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• California Adding 10th State, South Carolina, To List Of Prohibited State-Funded Travel

  02-04-2019 22:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California is adding another state to the list it won’t pay for travel to in protest of discriminatory laws.
  Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the impending restriction to South Carolina on Tuesday.
  The move comes after a bill, H-4950, enacted last year in South Carolina that Becerra’s office argues will enable faith-based child placement agencies in the state to discriminate, particularly against members of the LGBTQ community.
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• California May Pick Up Tab To Prosecute Suspect Golden State Killer

  02-04-2019 20:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The state’s proposal to pick up the tab for prosecuting the accused Golden State Killer, known locally as the East Area Rapist, passed its first committee hearing Monday.
  Assembly Bill 141 would create the “Justice Act of 2019 for the Reimbursement of County Costs Arising from the Matter of the People v. Joseph DeAngelo” in order to reimburse Sacramento County and several other counties prosecuting the 73-year-old. It’s expected the cost could t
  
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• 3 Deputies Struck By DUI Suspect While Crossing Street In Roseville

  02-04-2019 20:19
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – A Rocklin man is under arrest on suspicion of DUI after police say he struck three law enforcement officers who were crossing the street in Roseville.
  The incident happened early Monday afternoon at the intersection of East Roseville Parkway and Taylor Road.
  Roseville police say witnesses saw a vehicle run a red light, hit three people who were crossing the street, then hit two other cars before stopping.
  Clyde Gray’s booking photo. (Credit: Roseville Police Depar
  
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• Oroville Dam Spillway Back In Use For 1st Time Since 2017 Crisis

  02-04-2019 20:05
  OROVILLE (AP) — Officials at the nation’s tallest dam unleashed water down a rebuilt spillway Tuesday for the first time since it crumbled two years ago and drove hundreds of thousands of California residents from their homes over fears of catastrophic flooding.
  Water will rush down the spillway and into the Feather River as storms this week and melting snowpack are expected to swell the lake behind Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, said Molly White, principal engin
  
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• Animal Control Looking For Dog That Bit Child, 1, In Modesto

  02-04-2019 19:10
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Animal control officers will be out on Tuesday to find a dog that bit a 1-year-old child in Modesto.
  The incident happened Monday evening along the 300 block of Ash Street. Modesto police say child was left with a laceration to the cheek after the bite.
  Officers say the dog had been removed from the home by the time they arrived after the incident on Monday.
  Tuesday, animal control officers will be back out again to try and find the dog so it can be quarantined.
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• Free Microchips Available To 600 Cats, Dogs At State Capitol On Tuesday

  02-04-2019 17:02
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California State Senators and the Sacramento SPCA are on a mission to make it easier for lost pets to come home.
  A free microchipping event will be taking place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday on the East Lawn of the California State Capitol.
  First dog in line is Apollo! #microchipday #sacspca pic.twitter.com/z5Cd3elUvn
  — Sacramento SPCA (@SacramentoSPCA) April 2, 2019Cat and dog owners may show up with their pets and receive a free microchip.
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• Health Officials Worry Polio-Like Illness Known As AFM May Grow More Common

  02-04-2019 16:23
  NEW YORK (AP) – One morning last fall, 4-year-old Joey Wilcox woke up with the left side of his face drooping.
  It was the first sign of an unfolding nightmare.
  Three days later, Joey was in a hospital intensive care unit, unable to move his arms or legs or sit up. Spinal taps and other tests failed to find a cause. Doctors worried he was about to lose the ability to breathe.
  “It’s devastating,” said his father, Jeremy Wilcox, of Herndon, Virginia. “Your healthy chil
  
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• Baby Boom: 9 Labor And Delivery Nurses At Sutter Medical Center Were Pregnant At Same Time

  02-04-2019 16:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento is having its own baby boom.
  Sutter’s Women’s & Children’s Center had ten labor and delivery nurses who were pregnant at the same time.
  Four of these expecting moms have already given birth.
  The center is the largest birth center department in Northern California.
  
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• Senator Holly Mitchell’s Crown Act Protects Natural Hairstyles

  02-04-2019 15:16
  SACRAMENTO – Like many other Black women, Holly Mitchell has had to stop White colleagues from attempts to touch her hair and has had to school them on numerous occasions on the “wonders” of its texture.The auburn loc’ed senator is now trying to educate on a statewide level with her bill, SB 188: The Crown Act. The bill, which seeks to protect natural hairstyles in the workplace, passed its first hurdle this week, making it past the Judiciary Committee. Senator Mitchell s
  
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• First Use Of Oroville Dam’s Rebuilt Main Spillway Anticipated On Tuesday

