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• Wildfire Originally Thought Stopped Beyond Fire Line Now Threatening Structures Near Placerville

  03-08-2021 23:30
  
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — The latest on a wildfire near Placerville:
  2:30 p.m.
  Firefighters say they are again making good progress against the wildfire.
  No evacuation orders have been issued at this point, Cal Fire says.
  Air and ground units are still battling the flames, which are burning in heavy brush.
  1:19 p.m.
  A vegetation fire that originally had its forward progress stopped is now spotting and threatening structures near Placerville.The Coloma Fire has spotted out of the wet line.
  
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• Poll: Would You Quit Your Job If Either Face Masks Or COVID-19 Vaccines Were Mandated?

  03-08-2021 23:23
  
  A new poll done by Morning Consult has found that nearly a fifth of workers surveyed would quit their jobs if COVID-19 vaccines or masks were required. 
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• Bear Cub Injured In Tamarack Fire Escapes From Rehabilitation Facility; Search Underway

  03-08-2021 22:39
  
  SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) — Tamarack, the black bear cub injured in the wildfire of the same name, has escaped from the animal rescue where it was being rehabilitated.
  “Tamarack” the bear cub when he was first brought in to be rehabilitated. (Credit: Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care)
  The cub was rescued back in June in the Markleeville area. Its paws had suffered significant burns in the wildfire.
  Wildlife officials took the 6-month-old bear to the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care group to be r
  
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• Wildfire Originally Thought Stopped Spots Beyond Fire Line, Now Threatening Structures Near Placerville

  03-08-2021 22:19
  
  EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — A vegetation fire that originally had its forward progress stopped is now spotting and threatening structures near Placerville.The Coloma Fire has spotted out of the wet line. Structures are threatened. Aircraft is on scene. pic.twitter.com/tZUj1YsjUG
  — CAL FIRE AEU (@CALFIREAEU) August 3, 2021The scene is off Quartz Mountain Drive.
  Cal Fire reported a little after noon on Tuesday that firefighters had stopped the forward progress of a 1-acre fire in that a
  
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• Tyler, The Creator’s ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’ Tour To Visit Sacramento In April 2022

  03-08-2021 21:44
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Tyler, the Creator has a date with Sacramento next year.
  On Tuesday, the alternative hip-hop artist announced his Spring 2022 North American tour dates.
  Kali Uchi, Vince Staples and Teezo Touchdown will be accompanying Tyler for the tour, which will kick off on Feb. 10, 2022 and span 34 arenas.TOUR: ON SALE FRIDAY pic.twitter.com/dgsN317pnI
  — Tyler, The Creator (@tylerthecreator) August 3, 2021Sacramento will get to see Tyler on April 2 at the Golden 1 Center.
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• Truckee Air Show Scheduled For September Canceled Due To July Plane Crash

  03-08-2021 21:16
  
  TRUCKEE (CBS13) — The Truckee Air Show has been canceled this year due to the crash due to last month’s plane crash that left six people dead.
  On Tuesday, the Truckee Tahoe Airport District announced that the upcoming show has been canceled.
  The show was set to happen on Sept. 11.
  Organizers say they made the decision to cancel the show out of respect for the friends and family of the people killed in the July 26 crash near the Truckee Airport.
  
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• 2 Big Rigs Involved In Crash Near Baxter In Sierra

  03-08-2021 21:01
  
  BAXTER (CBS13) — A crash involving two big rigs has traffic slow along Interstate 80 in the Sierra late Tuesday morning.
  The crash happened a little after 11 a.m. near Baxter Road.
  Exactly what led up to the crash is unclear, but the wreck is now partially blocking part of eastbound I-80.Big rig collision on I-80 eastbound east of Baxter.Slow and expect delays. pic.twitter.com/Nm4QbALUbm
  — CHP – Gold Run (@CHPGoldRun) August 3, 2021It’s also unclear if there were any inju
  
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• Dixie Fire Grows To 253,052 Acres, More Evacuation Orders Issued

