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Remembering Cesar Chavez, and picking up where he left off for farm worker rights
Friday was Cesar Chavez Day, and thousands across the country remembered all the work he did for farm worker rights -- and all the work that still needs to be done.
"We are healing": Sacramento mass shooting hits one year mark Monday; what's changed downtown?
Monday, April 3 will mark one year since the city of Sacramento's worst mass shooting on record, sparked by rival gangs in the early morning hours on K Street as nightlife-goers were heading home.
Compromise has Sacramento's "Camp Resolution" residents celebrating victory
Just last fall, the city was days away from raiding the unauthorized homeless encampment.
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Assistant Chief Kim Ianucci blazes trail for women in the Sacramento Fire Department
When Sacramento Fire Assistant Chief Kim Ianucci decided she wanted a career in firefighting, she set fire to any stigma that stood in her way.
New push in California to provide relief to homeless high school graduates
There are more than a quarter-million homeless kids in California classrooms, and each year, 15,000 of them lose financial support when they graduate high school.
Remembering Cesar Chavez, and picking up where he left off for farm worker rights
Friday was Cesar Chavez Day, and thousands across the country remembered all the work he did for farm worker rights -- and all the work that still needs to be done.
"We are healing": Sacramento mass shooting hits one year mark Monday; what's changed downtown?
Monday, April 3 will mark one year since the city of Sacramento's worst mass shooting on record, sparked by rival gangs in the early morning hours on K Street as nightlife-goers were heading home.
Compromise has Sacramento's "Camp Resolution" residents celebrating victory
Just last fall, the city was days away from raiding the unauthorized homeless encampment.
De'Aaron Fox has 20 points, playoff-bound Kings beat Blazers 138-114
De'Aaron Fox had 20 points and 11 assists and the playoff-bound Sacramento Kings won their second consecutive game against Portland Trail Blazers 138-114 on Friday night.
Caitlin Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four
Caitlin Clark had another sensational game with 41 points to help Iowa spoil South Carolina's perfect season with a 77-73 victory on Friday night in the Final Four.
Sacramento Leatherby's location vandalized; owner says he's frustrated with increase in crime
The owner of a Sacramento-area institution says he's fed up with the apparent increase in vandalism at his business.
Kim Mulkey-led LSU women reach 1st title game, top Virginia Tech
Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in the national semifinal game Friday night.
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Caitlin Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four
Caitlin Clark had another sensational game with 41 points to help Iowa spoil South Carolina's perfect season with a 77-73 victory on Friday night in the Final Four.
Kim Mulkey-led LSU women reach 1st title game, top Virginia Tech
Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in the national semifinal game Friday night.
First timers Miami, FAU, San Diego State join UConn in NCAA's Final Four
For the first time, no team is seeded better than No. 4
March Madness brings an increase in vasectomies
March Madness is the time of the year when vasectomy appointments fill up the fastest because men are ready to recover on the couch.
Miami beats No. 1 seed Houston; all four top NCAA seeds out
Knocking No. 1 seed Houston out of the NCAA Tournament made Jim Larrañaga feel like dancing.
San Diego State ousts No. 1 overall seed Alabama from NCAAs
Darrion Trammell and San Diego State used a dominant defensive performance to knock top overall seed Alabama out of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, bottling up All-America freshman Brandon Miller in a 71-64 victory in the Sweet 16.
Gonzaga beats UCLA 79-76 in Sweet 16 on Strawther's shot
Julian Strawther hit a 3-pointer with 6 seconds left to answer a 3-pointer by UCLA's Amari Bailey, lifting Gonzaga to a wild 79-76 NCAA Tournament win over UCLA Thursday night in the Sweet 16.
Florida Atlantic makes first Elite Eight, bounces Tennessee
Even before the tournament started, this was the unquestionably the greatest season in FAU history.
UConn a step from Final Four after 88-65 blowout of Arkansas
ordan Hawkins scored 24 points for UConn and the Huskies are one step away from the Final Four after an 88-65 rout of Arkansas 88-65 in a West Region Sweet 16 matchup Thursday.
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Sacramento Fire Dept. trailblazer sets fire to stigma about women in fire service
When Sacramento Fire Assistant Chief Kim Ianucci decided she wanted a career in firefighting, she set fire to any stigma that stood in her way.
New push in California to provide relief to homeless high school graduates
There are more than a quarter-million homeless kids in California classrooms, and each year, 15,000 of them lose financial support when they graduate high school.
Weekend weather forecast - April 1, 2023
Find out if this perfect spring weather will hold this weekend.
Roseville students walk out of class for “Trans Day of Visibility”
The action also comes in the wake of the district’s decision to pull the plug on a drag show fundraiser.
Is a copycat cat killer on the loose in Sacramento?
One woman thinks so, and she says her cat is a victim.
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Astronomers find "the cow" 180 million light years away
"The cow" is a rare kind of star explosion that happens when it's too bright and evolves too quickly: "Put simply, they are weird, and this new observation makes them even weirder."
