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• 3 Stray Chihuahuas Pulled Out From Under Solano County Home

  23-05-2019 22:42
  SOLANO COUNTY (CBS13) – A trio of stray Chihuahuas were pulled out from under the Solano County house they had made a home under.
  Solano Sheriff’s Animal Control Services says officers responded to the home recently to get the dogs out.
  The crawlspace where the dogs had made a home. (Credit: Solano Sheriff’s Animal Control Services)
  Somehow, the dogs had gotten into a crawlspace and made a home for themselves.
  Officers quickly trapped two of the three dogs, but the third dog ga
  
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• 2 Dead In Chain-Reaction Crash Involving Big Rigs, Sedans North Of Stockton

  23-05-2019 21:25
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – The latest on a deadly chain-reaction crash on Interstate 5 Thursday morning:
  12:25 p.m.
  The left lane of Interstate 5 from Eight Mile Road to the Highway 12 split has been reopened, Caltrans says.
  UPDATE FOR I-5 CLOSURE: The #1 (left) lane NOW OPEN on NB I-5 from Eight Mile Road to SR-12, following an extended closure due to a series of collisions this morning. District 10 Information Officer Warren Alford provides the visual update at https://t.co/lYOTRN89Vb
  
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• Raising The Rent? Landlords May Need To Give Tenants More Notice

  23-05-2019 20:37
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – More than half of all Californians who rent a home or apartment pay more than 30 percent of their income toward rent, with an additional quarter paying more than 50 percent of their income for housing.
  A bill requiring landlords to give renters more notice if they plan to raise the rent more than double digits passed the full Assembly Thursday; however, approximately a quarter of the Assembly voted against the proposal.
  Assembly Bill 1110 would require landlords t
  
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• California Could Be Months Away From Allowing State Workers To Bring Infants To Work

  23-05-2019 20:17
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – California’s proposal to allow state workers to bring their infants to work passed the Assembly Thursday and now goes to the State Senate for review and debate.
  Assembly Bill 372 passed the Assembly unanimously.
  It previously passed both the Assembly Appropriations and Assembly Public Employment and Retirement unanimously, but concerns were raised. They include negative reactions, implementation, and parents not using their full medical leave in a rush to ge
  
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• Sacramento Man, 36, Killed In Possible Road Rage Shooting On Highway 70; Search Still On For Suspects

  23-05-2019 19:47
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) – The search is on for three men after a shooting on Highway 70 in Yuba County that left one person dead and another in the hospital.
  The shooting happened south of Plumas Lake on the Plumas Lake Boulevard southbound on-ramp where officers say two cars were heading down Highway 70 around 6 p.m. Wednesday. Three men were driving in a white car and three men were driving in a gold car.
  Officers say an argument across the highway suddenly broke out, and shots started firin
  
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• El Dorado Hills Man, 52, Suspected Of DUI After Hitting, Killing Woman Pushing Cart On Arden Way

  23-05-2019 18:59
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – A woman is dead after she was struck by a DUI suspect in Arden Arcade late Wednesday night.
  The incident happened just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on Arden Way near Wayland Avenue, just over a mile east of Arden Fair Mall.
  California Highway Patrol says the 35-year-old woman was pushing a shopping cart outside of the crosswalk when she was struck by someone driving a 2019 Mercedes GLC350. Sacramento police officers saw the collision and chased after the suspect.
  The d
  
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• ‘Farm In A Box’ Planting The Seeds Of Urban Revitalization

  23-05-2019 18:40
  WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It’s not a meal in a box – it’s an entire farm in a box.
  This shipping container in West Sacramento is packed with high-tech farming tools.
  Call it an agricultural “transformer.” A container arrives at a site and quickly transforms into a complete farming system.
  “Each unit is powered by an off-grid power system,” said Farm from a Box’s founding partner Brandi DeCarli.
  Solar panels power cold storage for vegetables a
  
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• 2 Dead In Crash Involving Big Rigs, Sedans North Of Stockton; NB I-5 To Be Closed For Several Hours

  23-05-2019 17:50
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – A deadly crash involving multiple vehicles, including two big rigs, has northbound Interstate 5 closed between Eight Mile Road and the Flag City exit Thursday morning.
  #Trafficalert INTERSTATE 5 CLOSURE: Due to a series of vehicle collisions, some involving big rigs, NB I-5 is CLOSED from Eight Mile Road to State Route 12. All traffic is being diverted off the roadway at Eight Mile. There is no ETO for opening I-5, so plan on extra travel time. pic.twitter.com/
  
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• CHP: Woman Pushing Shopping Cart On Arden Way Struck, Killed By DUI Suspect

  23-05-2019 16:19
  ARDEN ARCADE (CBS13) – A woman is dead after she was struck by a DUI suspect in Arden Arcade late Wednesday night.
  The incident happened just after 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on Arden Way near Wayland Avenue, just over a mile east of Arden Fair Mall.
  California Highway Patrol says the woman was pushing a shopping cart outside of the crosswalk when she was struck.
  The driver was stopped near the scene and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. The driver’s name has not been r
  
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• With Fire Season Getting Closer, Volcano Residents Worry As Major Evacuation Route Remains Closed

  23-05-2019 16:01
  VOLCANO (CBS13) – People living in a slice of Amador County have a growing worry as California inches toward fire season. They’ve created defensible space around their homes. But now, a major evacuation route is closed again.
  Laura and Vincent Spinale moved from the Bay Area to the community of Volcano five years ago looking for a slice of happiness in the foothills.
  “When you move up here, you don’t worry about the fire danger until you’re up here,” Vincent S
  
