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• Insurance Claims From Deadly California Fires Top $12B

  08-05-2019 23:47
  SACRAMENTO (AP) – Insurance claims have topped $12 billion for the November wildfires in California, making them the most expensive in state history.
  The figure released Wednesday by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara covers the fire that destroyed the town of Paradise and two Southern California blazes.
  Most of the damages relate to the Paradise fire, which killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 buildings.
  “While last year’s tragic wildfires turned thousands of people&r
  
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• Goody, The Sacramento Zoo’s 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Passes Away

  08-05-2019 23:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento Zoo says “Goody” the giraffe has passed away.
  Goody had lived at the zoo since 1999 and celebrated her 20th birthday last year.
  A special boot she had to wear garnered Goody national attention back in 2016. Veterinarians say Goody had problems with her front left hoof since birth.As she aged, Goody underwent numerous treatments – including laser therapy, medication and acupuncture. The 1,500 giraffe had to start every morning on an elec
  
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• Sacramento-Area Moms React To Kraft’s $100 Mother’s Day Babysitting Reimbursement

  08-05-2019 22:59
  This Mother’s Day, Kraft is honoring mothers by making it easier for them to get a break from their daily duties. They’re offering up to $100 per mom to cover bills for babysitters hired this Sunday, May 12.
  Kraft calls it time for moms to enjoy a day of “No meltdowns, no diaper changes and no going to the bathroom with kids pounding on the door.” While some Sacramento-area moms have reacted positively to the offer, others say they’d rather spend time with their kid
  
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• Surveillance Photos Released Of Suspect Car In Hit-And-Run That Injured Sacramento Bicyclist

  08-05-2019 21:46
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Detectives are asking for help in finding the driver who hit a bicyclist in Sacramento and left the scene.
  The incident happened back on April 29, near Alhambra Boulevard and T Street.
  Sacramento police say, just after 2 a.m., a bicyclist was hit. The car took off and the bicyclist was left in critical condition.
  Surveillance photos of the suspect’s car. (Credit: Sacramento Police Department)
  Wednesday, detectives released some footage of the car believed to be r
  
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• State Employee Given Questions Ahead Of Promotion Interview Must Undergo Ethics Training

  08-05-2019 21:35
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A California state employee applying for a new position got a copy of the interview questions emailed to her personal account ahead of the interview, then landed the job, and later lied about the email during a State Audit investigation.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 84 cases involving allegations of improper hiring or other violations of civil service rules from July 1, 2018-December 31,
  
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• California State Worker Exaggerated Past Work Experience And Could Owe Back A Quarter Million Dollars

  08-05-2019 21:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A California Department of Fish and Wildlife senior manager fabricated his past management experience in order to be promoted and ended up getting paid $234,717 as a result of the fabrication and now he’s required under state law to pay the full amount back due to his dishonesty.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 84 cases involving allegations of improper hiring or other violations of ci
  
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• California State Worker Accused of Exaggerating Past Work Experience, May Have To Repay $250K

  08-05-2019 21:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A California Department of Fish and Wildlife senior manager fabricated his past management experience in order to be promoted and ended up getting paid $234,717 as a result of the fabrication and now he’s required under state law to pay the full amount back due to his dishonesty.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 84 cases involving allegations of improper hiring or other violations of ci
  
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• California To Outlaw Pesticide Chlorpyrifos Deemed Harmful To Kids

  08-05-2019 18:51
  LOS ANGELES (AP) – The nation’s most productive agricultural state will ban a widely used toxic pesticide blamed for harming brain development in babies, California officials said Wednesday.
  The move would outlaw chlorpyrifos after scientists deemed it a toxic air contaminant and discovered it to be more dangerous than previously thought. State Environmental Secretary Jared Blumenfeld said it’s the first time the state has sought to ban a pesticide and the move was overdue.
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• Studio City Resident Killed In Crash On I-5 In Stanislaus County

