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• Vacaville School Goes On Brief Lockdown After Police Investigate Possible Threat

  13-05-2019 23:25
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Investigators say a threat later determined to be unfounded prompted a short lockdown at a Vacaville elementary school on Monday.
  Vacaville police say Hemlock Elementary School was put on lockdown early Monday afternoon.
  A possible threat was made by someone from outside of Vacaville was made, police say. The threat was unfounded, police say. Exactly what kind of threat was made is not clear.
  Authorities have since lifted the lockdown at the school.
  Officers will b
  
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• Woman Suspected Of DUI Rear-Ends Deputy’s Car In Stockton While She Was Driving Infant, Toddler

  13-05-2019 22:57
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A woman is under arrest after deputies say she crashed into their patrol car – while she was driving an infant and a toddler.
  The incident happened around 7:20 p.m. Sunday near Hospital Road and El Dorado Street.
  According to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office, the woman rear-ended the patrol car – causing a chain reaction that also resulted in an evidence car being struck.
  La Sheila Johnson and the deputy’s car. (Credit: San Joaquin County S
  
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• Body Found Of Jet Skier Who Went Missing At Folsom Lake

  13-05-2019 22:32
  FOLSOM (CBS13) – Authorities say they have recovered the body of a jet skier who fell into Folsom Lake.
  Alexander Ham, 29, was reported missing back on April 14. He was out with some friends on a jet ski when he disappeared.
  A boater found a body in the lake on May 9, the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office says.
  That body has since been positively identified as Ham’s.
  Detectives say no foul play is suspected in the incident.
  
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• Police Investigating Suspicious Death In Downtown Modesto

  13-05-2019 22:11
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Police in Modesto are investigating a suspicious death in downtown Modesto.
  The scene is along the 700 block of 18th Street.
  Modesto police have released few details about the incident.
  Officers will be in the area for the next several hours, police say.
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• Police Investigating Homicide In Downtown Modesto

  13-05-2019 22:11
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Police in Modesto are investigating a suspicious death that has been upgraded to a homicide in downtown Modesto.
  The scene is along the 700 block of 18th Street.
  Detectives have identified the victim as a female, but have not released any other identifying information at this time.
  Officers will be in the area for the next several hours, police say.
  If you have any information regarding this investigation, please contact Crime Stoppers at 209-521-4636 or download the P3 a
  
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• 3 Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree Off I-80 In Davis

  13-05-2019 22:06
  DAVIS (CBS13) – Three people were killed in a crash on Interstate 80 in Davis late Friday night.
  According to California Highway Patrol, officers responded to investigate a crash reported just before 11 p.m. off westbound I-80 east of Olive Drive.
  At the scene, officers found a 2006 Chrysler 300 had crashed into a tree. Four people were in the car when it crashed and one person was ejected, officers say.
  Three people, including the driver and two passengers, were killed in the crash. The f
  
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• Sacramento Weather: Temps 10-20 Degrees Below Average, Showers Expected By Mid-Week

  13-05-2019 21:28
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – We’re at the tail end of spring, but wet weather and cooler temperatures are still in the cards this week.
  A cooling system is expected to move in starting Tuesday, National Weather Service forecasters say. Temperatures will stay about normal on Monday, but come Tuesday things will start to cool down.
  Who's ready for some cooler temperatures?A weather system moving in midweek will bring below normal temperatures & precipitation to interior #NorCal. #CAwx pic.
  
