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• Alert Caltrans Worker Saves Woman Who Crashed Into Feather River

  05-05-2021 23:55
  
  REDDING (CBS13) — A Caltrans highway maintenance worker rescued a woman who had crashed into the icy water of the Feather River.
  The incident happened back on March 10. Caltrans District 2 says one of their workers, Travis Sutton, was plowing snow on Highway 70 when he noticed some tracks that led off the road and towards the river.
  Travis Sutton. (Credit: Caltrans District 2)
  Sutton slowed down but didn’t immediately see any car off the road. He then turned back around, pulled over,
  
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• City Of Sacramento Passes Ordinance Fining Property Owners For Illegal Fireworks

  05-05-2021 23:34
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Sacramento city council has passed a new ordinance designed to crack down on illegal fireworks.
  On Tuesday, the council passed the ordinance that fines property owners where illegal fireworks are being used. People who use illegal fireworks on streets and sidewalks in front of people’s homes can also be fined.
  The initial fine would be $1,000 and go up to $5,000 for multiple violations.
  ALSO: Customer Sets Off Fireworks Inside Natomas Walmart, Causing Fire And Ev
  
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• 2021 California State Fair Postponed, But Organizers Hope For ‘Slimmed-Down’ Version Later In The Year

  05-05-2021 22:49
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — The California State Fair is being postponed again as Cal Expo remains a COVID-19 vaccination center.
  On Wednesday, fair organizers announced that Cal Expo’s extension of vaccination programs through September means that the fair will be postponed.
  Organizers were hopeful, however, that some type of fair could possibly take place later in the year.
  “There is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel, and I am proud that Cal Expo has been able to play such
  
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• Search On For Missing 9-Year-Old Boy In Oakdale

  05-05-2021 21:59
  
  OAKDALE (CBS13) — A search is on for a 9-year-old Oakdale boy who was reported missing on Wednesday morning.The Oakdale Police Department says Josue Zepeda was reported missing from Fair Oaks Elementary a little after 9 a.m. He was last seen leaving the school, police say.
  Police say Josue stands around 4’10’’ and was wearing grey shorts, a grey shirt and purple shoes when he was last seen. He may also have his skateboard with him.
  Anyone who sees Josue or knows where he
  
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• Missing 9-Year-Old Boy In Oakdale Found Safe

  05-05-2021 21:59
  
  Update: Police say he has been found.
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  OAKDALE (CBS13) — A search is on for a 9-year-old Oakdale boy who was reported missing on Wednesday morning.The Oakdale Police Department says Josue Zepeda was reported missing from Fair Oaks Elementary a little after 9 a.m. He was last seen leaving the school, police say.
  Police say Josue stands around 4’10’’ and was wearing grey shorts, a grey shirt and purple shoes when he was last seen. He may also have
  
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• Hiker Rescued After Having Mini-Stroke While On Remote Placer County Trail

  05-05-2021 19:52
  
  FORESTHILL (CBS13) — A man is crediting his father and first responders for saving his life after he had a mini-stroke while hiking near Foresthill last month.
  The Placer County Sheriff’s Office says, back on April 24, 26-year-old Brian Lee and his father were out on their first backpacking trip along a remote part of the Bake Oven Trail when he started feeling ill.In minutes, Brian said he went from feeling tingly to his speech becoming slurred. Once he lost his ability to speak, Br
  
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• Woman, 58, Dies After Stabbing In Stockton; Man Arrested

  05-05-2021 18:59
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) — A man is under arrest after a woman was stabbed to death in Stockton on Tuesday.
  Stockton police say, a little after 5:30 p.m., officers responded to the 2100 block of Del Playa Court to investigate a report of a stabbing, At the scene, officers found a 58-year-old woman with stab wounds.
  Officers were able to contact the suspect inside a residence in the area. He was still armed with a knife, police say, but he was soon taken into custody.
  Police say the woman was rushe
  
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• Bedroom Fire At Pocket-Area Home Extinguished By Firefighters

  05-05-2021 17:26
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Crews say they have extinguished a fire at a Pocket-area home on Wednesday morning.
  The scene was along the 6600 block of Riverside Boulevard.Incident info: 6600 Block of Riverside Blvd; Two-story residential home had a bedroom fire on the second floor. Fire extinguished. No injuries. Cause under investigation. pic.twitter.com/7M4v0pxI7o
  — Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) May 5, 2021Sacramento Fire says firefighters found a bedroom fire on the second floo
  
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• Man Hit And Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Braxton Howze Just After Leaving Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

