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Should You Get Earthquake Insurance
SACRAMENTO-- Some people said they could feel the earth shaking, as the 5.7 magnitude quake made its way through Northern California. There were even reports of damage near the earthquake's epicenter in Plumas County. The California Earthquake Authority says on average, more than 100 earthquakes happen each day in California. Some of the quakes are large enough to cause damage to your ...
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Oklahoma principals recall day tornado hit
It was like any other day. If anything, it might have been a little better than usual -- with more deserved honors for the kids, more jokes and songs, more smiles. Even Mother Nature, after storms the previous day, seemed at first to cooperate as the sun shone ...
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Person wounded in North Sacramento shooting
SACRAMENTO, CA - A person was shot in a commercial area of North Sacramento Friday night. A vehicle with four people inside was traveling down Bell Avenue around 8 p.m. when they were confronted by a group of men wearing white t-shirts, Sacramento police Sgt. Andrew Pettit said. The group then started shooting at the vehicle. Pettit said a passenger was shot multiple times. The driver then ...
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Man Shot While Sitting in Car
File Photo SACRAMENTO- A man has serious injuries after being shot while sitting in a car. Friday evening, the victim and three other men were sitting in a car near a parking lot along Norwood Avenue near Bell Avenue. Officers say a group of men approached the car and opened fire. Only the one man was hit, and was shot several times in the upper body. Police were called to the parking lot ...
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Sacramento Police Investigating Death in Custody
Video obtained by CBS13 of the arrest on the 8300 block of Folsom Boulevard shows a suspect being restrained by a male officer's legs, while a female officer strikes him 10 times with a baton. Sacramento Police disclosed the death via ...
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Cops Police take erratic man from Raleys shopping center
British police arrested a 31-year-old man in London Friday night on terrorism-related offenses, according to a statement from London's Metropolitan Police ...
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Third Murder Suspect Now in Custody
Andrew Johnson was arrested in San Diego in connection with the death of a man in Citrus Heights.Courtesy: Citrus Heights Police SAN DIEGO- A third man wanted in connection with a murder in January is now in custody. Andrew Johnson of Citrus Heights was arrested last week in San Diego. He is wanted in connection with the death of Jack Swaim. Johnson is now back in Sacramento County to face ...
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Video Chihuahua says “I Love You”
SACRAMENTO- Yo Quiero Amor? When a young Chihuahua arrived at the shelter, they had no idea she had a secret talent. The four-month-old dog's bark kind of sounds like "I love you". What do you think? Bitty the Chihuahua is available for adoption from ...
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Man wanted in Citrus Heights murder transported to Sacramento
CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA - The third suspect wanted in connection to the stabbing death of a Citrus Heights man was booked into Sacramento County Jail after being transported from San Diego County. Andrew Lee Johnson, 28, was arrested in San Diego last Saturday, then transported and booked into Sacramento County Jail this week, Citrus Heights police officer Bryan Fritsch ...
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Memorial Day airfares down from last year
A Memorial Day getaway from the office will cost a little less this year, but fliers need to move fast to get the best deal. The average price for a round-trip domestic flight, from May 23 to 28, was $341, including taxes, according to a fare analysis by travel website Travelocity. That's a 2% dip from the holiday period last year, while the average price for an international round trip ...
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2 Injured in North Sacramento Shooting
File Photo NORTH SACRAMENTO- At least two people are injured in a shooting Friday night in North Sacramento. One person was shot in the upper body, no word on the injuries to the second person at this time. Both were taken to the hospital. The shooting happened along Jessie Avenue, near the Norwood Center Shopping Center. Sacramento Police say a group of men were seen running from the area ...
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Body in River Believed to be Missing Man
Officers stand on a bridge in the Pocket area over the river where a body was found Friday evening. SACRAMENTO- A body pulled from the Sacramento River Friday evening is believed to be the same man who drove into the water three days earlier. Boaters spotted a body floating in the river and called police. The body of a man was removed near Riverside Boulevard, off I-5 in the Pocket area. ...
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Mosquito Population is Up Campers Urged to Spray
RIPON- The buzzing, the biting, the itching … they’re back! ';It’s bad this year, really bad'; said Caswell Memorial Park Camp Host Debra Moore. As park visitors gear up for the holiday weekend, mosquitoes are also gearing up. ';If you’re anything like me and they like you as much as they like me, don’t come,'; Moore jokingly told FOX40. ...
