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• Driver Survives After Crashing Into Folsom Pond

  30-03-2019 23:32
  FOLSOM (CBS13) — A man is safe after a dramatic crash in Folsom.
  Firefighters say the man lost control and crashed into a pond. Fortunately, he was able to get out safely.
  ALSO: Folsom Junior Earns Perfect Score On The ACTThe crash happened down the street from their station, near Empire Ranch Road.
  
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• Search Called Off For Man Who Jumped Out Of Boat To Save Son In Fast-Moving Delta Waters

  30-03-2019 23:05
  ISLETON (CBS13) — Search crews have still not located a 41-year-old man who reportedly dove into the San Joaquin River to save his one-year-old son Friday morning. CBS13 is being told crews have called off the search.
  Police say they received a 911 call from a 10-year-old child at 11:30 a.m. The child said his one-year-old brother had fallen out of the boat while fishing with her father and younger sibling. The child was wearing a life vest, but the father was not, according to officials.
  
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• Stanislaus County Agency Working To Get Homeless Families Housing

  30-03-2019 08:18
  STANISLAUS COUNTY (CBS13) — The Stanislaus County Community Services Agency is asking for help to provide housing for a handful of families who will be forced to move from a transitional housing facility by the end of the week.
  David Kent considers his family one of the fortunate ones.
  “I was down and out on my luck. I was doing pretty bad. But now I can finally say I’m moving up,” Kent said. “If we didn’t have this, I don’t know where we’d be at r
  
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• ‘Industrial Chic’ Shipping Container Homes Proposed For Freeport Community

  30-03-2019 07:42
  FREEPORT (CBS13) — The small historic Delta community of Freeport could soon be getting a new addition. A developer has submitted plans to build new homes on the Delta out of shipping containers.
  The 900-square foot units would go up in an empty, overgrown lot that backs right up to the Sacramento Delta.
  It’s Mike Villanueva’s passion project, to create more affordable housing in Sacramento County.
  “I hate to use the word chic, but it’s kind of industrial chic,&rdqu
  
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• Run John Run! Runner With Autism Is Heading To The Boston Marathon

  30-03-2019 07:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The story of John Almeda keeps getting better. The Sacramento young man with non-verbal autism is preparing to leave for Boston next week. He won’t be there to do any sightseeing.
  He has his sights set on the Boston Marathon. John qualified while finishing the California International Marathon last year on a broken ankle.
  A local company was so inspired by his story, they decided to sponsor him. Total Nutrition asked for a meeting and John’s mother Vanessa
  
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• Mother Of Student With Autism Outraged At Parents ‘Cheating The System’ In College Admissions Scam

  30-03-2019 07:20
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A mother of a disabled student is outraged over celebrities and big spenders trying to cheat the system.
  “It was really shocking for me especially when I saw Felicity Huffman’s daughter got 100% extra time on her test,” said Veronica Soliz, a mother of four.
  Aaron Soliz is her second child and is one of more than three million students who take a standardized college entrance exam each year.
  “It’s a pretty stressful situation,” Aaron
  
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• Playboy Model Arrested After Doctor’s Body Is Found In Abandoned Car Outside Of Vegas

  30-03-2019 06:58
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Kelsey Turner, a 25-year-old who posed for Playboy, was arrested in Stockton in connection to the murder of a California doctor whose body was found in the trunk of a car abandoned in the desert near Las Vegas.
  Dr. Thomas Burchard, 71, was a psychiatrist who worked in the Monterey area. His body was found on March 7 in an abandoned car on Nevada State Route 147. Authorities said he had been bludgeoned to death.
  “It’s been really hard realizing he’s neve
  
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• Crews Continue To Search For Father Who Jumped Into Delta Water To Save One-Year-Old

  30-03-2019 06:00
  ISLETON (CBS13) — Crews are searching for a father who dove into the San Joaquin River to save his one-year-old son Friday morning.
  The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said they received a call from a 10-year-old child at 11:30 a.m. The child said his one-year-old brother had fallen out of the boat while fishing with her father and younger sibling. The child was wearing a life vest, but the father was not, according to officials.
  The incident happened near Pirate’s Lair Mari
  
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• Police Seize Over 1,800 Lbs Of Illegal Fireworks Delivered To Modesto Home

  30-03-2019 05:26
  MODESTO (CBS13) — Modesto Police seized 55 boxes of illegal fireworks that were being delivered to a residential Modesto address Friday.
  (credit: Modesto Police Department)
  Police said they received information that the two pallets of illegal fireworks were being delivered to the residential address from a Reno, Nevada fireworks distributor.
  The fireworks were aerial mortar-type explosives, according to police. In total, police seized 55 boxes weighing 1,839 pounds.
  The receiver of the shi
  
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• CHP Searching For White Chevy Tahoe In Fatal Hit And Run

  30-03-2019 05:10
  MODESTO (CBS13) — Modesto CHP is investigating a fatal hit and run collision that occurred on SR-33 at Frank Cox Road just before 2 p.m. Friday.
  Officials are looking to the public for help identifying the vehicle of interest. They believe the vehicle is a newer, white Chevrolet Tahoe with custom rims and a slight lift.
  Officers believe the vehicle may be in the Patterson/Westley area.
  Anyone with information on the vehicle and/or driver is encouraged to contact the CHP’s non-emergen
  
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• Suspect Arrested For Stealing 2 TVs After SWAT Team Called To Apartment

  30-03-2019 04:00
  MARYSVILLE (CBS13) — A Marysville man is behind bars after reportedly stealing two 40-inch televisions and hitting another vehicle Friday morning.
  Police say 24-year-old Joshua Tapp stole the two flat screen televisions from Best Collateral at 516 D Street in Marysville. The store clerk reportedly confronted  Tapp as he was putting the stolen merchandise into his vehicle, but police say Tapp pushed the clerk to the ground.
  Tapp drove away, reportedly colliding with another vehicle as
  
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• Solano OES Divers To Aid In Recovery Efforts Of Couple Presumed Dead After Tow Truck Crash

  30-03-2019 03:23
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s now a waiting game for the family of a Sacramento couple who is presumed dead after a crash reportedly sent them over the edge of the Pioneer Memorial Bridge.
  Plans for recovery efforts were solidified Friday. The family is really ready to get this recovery mission underway. They say it’s been a frustrating process, and in the meantime, they have created a makeshift memorial at the Mill Street Pier, which continues to grow.
  “We were promised we a
  
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• Police: Female Pedestrian Killed In Stockton Hit And Run

  30-03-2019 00:38
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Police say a female pedestrian was killed after being struck on the sidewalk on West Church and South Lincoln Street.
  The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. and police do not know how it happened yet. Officials are currently investigating if the woman was walking or standing on the sidewalk.
  Police are calling this a hit and run and said they do not have any details on a suspect or a suspect vehicle yet.
  This is a developing story.
  
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