  05-05-2021 14:55
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A Modesto man devoted to living a better life was hit and killed by Brandon Howze, who was allegedly drunk at the time. Friends of Ray Galindo say the tragic irony is Galindo was leaving an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting when it happened.
  Galindo spent over a decade in and out of the program. On Tuesday, friends and family attended his funeral.
  “It’s like my heart sank in my chest,” explained Mark G., one of Galindo’s AA group leaders. Mark said Ray
  
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• ‘Unbearable’ Political Stunt at California Recall Campaign Stop

  05-05-2021 08:29
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – There is backlash over a California recall campaign stop in Sacramento that included an unusual prop: a live, 1,000-pound bear.
  The candidate, John Cox, told the crowd the whole point of bringing out the bear out was to grab attention, as a political stunt.
  The California BEAR League is calling it “unbearable.”
  Video shows the obedient bear sitting on command, eating out of his owner’s hand, at times catching his food from afar, and lazily laying down
  
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• Man Hit And Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Leaving An Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

  05-05-2021 08:22
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A Modesto man devoted to living a better life was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver. Friends of Ray Galindo say the tragic irony is Galindo was leaving an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting when it happened.
  Galindo spent over a decade in and out of the program. On Tuesday, friends and family attended his funeral.
  “It’s like my heart sank in my chest,” explained Mark G., one of Galindo’s AA group leaders. Mark said Ray was attending a meeting to
  
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• Man Hit And Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver Just After Leaving Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

  05-05-2021 08:22
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – A Modesto man devoted to living a better life was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver. Friends of Ray Galindo say the tragic irony is Galindo was leaving an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting when it happened.
  Galindo spent over a decade in and out of the program. On Tuesday, friends and family attended his funeral.
  “It’s like my heart sank in my chest,” explained Mark G., one of Galindo’s AA group leaders. Mark said Ray was attending a meeting to
  
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• Residents Concerned After Barrage of Bullets In Sacramento Neighborhood

  05-05-2021 07:32
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The upper Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento was riddled with bullets Sunday night. No one was hurt but neighbors are left wondering when the violence will stop.
  The sound of a neighborhood under fire was caught on surveillance video.
  We showed the video to resident Keysha Davis.
  “That sounds like a semi-automatic weapon. Yea and my kids live right here,” she said.
  The barrage of bullets fired Sunday night was startling but not surprising to Davis.
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• Man Who Hit And Killed Turlock Bicyclist Turns Himself In To Police

  05-05-2021 07:18
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) – An arrest was made in a deadly hit and run crash in Turlock.
  Police say Francisco Castellon Gonzalez plowed into a bicyclist Monday morning on Lander Avenue and later crashed his truck after witnesses followed him from the scene.
  The bicyclist died at the hospital.
  Castellon Gonzalez later turned himself in.
  
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• Update: Tracy Pipe Bombs Turned Out To Be Airbag Inflators

  05-05-2021 06:57
  
  TRACY (CBS13) – A man who sparked a bomb scare at a Tracy gas station on Monday night has been released from jail.
  Deputies say a man dialed 9-1-1 to say he was inside the Valero gas station on south Schulte Road and that he was holding a pipe bomb.
  The area was evacuated by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office and the sheriff’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal team was brought it. But it turns out the device was actually just an airbag inflator.
  Two similar devices were also fo
  
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• Sacramento City Leaders Vote To Adopt Changes On How Police Use Deadly Force

  05-05-2021 05:37
  
  UPDATE: The use of force recommendation has passed, according to the city clerk.Discussion Item 34, Sacramento Community Police Review Commission Use of Force Recommendation, is passed.
  — Sacramento Clerk (@saccityclerk) May 5, 2021SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Sacramento city leaders are discussing changes to the police department’s use of force policy.
  The proposal could go beyond state law by stating that deadly force should only be used as a last resort. The recommendation came f
  
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• Bar Owner Todd Anderson Accused Of Selling Fake COVID Vaccine Cards In Clements

  05-05-2021 03:48
  
  CLEMENTS (CBS13) – A saloon owner in the Central Valley has been arrested after state agents say he was selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards out of his business.
  Agents with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) arrested 59-year-old Todd Anderson of Acampo, owner of the Old Corner Saloon in Clements, after receiving word that the phony cards were being sold at the bar along Highway 88, according to a statement from the agency on Tuesday. They allege that un
  
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• Bar Owner In Clements Accused Of Selling Fake COVID Vaccine Cards

