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• Overturned Propane Tanker Prompts Shelter-In-Place Warning Near Camptonville

  09-04-2019 23:42
  CAMPTONVILLE (CBS13) – Residents in a rural Yuba County community are being warned to shelter-in-place due to an overturned propane tanker.
  The incident happened early Tuesday afternoon along Highway 49, near Celestial Valley and Ridge roads.
  The Yuba County Office of Emergency Services has sent out an emergency notification, telling all people living within a ¼ mile radius between Celestial Valley and Ridge roads to shelter-in-place.
  Authorities say they will notify residents when
  
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• Pregnant Woman Hurt In Rio Linda Crash, DUI Suspect Arrested

  09-04-2019 23:30
  RIO LINDA (CBS13) – A pregnant woman was rushed to the hospital after she was struck by a DUI suspect in Rio Linda Monday night.
  The incident happened on M Street, just west of Rio Linda Boulevard.
  Scene of the crash in Rio Linda on April 8. (Credit: RioLindaOnline.com)
  California Highway Patrol says, around 8 p.m., a woman was standing next to a car when a Jeep struck the car. The woman was hit by the parked car in the ricochet and was sent flying, leaving her with major injuries.
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• Sacramento-Area Neurosurgeon Accused Of Submitting $500K In Fraudulent Insurance Claims

  09-04-2019 23:25
  CARMICHAEL (AP) – Authorities say a Sacramento-area neurosurgeon has been charged with insurance fraud after she allegedly submitted over $500,000 in fraudulent claims.
  The California Department of Insurance said Tuesday Dr. Laura Anderson, of Carmichael, was arrested Monday and released on bail.
  Prosecutors say that from 2013 to 2018, Anderson allegedly billed the state fund for medical services she never provided her patients and changed the coding of bills for X-rays and telephone consu
  
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• California May Ban Hotels From Giving Guests Tiny Bottles Of Shampoo, Conditioner, Lotion

  09-04-2019 22:13
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Hotels in California may no longer be able to provide guests with tiny bottles of shampoo, conditioner, lotion, or other personal care products.
  Assembly Bill 1162 passed the Natural Resources committee on Monday by a vote of 6-3 (two Assemblymembers did not vote.)
  The bill would ban “lodging establishments”, including hotels, motels, resorts, bed and breakfasts, and vacation rentals, from offering small plastic bottles holding 12 ounces or under of product
  
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• Missing Calaveras County Man’s Car Found With Human Remains Inside

  09-04-2019 20:40
  AMADOR COUNTY (CBS13) – The vehicle belonging to a missing Calaveras County man has been discovered with human remains inside.
  On the morning of August 29, 2018, Shannon David Scott left the area of Wilseyville in Calaveras County for a medical appointment at the Sacramento Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center but never arrived. He was reported missing by family members two days later, according to a statement from the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office.
  Shannon David Scott has been
  
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• Man Dead After Woman, 21, Suspected Of DUI Flips Car Near Folsom Lake College

  09-04-2019 15:45
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – A passenger is dead after a woman suspected of driving under the influence crashed in Folsom early Tuesday morning.
  The scene is at E. Bidwell Street and College Parkway, right next to Folsom Lake College.
  Folsom police say, around 2 a.m., a car hit a pole in the area and her car flipped. Four people were inside the car – and a 28-year-old Folsom resident, who was riding in the front passenger seat, was killed.
  The three other people inside and the driver, a 21-year-
  
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• Warm Weather Brings Swarms Of Bees To Businesses, Homes

  09-04-2019 08:56
  FAIR OAKS (CBS13) — Honey Bees are swarming the Sacramento region making temporary hives in homes businesses and even cars. The swarms are creating big business for local area beekeepers answering emergency calls from panicked people requesting they be removed.
  Blake Dacy runs Sacramento Beekeeper and specializes in swarm removal.
  Monday evening he was working on the roof of Fitness 19 in Fair Oaks where a swarm of approximately ten thousand bees settled onto the building’s air condi
  
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• City Of Sacramento Working To Increase Diversity In Workforce To Reflect The Community

  09-04-2019 08:45
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A new report shows Sacramento City workers are not nearly as diverse as the community. It’s an issue city leaders have been trying to fix for years, and now a new diversity czar has been hired to help bring more women and minorities into the workforce.
  Aimee Barnes is tasked with ensuring the employees that work for the city reflect the community they serve as the first diversity and equity manager. She was hired last July after an audit in 2017 found the city&rs
  
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• Officials: Soil Not Harmful Near School’s Cell Tower, Parents Still Looking For Answers

