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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Fresno State football is back home this week for the first time in a month. It’s a break from Mountain West Play as they welcome in their future PAC-12 partner Washington State. “We didn’t play ‘Bulldog Football’. I mean, plain and simple,” said Tim Skipper, interim head coach. Fresno State is coming off a devastating 59-14 loss to UNLV on the road. The loss marked the most points allowed by the Bulldogs since 2015. “It’s a bad taste that we deserve to taste right now but let’s make sure we never taste it again,” Skipper said. With four interceptions thrown by three different QBs, including two from starter Mikey Keene. Offensive Coordinator Pat McCann says it is time to look in the mirror. “Put our pride and ego aside and say, ‘Hey, what are we doing?’ Because what we’re doing is not effective enough currently,” said McCann. Through 5 games, Keene has 7 touchdowns compared to 6 interceptions, which McCann attributes to a lack of execution and balance. “Maybe not pressing to make a play sometimes. when you’re struggling to run

DES MOINES, Iowa — The cost of buying a Mega Millions jackpot dream will soon more than double, but lottery officials said they’re confident players won’t mind paying more after changes that will lead to larger prizes and more frequent winners. Lottery officials announced Monday that it will cost $5 to play Mega Millions, beginning in April, up from the current $2 per ticket. The price increase will be one of many changes to Mega Millions that officials said will result in improved jackpot odds, more frequent giant prizes and even larger payouts. “Spending 5 bucks to become a millionaire or billionaire, that’s pretty good,” said Joshua Johnston, director of the Washington Lottery and lead director of the group that oversees Mega Millions. Mega Millions and its lottery compatriot Powerball are sold in 45 states, as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Powerball also is sold in Puerto Rico. Powerball officials said they have no plans to change that game’s odds or the $2 price for most tickets. Mega Millions’ hope is that by increasing ticket revenue and rejiggering the odds –

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — On Monday, a Tulare County judge ruled there was enough evidence for 20-year-old Joseph Garcia and 21-year-old Jorge Arrieta to go to trial for the murder of Sergio Martin. Martin was killed in November 2023 at his home on Roosevelt Way in Dinuba. Detectives say after receiving a call from Martin’s neighbor around 3 am, they found his door damaged and his home rummaged through. “They made their way upstairs. They followed a blood trail that went upstairs to the bedroom,” said Dinuba Police Officer Loredo. “Even where the large amount was located in the foyer, couches were turned over, I went into the bedroom where the subject was located. I observed him face down with his hands covering his face.” Sergio was shot at least three times. Detectives say shell casings and bullet fragments were also found inside the residence. The confessed killer, a juvenile, is seen in surveillance video. “In the video I hear approximately 5 gunshots simultaneously,” said Loredo. That juvenile was identified by a school resources officer. Within hours, police arrested the suspect at his home

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 2:18AM The 11 remaining couples will get their grooves on with performances potentially worthy of being seen on the iconic musical variety TV show “Soul Train.” LOS ANGELES — It’s “Soul Train Night” on “Dancing with the Stars,” kicking off a two-night event where the couples will need to become true “dancing machines” to assure they stay in the game. “It’s going to be very fun,” said dancer Rylee Arnold. The 11 remaining couples will get their grooves on with performances potentially worthy of being seen on the iconic musical variety TV show “Soul Train.” For Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik, it will be the quickstep to Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition.” While this style of music isn’t necessarily his favorite, he said they “found something we really liked” with that song. “Bachelor” star Joey Graziadei said he and partner Jenna Johnson are going to have a lot of fun with their performance. It’s a jive to “Shout.” Reginald VelJohnson will do the foxtrot to “I Can See Clearly Now” where he said he plans to do a little dancing with his hands. “Went to

LOS ANGELES — Rent control is a term Californians are familiar with, but for nearly three decades, a state law has imposed limits on rent control ordinances. In November, voters will decide if local governments should be given the power to expand rent control if they wanted to. This is Prop 33 explained. What is Prop 33? Not all cities in California have rent control, so Prop 33 aims to address that. “It’s only 23 words, and it just gives the right of your city council members and county supervisors to expand rent control where they think it’s necessary,” explained Susie Shannon, the campaign manager for “Yes on 33.” In order to do so, Prop 33 seeks to repeal the Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act of 1995, which currently prohibits local ordinances limiting initial residential rental rates for new tenants or rent increases for existing tenants in certain residential properties. Cities can restrict how much a landlord can raise every year, but they cannot set rent control on single-family homes, any housing built after 1995, and they cannot tell landlords how much they can charge a

CIA Director William Burns warned Monday of the potential for simmering clashes in the Middle East​ to spread across the region.

