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• Ban On Tiny Plastic Bottles At Hotels In California May Take Three Years To Start

  17-05-2019 23:00
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The little plastic bottles of soap, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion you get at hotels could be a thing of the past in California.
  Assembly Bill 1162 passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee by a 12-4 vote (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 in rooms or public
  
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• Backhoe Crashes Into Overcrossing Above Highway 70 In Olivehurst

  17-05-2019 22:49
  OLIVEHURST (CBS13) – Authorities say a freeway overcrossing in Yuba County was damaged when a backhoe being towed crashed into it Friday morning.
  The incident happened on southbound Highway 70 at the Olivehurst overcrossing.
  The damage to the overcrossing. (Credit: California Highway Patrol)
  California Highway Patrol’s Yuba-Sutter division says, a little after 8:30 a.m., a commercial vehicle towing a backhoe went under the bridge. The backhoe’s arm smashed into the overcrossing
  
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• Cal/OSHA Investigating Worker Death After Ammonia Gas Leak At Lodi Packing Facility

  17-05-2019 22:10
  LODI (CBS13) – Cal/OSHA says they’ve opened an investigation into the death of an employee at the Delta Packing Co. facility in Lodi this week.
  The incident happened on Tuesday. According to Cal/OSHA, six Salinas Farm Labor Contractor employees were sent to the hospital from the facility that evening.
  The employees were working in an area where ammonia gas was leaking, authorities say.
  One of the employees died at the hospital. Cal/OSHA says that employee had been reportedly feeling
  
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• Black Women Dominate Miss USA Pageant

  17-05-2019 21:50
  (NNPA) – The recently crowned Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst said she’ll never forget the time a judge at a law conference told her to wear a skirt instead of pants because judges prefer skirts.The 27-year-old Black lawyer, who earned a law degree and an MBA at Wake Forest University, had a message for that judge after she won the competition where the three finalists were all women of color.“Glass ceilings can be broken wearing either a skirt or pants,” Kryst said.Alejandra Gon
  
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• Wayward Dog Belonging To Modesto Family Found In Michigan

  17-05-2019 21:42
  MODESTO (CBS SF) – A wayward dog belonging to a California family will soon be coming home after he was found thousands of miles away in Michigan.
  Benny, a stray two-and-a-half-year-old lab/pit mix, was found in Bay County, about 100 miles north of Detroit, on March 22nd, animal control officials said in a statement.
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• California lawmakers nix marijuana tax cut

  17-05-2019 21:40
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — An effort to jumpstart California’s licensed marijuana retailers failed to clear a key legislative committee on Thursday, likely dooming its prospects for the year as the country’s largest legal cannabis industry continues to flounder in the shadow of the illegal — and tax free — black market.Prices for legal marijuana products are inflated in California by the 15% tax consumers have to pay at the cash register and a cultivation tax on grow
  
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• Meet Gayle Guest-Brown, Author of “Girl Get It Right!”

  17-05-2019 21:28
  Executive Leadership Coach and Trainer Gayle Guest-Brown will discuss her book “Girl Get It Right!” at Underground Books on Saturday, May 18.The discussion and book signing will begin at 2:00 p.m. with a meet & greet session. Ms. Guest-Brown will lead a talk on “The Path to Purpose and Authenticity,” read from her book and answer questions. She’ll also sign copies of her book and offer same day coaching.
  “I wrote this book to reach more women with my messa
  
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• Person Of Interest Sought In 47-Year-Old Woman’s Homicide In Modesto

  17-05-2019 21:22
  MODESTO (CBS13) – Detectives have released surveillance video of a person of interest in the homicide case of a woman whose body was found in Downtown Modesto.
  Modesto police say the woman has been identified as 47-year-old Christina Hill.
  A business owner discovered Hill’s body between his store and a home near 18th and G streets Monday morning. He said she looked to have had a severe injury to the head; however, detectives have not commented on how Hill died.
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• Thief Reportedly Using Stolen Law Enforcement Gear To Impersonate Deputy In Turlock

