1 Victim Has Life-Threatening Injuries
  Clark’s bond was set at $25,000.
  Students who have information about the incident are encouraged to reach out to the Rocklin Police Depa
  
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• 2 People Dead After Stabbing In Sacramento; Third Victim In Serious Condition

  23-03-2019 02:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) —Police say two of the victims, both men in their 20s, have died from their injuries in Friday’s stabbing.
  Officials said the first victims were discovered after they were dropped off at a local hospital in the 2300 block of Stockton Boulevard. Life-saving measures were provided to the two men, but they died from their injuries at the hospital.
  A third victim was found in the area of 21st Street and 65th Avenue. The victim, an adult male, reportedly asked for help
  
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• Stanford Faces Familiar NCAA Opponent In UC Davis

  23-03-2019 00:25
  STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – Ten months ago, Hall of Fame coach Tara VanDerveer called once more upon her counterpart at UC Davis for some offensive guidance.
  Davis coach Jennifer Gross and her top assistant and husband, Joe Teramoto, visited campus a third time to work with VanDerveer and the Cardinal on the Princeton system. In appreciation, VanDerveer treated them both to an overnight in San Francisco – during baseball season so they could catch a Giants game.
  On Saturday, No. 2 seed S
  
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• Man Convicted of Second-Degree Murder for Killing, Abusing Infant

  23-03-2019 00:16
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — An El Dorado County man has been convicted of the second-degree murder of his six-week-old baby as well as three counts of felony child abuse.
  Michael Swope was found guilty of killing the infant and breaking multiple ribs on the baby over the course of his short life.
  According to the El Dorado County District Attorney, the infant was found unresponsive in his crib on Dec. 11, 2016, by his mother, Michael Swope’s wife. Ms. Swope had fed and put the baby to
  
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