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Downtown Festival Where to Go How to Get There
Downtown Sacramento is going to be filled with music this weekend, Sabrina Rodriguez has a look at how to get there and where the bands are ...
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Retailers unhappy with credit card fees settlement
Wal-Mart, Lowe's, Starbucks among those who will opt out of settlement, might file own lawsuits NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A multibillion-dollar settlement over credit card swipe fees is facing growing opposition from some of the nation's largest retailers.A number of merchants are opposing the deal, saying the nation's credit card companies would still have unlimited power to increase ...
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Sacramento metal artist creates bicycle racks with flair
A metal dragon bike rack in front of Shoki Ramen House on R Street is one of the works by metal sculptor, Gina Rossi, Friday, May 24, 2013. Rossi, a licensed vocation nurse and welding instructor, has developed a thriving business fashioning bike racks that double as public ...
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Admitted Ponzi scheme mastermind tries to withdraw guilty plea
The man who admitted masterminding one of Sacramento's biggest Ponzi schemes in years is trying to withdraw his guilty plea.The lawyer for Anthony Vassallo says his client pleaded guilty only because he couldn't prepare a defense while stuck in an Oroville jail. If he can get the guilty plea scratched, Vassallo will then ask to be released on bail, said attorney Mark Reichel."If ...
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Donations for Oklahoma top $20 million
The Red Cross has received more than $15 million in donations and pledges so far for the town of Moore, which was struck by a tornado Monday that killed 24, injured more than 300 and destroyed thousands of ...
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Geologist Shifting plates likely caused quake not nearby volcano
"It was a moderately strong earthquake, a 5.7, so there was some energy behind it," California State Geologist John Parrish said. "And one reason we felt it here is that those earthquake waves get into the Sacramento Valley, which is a lot of soft sediment that tends to magnify the earthquake ...
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Robbery Victim Steals Suspects’ Car
STOCKTON- With guns showing, police say two men tried to rob a Burger King Thursday. But, there was one big problem with their plan. When they came outside, police say their vehicle was missing. According to Stockton police, a Burger King employee took the suspects’ car and drove it around the block, out of sight, while the robbery was happening. Police arrested the alleged ...
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Sacramento Valley Not Immune From Quake Damage
SACRAMENTO- Many people felt the 5.7 magnitude earthquake that was generated in Plumas County 150 miles away. But many residents feel they’re safe from damaging quakes after getting through the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in the Bay Area unscathed. But State Geologist John Parrish says that large Bay Area quakcs can still cause havoc in the valley. ';We will definitely fee and it ...
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Picking up the Pieces After 5.7 Quake
A 5.7 quake struck in a popular camping area right before the Memorial Day weekend, Eric Rucker met up with a Westwood store owner who is cleaning up as fast as possible before visitors ...
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Replica of Vietnam Memorial Comes to Citrus Heights
CITRUS HEIGHTS- It’s been 38 years since the Vietnam War officially ended but for Tom Brohimer, the wound in his heart never healed – he lost a cousin and his best friend. ';While crossing a ravine, he made sure everybody got across ahead of him. Then, a sniper shot him in the neck that’s the face of war,'; said Brohimer. Unable to make it to Washington DC to see ...
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Plumas County Earthquake Overshadowed by Russian Quake
SACRAMENTO- California’s state geologist says the 5.7 magnitude earthquake in Plumas County was considered modest in size and was dwarfed by a Russian earthquake that happened two hours later. John Parrish with the California Geological Survey said California records 500 to 700 earthquakes a week. There are apparently numerous earthquake faults that run through the Greenville area where ...
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Body Removed from Sacramento River
SACRAMENTO- Sacramento Police are removing a body from the river in the Pocket area. Friday night officers responded to an area along Riverside Boulevard near the Scott's Seafood restaurant off I-5. Officers removed the body from the Sacramento River. They have not said anything about who it might be at this ...
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Sacramento vulnerable to massive disaster
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.
When Hurricane Katrina barreled into US states along the Gulf Coast in 2005 it caused chaos and devastation in a part of the world considered among the most developed and stable. Read more
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