  17-05-2019 21:02
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – Police are warning that items stolen from a Turlock law enforcement officer’s residence are reportedly being used to impersonated a sheriff’s department deputy.
  The officer’s home was burglarized sometime between May 3 and May 7, and the thief or thieves took several items, including two bullet-proof vests with removable patches that read “Sheriff,” “DEA,” and “Police”; a black helmet; a Kevlar helmet; two handguns; an
  
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• California Trying To Make It Illegal To Sell DMV Appointments

  17-05-2019 20:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Some people are booking appointments at the DMV then selling them for profit. Now the state wants to make that illegal.
  Assembly Bill 317 would make it illegal to sell, or offer to sell, an appointment with the Department of Motor Vehicles. The law would apply to people, firms, corporations, or associations. If it’s passed, those caught selling or offering to sell appointments would be charged with a misdemeanor and face a fine up to $2,500. The money w
  
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• Full-Day Kindergarten May Be A Requirement In California by 2022-23 School Year

  17-05-2019 20:07
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The requirement to have all public and charter schools in California enroll students in full-day kindergarten will start a year later than originally proposed, under a bill making its way through the legislature.
  Currently, districts can enroll children in a half-day program, although kindergarten isn’t an education requirement for students in California. Assembly Bill 197 would change that by requiring districts to provide a “full‑day kindergarten (t
  
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• Texting While Driving May Add A Point To Your Record, But Only If You’re Caught Twice

  17-05-2019 19:34
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Drivers may get a point added to their record if they’re caught driving while texting or holding a cell phone.
  Assembly Bill 47 passed the Assembly Appropriation Committee on Thursday with some amendments.
  Instead of automatically adding a point for distracted driving violations, the new version would only add a point if the offender is caught texting or holding a phone while driving within 36 months of the last violation. The Teamsters, which oppose the legislat
  
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• Veteran Suffers Broken Ribs And Collapsed Lung After Tripod Thrown Onto I-5 Impales Minivan, Group Says

  17-05-2019 18:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The tripod thrown off a bridge onto Interstate 5 injured a veteran riding in a minivan passing below, a military family support group says.
  According to a post on the group’s Facebook page, it was an El Dorado Veteran Resources van that was hit in the Thursday morning incident. A volunteer driver escaped without getting hurt, but a veteran who was riding in the passenger seat was hospitalized with broken ribs, a half-collapsed lung, and had to get some stitches.
  
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• Sacramento Teachers Union Cancels 2nd Planned 1-Day Strike

  17-05-2019 15:55
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The Sacramento Teachers Association has called off their one-day strike planned for next week.
  The union made the announcement on Thursday, saying they’re postponing the strike “out of good faith” as they continue contract negotiations with the Sacramento City Unified School District.
  The strike was originally planned for May 22.
  Teachers already went on a one-day strike in April. It was the first time Sac City Unified teachers hit the picket lines in
  
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• Homeless Man Accused Of Throwing Stolen Caltrans Tripod Through Windshield Of Van On Interstate 5 In Sacramento

  17-05-2019 08:59
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The windshield of a Chevy minivan was smashed by a stolen Caltrans tri-pod Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  CHP said the tripod, which belongs to a Caltrans survey team, was stolen from the corner of Neasham Circle and Front Street in Sacramento around 10:34 a.m. Five minutes later, the tripod was deliberately thrown from 2nd Street, west of Interstate 5, and went through the windshield of the passenger van traveling south on the inte
  
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• Two Years After Call Kurtis Investigation, Roseville Neighborhood Gets Their Park

  17-05-2019 08:15
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — Parents in Roseville’s Primrose Community say the builder promised a park when they moved in, but years later, a lack of a park forced kids to play in the street.
  Nearly two years ago, it was time to call Kurtis to investigate the broken promise. After a relentless investigation, the ground was finally broken on the park in the community nearly three years after it was promised.
  When we first met Fiona, she was three and confined to the swing set in her backyard b
  