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• Class of 2019 Will Spend 76% of Income On Rent In Sacramento

  13-05-2019 21:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The typical college graduate will spend approximately 76 percent of his or her income on rent in Sacramento, more than 30 percent more than the nationwide average.
  Analysis done by HotPads, which is owned by Zillow, puts the median rent in Sacramento at $2,005 a month, up 46.4 percent in a decade. While the Class of 2019 will spend 75.9 percent of the median income on rent, the Class of 2009 spent only 47%.
  Nationwide, the median rent in the 50 largest metro areas is $
  
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• Man, 64, Arrested After Wife Found Stabbed To Death In Roseville

  13-05-2019 19:02
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Roseville police have identified 64-year-old Anthony Brant Taylor as the suspect responsible for the city’s first homicide of 2019.
  Police responded to the 100 block of Vernon Street around 8:15 a.m. Sunday where they found Taylor lying in the street covered in blood.
  A further investigation led police to a home on Birch Street where they found a woman in her 50s dead. According to police, she was stabbed multiple times.
  “The investigation led us back here t
  
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• Standoff That Blocked Highway 50 Traffic For Hours Ends Peacefully After Suspect Surrenders

  13-05-2019 18:47
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A man is in custody after a high-speed chase that crossed multiple freeways in the Sacramento area on Sunday.
  It all started Sunday afternoon with a 911 call about a man with a gun threatening to harm himself.
  When officers responded, the man took off in a red Mustang and a high-speed chase began. Eventually, he crashed into a guardrail on Highway 50 at Watt Avenue and barricaded himself in the car.
  Keelo Gordon says she is the suspect’s mother-in-law. She said s
  
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• Stage 2 Of Amgen TOC Kicks Off In Rancho Cordova On Monday

  13-05-2019 17:39
  RANCHO CORDOVA (CBS13) – The second stage of the Amgen Tour of California starts in Rancho Cordova on Monday.
  The bicycle race kicked off on Sunday in Sacramento.
  It’s the 10th year of the race.
  It’s @AmgenTOC race time! Join us today in front of Rancho Cordova City Hall for the Men’s Stage 2 Start of the Amgen Tour of California! The free festival starts at 8 AM, and the race starts at 9:30 AM! More info including road closures, visit https://t.co/FS0qBrSYJf pic.twitter.
  
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• Booze Bandits Don’t Get Far After Leaving Vacaville Store

  13-05-2019 17:23
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – Thieves loaded up canvas totes with bottles of booze in a local Vacaville store and made a quick getaway, police say.
  But not before an employee and a shopper were able to get a good description.
  The incident happened on Saturday evening.
  Vacaville police say the suspects bolted out the door, but the employee and a shopper were able to write down the license plate number and a detailed description of the thieves.
  Within minutes, a Vacaville police officer spotted the ve
  
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• Experts Predict Gas Prices To Lower By Memorial Day

  13-05-2019 16:58
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Relief at the pump may be just days away.
  GasBuddy predicts California will soon see lower gas prices by Memorial Day through the summer months.
  Experts say prices could drop back below $4 a gallon. Refineries reportedly plan to ramp up production and increase supply, which experts say will help lower prices.
  Refinery problems on the West Coast coupled with the switchover to the summer blend of gasoline were the main contributing factors as to why gas prices shot up in
  
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• Man, 64, Arrested After Woman Found Stabbed To Death In Roseville

  13-05-2019 16:02
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) – Roseville police have identified 64-year-old Anthony Brant Taylor as the suspect responsible for the city’s first homicide of 2019.
  Police responded to the 100 block of Vernon Street around 8:15 a.m. Sunday where they found Taylor lying in the street covered in blood.
  A further investigation led police to a home on Birch Street where they found a woman in her 50s dead. According to police, she was stabbed multiple times.
  “The investigation led us back here t
  
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• Three-Sport Sacramento Star Making Good In Major League Baseball

  13-05-2019 07:51
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Long before first baseman Rhys Hoskins was hitting opening day grand slams, he was hitting them out in his hometown.
  “He hit one on top to the left of the light stand, we didn’t have lights when he played here, but to the left of that…on top in a game,” says Reggie Christiansen
  Rhys left his mark at Sac State after being a three-sport star at Jesuit High School. Two years ago his journey to the bigs, culminated with the Phillies moving him out
  
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• Bicyclists Dies In Crash With Car In Rio Linda

  13-05-2019 06:55
  RIO LINDA (CBS13) — California Highway Patrol says a bicyclist is dead after colliding with a vehicle in Rio Linda Sunday night.
  This was on Elkhorn Boulevard near Cherry Lane.
  ALSO: Man Charged In Rio Linda Fatal DUI Makes First Court Appearance
  Officers say the vehicle had the right of way and the bicycle entered the street from a trail.
  Drugs and alcohol do not appear to have been a factor in the crash, CHP says.
  