Asteroid to pass between Earth and moon's orbits this weekend
On hearing the words "city killer" and "asteroid" in the same sentence, you'd be forgiven for thinking something bad is about to happen.
Webb telescope details weather patterns on a distant planet with two suns
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected churning clouds of dust on a distant planet that orbits two stars.
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De'Aaron Fox has 20 points, playoff-bound Kings beat Blazers 138-114
De'Aaron Fox had 20 points and 11 assists and the playoff-bound Sacramento Kings won their second consecutive game against Portland Trail Blazers 138-114 on Friday night.
Caitlin Clark, Iowa end perfect South Carolina season in Final Four
Caitlin Clark had another sensational game with 41 points to help Iowa spoil South Carolina's perfect season with a 77-73 victory on Friday night in the Final Four.
Kim Mulkey-led LSU women reach 1st title game, top Virginia Tech
Alexis Morris scored 27 points and had two of her misses in the fourth quarter turned into putback baskets by Angel Reese in a big run as LSU rallied to beat top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in the national semifinal game Friday night.
Video of Anthony Rendon's tense interaction with Oakland fan being looked into by MLB
Major League Baseball is looking into a video circulating on social media that appears to show Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon grab a fan by the shirt through the bleacher guardrails after Thursday night's game in Oakland, a league spokesperson said Friday.
Dodgers fan gets tackled during on-field marriage proposal
"She said yes": A Dodgers fan has gone viral for his surprise outfield proposal that went awry during the season opener game.
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Trump to face same judge who oversaw Trump Organization case
Judge Juan Merchan presided over the convictions and guilty plea of two Trump Organization companies and their former chief financial officer.
Trump "upset" and "angry" but "not worried" about indictment, attorney says
A New York grand jury has voted to indict former President Donald Trump.
Political strategist reacts to Trump's indictment; Newsom's new ad campaign
On the day the indictment was handed down, Governor Gavin Newsom launched a new ad in The Washington Post and a political action committee aimed at boosting Democratic numbers in Republican states.
What are the political ramifications of Trump's indictment?
Donald Trump's 2016 California campaign chairman Doug Ose says the former president's indictment is a political win, no matter what happens in the courtroom.
What does it mean that Trump has been indicted?
Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to be indicted on criminal charges.
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Call Kurtis: Help! I'm locked out of my Facebook account
CBS13 has seen a surge in complaints about this problem: viewers' Facebook accounts getting hacked and then banned.
Call Kurtis Investigation: What's behind the surge in Facebook lockouts?
More and more viewers are reaching out to Kurtis about being locked out of their Facebook accounts and losing access to important Facebook memories. Afraid those posts and moments were lost for good, they called on Kurtis Ming to investigate.
Call Kurtis: Why won't AAA cover my tow?
Treacherous driving in a storm ended up taking a car off the road. But these viewers had AAA, so why didn't roadside assistance cover the tow?
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Dodgers fan gets tackled during on-field marriage proposal
"She said yes": A Dodgers fan has gone viral for his surprise outfield proposal that went awry during the season opener game.
Laundress fabric conditioners recalled over carcinogen risk
Safety regulators say the products could contain ethylene oxide, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and eye and skin burns.
FBI offers $40,000 reward for U.S. woman missing in Mexico
Monica de Leon Barba, 29, was last seen walking her dog home from work in Tepatitlán, Jalisco, Mexico, authorities said.
Trump to face same judge who oversaw Trump Organization case
Judge Juan Merchan presided over the convictions and guilty plea of two Trump Organization companies and their former chief financial officer.
Study: Half of Americans support a US ban on TikTok, but many still unsure
Half of Americans support a US government ban on TikTok, while 22% oppose the idea and more than a quarter are unsure, according to a study.
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Gwyneth Paltrow not responsible for ski crash, jury finds in civil trial
Retired optometrist Terry Sanderson had sued the actress for more than $300,000 over a 2016 collision on a ski slope.
Jeremy Renner shares video of him walking again after snowplow accident
Renner is seen walking slowly on an antigravity treadmill, nearly three months after the accident.
Actor Jonathan Majors arrested on domestic violence charges in New York City
Majors' criminal defense lawyer said he is "completely innocent and provably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows."
Composer Nicholas Lloyd Webber, son of Andrew Lloyd Webber, dies at 43
"We are all totally bereft," Webber said in a statement.
Police sue rapper Afroman for "humiliation" after he shared home raid video
The music video for Afroman's new song "Lemon Pound Cake" features video footage from an August 2022 raid on the rap artist's home and pokes fun at one officer's numerous looks at a cake that was on the counter.
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Laundress fabric conditioners recalled over carcinogen risk
Safety regulators say the products could contain ethylene oxide, which can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and eye and skin burns.
Millions are about to lose Medicaid. Here's why — and what to do.
For the first time in three years, states will check if people enrolled in the health care program still qualify. Many don't.
Johnson & Johnson halts development of RSV vaccine in midst of late-stage clinical trials
The company was in late-stage clinical trials of a vaccine to prevent lower respiratory tract disease in adults over the age of 60 with RSV. The vaccine being tested was using an adenovirus vector platform, similar to the technology behind in its COVID-19 vaccine.
