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Pitman High School’s Junior State of America civics club has become a dynasty in terms of accolades for student-run organizations. Earlier this month, the chapter claimed their third consecutive Ernest A. Rogers Award for best chapter in all of Northern California.
Though it’s been two years since John Stavrianoudakis retired from teaching art at Denair High School for nearly three decades, he is still offering lessons to today’s youth.
There’s an old proverb that says a wise man plants a tree whose shade he knows he may never enjoy.
MODESTO — Stanislaus Surgical Hospital, expected to close after state health and safety violations resulted in its removal from Medicare and Medi-Cal insurance programs, is seeking a Hail Mary extension that will keep the 23-bed, acute-care facility open beyond the end of this month.
Dutch Lawrence drilled a two-run double to left-center field in the sixth inning, providing the ninth and 10th runs in Turlock High’s 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Modesto on Friday at Mark de la Motte Field.
NAMI stands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the largest grassroots mental health organization in the country. Saturday, April 27, 2024 6:01AM NAMI Fresno is preparing for its 20th annual “NAMI Walks” in May. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Manuel Piceno feels blessed to be sitting here today, hoping his story will make an impact. “I’m living with a mental illness,” he sad. “I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, anxiety and PTSD. The diagnosis came after a suicide attempt on January 1, 2022, at 9 pm. Three days later, I regained consciousness and called out for help.” Piceno attended multiple support groups in Fresno County and eventually ended up at NAMI Fresno. There, he learned the 12 principles of support. “The first principle is ‘We will see the individual first and not the illness.’ Imagine if we each saw ourselves first — you talk about stigma. Sometimes, we have the greatest stigma on ourselves,” he said. NAMI stands for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the largest grassroots mental health organization in the country. Here in the Valley, NAMI Fresno works every day to
Saturday, April 27, 2024 4:58AM The Edison High School Peace Garden is now a new location on campus where students can reflect and relax. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A place for peace. The Edison High School Peace Garden is now a new location on campus where students can reflect and relax. It’s all in dedication to the late Ali Shabazz. “The community was always in need of peace efforts and everything, so he was the kind of person that made that happen, and all the work that he did in the community. I just think that it fits the situation,” said his widow, Nia Shabazz. Ali Shabazz was a community leader and head of a local mosque. He was also a civil engineer for Caltrans and died in a car accident on his way to a job site back in 2022. The father of eight, never forgot his days as a proud Edison Tiger, coming back to tutor and volunteer/ That’s why student body president Matthew Pitcher founded the growing garden in his memory. “To create a drought tolerant, native plant garden behind me is
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for San Luis Obispo County’s latest development the Avila Beach Drive roundabout project. Construction is set to begin next month. The intersection of Avila Beach Drive and Highway 101 will soon be transformed into a roundabout to enhance safety. Public works say this specific intersection has faced congestion and traffic delays. Numerous circulation studies have indicated that the current existing intersection is not adequate at meeting circulation needs for the area, said Aaron Yonker, San Luis Obispo County of Public Works, supervising engineer, Project Delivery Division. When you look at these communities like Avila Beach, Shell Beach, and the City of Pismo, a lot of people are coming and converging in this area, utilizing this area for recreation. Its a beautiful area and its resulting in high traffic demands. Improving safety is also a major goal. For my constituents in District 3, this is a significant intersection where we do have collisions, and we do have safety issues in regards to those who are either hiking, biking, or in their vehicles, said Dawn Ortiz-Legg, San Luis Obispo County District 3
A milestone was hit in Lompoc Valley on Friday. Allan Hancock’s Lompoc Valley Center celebrated 25 years of success with an open house-style event. It included a ceremony at 4 p.m. followed by an open house featuring the college’s mobile planetarium, live chemistry experiments, emergency vehicles from the public safety training programs, and more. KSBY spoke with one recent graduate who said how special it was to be there at the event. “It’s really amazing to be here at this event and to be able to give this perspective,” Oscar Rivera said, who graduated from the school in 2019. “… And so I’m very grateful to this institution and to all those who have been involved in bringing this education here and making this a possibility.” Attendees also enjoyed food trucks, a kid’s fun zone, and opportunities to learn more about the academic programs and student support services. You can learn more about the Lompoc Valley Center on its website.
