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By Seth Borenstein | Associated Press Our view of the universe just expanded: The first image from NASA’s new space telescope unveiled Monday is brimming with galaxies and offers the deepest look of the cosmos ever captured. The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen…

ROSEVILLE (CBS13) — A compassionate Roseville cab driver is being hailed as a hero for helping save an 82-year-old veteran from becoming the victim of a costly scam. Joel Carstens drives for Yellow Cab of Roseville and was dispatched to pick up Bill Miller at his home. He said the first sign something was wrong…

FAIR OAKS (CBS13) — Some Fair Oaks homeowners woke up Monday to hateful messages. Anti-semitic flyers and bags of beans were left in several driveways. CBS13 obtained photos showing what was placed at least five homes. pic1Obtained by CBS13 pic 2Obtained by CBS13 pic 3Obtained by CBS13 pic 4Obtained by CBS13 pic 5Obtained by CBS13…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Monday’s hot weather and bad air quality in Sacramento prompted the elderly, pregnant and those with asthma to stay indoors. Even though we’ve had back-to-back triple-digit days now, there still was not a Spare The Air alert day. In fact, we haven’t had any Spare The Air days all year — but…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Bay Area doctor is proposing a floating abortion clinic in the Gulf of Mexico as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion bans have been enacted. The idea is to provide a clinic aboard a ship in federal waters, and out of reach of state laws,…

Official COVID-19 case metrics severely undercount the true number of infections, leaving the United States with a critical blind spot as the most transmissible coronavirus variant yet takes hold. The Omicron offshoot BA.5 became the dominant variant in the US last week, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and…

A man climbed to the top of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro, leading police to shut down traffic on the bridge and in the waters below for hours before he was detained on Sunday, July 10. The man pulled over on the bridge, got out and started climbing at around 1 p.m., according…

MODESTO (CBS13) – One-by-one three teenagers led a family out of a burning home. Those teen boys are now being hailed heroes on social media.  When Jesus Madrigal, better known as Chuy to his buddies, saw smoke at a neighbor’s house he ran to make sure everyone was alright. “We started banging and throwing rocks at…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Many people head to the American River on the weekends to beat the triple-digit summer heat. But water levels on the river are rising due to releases at Folsom Dam. The increase in water levels has some swimmers getting caught off guard, and recent rescues are raising concerns. On Saturday, 13 people…

MODESTO (CBS13) — A standoff remains ongoing in a Modesto neighborhood Sunday night following an afternoon shooting that left a man dead. The Modesto Police Department says the shooting happened around 2 p.m. on the 2900 block of Debbie Lane on the city’s north side. Responding officers found a dead man at the scene. Neighbors…

LONG BEACH — A 68-year-old Los Angeles man was killed in Long Beach on Saturday when his vehicle sped into the back of a sedan, veered onto a center median and crashed into a support pillar of the San Diego (405) Freeway. The crash occurred at 8:57 a.m. on northbound Lakewood Boulevard at the San…

WILMINGTON — A man was shot to death on a Wilmington-area sidewalk Saturday afternoon. The shooting occurred about 2 p.m. at Watson Avenue and East L Street, according to Los Angeles police Officer Tony Im. The victim, believed about 20 years old, was standing on a sidewalk when a vehicle approached him, Im said. A…

LOS ANGELES — An 18-year-old man who was shot to death in the unincorporated Florence-Graham area near South Los Angeles was identified Saturday. The victim was identified as Jesus Salazar of Muscoy, a San Bernardino County community, according to the coroner’s office. Deputies from the Century Sheriff’s Station were called at 7:49 p.m. Friday to…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A group of Sacramento Republic FC fans held a silent protest during Saturday’s match over the club’s silence on reproductive rights. Some members of The Tower Bridge Battalion set up their tailgate as usual on Saturday. Decked out in their old glory red, maple, and eggshell team colors, the group is known…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Two people drowned and several others were rescued in separate incidents along Sacramento-area waterways on Saturday. Metro Fire of Sacramento said a woman was pulled from the water at the El Manto access point to the American River in Rancho Cordova Saturday afternoon. The woman reportedly jumped into the water and never…

JACKSON (CBS13) — The latest information on the Electra Fire burning near the Amador and Calaveras county lines: 7:58 p.m. Firefighters inched closer to fully containing the Electra Fire with containment bumped up to 80%. There was no change in the total acreage burned. Cal Fire said more than 430 structures remain threatened. 4:00 p.m.…

Something fishy? A ruling released May 31 by California’s Third District Court of Appeals ruled bees can legally be considered fish under specific circumstances. The ruling reversed a 2019 judgment that found bumblebees could not be considered fish under the California Endangered Species Act. Roughly 250 plant and animal species are protected by the act,…

Pasadena Community Police Oversight Commissioners preached a message of continuity Thursday, July 7, when they opted to re-elect Chair Raul Ibanez and Vice Chair Juliana Serrano. The goal: To continue laying a foundation that will allow the nascent commission to operate at full capacity as its members look to strengthen relations between residents and the…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Stephanie Jones pointed out what has been keeping her up at night. A jackhammer right outside her house was enough to not only get her out of bed but out of her house to record it. “Everyone knows what a jackhammer sounds like, hitting the pavement, hitting the cement. Even in the…

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Some of the best young musicians in the state performed Friday night at Hornet Stadium. It was the annual Drum Corps International Capital Classic featuring the Sacramento Mandarins and seven other bands. Photojournalist James Taylor got a look at how much work these youth put into their performances. The Mandarins now head…

PLACERVILLE (CBS13) — “What kind of human tortures a child?” That was an emotional question asked aloud in an El Dorado courtroom Friday directed at 11-year-old Roman Lopez’s stepmother, Lindsay Piper, who will spend 15 years to life in state prison for his death. The sentencing hearing came more than two years after Lopez’s body…