  09-04-2019 08:23
  RIPON (CBS13) — On March 18th, seven soil samples were taken from around the Weston Elementary School campus. The soil samples follow concerns about a cell phone tower causing cancer in students on campus.
  In the last few years, four students at Weston were diagnosed with different forms of cancer. Parents thought there might a connection with the tower.
  Specifically, the district was looking for levels of four chemicals including chlorinated herbicides, organochlorine pesticides, arsenic,
  
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• CarMax Discovers Cremains Of Modesto Couple In Repossessed Car In Oregon

  09-04-2019 08:05
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A repossessed car in Oregon lead a car sales company to an unusual find: the cremains of a man and woman with ties to Modesto.
  The Stanislaus County Coroner’s Office is now asking for your help in finding the couple’s family. The urn belongs to a couple who once lived on Jasper Avenue in Modesto.
  “The Sheriff’s Office does receive cremains locally,” said Detective Frank Leyva. “Not usually out-of-state. This is my first one from out-of-
  
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• Man Allegedly Terrorizes R Street Employees In Broad Daylight

  09-04-2019 07:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Some employees who work on Sacramento’s R Street say they don’t feel safe because a man is terrorizing them. They say it’s happening repeatedly in broad daylight.
  Caree Thavisack, the manager of Space 07 Salon, used her phone to record several videos of the man she says it harassing her female employees.
  “He’s following and harassing, stalking in broad daylight which makes it a little bit scarier,” Thavisack said.
  She says the man re
  
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• Police: Uber Driver Drops Riders At Airport & Returns To Burglarize Their Home

  09-04-2019 07:16
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – An Uber driver was arrested after he dropped riders off at the airport and then allegedly tried to burglarize their home.
  Jackie Gordon Wilson (San Mateo Police Dept.)
  Police say Jackie Gordon Wilson caught on Ring surveillance video picking up people’s personal property instead of passengers from a home in San Mateo.
  The couple who lives there did not want to be identified.
  “Thinking twice about taking ride shares, everyone should,” the homeowner
  
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• Police: Thieves Targeting Prius Catalytic Converters In Recent Crime Spike

  09-04-2019 06:56
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Priuses are popular with drivers but they are also becoming popular with thieves in Davis. There have been seven thefts in just over the last month, with many occurring near I-80 where thieves can get on and off the road quickly, police said.
  Technology makes hybrid catalytic converters more emission compliant, and also more costly because of the precious metals inside.
  “2001 and up are more desirable units,” said Russ Docken with Hoffman Automotive in Davis.
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• Authorities Looking For Woman Who Allegedly Stabbed A Smartville Man

  09-04-2019 06:19
  NEVADA COUNTY (CBS13) — Authorities are looking for a woman who allegedly stabbed a man in Yuba County.
  (credit: Nevada County Sheriff’s Office)
  The incident allegedly happened Monday morning in Smartville. Deputies said 47-year-old James Oak called 911, claiming he had just been stabbed by 27-year-old Ethel Thomas.
  When deputies arrived on the scene, Thomas was no longer there.
  The victim was treated at the hospital for his single stab wound and is in stable condition.
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• Paradise High Principal Resigns After Not Being Able To Secure Housing

  09-04-2019 06:06
  PARADISE (CBS13) — While the town of Paradise begins the process of rebuilding after the devastating Camp Fire, Paradise High School suffered another loss.
  (credit: Paradise High School)
  Principal Loren Lighthall announced Monday that he is resigning as principal of Paradise High School because he has been unable to secure housing. Lighthall said he and his wife need to “provide a stable environment” for their seven children.
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• Paradise High Principal Resigns After Not Being Able To Find Housing In Wake Of Camp Fire

  09-04-2019 06:06
  PARADISE (CBS13) — While the town of Paradise begins the process of rebuilding after the devastating Camp Fire, Paradise High School suffered another loss.
  (credit: Paradise High School)
  Principal Loren Lighthall announced Monday that he is resigning as principal of Paradise High School because he has been unable to secure housing. Lighthall said he and his wife need to “provide a stable environment” for their seven children.
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• Deputies Investigating Homicide After Body Of 25-Year-Old Woman Found In Her Car

  09-04-2019 05:34
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department said a 25-year-old woman was found dead in her car by a citizen early Monday morning.
  Deputies said the woman was found in her gold, 4-door Toyota on the shoulder of Milton Road near Highway 4 in the unincorporated area of Farmington. Deputies arrived on the scene around 2:50 a.m. and investigators towed the vehicle to the coroner’s office with the female inside to preserve the evidence.
  The woman was identified as Be
  
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• City Of Sacramento Wants To Reward You For “Going Green” While Moving Around Town

