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Voucher expenses axed, politics in school board races and county supe candidates
Hi everyone, and welcome back to Educating Arizona! 🌞. Summer has officially come to an end for some parts of the Valley, with Chandler Unified heading back to school this morning and other districts set to follow suit next week. Unfortunately, it looks like the excessive summer heat won’t be going anywhere for some time.
Locals face heavy cleanup after surprise storm floods 29 Palms
TWENTYNINE PALMS — Residents and city crews faced a Herculean cleanup task in the wake of a summer storm that hit Sunday afternoon, July 14. Stormwater flooded streets and homes in multiple areas. Battalion Chief Eric Spies said San Bernardino County fire personnel rescued people stranded by floodwaters during...
Smith Fails to Secure Permit for Rental Property
PALM DESERT — Anyse Smith, 38, who is seeking a seat on the City Council, has been advertising the so-called family home at 71730 Jaguar Way as vacation rental on Airbnb.com without the proper rental permit, according to Felisa Cardona, Public Information Officer for Riverside County’s Transportation and Land Management Agency.
New wireless towers coming to Yuma to improve agricultural tech
YUMA, AZ (AZFamily) — Yuma County, the lettuce capital of the country, is getting a big investment aimed at improving farming efficiency. New wireless towers are being placed in the most remote fields of Yuma County to allow connected technology to growers producing the finest produce. The Yuma County...
Are white cars really cooler in Arizona's heat?
PHOENIX — Are white cars really cooler in Arizona's heat? Or is that just an old wives tale?. To verify, we took two cars to the 12News parking lot; a white SUV and a dark gray SUV. When we started, both cars had been sitting in the shade and...
Former Merced doctor who performed CPR at Trump rally: 'I'll never forget the look on their faces'
Former Central Valley doctor Jim Sweetland sprang into action Saturday, performing CPR as the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump unfolded just feet away."I thought they were firecrackers at first," Sweetland said of the gunshots. He is an emergency room physician and was at the rally when the chaos played out.He lives in Pennsylvania but practiced for years in Angels Camp, the Sierra Conservation Center in Jamestown, and Merced."I remember Merced very fondly," he told Action News. People were very friendly."As shots rang out Saturday and the Secret Service rushed the stage, Sweetland says he heard a woman calling...
Riverside County Animal Services Officers Rescue Dozens of Dogs
Riverside County Animal Services officers rescued dozens of dogs today from a property in Thermal where temperatures climbed to triple-digit figures. Animal Services responded to the property in the 88000 block of Avenue 61 where they discovered more than 40 dogs, some deceased. The team responded after learning the owner was no longer on site and there were reports of many unattended dogs.
California Lottery Mega Millions, Daily 3 Midday winning numbers for July 16, 2024
Evening: 2-6-4 Check Daily 3 payouts and previous drawings here. 1st:3 Hot Shot-2nd:2 Lucky Star-3rd:8 Gorgeous George, Race Time: 1:44.82. Check Daily Derby payouts and previous drawings here. Fantasy 5. 02-05-23-27-34 Check Fantasy 5 payouts and previous drawings here. Daily 4. 3-7-4-9 Check Daily 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
How much did CalPERS claw back from retiree who grossly inflated his pension?
File this in your “stitch-in-time-saves-nine” (and perhaps millions of dollars) file. We suggest this because you probably don’t have an “if you pay a retiree from a tiny city more than a half-million dollars a year as pension, you might want to look more closely” file — but rest assured that the California Public Retirees’ Employment System now has a file like that.
Apple tries to ease California housing crisis close to home
A new Apple initiative addresses California’s housing-affordability crisis in the San Francisco Bay Area, the company said Wednesday. In partnership with the San Francisco Housing Accelerator Fund, Sobrato Philanthropies and Destination: Home, Apple launched the Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund with an initial investment of $50 million. The fund...
California cities and counties ignoring mandate to monitor homeless shelters
In 2021, responding to reports that the state’s homeless shelters were dirty and dangerous, the state Legislature crafted a plan: It would require local governments to inspect their shelters after complaints and file annual reports on shelter conditions. Three years on, California’s cities and counties have basically ignored the mandate. A new investigation from CalMatters […]
PennWest Presidential Transition Committee Announced
CLARION, Pa. — After announcing the formation of a presidential transition committee in June, President Jon Anderson announced members of the committee on Tuesday, July 16, just one month into his tenure as leader of Pennsylvania Western University. The committee will play a key role in advancing engagement and...
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