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See seven-time Olympic gold medalist Caeleb Dressel go for the gold again in swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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The USMNT takes on New Zealand today. Find out how to watch men’s soccer at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Saturday, July 27, 2024 6:43AM A family is grieving after a teenager was killed in crash in Merced last on Thursday night. MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — A family is grieving after a teenager was killed in a crash in Merced on Thursday night. The crash happened just before 9 pm in the area of East 21st Street and Calimyrna. Merced Police say a 15-year-old boy who was riding a bike was killed in a collision with a vehicle. Sam Scheidt lives nearby and says the busy thoroughfare can be dangerous. “It is a little bit darker on this road, so it would be hard to see pedestrians crossing or riding their bikes or anything like that so if you’re not paying close attention or even if you’re paying attention sometimes of a bike sneaks out in front of you, it is dark,” said Merced resident, Sam Scheidt. Scheidt says just 10 months ago, another tragedy took place. “There was an accident that happened on Glenn and East 21st, just a couple blocks down,” said Scheidt. Authorities say a driver ran a red light, and crashed

Saturday, July 27, 2024 6:29AM A grass fire has forced the closure of a portion of Highway 99 in Fresno County on Friday night. FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) — A grass fire has forced the closure of a portion of Highway 99 in Fresno County on Friday night. The fire is currently burning along the highway near Central Avenue. The California Highway Patrol says all northbound lanes have been closed at Central due to the flames. The closure is expected to last for a couple of hours. Traffic appears to be backed up for miles in the southbound lanes due to the closure. Drivers should avoid the area if they can as the fire continues to burn. All southbound lanes of the highway remain open at this time. Investigators have not yet shared any details about how the fire started. Stay with Action News for the latest updates on this developing story. Copyright © 2024 KFSN-TV. All Rights Reserved. Top Stories

Saturday, July 27, 2024 3:35AM For the last two weeks, Fresno State has been home to 90 High School students who are getting a unique college experience. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — 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 who have not been exposed to college. Most students this summer are from rural communities in Northern California, but some are from Parlier and Woodlake. Ottaway expected long lectures but says the classes and activities were eye-opening. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought, it was actually really fun,” Ottaway said.

In a statement provided to CBS New York, Justin Timberlake’s attorney claimed police made “a number of very significant errors in this case” and “we are confident that this charge will be dismissed.”

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Tehama County District 3 supervisor Pati Nolen said late Friday afternoon that Manton, Mineral, and Paynes Creek are being evacuated due to the fast-moving 178,090-acre Park Fire. The fire, which started in Upper Bidwell Park in Chico after a man pushed his burning vehicle into a gully has destroyed 134 structures. Nolen said she was evacuating as well and encouraged others to do the same. Those who are seeking shelter should go to the Los Molinos evacuation shelter at 7980 Sherwood Blvd. Late Friday afternoon, District 3 Tehama County supervisor from Pati Nolen Evacuated her home in Manton. Nolen said that Manton, Mineral Creek and Paynes Creek were being evacuated. (Pati Nolen/contributed) Nolen said the fire behavior had changed this afternoon, and she is worried about the damage the fire will do to the Manton-Mineral area. The fire forced evacuations up to Highway 36 this morning, but by late afternoon, all of those areas were under an order, and those orders have now grown past Highway 36. In fact, at least one zone in Shasta County is now under an evacuation order and eight zones

Every day for the last ten years, I’ve given daily thanks that I grew up when I did, in Los Angeles County of the 1950s, at that time one of the nation’s leading agricultural producers. Those wonderful days are long-gone and will never return. Compared to today and considering the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, I have difficulty believing that such a time and place ever existed in America. I’ve lived through many presidential elections where hostility between the Republican and Democratic candidates ran high. But the rhetoric that one candidate and his media supporters directed at the opposition never reached the level that the Democrats have attained against Trump. Through his infamous Daisy ad, 1964 incumbent Lyndon Johnson inferred that his opponent, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, would drop a nuclear bomb to end the Vietnam War. Goldwater’s name didn’t appear in the ad. Johnson’s campaign portrayed Goldwater as an unstable extremist, not only because of his Vietnam position but also for his opposition to the Civil Rights Act and for his support of a voluntary Social Security system. In private, Johnson called

A.V.A. Fest was in full swing at San Diego Comic-Con By Amy Becker Saturday, July 27, 2024 1:48AM ABC brings the carnival to San Diego Comic-Con with an “Abbott”-inspired A.V.A. Fest SAN DIEGO — Class is in session! Okay, not really, because Principal Ava is in charge today! A.V.A. Fest, or “A Very Abbott” Festival brought the carnival experience to San Diego Comic-Con. The festival, which just so happens to be named after Principal Ava, “Abbott Elementary’s” outlandish – and possibly the most chaotic – member of the school’s staff, was in full swing, and it pulled out all the stops. “A.V.A. Fest is Principal Ava’s vision of the ultimate carnival experience. She doesn’t do any open house, she pulls out all the stops. She brings out all the stars. She is just ready to do things over the top,” said Laura Lovas, V.P. of Strategic Partnerships and Events at ABC. Complete with the official Philadelphia Eagles Drumline, there was something for everyone at the event. “We’ve got games. We’ve got rides,” Lovas told On The Red Carpet. At their “Blessed & Pressed” tote bag