As Hurricane Milton intensified on its path toward Florida’s Gulf Coast, the strength of the system increased the severity of the storm surge forecast.

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American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., says it was the victim of a cyberattack, prompting the firm to pause billing to customers.

We’re not going to talk about vibes, energy, or spirits. We’re not going to call out curses, snakebites, or luck. No, we’re going to talk about some X’s and O’s here because, clearly, something is wrong with this 49ers team that cannot be solely an issue of culture or temperament. These are the four biggest problems facing the 49ers on the field right now, and my thoughts on how this team can correct them — before it’s too late: They have no last line of defense » The 49ers have four safeties on their active roster. Not one of them is a free safety. That, friends, is a big problem for a team that ostensibly wanted to play more single-high safety looks. You need not just a free safety to do that, but a good one. And yet, Ji’Ayir Brown has proven incapable of holding down that role full-time — he was attacked relentlessly the first three weeks of the season — and the triumvirate of George Odum (benched), Talanoa Hufanga (injured, benched), and Malik Mustapha (rookie) should all be considered box strong safeties. (Perhaps

SAN FRANCISCO — Under the weather all week, Andrew Wiggins didn’t get the full aloha experience. But a few days of rest and relaxation in Hawaii apparently left the Warriors forward rejuvenated enough to return to practice Monday when the team took the court on the mainland for the first time since its preseason excursion in paradise. Wiggins, 29, missed the preseason opener against Clippers and will sit out again when the team heads to Sacramento on Wednesday. But coach Steve Kerr doesn’t expect Wiggins’ illness to impact his readiness for the start of regular season, which looms a little over two weeks away. “That’s the hope,” Kerr said. The exact nature of Wiggins’ condition remains a mystery, but it was severe enough to prevent him from practicing the entire week the Warriors spent in Hawaii. He got shots up on a separate basket while wearing a mask. On Monday, Wiggins ditched the protective face covering and took part in every portion of practice except live action. Second-year center Trayce Jackson-Davis smiled while making light of the tight lid kept on Wiggins’ health. “Before he

The Los Molinos varsity football team moved its Mid Valley record to 2-0 on Friday night with a dominating 47-13 victory over visiting Williams homecoming night. The Bulldogs did it behind a physical running game led by the northern section’s top running back, Harrison Hamre, who ran for 206 yards on 16 carries and four touchdowns. He now 1108 yards in five games. Clayton Raimer hauls in the second of his two touchdowns in Friday night’s 47-13 win over Williams in Los Molinos High’s homecoming game. (Eddiie Saltzman/contributed) The physical style also extended to the Bulldog defense, which held the visiting Yellow Jackets to just 13 points and forced five turnovers. They also played well without one of the section’s best receivers, Karson Fox. “We were just flying around and being really aggressive. It was great to see us respond without Karson Fox,” Bulldog Coach Daniel Gilbert said. “But it was our offensive line and our defensive line being physical.” That was on display on the opening drive of the night as Los Molinos took the opening drive 55 yards for a score with 10:01

By MICHELLE L. PRICE NEW YORK (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday suggested that migrants who are in the U.S. and have committed murder did so because “it’s in their genes.” There are, he added, “a lot of bad genes in our country right now.” It’s the latest example of Trump alleging that immigrants are changing the hereditary makeup of the U.S. Last year, he evoked language once used by Adolf Hitler to argue that immigrants entering the U.S. illegally are “poisoning the blood of our country.” Trump made the comments Monday in a radio interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt. He was criticizing his Democratic opponent for the 2024 presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris, when he pivoted to immigration, citing statistics that the Department of Homeland Security says include cases from his administration. “How about allowing people to come through an open border, 13,000 of which were murderers? Many of them murdered far more than one person,” Trump said. “And they’re now happily living in the United States. You know, now a murderer — I believe this: it’s in their

The National Hurricane Center upgraded Milton to a Category 5 storm on Monday. The hurricane is projected to make landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast by Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Nicole Valdes has the latest from Fort Myers Beach, Florida.