  03-08-2021 18:54
  
  BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13/AP) — The latest on the Dixie Fire impacting Butte and Plumas counties:
  9:54 a.m.
  The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office says several new evacuation orders have been issued:
  Hwy 36/Hwy 89 Junction south to Lake Almanor West Drive and everything east to the Lake Almanor water line. This includes the entire “LAW” subdivision and Prattville and Canyon Dam, from Canyon Dam northwest to Hwy 89 and just south of Lake Almanor West Drive. This includes Big Meadows
  
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• Fly Fire That Merged With Larger Dixie Fire Possibly Caused By Tree Falling Onto PG&E Equipment

  03-08-2021 18:05
  
  PLUMAS COUNTY (CBS13) — PG&E says it may be responsible for another fire in Northern California.
  On Tuesday, the utility company said the US Forest Service is investigating a tree that landed on their equipment near Quincy where the Fly Fire started on July 22.
  That fire would later grow to around 4,000 acres before it merged with the much larger Dixie Fire – which PG&E believes may have also been started by their equipment.
  PG&E recently announced that it would be buryin
  
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• Delhi Man, 27, Killed In Hit-And-Run On Highway 99 In Turlock

  03-08-2021 17:54
  
  TURLOCK (CBS13) — The search is on for the driver who hit and killed a man in Turlock early Tuesday morning along Highway 99.
  California Highway Patrol says the 27-year-old victim was found just before 3 a.m. along the southbound side of the freeway, near West Main Street. The vehicle that struck him had already taken off by the time officers arrived.
  Officers say the man died at the scene. His name has not been released, but he was a resident of Delhi.
  No distinguishing details about the
  
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• Roseville Residents To Be Required To Cut Back Water Use By 20 Percent

  03-08-2021 17:40
  
  ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A significant water conservation requirement is coming to Roseville as drought conditions get worse.On Tuesday, the City of Roseville announced that it would be requiring residents to reduce water use by 20 percent. The mandatory conservation requirement comes after the state urged people to voluntarily cut back their water use by 10 percent.Officials say the requirement was prompted by the outlook worsening on the supply at Folsom Lake and throughout California.“
  
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• Sacramento’s ‘Run To Feed The Hungry’ To Return, Early Registration Now Open

  03-08-2021 17:04
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — After having to go virtual last year due to the pandemic, a Sacramento rite of fall is coming back.
  Organizers say registration is now open for the Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services’ Run to Feed the Hungry. The Thanksgiving morning run will return to its usual route starting at J Street in front of Sacramento State and snaking through East Sacramento.
  The annual run often raises nearly $1 million for the food bank.
  Early registration is open through Nov.
  
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• Dixie Fire Grows To 253,052 Acres After Prompting New Evacuation Orders On Monday

  03-08-2021 16:39
  
  BUTTE COUNTY (CBS13/AP) — The latest on the Dixie Fire impacting Butte and Plumas counties:
  7:38 a.m.
  After prompting new evacuation orders on Monday, the Dixie Fire continues to grow – even as containment numbers hold steady.
  As of Tuesday morning, Cal Fire reports that the wildfire has grown to 253,052 acres. It is still 35 percent contained, the same number as Monday.
  The size makes the Dixie Fire the 11th largest in recorded California history, but it’s slowly edging closer
  
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• Bicyclist Killed In Hit-And-Run In Modesto; Suspect Still Sought

  03-08-2021 15:42
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) — A search is on the hit-and-run suspect who left a bicyclist dead in Modesto on Monday evening.California Highway Patrol says, just before 7:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of River Road and Ryder Way to investigate a reported collision. At the scene, officers found a bicyclist lying injured in the road.
  The bicyclist was soon pronounced dead at the scene, officers say.Investigators believe the bicyclist was heading westbound on River Road when someone in a black,
  
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• State Water Officials Preparing To Make Emergency Cutbacks To Growers And Ranchers

  03-08-2021 08:39
  
  SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The trickle-down effect from our devastating drought has farmers warning consumers that they should brace themselves.
  New rules are likely to go in place Tuesday telling farmers they can’t pump– out of local rivers. What could that mean?
  As California’s drought worsens, state water officials are preparing to take emergency action to conserve.
  “It was a very dry winter and not all water rights are going to be satisfied this year,” said 
  
