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• Family: Motorist Who Crashed Into People In Sunnyvale Was Sac State Grad, Retired From Army

  24-04-2019 23:47
  SUNNYVALE (AP) – A California man who authorities said drove into a crosswalk in a quiet Silicon Valley suburb, injuring eight people, is an Iraqi war veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, his mother told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
  Sunnyvale Police Department said in a tweet that the suspect is Isaiah Joel Peoples, a 34-year-old resident of Sunnyvale. He was arrested Tuesday night after speeding through an intersection and crashing his Toyota Corolla into a tree.
  
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• Volunteers Pick Up 770 Pounds Of Trash At Lake Tahoe On Earth Day

  24-04-2019 23:27
  STATELINE, Nev. (AP) — The League to Save Lake Tahoe say its 5th annual Earth Day cleanup at Lake Tahoe netted more than 700 pounds (300 kilograms) of trash.
  More than 60 volunteers gathered the litter for three hours on Monday along the south shore of the mountain lake.
  Thanks to our volunteers who picked up over 750 pounds of trash picked up at our Earth Day Cleanup yesterday! https://t.co/rALvRfDPrO #KeepTahoeBlue #EarthDay2019 #ProtectOurSpecies pic.twitter.com/x1OUtKNcDD
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• Capitol Mall Could Get New Name In Honor Of Willie Brown

  24-04-2019 23:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The street, circle and plaza directly in front of the California State Capitol could get a new name.
  Senate Resolution 31 calls for the state to rename 914 and 915 Capitol Mall the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Circle and Plaza in honor of the former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor. It is currently called the Capitol Fountain Plaza and is part of Capitol Park.
  According to the Resolution,
  “Mr. Brown is widely regarded as one of the most influential politicians of
  
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• Capitol Mall Could Get A New Name In Honor Of Willie Brown

  24-04-2019 23:16
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The street, circle and plaza directly in front of the California State Capitol could get a new name.
  Senate Resolution 31 calls for the state to rename 914 and 915 Capitol Mall the Willie L. Brown, Jr. Circle and Plaza in honor of the former Assembly Speaker and San Francisco Mayor. It is currently called the Capitol Fountain Plaza and is part of Capitol Park.
  According to the Resolution,
  “Mr. Brown is widely regarded as one of the most influential politicians of
  
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• Golden State Killer Case: One Year Since Joseph DeAngelo’s Arrest

  24-04-2019 22:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Wednesday marks one year since the suspect in the Golden State Killer/East Area Rapist case was arrested.
  Prosecutors say Joseph DeAngelo is the man accused in the spree of 13 killings and dozens of rapes that spanned six California counties in the 1970s and 80s.
  Back on April 24, 2018, prosecutors arrested DeAngelo in connection to the case. The one-time police officer had been living in Citrus Heights.
  The following are some of the major events in the case since DeAn
  
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• Luke Walton’s Lawyer On Kelli Tennant: ‘We Will Not Try This Case In The Media Or Pay Them A Dime’

  24-04-2019 22:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The lawyer for Sacramento Kings coach Luke Walton has released a statement over the sexual assault accusations his client is facing from a former sports reporter.
  Tuesday, Kelli Tennant spoke out during a news conference and explained her decision to come forward.
  “I was scared. When someone assaults you and you think you’re going to be raped, coming forward is a scary thing, and I have spent years now, dealing with this, trying to forget about it, hoping t
  
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• 18-Year-Old Placerville Resident Dies In El Dorado County Crash

  24-04-2019 21:06
  DIAMOND SPRINGS (CBS13) – An 18-year-old Placerville resident was killed in a crash in El Dorado County on Tuesday night.
  The incident happened a little after 7:30 p.m. California Highway Patrol’s Placerville division says the young man, identified as Logan Michael Lyman, was speeding on Missouri Flat Road.
  Officers say, for an unknown reason, Lyman didn’t stop at the red light at Golden Center Drive. Lyman’s vehicle crossed into the opposite direction and crashed into a
  
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• Is this real estate start-up the emperor with no clothes?

  24-04-2019 19:47
  OPINION – We’ve all heard the story of the emperor with no clothes.
  It’s a famous story
  by Hans Christian Andersen that was published long ago in 1837, but the moral
  of the story has stood the test of time: just because everyone believes
  something is true does not make it true. Things are not always as they appear.
  The
  message of this story could be applied to a recent real estate start-up that
  has burst onto the scene since its founding in 2012.
  Compass
  Real Estate was founded
  
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• Health Insurance May Need To Foot Bill For Infertility Treatments

  24-04-2019 19:14
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) –  Nearly 73,000 babies are born a year with the help of reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilzation, and now California may require health insurance to cover the treatment costs.
  AB 767 passed the Assembly Health committee Tuesday with an 11-2 vote (two Assemblymembers did not vote). This week also happens to be National Infertility Awareness Week.
  Currently, the Knox-Keen Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 requires health care service plans and heal
  