Pet cats and dogs may help protect infants from food allergies, study suggests
Children who live with cats or dogs during fetal development and early infancy may be less likely than other kids to develop food allergies, according to a new study.
FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means.
The decision means Narcan can be available at convenience and grocery stores, but its price isn't clear.
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Goldman Sachs: 300 million jobs could be affected by AI
According to Goldman Sachs, up to 300 million full-time jobs around the world could be affected by artificial intelligence.
End of an era: Lamborghini goes hybrid...and very fast
Closing out a half century of purely gasoline-powered V12 cars going back to the brand's earliest models, Luxury Italian sports car designer Lamborghini has unveiled its first supercar with a charging port.
High egg prices send profits at largest US producer soaring more than 700%
Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, reported revenue doubled and profit surged 718% last quarter because of sharply higher egg prices.
Call Kurtis: Why won't AAA cover my tow?
Treacherous driving in a storm ended up taking a car off the road. But these viewers had AAA, so why didn't roadside assistance cover the tow?
Homes of the future are being built inside a climate lab
Research shows more than half of the energy we use at home comes from heating and air conditioning, but in the UK, engineers are busy building homes of the future inside a climate lab to help cut costs and save the environment.
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Study: Half of Americans support a US ban on TikTok, but many still unsure
Half of Americans support a US government ban on TikTok, while 22% oppose the idea and more than a quarter are unsure, according to a study.
EPA approves California's plan to phase out sale of diesel-powered trucks starting in 2024
The EPA has approved California's plan to phase out the sale of diesel-powered trucks starting in 2024.
High egg prices send profits at largest US producer soaring more than 700%
Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg producer in the United States, reported revenue doubled and profit surged 718% last quarter because of sharply higher egg prices.
Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists
Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation.
Lyft announces new CEO, says co-founders will step aside from management positions
Lyft announced on Monday that Amazon veteran David Risher will join as chief executive next month, and that co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer will step down from their management positions at the ride-hailing company.
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"Crooze on, Croozer": Blind Elk Grove dog inspires children's book
Croozer, a blind blue heeler, is helping the world "see" things from a whole new perspective. The pup's story of resilience now serves as inspiration for a new children's book by author Peg Sundberg.
Pet cats and dogs may help protect infants from food allergies, study suggests
Children who live with cats or dogs during fetal development and early infancy may be less likely than other kids to develop food allergies, according to a new study.
Price hikes are double whammy for pet owners who are crushed by inflation
Despite inflation stepping down during the past eight months, inflation in pet-related products and services has only worsened, rising in some cases to record-setting levels.
Yuba County animal care worker helps save life of mama goat and her newborn
A Yuba County animal care worker jumped into action to help a birthing mama goat in distress this week.
University of Wisconsin is now offering a class called Animal Behavior
Students at one University of Wisconsin campus can now take a class that's for the dogs. It's called Animal Behavior, and it's all about figuring out how smart man's best friend actually is.
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Record snowpack, nearly full reservoirs: Here's the state of California's drought after an epic winter
At this time last year, all of California was caught in a drought. But according to the latest US Drought Monitor released Thursday morning, just over a third of California remains in some level of drought -- the lowest amount since the drought began -- with severe drought only covering 8% of the state.
California now mostly drought-free due to powerful, wet storms
Significant rains and snowfall since the end of 2022 have freed over half of California from drought.
Drought over? Spring outlook finds relief and flood risk
Record snowfall and rain have helped to loosen drought's grip on parts of the western U.S. as national forecasters and climate experts warned Thursday that some areas should expect more flooding as the snow begins to melt.
Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction
Parts of California are under water, the Rocky Mountains are bracing for more snow, flood warnings are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to make room for an expected bountiful spring runoff.
Water disasters on both ends of the spectrum -- dry and wet -- are getting more intense as planet warms, study finds
From lengthy droughts to severe flooding, the intensity of water-related disasters around the world has increased over the last two decades as global temperatures climbed to record levels, according to new research.
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"Crooze on, Croozer": Blind Elk Grove dog inspires children's book
Croozer, a blind blue heeler, is helping the world "see" things from a whole new perspective. The pup's story of resilience now serves as inspiration for a new children's book by author Peg Sundberg.
Warrior Princess Project: Lodi photographer unveils new exhibit for Women's History Month
A Lodi photographer unveiled a new exhibit in honor of Women's History Month. She's using her talents to empower the women in her community.
90-year-old great-grandmother skydives on her birthday
One Arizona great-grandmother celebrated her birthday by jumping out of a plane.
The Glass Slipper: Local nonprofit aims to give girls in foster system chance to feel glamorous
With sparkly dresses and sky-high heels, The Glass Slipper is a nonprofit that is stepping in as a fairy godmother before prom. They're making sure girls who were in - or are in - the foster care system have a chance to feel glamorous.
Vacaville sheep named finalist in annual Cadbury Bunny Contest
A local sheep in Vacaville is now a top ten finalist for the annual Cadbury Bunny commercial.