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• Feds Take Down Massive Drug Ring In Cozy Stockton Neighborhood

  17-05-2019 08:05
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A massive federal crackdown on a Stockton-based counterfeit pharmaceutical drug trafficking organization included law enforcement wearing Hazmat protective suits descending on a Weston Ranch neighborhood home.
  Janelle Warfield lives next door to the home.
  “Wow, wow I’m just shocked,” Warfield said.
  The home is located on a quiet residential street. Great Valley Elementary School is located at the end of the block.
  Federal agents describe the home as a s
  
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• Sacramento Police Department Fined For Failing To Properly Protect Officers In Vehicles

  17-05-2019 07:44
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The Sacramento Police Department is facing serious fines for failing to properly protect its officers from being shot in their cars.
  CBS 13 first reported that patrol cars were not equipped with bullet-resistant doors in 2017 after two officers were shot.
  Now, the state’s Occupational Health and Safety Agency is taking notice.
  A dramatic traffic-stop gunbattle with a murder suspect in 2017 left two Sacramento Police Officers shot.
  The shootout revealed Sacramento
  
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• Fantastic Four: Single Mother Celebrates As Her Fourth Child Graduates From College

  17-05-2019 07:42
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A single mom from Stockton says people can learn important lessons from the children she calls “The Fantastic Four.”
  The family got its start in an area of Stockton known for drugs and violence. Lisa Fox-Evans’ youngest son is now graduating from college just like his older brother and sisters.
  Fox-Evans says their success did not come easy. She says it required, “A lot of tears, a lot of prayers and a lot of faith.”
  “I went to communi
  
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• Perfect Storm — Rain Brings More Than 100 Tiny Frogs Into Witon Residence

  17-05-2019 07:29
  WILTON (CBS13) — Dozens and dozens of tiny frogs invaded a family’s home in Wilton Wednesday.
  “My floor started moving. But it really wasn’t moving. It was frogs,” Deborah Knoll said.
  Tiny Sierran tree frogs, invaded Deborah Knoll’s home.
  “They were on the cabinets. They were going that way. They were under the couches,” Knoll said.
  Deborah’s not alone. People on social media have been posting about this for the last 24 hours
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• Perfect Storm — Rain Brings More Than 100 Tiny Frogs Into Wilton Residence

  17-05-2019 07:29
  WILTON (CBS13) — Dozens and dozens of tiny frogs invaded a family’s home in Wilton Wednesday.
  “My floor started moving. But it really wasn’t moving. It was frogs,” Deborah Knoll said.
  Tiny Sierran tree frogs invaded Deborah Knoll’s home.
  “They were on the cabinets. They were going that way. They were under the couches,” Knoll said.
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• Caught On Camera: Woman Attempts To Trip Young Player During Basketball Game

  17-05-2019 07:09
  ROCKLIN (CBS13) — A woman was banned from a sports complex after sticking her foot out to trip a child playing in at a youth basketball tournament/
  This happened at a tournament in Rocklin. Witnesses say the woman is a parent of a child on the other team. The incident was caught on camera by the team’s footage.The coach, a parent of one of the players, posted about the incident on Facebook condemning the woman for reportedly telling her child to elbow other players in the face.
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• 6 Months After Deadliest Wildfire In California, Water Found With Elevated Levels Of Cancer-Causing Benzene

  17-05-2019 06:59
  (CBS) — While we now know power lines started the deadliest wildfire in California history, a different type of threat is affecting plans to rebuild: danger in the water system. Melted metal, plastic and wood created a toxic mix that officials say, six months later, has contaminated the town of Paradise’s water pipes. They’ve tested positive for elevated levels of cancer-causing benzene, reports CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti.
  “If my kids get cancer in 20 years
  
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• Stolen Caltrans Tripod Impales Minivan On I-5, Suspect Arrested