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• American Lung Association Ranks Sacramento 5th In Most Ozone-Polluted Cities Report

  24-04-2019 18:01
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The City of Trees is one of the most ozone-polluted cities in the US, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.
  The American Lung Association released their 2019 “State of the Air” report on Wednesday, revealing that more and more Americans are living with unhealthy air quality.
  According to their numbers, 141.1 million people live in counties with unhealthy ozone or particle pollution – an increase of more than 7.2 million since t
  
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• Big Rig Hauling 30,000 Pounds Of TV Dinners Catches Fire On I-80 Near Gold Run

  24-04-2019 17:02
  GOLD RUN (CBS13) – A truckload of TV dinners caught fire and blocked Interstate 80 in the Sierra Wednesday morning.
  The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. near the Gold Run rest stop.
  Scene of the big rig fire on I-80. (Credit: CHP Gold Run)
  Caltrans says a big rig carrying 30,000 pounds of frozen TV dinners caught fire. The fire has westbound I-80 closed at Gold Run; CHP advises drivers to take Highway 20 to Highway 49 to get around the closure.
  Exactly why the big rig caught fire is uncl
  
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• Woman Crashes In Fair Oaks After Leading Deputies On Chase In Stolen Car

  24-04-2019 15:54
  FAIR OAKS (CBS13) – A woman in a car reported stolen crashed after leading deputies on a chase in Sacramento County early Wednesday morning.
  The incident began around 2 a.m. after Sacramento County deputies ran the plates on a Honda Civic and found it to have been reported stolen. Deputies tried to pull the car over, but the driver took off.
  Deputies say the driver sped off of into the Foothill Farms area, then back in Fair Oaks.
  The driver, a woman, eventually crashed near Kenneth and Mad
  
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• Kings Turn To Crisis Management After New Coach Is Accused Of Sexual Assault

  24-04-2019 08:48
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Former sports reporter Kelli Tennant shared her story Tuesday after filing a lawsuit, claiming she was sexually assaulted by new Kings coach Luke Walton.
  Walton denies the accusations. The Kings have now found themselves in a tough position with their new hire. Just last week the Kings were celebrating Walton’s arrival, and now they are turning to crisis management.
  “I’m grateful for everyone being here today, to hear me tell my story,” accuser
  
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• Massive Fire Shuts Down City Hours After Recycling Plant Fire

  24-04-2019 07:42
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A massive six-alarm fire at a lumberyard shut down the city of Stockton Friday. Hours before the fire started, these same firefighters were battling a three-alarm fire at a recycling plant at the Port of Stockton.
  “You try to rotate the guy. Try and get them some time to relax and get some food and water in them but sometimes when it’s all hands that might be a while. Everybody here is pretty tired,” Stockton Fire Deputy Chief Brad Palmer said.
  This lat
  
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• Diesel The Pet Donkey Is Lost In The Wild

  24-04-2019 07:30
  AUBURN (CBS13) — A pet donkey has been on the run and missing since Saturday, and family is now asking the public for help.
  “Come on Jack, come on,” said Terrie Drewery at her ranch outside of Auburn.
  Part of Jack’s pack is missing. His burro buddy has been lost in the woods. Terrie Drewery, his human mother, is trying to console the rest of her herd left behind, anyway she can.
  “I promise I’m trying,” she reached down and kissed the two-year-old miniatu
  
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• Parents Of Dixon Teens Killed In Electrocution Sue Solano Irrigation District

  24-04-2019 07:19
  DIXON (CBS13) — The parents of the two teens electrocuted in a Dixon canal earlier this month are now suing the Solano Irrigation District.
  The wrongful death complaints were filed Tuesday against the Solano Irrigation District, which owns and operates the canal.
  READ ALSO: Community Mourns Dixon 17-Year-Olds Who Were Electrocuted Trying To Save A Dog
  The 17-year-olds, Jacob Hourmouzus and Jacob Schneider, were trying to rescue a dog that fell into the canal when they were electr
  
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• Police: Bicyclist Killed In South Sacramento Crash

  24-04-2019 06:45
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A South Sacramento intersection was shut down Tuesday following a serious accident involving a vehicle and bicyclist.
  The crash happened on Elder Creek Road near Stockton Boulevard around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The impact of the crash was so severe the bicycle became embedded in the windshield of the car.
  Witnesses reported hearing a loud crash and then seeing the victim lying in the street unconscious. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where police sa
  
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• Bicyclist In Critical Condition After Crash In South Sacramento

  24-04-2019 06:45
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A South Sacramento intersection was shut down Tuesday following a serious accident involving a vehicle and bicyclist.
  The crash happened on Elder Creek Road near Stockton Boulevard around 9 p.m. Tuesday. The impact of the crash was so severe the bicycle became embedded in the windshield of the car.
  Witnesses reported hearing a loud crash and then seeing the victim lying in the street unconscious. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
  This is a devel
  