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The McKinley Elementary School library in the Central Unified School District is an inviting space for students to pull up a chair and read every day. Chapter books, sports books or even one about a grumpy monkey, there’s something for everyone. “I like reading because I like imagining stuff, and it makes me really smart,” said Charlotte Wood, a third-grade student. Charlotte says she’s been working hard to increase her reading level. “I don’t know how many books I’ve read, but I think it might be a lot,” Charlotte said. Now she’s got another reason to keep going: the school recently unveiled a book vending machine. “We started this last year, but we’re finally able to finalize it this school year, so I’m super excited,” said Principal Dr. Marilu Cano. Cano says a teacher told the librarian, Paula Felisiano, about the machine. Felisiano got to work researching and tracking down funding. The Central Unified Foundation, which is supported through faculty and staff donations, agreed to help with the cost. Now, the vending machine is up and running in the library. Students

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Monday, October 7, 2024 11:52PM The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from R Kelly, who is currently in prison, serving out his sentence for a child sex crime conviction. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal Monday from the singer R. Kelly, who is now serving 20 years in prison after being convicted of child sex convictions in Chicago. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer, born Robert Sylvester Kelly, was found guilty in 2022 of three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three charges of enticement of minors for sex. His lawyers argued that a shorter statute of limitations on child sex crime prosecutions should have applied to offenses dating back to the 1990s. Current law permits charges while an accuser is still alive. The justices did not detail their reasoning in declining to hear the case, as is typical. And none publicly dissented. Lower courts previously rejected his arguments. Federal prosecutors have said the video showed Kelly abusing a girl. The accuser identified only as Jane testified that she was 14 when the video was

Monday, October 7, 2024 11:26PM FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A class of ten athletes will be inducted into Fresno High’s “Wall of Champions” at a fundraising dinner this week. Bob Reyes, the school’s longtime principal, stopped by Action News Live at Three to discuss the event’s rich history. He says it was the idea of two alumni, Grace and Jack Baldwin, who wanted to show students the rich history of the school’s athletic teams and athletes. Considering the school opened in 1889, it has a long history to draw from. Each year, the Fresno High Alumni Association selects ten athletes or teams, produces a video honoring them, and shares their stories. This year’s class of inductees will be announced at the 15th Annual Wall of Champions Dinner this Wednesday, October 9th, at Pardini’s Banquet Hall. Action News Sports anchor Alec Nolan will serve as the emcee. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved. Top Stories

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) — TKE Martial Arts in Clovis is celebrating its grand opening with free bully prevention classes and deals for families. The school in the shopping center off of Shaw and Minnewawa tries to encourage both kids and their parents to come onto the mats. “We say families that kick together stick together,” says owner Ross Rocchi. “Whether you’re 4, 54, or 84, just get out there, do your best, have fun and feel yourself alive again.” Rocchi says the lessons learned go beyond the mat. “Not only does it help you with the life skills-discipline, focus, concentration, respect-it gets you in shape, makes you feel good, gets the blood flowing, and makes you alive,” says Rocchi. Owner Russ Rocchi started training in 1976. “We call our school a do-jong. A lot of the traditions and moves we do are in Korean because we go to my original roots, which is tae kwon do,” says Rocchi. After opening his first martial arts school in 1994 in the Bay Area and then relocating to the Central Valley in 2015, he’s once again passing on

Monday, October 7, 2024 11:17PM CycleBar’s Fresno and Clovis locations are preparing to host a pair of rides this weekend, raising money to fight breast cancer. FRESNO, Calif. — CycleBar’s Fresno and Clovis locations are preparing to host a pair of rides this weekend, raising money to fight breast cancer. Lindsey Lake and Travis Birchfield joined us on Action News Live at 3 to explain how it works. Riders register to ride on Saturday, October 12, from 9:30 to 10:30 am at either location and make a $25 donation. All money will go towards the American Cancer Society and its research programs fighting breast cancer. Once you’re registered, come in and enjoy a 45-minute cycle workout set to energetic music. Click here for the schedule of classes at the Clovis location. Click here for the schedule of classes at the Fresno location. Click here to make the $25 donation to sign up.

Former President Donald Trump marked Oct. 7 at a memorial in Queens, New York, while in Washington, Vice President Kamala Harris planted a pomegranate tree, a symbol of a hope. Nancy Cordes has more on how Israel’s war with Hamas is unavoidably a factor in the U.S. presidential election.

One year ago, Hamas fighters launched a brutal terrorist attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping 250 more. About 100 are still in captivity, including seven Israeli Americans. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tel Aviv on the horrors of the attack and the unresolved conflict.