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From Child Hero to Murder Suspect The Fall of a Davis Teen
DAVIS-- Hard to imagine that Daniel Marsh - who at age 12 was hailed as a hero - would be charged as an adult four years later, suspected in the brutal stabbing death of an elderly couple. "All of a sudden, he passed out and sort of flew back into his seat. I grabbed onto the steering wheel, directed it off to the side of the road," Daniel told FOX40 over four years ago. The Red ...
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Folsom Man Files Suit after Contracting Hepatitis from Berries
FOLSOM– Diego Durrell usually counts his smoothie routine as one of the healthiest parts of his day – but now he believes it almost killed him. ';I basically was staring death in the face with this illness. It was not fun. It was very, very scary,'; he said. Durrell is one of 118 people in eight states who, according to the Centers for Disease Control , contracted acute ...
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New figures show boost in gun sales across Sacramento region
*These represent the number of background checks done, based on Dealer Record of Sales transactions from licensed gun dealers in California. Numbers provided by the Department of ...
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22737 Pounds of Beef Recalled on E. Coli Fears
File photo. (CNN) — The United States Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Tuesday 22,737 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled on fears that they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall is categorized by the FSIS as ';Class I';: a health hazard situation where there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, ...
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Fire Crews Douse Inferno at South Sacramento Home
Fire crews moping up hotspots. SOUTH SACRAMENTO - Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish a home fire in South Sacramento Tuesday evening, preventing it from spreading to neighboring houses. Crews were sent to 8271 Olander Way after receiving a report of a structure fire at 5:49 p.m. When the units arrived, they discovered that the fire, which originally started in the garage of the ...
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Crews Hope for Low Temps to Help Fight Carstens Fire
Crews on their way to fight the Carstens Fire. MARIPOSA COUNTY– Cal Fire officials are saying that the Carstens Fire, burning near Yosemite, is up to 40% containment Tuesday night. Crews are continuing to forge a line around the north end of the fire. Firefighters are hoping for low overnight temperatures, as low temperatures helped crews make progress Monday night. While evacuations ...
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Ex-mobster tells of Bulger gangs killings
"You killed friends?" Bulger attorney Hank Brennan shot. "Yes," replied prosecution witness John Martorano. "Families?" "Yes." "Strangers?" "Yes." "Innocent people?" "Yes," said Martorano, who has admitted to 20 murders and who earlier served 12 years in prison on a government deal for his cooperation in the case ...
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Fast-moving grass fire threatens structures near Fairfield
The fire was reported shortly after 7 p.m. near the junction of Interstate Highway 80 and Suisun Valley Road. A three-alarm response has been called as the fire is moving quickly and threatening several structures in the ...
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2 possible Hepatitis A cases investigated in Sac County
Costco and other retailers are facing an outbreak of Hepatitis A infections associated with Townsend Farms Organic Antioxidant Blend frozen berries, health officials said ...
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Mother charged with DUI in crash that killed son 12
SACRAMENTO, CA - A mother accused of driving under the influence when she crashed her SUV Sunday morning, killing her 12-year-old son, was charged with five counts Tuesday. STORY: 12-year-old boy killed, mother accused of DUI The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office is seeking three counts of child endangerment on count of driving under the influence and one count of impaired ...
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Grass fire spreads to Fairfield motel
FAIRFIELD, CA - A fast-moving grass fire in Fairfield spread to a nearby motel Tuesday evening, fire officials said. The fire was reported shortly after 7 p.m. near the junction of Interstate 80 and Suisun Valley Road. A 3-alarm response was called as the fire moved to the Motel 6, located at 4376 Central Place in Suisun Valley. The motel was evacuated about 15 minutes before the flames ...
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Grass Fire Spreads to Fairfield Hotel
FAIFIELD-- Solano County crews are battling a 4-alarm fire that has spread to a Fairfield hotel. Fairfield Fire Department that the fire started a little before 7 p.m. near I-80 and Suisun Valley Road. Around 7:30 p.m., the fire department reported that the Motel 6 along Central Way is involved in the fire. More information to come. Stick with FOX40 for any ...
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Roseville Police Train to Respond to Shooters at School Campuses
ROSEVILLE– Roseville Police officers took part in training exercises at several school campuses Tuesday so they could better respond to shooting incidents. An important goal was to get officers accustomed to the layout of the schools where they were training. Officers rotated through Roseville High School, Woodcreek High School and Silverado Middle School. Silverado principal Priscilla ...