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• Bankruptcy Judge Allows PG&E To Pay Out $235 Million In Bonuses For 2019

  24-04-2019 06:28
  SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A federal bankruptcy judge in San Francisco on Tuesday approved a plan by PG&E Co. to pay up to 10,000 employees $235 million in bonuses for their work in 2019.
  The bonuses allowed by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali will be based 65 percent on the utility’s safety performance, 25 percent on financial performance and 10 percent on customer satisfaction.
  The utility calls the payments a short-term incentive plan or STIP. It said in a statement that the
  
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• California Pushes Talks On 1st-In-US Police Shooting Rules

  24-04-2019 05:57
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers worked to find common ground Tuesday between law enforcement groups and reformers intent on adopting first-in-the-nation standards designed to limit fatal shootings by police.
  A state Senate committee tied a police-backed measure requiring more training to a competing proposal allowing police to kill only if they have exhausted non-lethal efforts to resolve or de-escalate a situation. The fatal police shooting of unarmed vandalism suspect Step
  
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• High-Risk Sex Offender Arrested In San Joaquin County

  24-04-2019 05:11
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Raymond Leon Brau Tuesday, an alleged high-risk sex offender who was working as a youth minister at a local church.
  The sheriff’s office said Brau, who also goes by the alias Raymond Thiago, was out of compliance in Stanislaus County, where he lives.
  READ ALSO: Weed For Sale On Facebook Lands Parents In Jail
  According to the sheriff’s office, Brau is the 19th sex offender who solicited se
  
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• Woman Accusing Kings Head Coach Of Sexual Assault Speaks Out

  24-04-2019 04:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The woman accusing Kings head coach Luke Walton of sexual assault is speaking out. Kelli Tennant said she is no longer comfortable being silent about what she says happened to her.
  Tennant, a former Los Angeles sports reporter, detailed her alleged attack by Walton in a press conference Tuesday.
  Although no exact date was provided, Tennant said Walton assaulted her in a Santa Monica hotel room during his time as an assistant with the Golden State Warriors. She said she
  
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• Turkeys Aplenty In Placerville, Experts Cite Mating Season

  24-04-2019 04:16
  PLACERVILLE (CBS13) — Why did the turkey cross the road? The answer to the question is different, depending on the time of year. CBS13 has received multiple reports of increased turkey sightings in the Placerville area.
  Single and ready to mingle, toms are strutting their stuff in downtown Placerville.
  “You see them with their tails all fanned out and they are looking for mates now,” said bird biologist Scott Gardner with the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife.
  It’s a com
  
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• Man Charged In Rio Linda Fatal DUI Makes First Court Appearance

  24-04-2019 03:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A grieving family was in court Tuesday, facing the man believed to be behind the wheel when he hit a pregnant Rio Linda woman.
  On Friday, Ronnie Ward walked through the doors to the county building to turn himself in for the fatal crash in Rio Linda that hurt Ciara Villegas and took her son’s life.
  Ronnie Ward in court, Tuesday, April 23.
  Ward will stay locked up there until his next court date, as the Villegas family fights to keep him there for good.
  “The
  
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• High School Newspaper Battling With District Over Story About Student In Adult Entertainment

  24-04-2019 03:23
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — Students and administrators at a San Joaquin County school are caught up in a tense battle over freedom of speech.
  The student newspaper at Bear Creek High School in Stockton wants to publish a story about an 18-year-old student who works in adult entertainment. The district is laying on the brakes, claiming the article could be obscene. Currently, the article in The Bruin Voice is set to be published and distributed on May 3.
  “When you are on the side of free spee
  
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• Weed For Sale On Facebook Lands Parents In Jail

  24-04-2019 02:16
  JAMESTOWN (CBS13) — A Jamestown couple was arrested Monday after soliciting the sale of marijuana on Facebook lead to multiple felony charges.
  Malissa McCarthy, 38; Addam Smith, 20. (Credit: Sonora Police)
  Sonora Police said officers found a Facebook post advertising marijuana for sale on Monday night and set up a meeting to buy some of the marijuana in Jamestown.
  Officers reportedly met 38-year-old Malissa McCarthy, who arrived with two ounces of marijuana in her possession. Police later
  
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• Man Arrested For Reportedly Impersonating An ICE Agent, Taking Cash From Construction Workers

  24-04-2019 00:52
  EL DORADO HILLS (CBS13) — An El Dorado Hills man is behind bars after allegedly impersonating an ICE agent and committing an armed robbery, according to the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.
  (credit: El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office)
  Deputies said they were called about an armed robbery at a construction site in El Dorado Hills Monday where the victim reported that a similar incident had happened the week before.
  The suspect, Patrick Mullany, reportedly identified himself as
  
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