  08-05-2019 18:00
  VERNALIS (CBS13) – A 50-year-old man from the Los Angeles area was killed in a crash on Interstate 5 near Tracy early Wednesday morning.
  The incident happened a little after 12 a.m. along the northbound side of the freeway, north of the Westley Rest Area in unincorporated Stanislaus County.
  California Highway Patrol says officers who responded to the scene found a car had been rear-ended. One driver was unhurt and standing outside of his car, while the other driver – a 50-year-old St
  
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• Streets In Front Of Hotel Marshall Back Open After Demolition Prompts Closure

  08-05-2019 17:03
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – L and 7th streets are back open Wednesday morning in Downtown Sacramento after structural concerns during the demolition of the historic Hotel Marshall.
  The street was shut down Tuesday night as a precaution to ensure public safety while crews started demolishing the inside of the historic hotel.
  Being told debris falling is stuff that was supposed to be demolished tomorrow anyways but road closures will remain in place as a precaution pic.twitter.com/QDPnuPN3Hu
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• Streets In Front Of Hotel Marshall Back Open After Demo Work Prompts Closure

  08-05-2019 17:03
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – L and 7th streets are back open Wednesday morning in Downtown Sacramento after structural concerns during the demolition of the historic Hotel Marshall.
  The street was shut down Tuesday night as a precaution to ensure public safety while crews started demolishing the inside of the historic hotel.
  Being told debris falling is stuff that was supposed to be demolished tomorrow anyways but road closures will remain in place as a precaution pic.twitter.com/QDPnuPN3Hu
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• Some Sacramento City Unified School District Teachers Will Soon Be Laid Off

  08-05-2019 15:58
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Some Sacramento teachers will be getting pink slips in the coming days.
  The Sacramento City Unified School District says it doesn’t have the resources to maintain the number of certificated teachers they have right now. The layoffs are set to be approved at a special board meeting scheduled for Thursday evening.
  ALSO: “Declare Victory And Move On” Mayor Steinberg Asks Teachers Not To Strike
  “Decisions that result in our district losing dedicated
  
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• Some Sac City Unified Teachers Will Soon Be Laid Off

  08-05-2019 15:58
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Some Sacramento teachers will be getting pink slips in the coming days.
  The Sacramento City Unified School District says it doesn’t have the resources to maintain the number of certificated teachers they have right now. The layoffs are set to be approved at a special board meeting scheduled for Thursday evening.
  “Decisions that result in our district losing dedicated staff members are not easy. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to maintain our cur
  
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• Police Investigating After Three Women Were Reportedly Drugged At Davis Bars

  08-05-2019 09:12
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Davis Police are asking for the public’s help tracking down the person responsible for putting roofies in drinks and drugging three women at two bars in Davis in the last couple weeks.
  A UC Davis student who does not want to be identified said she was there April 17th when one of her friends was reportedly roofied by someone at Wunderbar.
  “When I first saw her she had a beer and was the life of the party. The second time I saw her it was very obvious something w
  
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• Auditor: State Workers Caught Behaving Badly

  08-05-2019 08:27
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A California State Auditor report is shining light on some state workers caught behaving badly on the job.
  The audit is titled “Investigations of Improper Activities by State Agencies and Employees.” It stems from an investigation into hundreds of allegations that state workers wasted taxpayer money while on the job.
  One of the auditor’s biggest findings — a Caltrans employee who got a job in Sacramento, but never moved here. Instead, she flew h
  
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• Rocklin Nurse Disabled In Dog Attack, But Police Say Crime Wasn’t Committed

  08-05-2019 08:20
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A woman and her two dogs were attacked in a neighborhood park by an off-leash dog.
  “I was walking my dogs through the park as I do every morning before work,” Jane Tilton said.
  She had seen a woman and her Doberman at Pebble Creek Park once before.
  “I said, ‘You need to put your dog on a leash,'” Tilton said.
  But this time she was blindsided.
  “He locked eyes on us and came darting at us,” Tilton said.
  In a flash, the off-leash Dob
  
