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Love SLO, an event created to bring awareness to nonprofits in our community, took place Saturday despite the rain. It was all hands on deck Saturday for the many projects needing work in the San Luis Obispo community. Mission Prep Special Olympics, Jacks Helping Hand and Woods Humane Society all had work for volunteers. Little guys running around painting bookmarks for the childrens museum and making chew toes for the humane society and cheering on the basketball players has been very cool, Tara Anderson, project leader of Love SLO said. People of all ages came to help out. “My son is here today making signs to cheer for the Special Olympians and watching him do that is wonderful and just planting those seeds of service in our kids is so important, Anderson said. Tara Anderson, her 10-year-old son and friends like Zachary Azar drew signs to cheer on the basketball teams playing on Saturday morning. I think it was fun and I think it’s been cool doing this and I definitely want to do this one again. This is fun, Azar said. Love SLO is

This article contains spoilers about “The Sign” episode of “Bluey.” Everyone’s favorite Australian dog family is going supersized. “The Sign,” a highly anticipated 28-minute special episode of “Bluey,” is now streaming on Disney+. While a typical episode of “Bluey” is around seven minutes long, “The Sign” is the equivalent of a two-hour movie in the “Bluey” universe. “We always said wouldn’t it be incredible if we could do three seasons and a movie,” executive producer Daley Pearson says. “We would love to do beyond that but wouldn’t that be an Everest to climb. I think this is a version of delivering on that promise. It was such a great creative challenge that we had to do it.” “Bluey” which is produced in Brisbane, Australia, by Ludo Studio (which Pearson co-founded) typically has four different animation teams who work on individual episodes. For “The Sign,” the four teams collaborated. “This is the first episode made by the whole studio,” Pearson says. “That was a big production challenge in itself.” 1 2 1. An artist at Ludo Studio. (Anthony Pham) 2. A rendering from “Bluey.” (Ludo Studio)

Ryan Gosling’s third go-round as guest host of “Saturday Night Live” should have been a victory-lap party after a year’s worth of goodwill that started with his well-received “Barbie” performances, peaking with his “I’m Just Ken” number at the Oscars in March. He even showed up in last week’s Kristen Wiig-hosted episode to prime the pump. But not everything works out the way you want it to and instead of a party, Gosling’s episode found live sketch after live sketch torpedoed by the host breaking character and trying to hold back laughter. That nervous energy seemed to have infected other cast members who also couldn’t make it through pieces, most notably a News Nation sketch about the dangers of artificial intelligence that goes out of control when it’s pointed out that two audience members look a lot like the animated characters from “Beavis and Butt-Head” (Gosling and MIkey Day). Heidi Gardner, playing the host of the segment, couldn’t stop laughing every time she turned to look at one of them. Gosling first broke in the cold open, which you could blame on the hilarious returning

By Meredith Gordon April 14, 2024 / 3:10 AM EDT / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, (L) and Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, talk on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway on March 30, 2024 in Richmond, Virginia. Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images The NASCAR season is heating up as drivers head to Texas for the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 NASCAR race. The ninth race on this season’s NASCAR schedule has Kyle Larson sitting on top of the leaderboard.  Expect an epic Sunday of top-tier NASCAR racing. Keep reading to find out how and when to watch today’s EchoPark Automotive 400. How and when to watch the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 NASCAR race The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 will broadcast live from Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX on Sunday, April 14, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. ET (noon PT).

By Meredith Gordon April 14, 2024 / 3:03 AM EDT / Essentials CBS Essentials is created independently of the CBS News editorial staff. We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Simone Jardim and Parris Todd celebrate a hard fought point during the Finals at the 2023 Minto US Open Pickleball Championships Pro Women’s Division at East Naples Community Park on April 22, 2023 in Naples, Florida.  ruce Yeung/Getty Images The world’s best pickleball players will gather in East Naples, FL for the eighth annual US Open Pickleball Championships. 25-year-old Parris Todd, last year’s women’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles winner, is scheduled to compete, as is acclaimed player Simone Jardin and JW Johnson, the youngest player to win a professional national pickleball championship title. Pickleball isn’t just America’s  fastest-growing sport , it’s one of the most fun sports to play and watch. Keep reading for all the ways you can watch the US Open Pickleball Championships. CBS Essentials, CBS and Paramount+ are all subsidiaries of Paramount. CBS is one of the broadcast

Maddie Musselman scored four goals for the second consecutive game as the U.S. women’s water polo team completed a three-game sweep of its exhibition series against Australia with a 14-6 victory Saturday at the William Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine. The Americans never trailed as they improved to 10-0 for the year and won their 11th consecutive game dating back to last year. Three-time Olympic gold medalist Maggie Steffens opened the scoring three minutes, 17 seconds into the eight-minute first quarter on a penalty throw after Tilly Kearns, who played at USC in 2019, 2022 and 2023, fouled Rachel Fattal. The U.S. increased its lead to 2-0 46 seconds later on a goal by Kaleigh Gilchrist, who played at USC from 2010-14. Dani Jackovich, who played for Stanford from 2014-17, scored for Australia with 2:27 left in the first quarter. Musselman scored twice in the second quarter and Jordan Raney once as the Americans took a 5-2 lead at halftime. Jackovich scored Australia’s goal. All four goals came on the power play. American Jewel Romer scored the lone third-quarter goal. Musselman scored two of the