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• Amazon Flex Drivers’ Lack Of Uniforms Lead To Delivery Mix-Ups

  23-05-2019 09:50
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Its not easy being a Flex driver for Amazon.
  Recording artist turned-actor Ice-T blasted the company on Twitter, imploring them to give drivers vests, saying he “almost shot” one of them because he didn’t know why the stranger was “creeping up” to his crib.
  Message To Amazon: Now that you have regular people making your home deliveries.. Maybe they should wear a Vest with AMAZON DELIVERY on it….. I almostshot a MF creeping up to my
  
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• State Refuses To Disclose How Many Bodies Were Found At Unlicensed Funeral Home

  23-05-2019 09:38
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) — The San Joaquin County Coroner’s office said it was deeply disturbed over a Call Kurtis Investigation into an illegal funeral operation.
  Unrefrigerated bodies found inside a Stockton Church and cremated remains discovered in a U-Haul locker, yet the state still will not answer a simple question: how many bodies were found?
  CBS13’s Kurtis Ming took his simple question to a state hearing after the agency repeatedly dodged the answer. Additionally, the
  
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• Father And Daughter Connect For First Time After Finding Each Other Through DNA Test

  23-05-2019 08:41
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A father and daughter finally connected after finding out they are related through a DNA test.
  Diane Stainer, 54, and Ken Warren, 81, are daughter and father. CBS13 was with them as they met face-to-face at the Sacramento International Airport.
  Stainer lives in Jackson, and took a DNA test that led to her locating Warren in Canada.
  SWIPE THROUGH PHOTOS OF DIANE AND KEN’S MEETING1732654“I cannot even begin to explain to people what this process was like and
  
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• Mother Thanks Good Samaritans Who Saved Her Son From Fiery Crash

  23-05-2019 08:00
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A local mother was brought to tears after meeting one of the young men who helped save her son’s life from a fiery crash.
  “What would’ve happened if you guys weren’t there and didn’t drag him farther away from that car?” Tasha San Nicolas said. “I wouldn’t have him, that’s all I kept thinking is I wouldn’t have a son and I’m going to be planning a funeral right now.”
  The crash happened on MLK and Tur
  
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• Fatal Car Shooting Shuts Down SB Highway 70 At Feather River Road; Search On For Suspects

  23-05-2019 07:05
  YUBA COUNTY (CBS13) — A possible case of road rage stopped a trip to Sacramento dead in its tracks, leaving one man dead, and another in the hospital Wednesday night. Officials are still searching for the people responsible.
  Officers, detectives, and investigators shut down all southbound lanes of Highway 70 in Plumas Lake Wednesday. The scene cleared around 10:20 p.m.
  The Sheriff’s Department said the incident happened around 5:41 p.m. when they received a call from CHP about a car-
  
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• Fire Danger Could Force Blackouts In Central Valley And Sierra Foothills

  23-05-2019 05:25
  MANTECA (CBS13) — Manteca isn’t considered at high risk of burning down in a wildfire, but if the weather gets hot and dry enough in the Central Valley or Sierra Foothills, Pacific Gas and Electric Company could temporarily shut off power to the city and its more than 80,000 residents.
  PG&E is notifying cities about the possibility now that it has expanded a program to cut power to transmission lines to prevent them from sparking a dangerous wildfire.
  One of the cities that recen
  
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• REAL ID Crunch Could Mean Real Delays At DMV

  23-05-2019 04:56
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Getting a REAL ID could soon be a real problem. This comes as motorists race to meet an October 2020 deadline imposed by the federal government.
  Carissa Cortez and her Mom hired a babysitter so they could take a trip to the DMV. Carissa was getting tags and her mom was in for a REAL ID.
  “It’s a three-hour wait. We went and got lunch,” she said.
  They were some of the hundreds in line at the Broadway DMV In Sacramento.
  “I made my payment online, I
  
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• Former Kings Dancers React To Decision To Disband Group For New Co-Ed Hip-Hop Crew

  23-05-2019 04:38
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Halftime at the next Sacramento Kings game is going to look a lot different next season.
  Former Kings Dancers were caught off guard after the team announced a new “gender inclusive” group will be starting next season. The co-ed hip hop group called “The 916 crew” will replace the old dance team.
  Leaders with the Sacramento Kings say this decision follows other teams in the league doing the same thing, most recently the Cleveland Cavaliers are &l
  
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• California Senate Rejects Proposed Tax On Water Bills

  23-05-2019 03:11
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Senate has voted to reject a new tax on most residential water bills.
  The Senate voted 37-1 on Wednesday to approve a bill that would create a fund dedicated to improving the state’s drinking water. But the bill is clear the money could not come from a new tax on water bills. Instead, Senate leaders have signaled their intention to use $150 million of existing taxpayer money each year.
  Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom had proposed a new tax of abo
  
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• Members Of Vacaville Mosque Told They Need A Permit To Continue Prayer Sessions Inside Home

  23-05-2019 02:45
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) — Members of a Vacaville mosque have been told they can’t pray in their own building during the holiest time of the year in Islam.
  City leaders said the mosque, which is located inside a home on Bush Street, doesn’t have the right permit because they are worshipping in a residential zone.
  This is the first time there’s been an issue in the nearly two decades the mosque has been there. The Vacaville fire chief said the issue was investigated after a compl
  
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