  05-05-2021 03:48
  
  CLEMENTS (CBS13) – A saloon owner in the Central Valley has been arrested after state agents say he was selling fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards out of his business.
  Agents with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) arrested 59-year-old Todd Anderson of Acampo, owner of the Old Corner Saloon in Clements, after receiving word that the phony cards were being sold at the bar along Highway 88, according to a statement from the agency on Tuesday. They allege that un
  
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• Sacramento Leaders Voting Whether To Adopt Changes On How Police Use Deadly Force

  05-05-2021 02:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Sacramento city leaders are discussing changes to the police department’s use-of-force policy.
  The proposal could go beyond state law by stating that deadly force should only be used as a last resort. The recommendation came from the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission.
  The council is expected to vote tonight on whether or not to adopt the resolution.
  The Sacramento Community Police Review Commission seen in this 2018 photo.
  The 11-member Commission
  
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• Sacramento City Leaders Voting Whether To Adopt Changes On How Police Use Deadly Force

  05-05-2021 02:55
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13/AP) – Sacramento city leaders are discussing changes to the police department’s use-of-force policy.
  The proposal could go beyond state law by stating that deadly force should only be used as a last resort. The recommendation came from the Sacramento Community Police Review Commission.
  The council is expected to vote tonight on whether or not to adopt the resolution.
  The 11-member Commission was formed by the city council in November 2016 as part of a package of pol
  
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• CHP Officer Hit By Drunk Driver In 2019 Returns To Work 564 Days Later

  05-05-2021 02:11
  
  YUBA CITY (CBS13) – Tuesday served as a major milestone for a California Highway Patrol officer with a long recovery process.
  Officer David Gordon was hit by a drunk driver on Highway 99 back in 2019. More than a year and a half later, he’s finally reporting for duty again. Admittedly, though, it’s lighter than before.
  “Actually having a purpose to get dressed, some work clothes on – it was nice,” said Officer Gordon, who is performing mainly administrative wo
  
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• Man Accused Of Attempting To Kill Girlfriend In San Joaquin County

  05-05-2021 01:32
  
  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY (CBS13) – A local sheriff’s department is asking for the public’s help to find a man accused of trying to kill his ex-girlfriend.
  On April 21, Kevin Gerolaga, 34, got into an argument with his girlfriend and ended up shooting her in the face, according to San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office. She was taken to a local hospital where she was treated. Fortunately, she’s expected to make a full recovery.
  Gerolgaga is still at large. He is considered by
  
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• Shortages Of Flowers And Workers Means Higher Prices For This Mother’s Day, Florists Warn

  05-05-2021 01:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Florists across the Sacramento area say customers should expect higher prices this Mother’s Day.
  The phone is ringing off the hook at Relles Florist in Midtown Sacramento on Tuesday.
  “We need help,” said Owner Jim Relles. “I’ve been pleading with my friends trying to find a few more people for Mother’s Day.”
  Relles says he’s looking for a few more employees to meet the Mother’s Day rush with business now up 40 perce
  
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• Flower And Worker Shortages Means Higher Prices For This Mother’s Day, Florists Warn

  05-05-2021 01:15
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Florists across the Sacramento area say customers should expect higher prices this Mother’s Day.
  The phone is ringing off the hook at Relles Florist in Midtown Sacramento on Tuesday.
  “We need help,” said Owner Jim Relles. “I’ve been pleading with my friends trying to find a few more people for Mother’s Day.”
  Relles says he’s looking for a few more employees to meet the Mother’s Day rush with business now up 40 perce
  
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• Vacaville Man Who Designed Star Wars Biker Scout Costume Honored By Cosplayers At Funeral

  05-05-2021 01:11
  
  VACAVILLE (CBS13) – May the 4th is a well-known and celebrated day for those with affection for all things Star Wars, but this year is different for some who are celebrating the storied saga.
  What may seem a long time ago in a city not too far, far, away, Ira Keeler became one with the force; designing a cherished costume in the Star Wars franchise.
  “As one of the major driving forces behind the current aesthetics as we call it the biker scout, he’s a hero among biker scouts,&r
  
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• Firefighters Battle Garage Blaze At South Sacramento Home

  05-05-2021 00:50
  
  SOUTH SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Firefighters responded to a fire at a local residence on Tuesday.
  The fire broke out in the garage at a home on Icarus Court in South Sacramento, according to a tweet from the Sacramento Fire Department. Everyone who was inside the home was able to get out. No injuries were reported.Fire has been extinguished, no injuries reported.
  — Sacramento Fire Department (@SacFirePIO) May 4, 2021Firefighters were able to attack the fire via a side door, to avoid havin
  
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