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• UC And CSU Raise Concerns About Funding Medicated Abortions On All Campuses

  14-05-2019 21:06
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California’s proposal to require all University of California and California State University to offer medicated abortions at all university student health centers would be funded using grant money and private donations, not General Fund money or student fees; however, both systems are concerned about the costs and how the programs would be funded in the future.Senate Bill 24  would provide grants up to $200,000 to each Student Health Center in order to asse
  
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• Pair Convicted Of Murder For Woman’s 2017 Killing At North Sacramento Motel

  14-05-2019 20:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The two suspected accused in the 2017 killing of a woman at a Sacramento motel have been convicted of murder.
  The incident happened back in March 2017. Prosecutors say James Martin Baca and Rebecca Irene Temme drove to the Surf Motel in North Sacramento to get a tattoo. After going into a room, Baca pulled out a gun and told the people inside to give up their cellphones.
  Baca and Temme also allegedly demanded a woman’s car keys. The woman, Leonora Montoya, wouldn
  
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• Call Kurtis Investigates: Stockton Man Misses His Own Funeral

  14-05-2019 20:00
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A Stockton man died in October and ended up missing his own funeral- 11 days later. How does that happen?
  His family emailed Call Kurtis to investigate.
  Carla Southerland says, just after Robert Oliveria died, the hospital gave her family a list of funeral homes. They called one of them, not knowing that funeral home actually closed three months earlier. The call got answered though, and the Oliveiras were told to go to a Stockton church to make arrangements.
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• Large Fire Erupts At Stockton Pallet Yard

  14-05-2019 19:15
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Firefighters battled a large fire at a Stockton pallet yard Tuesday morning.
  The scene is along East Market Street at Central Pallets, near City Wide Tow.
  Massive fire in Stockton off of E. Main Street.Several firefighters here trying to tackle these flames. No traffic is bein allowed through. @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac @DinaKupfer @julissaortiztv pic.twitter.com/MaLWhrqEUU
  — loriwallace (@TVloriwallace) May 14, 2019Several agencies from around the region are helpi
  
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• Sheriff: Disturbance At Shopping Center Spills Over Into Granite Bay School Parking Lot

  14-05-2019 18:09
  GRANITE BAY (CBS13) – A Granite Bay school is on precautionary lockdown due to a disturbance at a nearby shopping center.
  The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says Cavitt Junior High School has been put on a temporary lockdown Tuesday morning.
  Some sort of disturbance happened at the shopping center nearby and spilled over into the parking lot of the school, deputies say. The disturbance was contained to the parking lot.
  Deputies are now searching for a man involved in the disturbance.
  
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• Investigation Underway Into Fire At Sacramento Blue Diamond Almond Factory

  14-05-2019 17:30
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – More than 100 firefighters battled a four-alarm fire overnight at the Blue Diamond Almond Factory in Sacramento.
  Crews say the fire started shortly before 9:30 p.m. Monday at the C and 18th Street plant.
  The fire was contained to the second floor, but heavy smoke did travel to the third floor of the building.
  Fire at the Blue Diamondfactory in downtown Sacramento is now at three alarms. There are reports of some people needing medical care. Updates to follow. pic.twitt
  
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• Parents Talk How Sac City Unified Budget Debate Is Affecting Students

  14-05-2019 16:21
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – With another teacher strike looming, Sacramento City Unified parents making their voices heard.
  Parents say their children are getting caught in the middle of negotiations.
  “Another one day strike, I don’t see how that’s helping with my child’s education – and it disrupts the structure of the day,” said Tara Thronson, co-founder of the group Parents United to Restore Our Schools.
  Community members and parents came together on Monday
  
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• Firefighters Battling Large Fire At Stockton Pallet Yard

  14-05-2019 15:15
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Firefighters are battling a large fire at a Stockton pallet yard Tuesday morning.
  The scene is along East Market Street at Central Pallets, near City Wide Tow.
  Massive fire in Stockton off of E. Main Street.Several firefighters here trying to tackle these flames. No traffic is bein allowed through. @CBSSacramento @GoodDaySac @DinaKupfer @julissaortiztv pic.twitter.com/MaLWhrqEUU
  — loriwallace (@TVloriwallace) May 14, 2019Several agencies from around the region are
  
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• Placer County Jail Closed After Inmates, Deputies Sickened By Unknown Substance