  09-04-2019 04:56
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The City of Sacramento wants to know where you’re going and how you get there. It’s teaming up with a company that makes a smartphone app that keeps an eye on everywhere its users go.
  The “Miles” app rewards people who take a walk, hop on a bike or use public transportation.
  Sac RT spokesperson Jessica Gonzalez says, “It tracks how you get around. So, whether that’s carpooling, walking, biking, using the bus or light rail.”
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• Officials Recover The Body Of The Father Who Jumped Into The River To Save His Child

  09-04-2019 04:33
  ISLETON (CBS13) — Crews have located the body of Moua Lo, who dove into the San Joaquin River after his one-year-old child on March 29.
  (credit: CHP)
  Lo was out fishing with his three children on March 29 when his one-year-old fell into the river. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area and located two of his children drifting in the boat and also found the one-year-old floating in the river with a life jacket on. The young child was taken to the hospital in crit
  
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• Report: 95% Of Rabbits Gifted For Easter Don’t Live To Age One

  09-04-2019 04:01
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Easter is just around the corner, and the Bradshaw Animal Shelter is urging families to not give live rabbits as gifts.
  According to Friends of Unwanted Rabbits (FUR), 95% of “Easter Bunnies” do not make it to age one.FUR says that rabbits are typically a 10-year commitment and should not be considered toys. Additionally, the organization said rabbits do not make good pets for young children because they are very high maintance and require the care of an ex
  
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• New Cracker Barrel Location Coming To Placer County

  09-04-2019 03:04
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — Cracker Barrel broke ground on a new location in Rocklin Monday.
  This will be the second location in Northern California, joining the restaurant that opened on Howe Avenue in Sacramento last August after construction delays. The store will be at 4660 Sierra College Boulevard in Rocklin and is expected to open in November 2019.
  This 10,000 square foot restaurant will include the iconic front porch and will sit 180 guests. Cracker Barrel plans to hire more than 175 ful
  
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• Uber Driver Arrested In Rancho Cordova For San Mateo Home Burglary

  09-04-2019 02:44
  SAN MATEO (CBS SF) — An Uber driver has been arrested for burglarizing a home in San Mateo and attempting to burglarize another home after dropping off the home’s residents at the airport, according to authorities.
  San Mateo police said detectives arrested Jackie Gordon Wilson at his home in Rancho Cordova on Friday and recovered some of the items stolen the previous day from the home on the 1700 block of Nash Street.Jackie Gordon Wilson (San Mateo Police Dept.)
  The homeowner shared
  
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• Be Uber Cautious: Tips To Stay Safe While Using Ridesharing Apps

  09-04-2019 01:52
  SAN MATEO (CBS SF/CBS13) — An Uber driver has been arrested for burglarizing a home in San Mateo and attempting to burglarize another home after dropping off the home’s residents at the airport, according to authorities.
  San Mateo police said detectives arrested Jackie Gordon Wilson at his home in Rancho Cordova on Friday and recovered some of the items stolen the previous day from the home on the 1700 block of Nash Street.Jackie Gordon Wilson (San Mateo Police Dept.)
  The homeowner s
  
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• Man Hit And Killed On I-80 While Trying To Retrieve His Ladder

  09-04-2019 01:11
  DIXON (CBS13) — A man died Monday while trying to retrieve his ladder on eastbound Interstate 80 at State Route 113, according to CHP-Solano.
  CHP said a Dixon resident was driving on eastbound I-80 in his Chevy Silverado when a ladder became detached from his vehicle and landed in the slow lane. The 59-year-old driver reportedly pulled over to the right shoulder, reversed to the ladder, and exited the vehicle.
  As he was attempting to get his ladder, the man was struck by a gray Toyota Camr
  
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• Woman Arrested For Trying To Strangle Her Mother With An Extension Cord

  09-04-2019 00:26
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department arrested a woman for allegedly choking her 75-year-old mother Sunday.
  The sheriff’s department said a report of a fight with a person being choked came in around 7 a.m. from the 1200 block of Lassen Avenue in Modesto. When deputies arrived, they found the alleged assault had ended before they got there, but they say, Rosie Mercado, 34, had tried strangled her 75-year-old mother.
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• Woman Arrested For Allegedly Strangling Her Mother With An Extension Cord

  09-04-2019 00:26
  MODESTO (CBS13) — The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department arrested a woman for allegedly strangling her 75-year-old mother Sunday.
  The sheriff’s department said a report of a fight with a person being strangled came in around 7 a.m. from the 1200 block of Lassen Avenue in Modesto. When deputies arrived, they found the alleged assault had ended before they got there, but they say, Rosie Mercado, 34, had strangled her 75-year-old mother.
  READ ALSO: Fallen CHP Officer Hono
  
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