  02-04-2019 15:15
  OROVILLE (AP) — Water will rush down the rebuilt spillway at the nation’s tallest dam for the first time since it crumbled in heavy rain two years ago and drove hundreds of thousands of California residents from their homes over fears of catastrophic flooding.
  The state Department of Water Resources said it anticipated releasing water down the spillway as early as Tuesday due to storms feeding the enormous reservoir behind Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
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• 1st Use Of Oroville Dam’s Rebuilt Main Spillway Anticipated On Tuesday

  02-04-2019 15:15
  OROVILLE (AP) — Water will rush down the rebuilt spillway at the nation’s tallest dam for the first time since it crumbled in heavy rain two years ago and drove hundreds of thousands of California residents from their homes over fears of catastrophic flooding.
  The state Department of Water Resources said it anticipated releasing water down the spillway as early as Tuesday due to storms feeding the enormous reservoir behind Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.
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• Inmate Makes Plea To See Critically Injured Son

  02-04-2019 15:09
  SACRAMENTO — A California State Prison inmate is anxiously sitting in a cell at Salinas Valley State Prison hoping that the governor of California grants him a rare opportunity to see his son who is clinging on to life.Jamilia Land allows the media in Sacramento to listen to a cellphone interview of her nephew Nathan Jackson who is in locked up at the Salinas Valley State Prison.Jackson has made a request to Gov. Gavin Newsom to see his four-year-old son who accidentally shot himself in th
  
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• Cancer-Surviving Teen Gets Wish At Rained Out River Cats Game

  02-04-2019 08:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The River Cats were supposed to take on the San Jose Giants in an exhibition game Monday. The game was rained out, but a little wet weather could not wash away one special baseball fan’s parade.
  Mother nature could not put a damper on Alex Quiroz’s face. He’s so full of energy and joy, it’s hard to believe the 13-year-old Yuba City native is just a few months removed from his last chemotherapy treatment.
  In June of 2015, Alex’s parents Lau
  
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• Supply Of Avocados At Risk With Looming Border Shutdown

  02-04-2019 07:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — If the U.S.-Mexico border does close, a popular product will quickly vanish from store shelves.
  The vast majority of avocados in the U.S. are from Mexico, and Californians take a huge bite of the multi-million dollar market.
  At Poncho’s Cocina Mexicana & Grill in Sacramento, they use hundreds of avocados, about six cases a week. They say a lack of avocados could cost them a lot of money if the shrinking supply causes prices to shoot up.
  Guillermo Leyva says a
  
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• Is Posting Videos Of Violent Crimes To Social Media A Reflection Of Society?

  02-04-2019 07:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Investigators are asking for the public’s help after a double homicide at a strip mall in Foothill Farms over the weekend. One of the shootings was captured on camera and posted to social media.
  A Saturday night turned deadly when two men were gunned down. An eyewitness recorded one of the shootings on his cell phone, walking toward the gunfire as he continues to record, even shouting at the gunman as he appears to kick one of the men who are down.
  The video was
  
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• Is Posting Videos Of Violent Crimes To Social Media A Broader Reflection Of Society?

  02-04-2019 07:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Investigators are asking for the public’s help after a double homicide at a strip mall in Foothill Farms over the weekend. One of the shootings was captured on camera and posted to social media.
  A Saturday night turned deadly when two men were gunned down. An eyewitness recorded one of the shootings on his cell phone, walking toward the gunfire as he continues to record, even shouting at the gunman as he appears to kick one of the men who are down.
  The video was
  
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• Spies In The Skies? Russian Surveillance Jet Seen Flying Over Sensitive Military Sites

  02-04-2019 07:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s an unusual sight to see, a Russian surveillance jet on the tarmac of Travis Air Force Base near Fairfield. It was first spotted last week and spent several days in the area.
  So why is a Russian spy plane flying over California?
  Officials say the jet was flying with permission from the white house. The plane has been flying over some of the nation’s most sensitive military sites, places where even U.S. commercial jets are banned. There is a peaceful pur
  
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• You’re Probably Recycling Wrong

  02-04-2019 06:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – After reports of China turning away trash from the United States, CBS13’s Kurtis Ming took a look at common mistakes people make when recycling.
  It turns out, a quarter of the stuff that is thrown into the recycle bin is not recyclable.
  China now turns down anything that is not 95.5% pure, which is why Recycle Across America wants standardized labels on both home and public recycling bins, spelling out exactly what can be recycled in each community.
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• Kamala Harris In Sacramento To Collect Cash, Talk To Unions

  02-04-2019 05:51
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris returned to California’s capital Monday night to collect some campaign cash and bask in repeated standing ovations from an appreciative union audience.
  While she never mentioned Republican President Donald Trump by name, she said she decided to seek the Democratic nomination to challenge him because “we are better than this.”
  “This is a moment that is requiring us to fight for the best of who we are,” the state
  