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• Woman Drowns At Shrinking Folsom Lake, Leaving Young Nephew Alone on Shore

  03-08-2021 08:04
  
  FOLSOM LAKE (CBS13) – A family outing turned tragic at Folsom Lake, after a 49-year-old woman drowned, leaving her little nephew alone on the shore.Strangers were able to help the little boy to safety.The drowning comes as Folsom Lake continues to dry up during the California drought. The lake is currently at 25 percent capacity, an historically low level.The woman drowned in the Beals Point Recreation Area of Folsom Lake, far from the designated swimming area, where the water is all dried
  
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• Illegal Dumping Laws Not Being Enforced Along Tuolumne River As Trash Piles Up

  03-08-2021 07:44
  
  MODESTO (CBS13) – It’s a shocking and disgusting sight in Stanislaus County. An entire U-Haul of garbage was dumped into the Tuolumne River. To make matters worse, it seems like nobody knows who’s in charge of enforcing illegal dumping laws in the area.
  Trash is piling up along the Tuolumne River.
  “We’ve let it get way too bad in this state its heartbreaking really. This is what our kids are going to have to live in when we all move on,” says Modesto native an
  
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• Stockton Surveillance Video Appears To Show Woman Being Abducted

  03-08-2021 06:32
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – Surveillance video of what looks like a woman running from a man in Stockton over the weekend has authorities looking for answers.
  Surveillance video obtained by 209 TImes shows a woman running down Main Street in the middle of the night on Saturday. Seconds later, you see a pick-up truck enter the frame. The woman can be seen still running, apparently trying to get away from the vehicle.
  Eventually, a man appears and grabs the woman, carrying her out of frame.That&rsquo
  
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• Sonora Man Caught By Police After Allegedly Stealing Bike From Home

  03-08-2021 04:04
  
  SONORA (CBS13) – A Sonora man is under arrest after a video of him allegedly stealing a pricey bike from a home was shared with police who eventually tracked him down.
  On July 30, 40-year-old Mateusz Sasinski of Sonora was caught on camera walking onto the property of a home on Mono Way and taking a bicycle parked near the entrance, according to a Sonora Police Department statement on Facebook.What Sasinski didn’t know was that surveillance video at the home was recording him alleged
  
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• Stockton Firefighter Steering End Of Fire Truck Slammed Into Building After Crash

  03-08-2021 02:01
  
  STOCKTON (CBS13) – A fire truck crashed with another car en-route to a call, causing the back cab of the truck to crash into a building. The impact injured a firefighter who was steering the back end of the truck at the time.
  There were terrifying moments Outside Riggs Real Estate in Stockton early Monday morning.
  Just after 2 a.m., the fire truck hit a car and the tiller on the truck’s trailer — with the tiller driver inside — crashed into the office.
  “People came
  
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• Bill Vann’s Former Classmate Talks To CBS13 About Colusa County Chopper Crash That Killed Farmer, His Wife, And 2 Others

  03-08-2021 01:23
  
  COLUSA (CBS13) — A longtime Colusa County farmer and his wife were among the four people killed in a helicopter crash over the weekend, his family confirmed on Monday.
  Bill Vann, his wife Susie, and two of their friends died in the Sunday afternoon crash near Highway 45 at Reservation Road. The sheriff’s office said first responders to the crash site pronounced the victims dead at the scene.
  The Vann family are well-known almond farmers who have called Colusa County home since the ea
  
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• Fire Burns At Vacant Home In Vineyard

  03-08-2021 01:14
  
  VINEYARD (CBS13) – Firefighters battled a fire at a vacant home in Vineyard on Monday.
  The home is on Calvine Road near Elk Grove Florin Road, according to a tweet from the Sacramento Metro Fire Department. A Department spokesperson says the home was weakened, so firefighters didn’t enter the home. They were focused on making sure it didn’t spread.
  Westbound Calvine Road was closed from Frontier Drive to Elk Grove Florin Rd.
  Firefighters also battled a vegetation fire on 2nd St
  
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