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Energy bills are on the rise across Central California with what feels like no end in sight. Pierre Thiffeault, a Northwest Fresno resident’s, PG&E bill has skyrocketed. Just last month, he paid a little under $400, and now he’s paying close to $1,000. Pierre says he’s done all he can to cut his power use, but the bills keep going up. “This one’s $900 the next one its projected to be $1,100 for this next month. I’m like, that’s just not fair,” said Thiffeault. Even though he’s taking measures to try and bring the bill down; he isn’t seeing his bill budge at all. “We have our AC set at 84 and then we have a ceiling fan, and we also have the oscillating fans to go back-and-forth,” explained Thiffeault. “We can even turn off the AC in one part of the house and just run it in another section. And it’s still like you’re sitting in there still sweating.” Thiffeault says his peak-hour rates are going up by about 10 cents week to week. Telling Action News, that he feels

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — On Friday, the City of Fresno revealed new details about its ordinance that would prohibit encampments in public spaces. “This next phase of helping the homeless residents is to ensure they are not enabling their ongoing drug use and criminal activity,” said Councilmember Miguel Arias of District 3. “That leads to unsafe neighborhoods and prolongs their own homeless status.” The announcement comes one day after Governor Gavin Newsom put out an executive order, directing state agencies to come up with a plan to remove encampments on state property. City leaders say the homeless crisis isn’t a Republican or a Democrat issue, it’s a community one. RELATED: Newsom issues executive order for removal of homeless encampments in California “You have both Democrats and Republicans up here saying enough is enough,” said Councilmember Tyler Maxwell of District 4. “We will continue to invest unprecedented levels of money into these services, shelters, and permanent affordable housing for those who want it.” The ordinance states that ‘No person may sit, lie, sleep or camp on a public place at any time.’ That includes sidewalks, streets

Saturday, July 27, 2024 1:10AM A family is grieving after a teenager was killed in crash in Merced last on Thursday night. MERCED, Calif. (KFSN) — A family is grieving after a teenager was killed in crash in Merced last on Thursday night. The crash happened just before 9 pm in the area of East 21st Street and Calimyrna. Merced Police say a 15-year-old boy who was riding a bike was killed in a collision with a vehicle. Sam Scheidt lives nearby and says the busy thoroughfare can be dangerous. “It is a little bit darker on this road, so it would be hard to see pedestrians crossing or riding their bikes or anything like that so if you’re not paying close attention or even if you’re paying attention sometimes of a bike sneaks out in front of you, it is dark,” said Merced resident, Sam Scheidt. Scheidt says just 10 months ago, another tragedy took place. “There was an accident that happened on Glenn and East 21st, just a couple blocks down,” said Scheidt. Authorities say a driver ran a red light, and crashed

SAN FRANCISCO — Keaton Winn’s sophomore season began with such promise. Now, he’s going under the knife. The Giants announced on Friday that Winn will undergo season-ending surgery — an ulnar nerve transposition — in Los Angeles on Monday with Dr. Steven Shin. Additionally, infielder Thairo Estrada has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a left wrist sprain. In a corresponding move, infielder Casey Schmitt has been recalled from Triple-A Sacramento. “It’s been frustrating for him,” said manager Bob Melvin. “He’s never really felt great through this whole process.” Winn, 26, finishes his sophomore season with a 7.16 ERA in 12 starts across 55 1/3 innings with 48 strikeouts. He is the second player on the team’s Opening Day roster to undergo season-ending surgery, the other being outfielder Jung Hoo Lee (left shoulder). Prior to the injury issues, Winn was well on pace for a career year. Winn began the season as part of the Giants’ rotation, finishing April with a 3.18 ERA over 34 innings in six starts. But Winn’s fortunes turned once the calendar flipped to May. Following three tough starts to begin

A coordinated arson attack disrupted France’s high-speed train system just hours before the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday. BBC correspondent Hugh Schofield has more on the incident.

The 2024 Paris Olympics are officially underway. Thousands of athletes traveled down the Seine River on Friday and witnessed the lighting of the Olympic torch. CBS Saturday Morning co-host and CBS News and sports correspondent Dana Jacobson joins from Paris with more on Friday’s opening ceremony and a look at some of the new sports debuting at the Games.

A new Harvard study is checking in on how the U.S. is doing on economic mobility across race and class and examining which factors best predict success. The researchers discovered that earnings increased for white children in affluent families, but fell for those in poorer families. Benjamin Goldman, one of the study’s authors, joins CBS News to unpack the findings.

In Canada, a fast-moving fire has ravaged the resort town of Jasper, Alberta. In Northern California, fires have burned 164,000 acres of land. CBS News Sacramento reporter Kayla Moeller joins from Chico, California, with more on the wildfires.

RED BLUFF — The Park Fire expanded further into Tehama County on Friday and reached near the wildlife area by Dewitt Peak. Around 12:40 p.m., the Watch Duty App reported the fire had grown to 178,090 acres and was 0 percent contained.  According to Cal Fire, at least 134 structures have been destroyed. Compared to the Camp Fire, which consumed 153,336 acres and took 17 days to suppress in November 2018, the Park Fire has already burned a greater area. Tehama County Sheriff’s Office  Sgt. Andy Houghtby said that his agency reduced a few zones in the Vina area from orders to warnings at Noon. At the same time, Butte County reduced some orders in the same area. The vehicle that allegedly started the Park Fire in upper Bidwell Park in Chico, California seen Friday, July 26, 2024. (Jake Hutchison/Enterprise-Record) According to Supervisor Pati Nolen, the county has an emergency declaration ready. Governmental officials must assess the damage before bringing it to the Board, which will hold a special meeting to discuss the action. Chief Administration Officer Gaberial Hydrick confirmed he and Administrative Analyst Tom