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• Rocklin Nurse Disabled In Dog Attack, But Police Say A Crime Wasn’t Committed

  08-05-2019 08:20
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A woman and her two dogs were attacked in a neighborhood park by an off-leash dog.
  “I was walking my dogs through the park as I do every morning before work,” Jane Tilton said.
  She had seen a woman and her Doberman at Pebble Creek Park once before.
  “I said, ‘You need to put your dog on a leash,'” Tilton said.
  But this time she was blindsided.
  “He locked eyes on us and came darting at us,” Tilton said.
  In a flash, the off-leash Dob
  
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• State Prison Administrator Watched Thousands Of YouTube Videos On His Work Computer During Work Hours

  08-05-2019 08:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A longtime administrator in the Valley State Prison (VSP) used his state-issued computer during work hours to access thousands of YouTube videos unrelated to his work.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 116 cases involving allegations of waste or improper payments from July 1, 2018-December 31, 2018.
  Of those 116 cases, the agency conducted preliminary investigative work on 62 of them. Of those
  
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• Report: State Prison Administrator Watched Thousands Of YouTube Videos On His Work Computer During Work Hours

  08-05-2019 08:12
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A longtime administrator in the Valley State Prison (VSP) used his state-issued computer during work hours to access thousands of YouTube videos unrelated to his work.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 116 cases involving allegations of waste or improper payments from July 1, 2018-December 31, 2018.
  Of those 116 cases, the agency conducted preliminary investigative work on 62 of them. Of those
  
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• After Investigation Into Lodi Spa, Detectives Arrest Woman And Charge Her With Prostitution

  08-05-2019 07:45
  LODI (CBS13) — Lodi Police arrested a 53-year-woman from San Jose Tuesday and charged her with prostitution.
  The Police Department said detectives conducted an investigation at the Sunshine Spa, located at 20 W Turner Road, after receiving complaints of prostitution at the business.
  As a result of the investigation, the woman was arrested and charged with prostitution.
  READ ALSO: ICE Agents Arrest Suspect In Sutter County Triple Fatal Crash
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• Woman Declared Dead Reads Her Own Obituary

  08-05-2019 07:29
  FAIR OAKS (CBS13) — A Fair Oaks couple was left shocked when Sacramento County declared Janice Riordan dead. The news came from the tax assessor, but we found her breathing.
  When we caught up with Janice she was watering her garden and walking her dog, Tia. She was the most active dead person we’d ever seen.
  “I am alive,” she said. “Very much alive.”
  Her husband, Mike, confirmed it.
  “I’m still married. Happily married. She tells me all the time!&rd
  
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• ‘Very Appalling’: County Declares Woman Dead After Obit With Same Name Printed In Newspaper

  08-05-2019 07:29
  FAIR OAKS (CBS13) — A Fair Oaks couple was left shocked when Sacramento County declared Janice Riordan dead. The news came from the tax assessor, but we found her breathing.
  When we caught up with Janice she was watering her garden and walking her dog, Tia. She was the most active dead person we’d ever seen.
  “I am alive,” she said. “Very much alive.”
  Her husband, Mike, confirmed it.
  “I’m still married. Happily married. She tells me all the time!&rd
  
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• California Set To Change Sex Education Guidance For Teachers

  08-05-2019 07:22
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California State Board of Education is set to vote on new guidance for teaching sex education in public schools that some opponents are calling unnecessary and even obscene.
  The guidance gives teachers advice about talking to kindergarteners about gender identity, discussing masturbation with middle-schoolers and recommending books that teach healthy practices for LGBT high schoolers.
  The board meets Wednesday to consider a document designed to give teachers i
  
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• Police Block Off Traffic Downtown Due To Structural Concerns At Hotel Marshall Construction Site

