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As the July heat kicked in, the stories readers clicked on most took on a strange tone. More than 1,000 guns, 6.5 tons of ammunition and a car that could drive underwater were found inside a man's home. An inmate was found cut nearly in two with his organs missing.
Investigators say the driver of the car that hit the Uber vehicle was killed. A passenger in the back seat of the Uber was killed. He was identified as 25-year-old Jason Gilbride of Pacifica.
The drought weighed heavily on everyone's minds once again in June, but there was still space for a vigilante hunt gone wrong and an NBA superstar showing a little too much to a camera that got too close.
It may look and sound like a real cat, but the Hasbro Joy For All Companion Pet is geared toward seniors to help ease the pain of not having pets around.
The owners of De Luna's Jewelers on Second Street say even though business is great, they are now one of several downtown stores planning to shut their doors for good.
A large cypress tree fell over into the road, taking out 12 power poles with it. Families woke up to a very cold Christmas morning.
The kids were in the garage with dad, saw they wind howl and when they heard the tree snap, they yelled, "Stop." The tree hit the back of the car, but missed Michelle Chapman.
This Santa came with a police entourage that startled a few neighbors at first.
After making appearances at Christmas Eve parties until 1 a.m., he headed to an early Christmas morning appointment at a home.
A deputy arrived to find a mobile home fully engulfed in flames and an injured man outside. The man told the deputy that there were four others still inside but he couldn't get in because of the extent of the blaze.
Disneyland tweeted out on Friday afternoon that the Christmas crowds were so large, they had to stop admitting guests.
Skiers in the Sierra Nevada have a Christmas Day present from Mother Nature: About two feet of fresh snow on the slopes.
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Modesto, Calif (CBS13) -- Hundreds of Modesto Irrigation District customers were still without power on Christmas Day after 12 power poles were knocked over after a tree fell on Coffee Road. National Weather Service crews were on the ground looking at the damage and assessing whether or not a Tornado touched down in the area.
A south Sacramento neighborhood was evacuated due to police activity on Christmas morning.