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Journalist Michael Hastings Dies in Fiery Hollywood Crash
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) -- A man killed Tuesday in a fiery car crash in Hollywood was journalist Michael Hastings, his employer said. The wreck happened near the intersection of Highland and Melrose avenues around 4:15 a.m., according to LAPD Officer Lillian Carranza. Hastings car slammed into a tree and caught fire. The driver appeared to be speeding at the time of the crash, Carranza ...
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Report State locking up far fewer young people
A recent study says California can serve as a national model for the way it reduced the number of juvenile offenders incarcerated in state and county ...
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Jail programs hope to curb crime funded by prison realignment
ELK GROVE, CA - It's been about a year and half since California Gov. Jerry Brown's realignment plan took effect. Since then, news of jail overcrowding, early release and funding issues became headlines. But now, there's an unexpected success story in a Sacramento County jail to share. Inside the Rio Consumnes Correctional Center (RCCC), there are close to 3,000 inmates and ...
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D.A. gets indictment in 2012 Robbers Fire
PLACER COUNTY, CA - A man who was released from custody earlier this year when a Placer County judge ruled there was insufficient evidence to try him for a nine-day wildfire last year has been indicted on the same charges. The Placer County District Attorney's Office sought the indictment against Bryon Craig Mason for allegedly lighting and tossing a commercial-grade pyrotechnic at ...
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Man Accused Of Stabbing Father Sawing Off Own Hands
REDDING (CBS13) -- A man who Shasta County Sheriff’s Deputies found with his hands severed is accused of stabbing his father multiple times. Shasta County Deputies reported arriving at a Redding home on Scheer Drive and finding two subjects with visible ...
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Sacramento Mother Accused Of Fatal DUI Makes Court Appearance
An emotional Tyesha Garrett, 32, said little in court on Tuesday, only acknowledging to the judge that if she was able to make bail, she won't be allowed to drink alcohol. Police say Garrett is to blame for the accident on the onramp along Northgate and Interstate 80 that took the life of 11-year-old Eric Garrett. Investigators say she was driving under the influence of alcohol while ...
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Sacramento Metro fire department now has oxygen masks to save pets lives
The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District says it has recently received dozens of specially designed oxygen masks to save the lives of pets, including snakes and gerbils.The new masks, which primarily will protect cats and dogs, were donated by a national distributor, Invisible Fence Brand, under its Project Breathe program.Fire Capt. Christopher Quinn said the agency received 78 kits that it is ...
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Car Crashes into Supermarket Sends 1 to the Hospital
Inside the store after the crash. SACRAMENTO-- A car that crashed into the Welco Supermarket knocked over a high-end liquor display and sent one person to the hospital. The crash happened just after 4 p.m. at the Fruitridge Boulevard store. Inside, the wall of the store looks to have buckled. A high-end liquor display came crashing down. One person from inside the store was taken to the ...
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DA Davis Teen Charged with 2 Counts of Murder Will Be Tried as Adult
FBI officers searching a home in Davis on Monday. WOODLAND-- The official charges against a Davis boy arrested for the murder of two elderly Davis residents were released by the district attorney’s office Tuesday. In the three page complaint field by Yolo DA Jeff W. Resig, 16-year-old Daniel William Marsh is being charged with two counts of first degree murder for the deaths of ...
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Climbing Half Dome with Paul Robins
Paul Robins, Bethany Crouch and Darren Peck are taking part in a 3-day event at Yosemite National Park to raise awareness about the park; it’s ...
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Doctor Becomes Heart Transplant Patient At Sutter Medical Center
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento is only one of two heart transplant programs in Northern California. And CBS13 was there Tuesday as they discharged their 155th patient. They say no man is a good doctor who has never been sick himself. For one local doctor, that proved to be true after receiving his own transplant. Research doctor Stephan Lakos suffered heart ...
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Charges Filed Against 16-Year-Old Accused Of Murdering Davis Couple
DAVIS (CBS13) -- Daniel Marsh, 16, faces two countsof first-degree murder in the deaths of Oliver Northup and Claudia Maupin. In addition, there are a series of enhancements added. ...
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If a major earthquake were to occur tomorrow, Sacramento could potentially be devastated by massive flooding on-par with that seen in New Orleans during Katrina. The state’s major fresh water systems would be destroyed and 25 million would be without fresh water, while millions would lose their homes, but for all this, funding to upgrade the city’s levees is hard to come by.
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