  08-05-2019 06:27
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Police blocked off traffic in Downtown Sacramento Tuesday night due to structural concerns on a building under construction.
  Traffic was blocked on L Street from 8th-6th Street and 7th Street from J-L Street.
  Being told debris falling is stuff that was supposed to be demolished tomorrow anyways but road closures will remain in place as a precaution pic.twitter.com/QDPnuPN3Hu
  — Captain Norm Leong (@NormLeong) May 8, 2019Sacramento Fire officials said the Old Hotel
  
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• Police Block Off Traffic Downtown Due Construction At Historic Hotel Marshall

  08-05-2019 06:27
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Police blocked off traffic in Downtown Sacramento Tuesday night due to structural concerns on a building under construction.
  Traffic was blocked on L Street from 8th-6th Street and 7th Street from J-L Street.
  Being told debris falling is stuff that was supposed to be demolished tomorrow anyways but road closures will remain in place as a precaution pic.twitter.com/QDPnuPN3Hu
  — Captain Norm Leong (@NormLeong) May 8, 2019Sacramento Fire officials said the Old Hotel
  
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• Report: More Doctors Are Stealing Prescription Drugs

  08-05-2019 06:04
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — In the midst of an opioid crisis, a new report on the misuse and theft of drugs by healthcare workers found more doctors are stealing prescription drugs.
  The report found more than 47 million prescription doses were stolen last year. CBS13 has learned there were dozens of local cases last year of inappropriate prescribing and self-abuse of drugs by doctors.
  Lauren Lollini went into the hospital for a kidney surgery and left with Hepatitis-C and a liver infection &mdash
  
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• Online Community Forums Inspiring Neighbors To Organize Neighborhood Watch

  08-05-2019 05:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Online community forums are getting more and more popular and now, they are inspiring a group to meet in person, and start a neighborhood watch.
  “I knew my neighbors’ names when I grew up as a kid. I have no idea my neighbors’ names now,” said David Maurer.
  For better or worse, things are changing, but Facebook groups and apps like Nextdoor are helping you connect to your neighbors again. You can post about suspicious people, crimes, even strang
  
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• WATCH: Rio Vista Police Release Body Camera Footage Of Officer Body Slamming Woman During Traffic Stop

  08-05-2019 05:21
  RIO VISTA (CBS13) — Police released body camera footage Tuesday from a use of force incident where an officer body slammed a woman.
  Cherish Thomas’ family says this is another example of the Rio Vista Police using excessive force. It happened when her sister, Mea, was pulled over for expired tags near her home.Mea called her mom, Deshunna Payne, and sister Cherish, who arrived shortly after she was pulled over. When they got to the scene, both Payne and Thomas started recording polic
  
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• Scammers Clone Phone Number, Pose As Air Conditioning Business In Elaborate Scheme On Yelp

  08-05-2019 03:43
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13)  — A Sacramento woman in need of home repairs tried to contact a company through Yelp and ended up with imposters at her door.
  Local police said this is an elaborate scheme they’ve never dealt with before. The woman looked up Elite Heating and Air Conditioning on Yelp and tried to contact them using the “call” option on the app.
  Instead, the call was somehow intercepted by tricksters, who pretended to be the business and showed up at her front
  
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• Vacaville Unified School District Leads The Way For Later School Start Time

  08-05-2019 03:35
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) — Lawmakers are once again pushing to require middle and high schools across the state to start no earlier than 8:30 a.m.
  They say data shows later start times means more sleep, and therefore higher attendance and better grades for students. Governor Jerry Brown shut down the bill last year, but now there’s hope Governor Gavin Newsom will think differently.
  The Vacaville Unified School District has had a later start time for a full year. They could serve as a model
  
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• Assisted Living Community Gives Every Resident ‘Alexa’ To Help Keep Their Independence

  08-05-2019 02:40
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A newer piece of technology is helping senior citizens keep their independence. The small device is helping the elderly in a big way.
  Joyce Lynch, 92, is a resident at the Eskaton Village Roseville, a non-profit senior-based living community.
  “My children keep thinking I should join the 21st century, and I think Alexa has made it possible,” Lynch said. “She’s really great, she tells me what time of day it is.”
  READ ALSO: Report: Amazon
  
