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$54M jackpot: This Northern California store sold winning SuperLotto Plus ticket
WOODLAND, Calif. - One super lucky SuperLotto Plus ticket with a jackpot worth $54 million was sold in Northern California over the weekend. The ticket was purchased in Woodland in Yolo County, at the 7-Eleven on Cottonwood Street. It hit all six winning numbers, including the mega number, in Saturday’s...
Alleged attempted Sequoia High kidnapper was released days before incident due to paperwork error
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Just two days before 24-year-old Trey Von Duus attempted to kidnap a Sequoia High School student, he was arrested and released on his own recognizance for trespassing at a strip mall and getting close to children because the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office was unaware of a previous felony conviction in Santa Barbara.
Rollover, Donations, & Sharing: Meal Swipe Reform is Coming to UCSB
— At UC Santa Barbara, where 48% of undergrads and 31% of grad students face food insecurity, there have been efforts to achieve meal swipe reform since at least 2006. That year, according to the Daily Nexus, an Associated Students representative named Nathaniel Wood-Wilde advocated for meal swipe rollovers. It was not successful then, as the university raised concerns that rollovers would increase the cost of meal plans.
Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara Welcomes Five New Board Members
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — Five accomplished members of the community have been elected to the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara. Anna Burnbaum is a senior associate at the law firm of Klein DeNatale...
Dangerous heat continues, excessive heat warning in effect until Wednesday
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — An Excessive Heat Warning will take effect at 11 a.m. Monday for the San Joaquin Valley and the Kern River Canyon and continues through Wednesday evening while an Excessive Heat Warning continues for the Kern County Deserts through Wednesday evening. Besides the heat, the other concern for mountain communities will be […]
USC scientists use AI to predict a wildfire’s next move
Researchers at USC have developed a new method to accurately predict wildfire spread. By combining satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, their model offers a potential breakthrough in wildfire management and emergency response. Detailed in an early study proof published in Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, the USC model uses...
The Switch Up Election Series: BlackPAC director highlights ‘essential’ role of Black voters
Adrianne Shropshire began her political work as a community organizer in California, focusing on police accountability, economic justice and youth empowerment in the South Los Angeles neighborhoods. In 2016, Shropshire founded BlackPAC, an organization dedicated to educating and mobilizing African American voters. Through that work, she has designed programs to engage hundreds of thousands of…
CUSD offering positions for Special Education jobs
July 11th, 2024 – On July 11th, the Clovis Unified School District (CUSD) held a job fair for people looking for paraprofessional and instructional assistant positions within the District. On-the-spot interviews for these positions were conducted for those interested, and attendees were encouraged to bring a high school diploma...
2 found dead in vehicle on Highway 99 off-ramp in Stanislaus County; investigation underway
SALIDA – A Highway 99 off-ramp in Stanislaus County is expected to be closed for most of Sunday night after two people were found dead in a vehicle, the California Highway Patrol says. Officers responded to reports of a possible assault at about 6 p.m. on the northbound Highway 99 off-ramp at Hammett Road. When at the scene, officers found a man and woman dead in a Honda sedan parked on the shoulder, the CHP said. They have not been identified at this time. A preliminary investigation indicates it may have stemmed from a domestic violence incident earlier in the day, officers said. The Hemmett Road off-ramp is likely to stay closed for most of the night. This is in northern Salida. Officers said there is no lingering threat to the public. Anyone with information is urged to contact the CHP - Modesto unit.
The El Desfile Historico Fiesta parade in Santa Barbara will have two Grand Marshals
Old Spanish Days names Rudy Castillo (center) and Catherine Remak (right) as Grand Marshals for this years parade. It takes place Aug. 2. The post The El Desfile Historico Fiesta parade in Santa Barbara will have two Grand Marshals appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Extreme weather in California fueling Redding's hottest July ever
Brutally hot summers are nothing new for Redding. But this summer's torch parade of blazing hot temperatures is melting the record books. So far in July, the average temperature in Redding has been about 110 degrees. That's because there have been 11 days in which the high temperature surpassed 110, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. ...
Brush Fire In Castaic Held To 8 Acres
A brush fire broke out Monday in Castaic near Charlie Canyon. The Harold Fire was first reported around 3:40 p.m. Monday near Tapia and Charlie Canyon Roads in Castaic. As of 4:33 p.m. forward progression of the fire has been stopped at 8 acres. No structures were damaged or threatened. Ed. Note: This is a ...
Art Exhibition Highlights Spirit of Mottainai
Artist Kathy Yoshihara is holding an exhibition, “Mottainai,” from July 27 to Sept. 14 at the Beato Gallery, Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts in Ojai. Yoshihara’s work is inspired by her Japanese American heritage and practice of mottainai, finding value in repurposing, reusing and recycling. Her sculptural ceramics are personal tributes to her ancestors and the many Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World War II. She combines graphic knowledge to produce multimedia work in glass, ceramics and found/recycled objects.
Lake Fire 90 Percent Contained
The skies over the Santa Ynez Valley have cleared of smoke and ash as firefighters have tamed 90 percent of the Lake Fire as of Monday, July 22. Business was back to usual, said Tracy Beard with the Solvang Chamber of Commerce. “Two Wednesdays ago, the smoke lay in the valley for a couple of hours,” she said, “but the fire was 22 or 25 miles away and didn’t really affect us too much. The smoke mostly was shooting eastward.”
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