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• Trailer Full Of Pigs Bursts Into Flames On I-80

  13-05-2019 06:24
  AUBURN (CBS13) — A trailer carrying 200 pigs on Interstate 80 near Auburn caught fire Sunday afternoon after it blew a tire.
  Several of the pigs had to be released along the freeway to save them from the fire, prompting CHP to close several lanes for hours.
  ALSO: Small Plane Crashes At Auburn Airport
  Most of the pigs remained on the trailer and are okay.
  Unfortunately, CHP says six pigs had to be euthanized due to injuries from the fire.
  
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• Highway 50 Standoff Over, Suspect In Custody, All Lanes Open

  13-05-2019 02:16
  UPDATE 5:16 p.m. — Caltrans says Highway 50 is now back open in both directions.
  UPDATE 5:01 p.m. — Police tell CBS13’s Shirin Rajaee the suspect is now in police custody. There is still no word yet as to when Highway 50 will be reopened.
  UPDATE 4:59 p.m. — SWAT vehicles are now leaving the scene. The Ford Mustang is still on the scene.
  UPDATE 4:22 p.m. — SWAT and multiple armored vehicles have arrived at the scene.
  SWAT is moving in.
  UPDATE 4:12 p.m. —
   
  
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• Police Find Brutal Murder Scene In Roseville

  13-05-2019 02:12
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Roseville Police responded to the 100 block of Vernon Street early Sunday morning and found a man lying in the road covered in blood.
  “That led us back to a residence here birch street where we found a deceased female we can say that there was an association between the male and the female,” says Rob Baquera of the Roseville Police Department.
  That man, who is in his 50s, was taken into custody on suspicion of murder.
  ALSO: Vehicle Hits Fire Hydrant In
  
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• BREAKING: Highway 50 Closed For Police Standoff, Thousands Of Drivers Impacted

  13-05-2019 01:24
  UPDATE 4:22 p.m. — SWAT and multiple armored vehicles have arrived at the scene.
  SWAT is moving in.
  UPDATE 4:12 p.m. —
   
  UPDATE 4:02 p.m. — We are getting our first video from the scene.UPDATE 3:28 p.m. — We have a crew on the scene. The red Ford Mustang is the car police have stopped.UPDATE 3:22 p.m. — Sacramento Police say this started at 1:20 p.m. with a call of a person armed with a firearm at Norwood near I-80.
  UPDATE 3:14 p.m. —
  TRAFFIC ALERT: Avoid
  
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• Sugar Fire Now Fully Contained

  13-05-2019 00:09
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) — Crews have fully contained Sugar Fire.
  The fire burned 66 acres and its cause is still under investigation.
  Sugar Fire FINAL UPDATE. The Sugar Fire is 100% contained. Loop Two, an OHV trail, will remain effectively closed due to effects of the Sugar Fire. Closure signage is on site pic.twitter.com/yCxvjGGktW
  — USFS Tahoe NF (@Tahoe_NF) May 12, 2019
  
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• Car Slams Into Lodi Hydrant, Floods Intersection

  13-05-2019 00:03
  LODI (CBS13) — A busted fire hydrant caused a mess in Lodi Sunday morning.
  Police say a vehicle ran into the hydrant at Harney Lane and Reynolds Ranch Parkway.ALSO: Woman Caught On Camera Taking Roses From Bushes At Lodi Business
  After a few hours, the water was eventually shut off.
  
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