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• State Hospitals Administrator Cost Taxpayers $47,800 To Travel To Sacramento For Work

  08-05-2019 01:54
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Department of State Hospitals administrator traveled to his Sacramento-based job from elsewhere in California and the state wasted $47,800 in state funds during a 15-month period from November 2016 until January 2018.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 116 cases involving allegations of waste or improper payments from July 1, 2018-December 31, 2018.
  Of those 116 cases, the agency conducted pr
  
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• ICE Agents Arrest Suspect In Sutter County Triple Fatal Crash

  08-05-2019 01:54
  SUTTER COUNTY (CBS13) —  The DUI suspect in a triple fatal crash from Saturday night has been arrested by ICE agents in San Francisco.
  Ismael Huazo-Jardinez
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Ismael Huazo-Jardinez, the suspect in a DUI crash that killed three people and injured an 11-year-old girl, is an illegally-present Mexican national.
  RELATED: Three Family Members Killed, DUI Suspect Gets Out Of Jail
  ICE said Border Patrol had apprehended Huazo-Jardinez in Fe
  
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• Police: College Student Jumps Into Suspect Car, Takes Back Stolen Laptop

  08-05-2019 01:31
  DAVIS (CBS13) — Police said a victim managed to get his stolen laptop back by jumping into the suspect’s car Tuesday.
  Officers responded to a report of a strong-arm robbery at the Starbucks at 1649 Research Park Drive. Two suspects reportedly entered the coffee shop and took two laptops from patrons.
  Police said the suspects then ran to a vehicle waiting outside that contained two more suspects.
  READ ALSO: It’s Rattlesnake Season: Here’s What To Do If You Encounter O
  
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• Auditor Investigated 800+ Claims Made To Whistleblower Hotline In Last Six Months Of 2018

  08-05-2019 01:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The California State Auditor investigated more than 800 calls and inquiries to its whistleblower hotline from July 1, 2018-December 31, 2018 and found a number of instances of taxpayer money being misused.
  Some of the various improper activities include:Caltrans paying $42,000 for a manager to travel from her home in San Diego to her job in Sacramento.
  State Hospitals paying $47,800 for an administrator to travel to Sacramento for work.
  Fish and Wildlife improperly app
  
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• Caltrans Manager Based In Sacramento Charged State $41,695 To Travel From San Diego Home

  08-05-2019 01:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A Caltrans manager based in San Diego was appointed to a more senior position in Sacramento but never moved, and instead charged the state to travel back and forth for more than a year.
  The information came out in the State Auditor Whistleblower report. It reviewed more than 800 cases, including 116 cases involving allegations of waste or improper payments from July 1, 2018-December 31, 2018.
  Of those 116 cases, the agency conducted preliminary investigative work on 62
  
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• Search On For Suspicious Vehicle Seen Near Ceres Schools

  08-05-2019 01:01
  CERES (CBS13) — The Ceres Police Department is looking for information about a suspicious incident that happened near Magnolia Street and 10th Street Tuesday morning.
  A student walking to school was reportedly approached by a male in a vehicle asking for directions to Ceres High School. After the student gave directions, police say the male asked the student to get in his vehicle and show him how to get to the school.
  As the student grabbed their cell phone to call their parents, the male
  
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• Middle And High Schools In California Could Start Later Than 8:30 am

  08-05-2019 00:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – More than three-quarters of middle and high schools in California start before 8:30 am and at least one lawmaker wants to change that.
  Senate Bill 328 passed the Senate Health committee in late April and goes before its next committee hearing in mid-May. It would require schools, including charter schools, to start no earlier than 8:30 am by July 1, 2022. Zero periods would not count as part of the school day. Rural school district could request a waiver to delay
  
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