  17-05-2019 06:05
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The windshield of a Chevy minivan was pierced by a stolen Caltrans tri-pod Thursday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
  CHP said the tripod, which belongs to a Caltrans survey team, was stolen from the corner of Neasham Circle and Front Street in Sacramento around 10:34 a.m.
  Five minutes later, CHP said the tripod was deliberately thrown from 2nd Street, west of Interstate 5, and went through the windshield of the passenger van traveling south on
  
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• CHP Seeing Increase In Truckers Driving High

  17-05-2019 05:36
  TAHOE (CBS13) — CHP Donner Pass is reminding drivers that while marijuana may be legal in California, driving under the influence of marijuana is not.
  In a Facebook post, the agency said they are seeing a bad trend of commercial drivers using marijuana and driving.In one case, a driver was pulled over with his furry companion who had to go to dog jail (animal control) because of the driver’s actions.
  Coming up tonight at 10, CBS13’s Greg Liggins talks to CHP officers and truck
  
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• Cherry Farmers Rush To Protect Biggest Harvest In State History

  17-05-2019 03:53
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — Rain is dampening the spirits of San Joaquin County cherry farmers. many of whom were expecting a record year for their crop, but now fear the wet weather may wipe it out.
  “You get a lot of mold that’s one of the first issues. If you get real warm weather, the cherries actually split,” said Executive Director of the San Joaquin County Farm Bureau, Bruce Blodgett.
  He said the desperate times are calling for desperate measures.
  “This is th
  
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• Bill That Would Give California Teachers Paid Family Leave Is One Step Closer To Becoming Law

  17-05-2019 03:39
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — California teachers are one step closer to fully-paid disability leave after having a baby. 
  The disability leave would be made possible by a bill that was vetoed by Governor Jerry Brown last year and reintroduced under Governor Newsom. It would provide six weeks of fully-paid leave for teachers and it unanimously passed out of the appropriations committee Thursday, just hours after a CBS13 report on the matter.
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• Sacramento Home Prices Fail To Rise For First Time In Seven Years

  17-05-2019 03:11
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Home values were flat in Sacramento in April, according to the real estate company Zillow.
  That marks the first month prices have not risen in Sacramento since February 2012.
  Zillow says, nationwide, home values dropped in April, another first since 2012.
  ALSO: Zillow Offers Coming To Sacramento
  The median home value in Sacramento is $411,500.
  There were, however, 89 fewer homes on the market in April, year over year. That translates to a 1.3% drop in inventory.
  
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• How Bad Is Blue Light? Local Optometrist Says It Can Be Good For You

  17-05-2019 02:39
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Many of us are glued to our screens all day long. From your phone to your computer, they all emit what’s called “visible blue light.”
  When we stare at these for long periods of time, we’ve been told excessive screen time can be bad for your eyes and brain. But now we’re learning its not all bad.
  Neighbors in Sacramento told us they were surprised to hear some blue light is actually good for you.
  Mark Cota from Sacramento said, “I wou
  
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• Spring Rain Storm Leaves Many Scrambling To Find Tents

  17-05-2019 02:26
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — All this rain has people who organized weekend events scrambling to find tents.
  People who have weddings and fundraisers don’t want their events to be ruined. But one company CBS13 talked to, says the demand is beyond their capacity. Employees at Celebrations Party Rentals are doing their best to make everyone happy.
  “I would say our phones have rang pretty much off the hook since the weather reports have started changing,” said manager Brad Isbell.
  Is
  
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• Lawmakers Delay Proposal To Make Election Day A Holiday

  17-05-2019 01:04
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) — Lawmakers voted Thursday to delay the proposal to make Election Day a statewide holiday.
  The Assembly Appropriation Committee voted to delay the action for a year.
  Assemblymember Evan Low introduced AB 177 in January. He asked the legislature to add the statewide general election to the list of state holidays. The statewide general election is required to happen the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
  If the statewide ge
  
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