  14-05-2019 09:13
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — The South Placer County Jail was shut down for more than five hours Monday so authorities could investigate what was making inmates and staff sick.
  Hazmat teams reportedly found nothing. Even so, decontamination crews continued to work in the booking area into the night. Still, many questions remained about what it was and how it got inside.
  Around 3 p.m. Monday, the staff at the South Placer County Jail reportedly noticed an inmate in the booking area with an altered s
  
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• Part Of Jail Closed After Inmates And Deputies Become ‘Sick’ From Unknown Substance

  14-05-2019 09:13
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — The South Placer County Jail was shut down for more than five hours Monday so authorities could investigate what was making inmates and staff sick.
  Hazmat teams reportedly found nothing. Even so, decontamination crews continued to work in the booking area into the night. Still, many questions remained about what it was and how it got inside.
  Around 3 p.m. Monday, the staff at the South Placer County Jail reportedly noticed an inmate in the booking area with an altered s
  
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• Police Arrested Three Teens For Woodland High Shooting Hoax, Now Who Pays For The Emergency Response?

  14-05-2019 09:04
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — Police in Woodland announced the arrest of two 15-year-old boys and a 16-year-old boy in connection to fake shooting threat last Friday at Woodland High School that lead to a campus lockdown and evacuation.
  The boys can’t be named because they are juveniles and Police Sgt. Dallas Hyde said the investigation is still active.
  The teens were taken into custody by a school resource officer and booked into the Yolo County Juvenile Hall. All three were charged with consp
  
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• Bills Aim To Help California Children Thrive With Savings Accounts And Incentives To Serve Healthier Food

  14-05-2019 08:53
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A state bill is hoping to give every California-born child a savings account to kick start their future.
  Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian (D-San Fernando Valley) authored the bill which would automatically enroll each child in the program with an initial deposit of at least $25.
  Read about the Child Saving’s Account Program bill here. 
  The money would come from the state budget and private investments. San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles have already starte
  
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• Judge Finds Aggressive Panhandling Law Violates 1st Amendment

  14-05-2019 07:36
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — City leaders will consider throwing out one of their own laws just passed less than two years ago.
  In 2017, with growing complaints about homeless people, city leaders passed a law restricting panhandling.
  “Our police department hears concerns consistently from businesses about safety concerns from customers getting harassed and threatened by certain types of solicitation,” said a spokesman for the police department. “These negatively affect customer
  
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• Co-Living Apartments Offer Furnished Rooms, Shared Living Spaces To College Grads, Professionals

  14-05-2019 07:29
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A developer in West Sacramento says co-living is a great way of life and says the people already trying it are proof.
  People who live at the Five Fifties Apartments have a bed, desk, closet, and chair to call their own. They have to share the kitchen, lounge, spa, laundry room, showers and bathrooms with half-a-dozen people they’d never met before.
  “Roommates is probably the wrong word. We’re like co-guests. Maybe that’s the right word. We&
  
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• Firefighters Battle Large Structure Fire At Blue Diamond Growers

  14-05-2019 07:09
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Crews battled a two-alarm structure fire on the 1800 block of C Street in Downtown Sacramento Monday night.
  Sacramento Fire Captain Keith Wade confirmed the four-alarm fire was at Blue Diamond Growers on C Street.
  Structure Fire on the 1800 Block of C Street in downtown Sacramento. More information to follow as it becomes available. pic.twitter.com/ZnYdIxo6DK
  — Sacramento Fire (@SacFirePIO) May 14, 2019Capt. Wade said the fire is burning on the upper floors, poss
  
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• Governor Newsom Pardons Two Ex-Refugees Facing Deportation

  14-05-2019 04:34
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two former Cambodian refugees facing deportation for crimes committed as young adults were among seven people granted clemency Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in his first pardons since taking office in January.
  Newsom pardoned Kang Hen, of San Jose, who pleaded guilty to being the getaway driver during an attempted armed robbery in 1994. Hen, who was brought to the U.S. when he was 9, surrendered to immigration authorities April 1 after he was notified he
  
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• Surviving A Mother’s Day Nightmare: 6-Year-Old Wanders Out Of Home, Found Floating In Reservoir