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) – San Diego lifeguards’ newest fire boat was instrumental in the historic fire fight at the Oceanside Pier Thursday. “It’s pretty unique to San Diego County, there is not another vessel that is like this,” said Sgt. Mike Cranston. San Diego lifeguards’ Triton fire boat joined the lineup just about two years ago, but was truly put to the test Thursday alongside several other agencies. “It’s really nice to see this vessel, this grant-provided vessel showcased in such a regional emergency like this one,” said San Diego Lifeguard Chief James Gartland. Could the Oceanside Pier collapse due to fire? Up until now it’s aided mostly in boat fires, but the Triton has some of the latest technology in fighting maritime fire incidents. It has three “monitors” or points on the boat where water can be dispensed all at once, using water from the ocean. Gartland explained two of the monitors can pump 1,500 gallons a minute and the roof monitor can pump 2,500 gallons a minute. The Triton returned to San Diego Friday after several crews had rotated out during the boat’s longest
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — It appears the man who hit the biggest shot in San Diego State men’s basketball history is leaving the Aztecs. Guard Lamont Butler, who entered the transfer portal on Wednesday, is reportedly heading to the Kentucky Wildcats, according to The Athletic. His grassroots coach Ryan Silver told the sports journalism website that “all the big schools reached out,” but Kentucky coach Mark Pope “just really prioritized him.” Pope and his staff traveled to Las Vegas to meet Butler who committed to the Wildcats on the spot, The Athletic reported. Oceanside Pier fire rips through vacant restaurant “Mark Pope just really prioritized him, got on a plane and flew out there to meet with him and his parents. They were very impressed with that, and what he had to say,” Silver told The Athletic. Butler is known for his buzzer beater vs. Florida Atlantic in the 2023 Final Four that sent the Aztecs to their first men’s basketball national championship game. Although this past season they were eliminated by the University of Connecticut in the Sweet 16, Butler took home Mountain
SAN JOSE — Lincoln scored 10 runs in the first inning Friday and then held on for an 11-8 victory over Piedmont Hills. A big win for the Lions as they were two games behind Piedmont Hills going into the week, but after sweeping the home-and-home two-game series, has moved into a tie for first place in the Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa Division standings. Two weeks and four games remain in the regular-season schedule. “It’s great for the kids to play in a big game, it’s a great feeling to win a big game,” longtime Lincoln coach Stuart Piraro said. “But if we start looking forward to a championship, we’ve just got to worry about what we’ve been doing all year. It’s one game at a time now.” Piedmont Hills (16-6, 12-2) went into the week on a 14-game winning streak, which Lincoln ended Wednesday with an 8-6 win. On Friday the Lions put a quick reversal to a 2-0 lead the Pirates took in the top of the first with the 10-run explosion, on five hits, six walks and an error, in
Baseball No. 11 St. Ignatius 3, No. 3 Serra 1 Chase Gordon allowed one run over 6 1/3 innings and AJ Wineinger had two hits and knocked in a run on Friday as host St. Ignatius sent Serra to a second consecutive defeat in West Catholic Athletic League play. St. Ignatius scored two in the bottom of the fourth to break a 1-1 tie and then called on Gordon and Archer Horn, who pitched two-thirds of an inning, to finish off the Padres. Beau Schaffer also had an RBI for SI. Ian Josephson scored Serra’s only run and Ian Armstrong and Josiah Rodriguez had its only hits. Serra fell to 17-5 overall and 8-3 in the WCAL. The Padres are now a game behind Valley Christian for first place. SI improved to 15-6, 6-5. Mt. Pleasant 14, James Lick 3 (6 innings) James Lick is still in great shape to win the Blossom Valley Athletic League’s West Valley Division championship. It just won’t reach the finish line undefeated in league play after Mt. Pleasant turned a three-run deficit after one inning into a blowout victory
By The Associated Press Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. The students are calling for universities to separate themselves from any companies that are advancing Israel’s military efforts in Gaza — and in some cases from Israel itself. Protests on many campuses have been orchestrated by coalitions of student groups. The groups largely act independently, though students say they’re inspired by peers at other universities. Stanford University Pro-Palestinian demonstrators listen to a speaker as they protest at Stanford University urging the university to divest from Israel and demanding a permanent cease-fire in the war in Gaza, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Stanford University. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators watch as tents are being pitched at Stanford University’s White Plaza on April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march at Stanford University on April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march at Stanford University on April 25, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) Pro-Palestinian demonstrators
HAYWARD — Three men have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out 11 armed robberies over seven months in the East Bay, authorities announced Friday. The robberies happened in multiple cities between last August and February, the Hayward Police Department said in a news release. Seven were reported in Hayward, one in Castro Valley, one in Fremont, one in Livermore and one in San Leandro. During each robbery, at least one suspect brandished a gun, police said, and in some cases, the suspects moved employees and customers to other parts of the businesses and forced employees to hand over cash from registers and safes at gunpoint. Police said the suspects also forced employees and customers to hand over their personal property. One suspect — identified as a 42-year-old Oakland man — was arrested on Feb. 13 and is believed to be responsible for all 11 robberies, police said. The other suspects — identified as a 24-year-old Oakland man and a 26-year-old Concord man — were arrested on March 11 and April 4, respectively. Police said they are believed to be responsible for two robberies each