The Dodgers and San Diego Padres weathered a 2-hour, 15-minute rain delay before beginning Saturday night’s game in Chavez Ravine under drizzly skies, 48-degree temperatures and just enough of a breeze to further chill the bones, hardly ideal conditions for a baseball game. They were nearly perfect for Gavin Stone, the right-hander who painted a five-inning masterpiece on the soggy canvas before settling for the best start of his brief career, a 6 ⅔-inning, two-run, five-hit effort that led the Dodgers to a 5-2 victory in front of a crowd of 44,582 at Dodger Stadium. Stone, a 25-year-old who was making his seventh career big league start and 11th appearance, struck out four, walked one and threw first-pitch strikes to 18 of 25 batters. Of his 88 pitches, 60 were strikes. He used his five-pitch mix — a sinker that averaged 95.3 mph, changeup (86.6 mph), four-seamer (94.5 mph), cut-fastball (91.7 mph) and curve (83.5 mph) — to induce 11 swinging strikes and 12 called strikes. “This is what can happen when you pitch with conviction,” manager Dave Roberts said. “He was on the attack

The Kings won their eighth consecutive game at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, beating the Ducks 3-1 to match the team’s longest home winning streak in more than three decades and move three points clear of idle Vegas in the battle for third place in the Pacific Division. The Kings, who finished third the last two seasons, have two regular-season games remaining, both at home. Vegas has three games left. Since the All-Star break, the Kings are an NHL-best 13-2-1 at home. “We want to play well,” said Kings interim coach Jim Hiller about the streaks. “You can play well and not win in this league; that happens on a lot of different nights. So we want to play well. “We’ll take the wins. We want to win, of course. But we just want to be feeling good, whether that’s winning or playing well and maybe not quite getting it done.” The Kings’ goals came from Pierre-Luc Dubois and Matt Roy, both in the second period, and Kevin Fiala, with less than three minutes left in the third period. Trevor Zegras accounted for the Ducks’ goal.

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a statement on X, formerly Twitter, in response to the Iran drone strikes in Israel on Saturday. Officials say they’re paying close attention to any potential threats in L.A. as the conflict in the Middle East could lead to a larger war in the region. “We are closely monitoring the conflict between Israel and Iran and working with our federal and regional partners to ensure the safety of our communities in L.A. County,” LAPD said in a statement. “As a precaution, we are increasing patrol checks around sensitive and religious sites and engaging with our community leaders to reassure them that the LASD is taking a proactive stance. Currently, there are no specific or credible threats to L.A. County.” President Joe Biden issued a statement saying the U.S. will provide unspecified support for Israel’s defense in the Iran drone attack. Iranian officials say they sent in the drone strikes in response to Israel’s military attacking what Iran calls diplomatic facilities in Damascus, the capital of Syria. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – APRIL 14, 2024: Explosions are seen in the skies

Over $53 million worth of illegal cannabis was seized by California authorities during a recent statewide crackdown. The operation targeted the illicit cannabis market and operations were conducted in multiple counties from Jan. 1 through March 31, according to the California Governor’s Office. Locations targeted include the counties of Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Joaquin, and Orange. During the crackdown, authorities seized: $53,620,600 in illegal cannabis 31,866 pounds of unlicensed cannabis 11 firearms Around 54,137 unlicensed cannabis plants were destroyed during the multi-county operation, officials said. “California is home to the largest legal cannabis market in the world,” said Governor Gavin Newsom. “As we continue to cultivate a legal marketplace, we’re taking aggressive action to crack down on those still operating in the shadows — shutting down illegal operations linked to organized crime, human trafficking, and the proliferation of illegal products that harm the environment and public health.” Officer slams into burger shop after being struck by suspected DUI driver in El Monte The Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) was created in 2022 and includes more than two dozen local, state, and federal

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An Orange County driver who pleaded guilty to fatally hitting a pregnant woman while driving under the influence of a cocktail of drugs in 2020 was sentenced on Friday to 15 years to life in prison. The Orange County district attorney’s office said Courtney Fritz Pandolfi, 44, already had multiple DUI convictions when she got behind the wheel on Aug. 11, 2020, while high on a combination of drugs, including cocaine and methamphetamine, and fatally hit 23-year-old Yesenia Aguilar. Aguilar was eight months pregnant and out walking with her husband in Anaheim when Pandolfi jumped the curb with her Jeep SUV, crashing into a metal newspaper stand before barreling toward the couple and hitting Aguilar. Prosecutors said Pandolfi continued driving an additional 347 feet without braking before her Jeep became disabled. The baby, Adalyn Rose, was delivered alive in an emergency C-section. “A beautiful little girl came into the world fighting like hell to survive the tragedy that took her own mother’s life, and the strength that little girl has shown gave her own father the will to live,” Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer

No NBA games were scheduled for Saturday before every team is in action on Sunday for the final day of the regular season. The Los Angeles Lakers have a huge showdown against the New Orleans Pelicans, with tipoff set for 12:30 p.m. in the Big Easy. There are massive postseason implications for the Lakers. If they can beat the Pelicans, they will be locked in as the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. If L.A. is victorious, it will play either New Orleans or the Phoenix Suns in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament for the right to advance to the playoffs and take on the No. 2 seed in the first round. The benefit of a win over the Pelicans in the regular season finale for the Lakers is that they would have to win just one game to get into the playoffs. If L.A. were to lose its first Play-In game, it would have to defeat the winner of the matchup between the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds. Things get complicated for the Lakers if they lose in New Orleans on Sunday. L.A.