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• Report: Dixon Teen Jake Hourmouzus And Friend Electrocuted While Trying To Rescue Dog

  02-04-2019 05:38
  DIXON (CBS13) — Two Dixon teens were killed while reportedly trying to rescue a dog from an irrigation canal.
  Around 4:15 p.m. Monday CHP officers responded to reports of two teens lying unconscious near an orchard along Dixon Avenue West. After being treated with life-saving measures, both boys were pronounced dead at Kaiser Vacaville, say authorities.
  Jake Hourmouzus’ student ID photo. (credit: Dixon High School)
  One teen has been identified by his mother as Jake Hourmouzus. He att
  
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• Officials: 2 Teenage Boys Electrocuted In Dixon

  02-04-2019 05:38
  DIXON (CBS13) — Officials say two teenage boys in Dixon died after an incident involving electricity on Dixon Avenue Monday.
  The incident was reported around 4:15 p.m. Monday. CHP said they responded to a report of two teens who were found unresponsive in a field. After attempting life-saving measures, both teenagers were pronounced dead at Kaiser Vacaville.
  The identity of the teenagers has not yet been released. Dixon Fire could not release any additional information about the incident o
  
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• Officials: 2 Teenage Boys Dead After Being Electrocuted

  02-04-2019 05:38
  DIXON (CBS13) — Officials say two teenage boys in Dixon died after an incident involving electricity on Dixon Avenue Monday.
  The incident was reported around 4:15 p.m. Monday. CHP said they responded to a report of two teens who were found unresponsive in a field. After attempting life-saving measures, both teenagers were pronounced dead at Kaiser Vacaville.
  The identity of the teenagers has not yet been released. Dixon Fire could not release any additional information about the incident o
  
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• 7-Year-Old Rescued After Falling Approx. 8 Feet Down Between House & Snow

  02-04-2019 04:39
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) — A seven-year-old girl vacationing in Truckee is recovering after falling between the side of a house and high-piled snow.
  (credit: Truckee Police)
  Truckee police say Eva was approximately six-eight feet down a narrow opening and had to put on her own helmet and harness so fire and police personnel could hoist her to safety.
  Luckily Eva is uninjured and is back to her vacation.
  Police wanted to remind everyone that “snow cave” areas are dangerous, especially wi
  
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• Last Asparagus Farmer In San Joaquin County Considering Calling It Quits

  02-04-2019 04:16
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Stockton’s Asparagus Festival is coming up next week, but most of the food at this year’s event will be imported from Mexico. The lack of local produce is due to many of the San Joaquin County farmers calling it quits on a crop they once celebrated in the Central Valley.
  The San Joaquin Farm Bureau says some 60,000 acres of asparagus were once grown in the Central Valley, but it has been reduced to about 500 acres. The one remaining farmer says he too may sto
  
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• FBI Seeking Serial Bank Robber In 4 Sacramento-Area Robberies

  02-04-2019 03:05
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The FBI is looking for information to help identify and arrest a bank robbery suspect allegedly tied to four robberies in the greater Sacramento region.
  (credit: FBI)
  The suspect is a young white male, believed to be 20-30 years old, approximately 5 feet, 6 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with a thin build. He is suspected in the following robberies:Friday, November 23, 2018, at approximately 1:55 p.m.River City Bank located at 239 E Street in Davis
  Tuesday, November
  
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• Rocklin High Grad Earns 2 Silver Medals At Special Olympics World Summer Games

  02-04-2019 02:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A local Special Olympian with autism just competed on the world stage and walked away with two silver medals.
  Rocking new hardware, former Rocklin High School swimmer Alec Heuermann is making quite the splash in his hometown. He just got back from the Special Olympic World Summer Games in Abu Dhabi where he earned two silver medals in the 200-meter freestyle and 4×100 meter freestyle events.
  “Pretty awesome, I didn’t think I was going to get those two
  
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• Sacramento, Roseville Buca Di Beppo Customers Possibly Affected In Data Breach

  02-04-2019 01:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Early Enterprises, the owner of Buca di Beppo and several other restaurants, announced Monday that a data breach may have affected payment card information of guests at their restaurants.
  The company believes “unauthorized individuals installed malicious software on some point-of-sale systems at a certain number of Earl Enterprises’ restaurants.”
  The data breach could have captured credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates, and possibly cardhold
  
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• Officials Believe They Have Located The Tow Truck That Crashed Into The Sacramento River

  02-04-2019 01:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Officials believe they have located the tow truck that crashed off Pioneer Memorial Bridge into the river last Tuesday. There is no word on the couple who are presumed to be inside.
  Police say they believe the truck is halfway across the river and about 39 feet down. The next step for crews is to figure out exactly how they will get the barge in with a crane to recover the truck. Officials say there are two major PG&E pipelines in the water and weather conditions w
  
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