On Friday, the 49ers added two more players to their roster, selecting Florida State cornerback Renardo Green and Kansas offensive lineman Dominick Puni with their second- and third-round picks in the NFL Draft. Alongside first-round pick Ricky Pearsall, the Niners are off to a solid start in their draft, with more picks coming on Day 3. Here are my grades for their Day 2 picks and what the Niners’ moves mean for the overall team. Pick No. 64: Renardo Green, CB, Florida State In my opinion, Green was one of the most underrated cornerback prospects in this class — he’s no flash, all substance, and while we have no idea what the 49ers’ defense will truly be in 2024 and beyond, if they go back to an authentic Cover 3, I like Green as a perfect fit for it. Like with Pearsall, there will be questions about value. If this draft has taught us anything, it’s that every team operates far away from whatever the “consensus” is among draftniks and dorks like me. I thought Green was a viable pick in the third round. Given
SAN FRANCISCO – With one swing, Patrick Bailey belted the ball over the right field wall to give the Giants win No. 13. He also, at least for one night, should have erased any doubts over whether the team made the right choice when deciding to roll with Bailey as the everyday catcher. With onetime catcher of the future Joey Bart watching from the Pirates dugout in his return to Oracle, it was his replacement who gave San Francisco a 3-0 victory on the second walk-off home run of Bailey’s career. “I was looking for a fastball,” said Bailey, who got what he wanted facing David Bednar and then launched it into the San Francisco night as the Giants improved to 13-14. San Francisco Giants’ Patrick Bailey (14) connects for a walk-off three-run home run to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the ninth inning of their MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, April 26, 2024. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) It took a spectacular defensive play to keep the game
We have an update tonight on our investigation into the Riverside County Department of Animal Services. For the past 2 months, our Mary Strong has been documenting many allegations that the county animal shelters kill large numbers of healthy dogs, rather than adopting them into homes. Throughout this investigation, the county refused our repeated requests for an interview. Now that our stories have aired, the county has still not agreed to sit down for an interview, but they did put out a statement this afternoon on Facebook and Instagram. It reads in part, quote, “Our review revealed multiple inaccuracies, and we believe the segment presented a misleading representation. We were responsive to inquiries and offered an in-person meeting with the reporter, without a response.” But that simply isn’t true. Anticipating this allegation, anchor Mary Strong sent Animal Services an email this morning, listing all six times she requested an interview from someone, anyone, from Riverside County Department of Animal Services. Whether by phone or by email, every request was either turned down outright, or stonewalled. The Riverside County Animal Services Department was given ample opportunity
The Clippers needed a basket with six-tenths of a second left to avoid their lowest-scoring game of the season in a 101-90 loss to the Dallas Mavericks Friday evening in Dallas in Game 3 of their Western Conference first-round series. The loss dropped the Clippers into a two games to one deficit in the best-of-seven series after winning Game 1. Game 4 will be played Sunday in Dallas. Teams that lead a best-of-seven series 2-1 go on to win the series 78.8% of the time (356-96). The Clippers led 23-18 at the end of the first quarter, but were outscored 36-18, in the second quarter to trail 54-41 at halftime. The Clippers made 7 of 20 shots, 35%, including 4 of 9 3-point shots, 44.4%, in the second quarter and didn’t shoot a free throw. Dallas made 14 of 22 shots, 63.6%, including 4 of 7 3-point shots, 57.1%, and 4 of 6 free throws, 66.7%. The Clippers cut the deficit to 68-62 with 1 minute, 53 seconds left in the third quarter as Norman Powell completed an 8-0 run by making three free throws
A suspect was taken into custody Friday after a brief pursuit that ended in a PIT maneuver on the westbound Artesia (91) Freeway in Compton. According to the Long Beach Police Department, officers were in a brief pursuit with the suspect before the involvement of the California Highway Patrol. It was initially presumed that the suspect was wanted for kidnapping, but police could not confirm that claim. All lanes of the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway in the vicinity of the standoff were shut down around 5:20 p.m. Friday as authorities were engaging in a standoff with a man who refused to exit a white van on the freeway at Alondra Boulevard. The suspect began driving south on the Long Beach Freeway despite having a flat tire on the driver’s side of the vehicle, with law enforcement following in pursuit. Several minutes into the brief pursuit, authorities appeared to have backed away from the chase on the westbound Artesia Freeway. The suspect exited his vehicle, walked down the off-ramp, and appeared to be smoking a cigarette moments before reentering the van and driving away again.
Zach Hyman, Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid were three of the most dangerous scorers during the NHL regular season, combining for 127 goals and 315 points for the Edmonton Oilers. Stopping one of them is a challenge, stopping all three is pretty much impossible. The Kings certainly haven’t found a way to do it, with Hyman, Draisaitl and McDavid combining for five goals and three assists Friday in a 6-1 Oilers win in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series that gave Edmonton a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup the trio have dominated. The loss was just the fifth in the Kings’ last 19 games at Crypto.com Arena, but it might prove to be the most costly since it swung the momentum of the series back to Edmonton and neutralized home-ice advantage should the series go seven games. The way Hyman, Draisaitl and McDavid have been playing, that seems unlikely. “They’re good players. They’ve done it for a long time,” Kings interim coach Jim Hiller said. “They’re executing pretty well. They’re executing at a high level.” Executing so well, Edmonton has outscored the