  14-05-2019 04:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento woman spent Mother’s Day surviving her worst nightmare.
  Her six-year-old son, who has autism, escaped home during a party and ended up floating inside a nearby reservoir. By sheer luck, she found him and saved his life just in time.
  Carrie Malinoff was driving all over the area near Lake Washington Boulevard, desperately searching for her son Brayden. She was about to go home to talk to police when she decided to drive by a reservoir and saw him floa
  
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• Surviving A Mother’s Day Nightmare: 6-Year-Old Wandered Out Of Home, Found Floating In Reservoir

  14-05-2019 04:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A Sacramento woman spent Mother’s Day surviving her worst nightmare.
  Her six-year-old son, who has autism, escaped home during a party and ended up floating inside a nearby reservoir. By sheer luck, she found him and saved his life just in time.
  Carrie Malinoff was driving all over the area near Lake Washington Boulevard, desperately searching for her son Brayden. She was about to go home to talk to police when she decided to drive by a reservoir and saw him floa
  
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• Placer County Inmates, Deputies & K-9 Taken To Hospital After Possible Fentanyl Exposure

  14-05-2019 03:55
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — The Placer County Sheriff’s Department said several inmates have been transported to local hospitals for suspected Fentanyl exposure.
  UPDATE: Four inmates, eight jail staff and one K9 Officer affected by an unknown substance at South Placer Jail. Contained to booking area and cleared by Roseville Fire Hazmat Team. No word yet on conditions.
  — Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) May 14, 2019The Roseville Fire Department said they responded to the South Placer
  
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• Sutter County Sheriff Changes Tattoo Policy, Allowing Ink To Be Displayed On Duty

  14-05-2019 03:39
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) — A new policy change in Sutter County now allows deputies to sport sleeves: tattoos that is.
  The sheriff reversed a long-standing policy that required officers to cover their tattoos. Deputies across the area are now frequenting tattoo shops. Some tell us, they’re proud of their ink — it’s become a part of their identity.
  “It’s a freedom of expression, and I want them to be able to display that,” said Sutter County Sheriff Brandon Barn
  
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• Placer County Inmates Taken To Hospital After Possible Fentanyl Exposure

  14-05-2019 03:11
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — The Placer County Sheriff’s Department said several inmates have been transported to local hospitals for suspected Fentanyl exposure.
  According to spokeswoman Angela Musallam, it is unclear how many inmates were transported at this time because they have not had the chance to do a county, but more than one inmate was affected.
  This is a developing story. More to come. 
  
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• Woman Accused Of Torturing Her Children Appears In Court

  14-05-2019 02:58
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — An El Dorado County woman has been accused of torturing her children for years. Prosecutors say Patricia Taylor would foster, adopt, and torture children.
  Patricia Taylor in court Monday.
  The alleged torture happened just feet away from neighbors who say they had no idea children may have been tortured right under their nose.
  Kimberley Schonlank says she knew one of the girls Taylor was fostering and could tell could something was off.
  “As soon as Patricia
  
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• Woman Accused Of Adopting, Torturing Children Appears In Court

  14-05-2019 02:58
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — An El Dorado County woman has been accused of torturing her children for years. Prosecutors say Patricia Taylor would foster, adopt, and torture children.
  Patricia Taylor in court Monday.
  The alleged torture happened just feet away from neighbors who say they had no idea children may have been tortured right under their nose.
  Kimberley Schonlank says she knew one of the girls Taylor was fostering and could tell could something was off.
  “As soon as Patricia
  
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• 3 Teens Arrested In Woodland High School Shooting Threat

  14-05-2019 01:53
  WOODLAND (CBS13) — Police arrested three male juveniles in connection to the school shooting threat that occurred in Woodland last Friday.
  The Woodland Police said two of the juveniles are 15 years old and the third is 16 years old.
  After their investigation, the police department said they found the juveniles conspires to make the phone call that prompted the lockdown of Woodland High School on Friday.
  READ ALSO: Shooting Threat Deemed ‘Not Credible’ After Woodland High S
  
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• Traffic Stop Turns Drug Bust In Tahoe

  14-05-2019 00:55
  PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) — A vehicle stop turned into a drug bust this weekend for a Placer County sergeant in Tahoe.
  (credit: Placer County Sheriff’s Office)
  The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said 38-year-old Ryan Saunders was stopped by a sergeant for a vehicle code violation, but when he pulled over, the sergeant spotted several pounds of marijuana in the back of Saunder’s truck.
  After an inspection of the vehicle, the sergeant reportedly found numerous items related to
  
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