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California date palm ranches reap not only fruit, but a permit to host weddings and quinceañeras
COACHELLA, Calif. (AP) — Claudia Lua Alvarado has staked her future on the rows of towering date palms behind the home where she lives with her husband and two children in a desert community east of Los Angeles. It’s not solely due to the fleshy, sweet fruit they give...
Soul Beat, California's first African American TV station, is coming back
California’s first African American television station is getting ready for a relaunch. Founded in 1978 by the late Chuck Johnson, Soul Beat, the 24/7 channel based in Oakland, highlighted music, lifestyle, education and culture for more than two decades. The network went off air in 2003 after the passing...
Broken AC units impact animals at Valley Animal Center
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Three Valley Animal Center’s AC units inside their clinic are experiencing major disrepair. The Valley Animal Center is calling for donations as animals are at risk without working AC units in their clinic. “Without them being at 100% operation status, it really affects the way that we’re able to help our […]
‘This is serious, you need to leave’: Bodfish residents urged to evacuate
The destructive Borel Fire tripled in size in 24 hours torching thousands of acres, destroying homes, and spurring evacuations. A lot of residents have already packed and left town, but some are staying. They're worried about looters.
Honor walk held for Visalia teen who died in a motorcycle crash
Several photos show 15-year-old Paul Freeman doing what he loved most, riding BMX bikes and motorcycles. But his young life was cut short by a crash in Visalia on Monday.His family, making the emotional decision to donate his organs."Not very many people can be a donor," said Michael Adams, Paul's brother. "My brother does have an option to be a donor, which is going to save other families from going through what we're going through. I'm blessed he gets to do it."Loved ones gathered at Valley Children's Hospital Saturday, moments before an honor walk taking the teen known as "Little...
Pace Johnson breaks Fresno record playing 283 holes in one day
Last Thursday, when it was close to 110 degrees, a Fresno record was broken. But it wasn't the temperature.Even ten years removed from his time playing as a college golfer it's clear Pace Johnson has game. The Clovis West grad played at Cal where he was teammates with Michael Weaver and six time PGA TOUR winner Max Homa.Trying to raise money for College Golf Fellowship, Pace set out for something of a golf marathon at Sunnyside Country Club with some donors giving $1 for every hole played. "I knew it had to be a team thing," Johnson said. "It just...
High School students immerse into university life with eye-opening experience at Fresno State
Ethan Ottaway, a high school sophomore from Woodlake, is one of 90 students selected from throughout California to participate in this year's two-week Summer Residential Program at Fresno State.The experience immerses students into university life - from sleeping in dorms to attending lecture halls."We have some STEM classes where students learn not just hands-on projects, but they learn about careers related to those activities like drones and aviation, physics, and graphic design," California Teaching Fellows Foundation Program Manager Pedro Lopez said.The California Teaching Fellows Foundation collaborated with Fresno State's College Assistance Migrant Program to find the right students, including those...
Free FUSD summer camp teaches students gymnastics skill, self-confidence and life lessons
Exposing students to new sports.A free Fresno Unified summer camp is building confidence in young gymnasts.The little ones have no fear of balancing, swinging on the bars or bouncing on the trampoline.Fresno Gymnastics Center is hosting a summer camp through Fresno Unified, allowing TK through 6th-grade students to unleash their inner champion."They do eight different events, or groups stations, experiencing all four events -- vault, bars, beam, floor," Recreational Department Lead Nicole Regalado said.She says students are given the chance to work on their balance on the beam, their flips and rolls on the floor, launching onto the vault and...
Most adorable 5-month-old shelter puppy guilty of ‘being so dang cute’ and stealing kisses
At the Stanislaus Animal Services Agency located in Modesto, California, a five-month-old German shepherd puppy named Cooler has been placed on the euthanasia list for Saturday. Multiple pleas have gone out on social media asking for help, but sadly, Cooler has received no interest. This little pup, dressed as a...
Oregon State Football 2024 Opponent Preview: San Jose State Spartans
Breaking down Oregon State's 2024 opponents, continuing with San Jose State. With Fall Camp about to kickoff, it's time to get started looking ahead to Oregon State's opponents for the 2024 season. Throughout the next few weeks at BeaverBlitz, we are previewing every one of Oregon State's 2024 matchups, featuring some analysis from the experts at our 247Sports sister sites. Today, we continue the series by taking a look at the San Jose State Spartans, who the Beavers will face on November 9th in Corvallis.
Crews battle brush fires in Gilroy, East Bay
Firefighters across the Bay Area were trying to get the upper hand on multiple fires across the region on Saturday. In Gilroy, close to 7 acres burned and threatened the homes of many on Saturday. As the fire moved quickly through the tinder brush neighbors said they were concerned. At...
MATCH RECAP: Chivas 1(3), Quakes 1(4)
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Jose Earthquakes defeated Club Deportivo Guadalajara, also known as Chivas, 4-3 via penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium in front of a tournament-record 50,675 fans to open the 2024 Leagues Cup group stage. The...
Local nonprofit provides resources to Mariposa County fire victims
A local organization is helping fire victims in Mariposa County.Many homes were burned down in the deadly Couterville Fire back on July 21. The flames killed one woman and forced 17 people out of their homes.And earlier this month the French Fire broke out on the fourth of July.A total of 18 structures were destroyed or damaged in that fire, which was sparked by a lawn mower.Organization Mariposa Safe Families is a community resource that provides disaster relief support to those impacted."After the French fire started, we were set to host a fire emergency and preparedness event," Mariposa Safe Families executive director Megan Atkinson said. "The French fire was a block away from our office, so keeping that in mind, we had mental health services on-site for that event since it was an important event for our community.''You can make an in-person donation to Mariposa Safe Families at their office on 8th and Jones Street in Mariposa or donate online here.
Good Sports: Livingston native signs with Los Angeles Angels as undrafted free agent
With the MLB Draft coming to a close, right-handed pitcher Cesar Avila anxiously waited by his phone."Be ready for that call to be an Angel," he said. "And then fair enough, I got that call."Twenty rounds came and went, but the Livingston native finally got his shot -- a chance to sign with the Angels as an undrafted free agent."I wasn't always the top prospect in baseball and all that stuff, so I knew it was going to be a grind," he said.Avila's path to the draft has been unconventional, to say the least."I wasn't really thinking about pitching --...
California’s largest wildfire of 2024 incinerates 100 buildings as hero firefighters work to douse flames
Firefighters in Northern California are continuing to put their lives on the line while they attack the Park Fire from the ground and the air as flames from the Golden State's largest wildfire of 2024 burn through the pristine landscape while incinerating more than 100 buildings.
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