For Kim Beck, a single phone call transformed an ordinary Wednesday night into an unforgettable moment of disbelief and joy. Beck, who won the grand prize of a 2,133 sq. ft. home in the 18th annual Granville Home of Hope drawing, admitted she never expected to win anything. As Beck explained,...
CA Needs More Water Storage to Handle Boom-or-Bust Cycles
Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the year ahead. Federal and state water agencies post initial, and usually very low, estimates based on the current condition of reservoirs, soil conditions that affect...
Dodgers’ Deferred Payments Top $1 Billion to 7 Players, Including Snell and Edman
NEW YORK — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46. Snell's $182 million contract, announced Saturday, includes $66 million in deferred money payable to the pitcher through July 1, 2046,...
Feds Close ‘Rape Club’ Women’s Prison in California
WASHINGTON — The federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its "rape club" women's prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement, The Associated Press has learned. The agency informed employees and Congress on Thursday that it plans to...
California Will Appeal Rejection of Lawsuit Over Huntington Beach Voter ID Law
SANTA ANA — California will appeal a judge's decision to reject a state lawsuit over a measure allowing the city of Huntington Beach to require voter identification at the polls, officials said Thursday. State officials said they plan to continue to fight over the measure — passed by voters in...
The NWS Cancels Tsunami Warning for the US West Coast After 7.0 Earthquake
EUREKA, Calif. — The National Weather Service canceled its tsunami warning for the U.S. West Coast after a powerful earthquake shook parts of California on Thursday. At least 5.3 million people in California were under a tsunami warning after the 7.0-magnitude temblor, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a yellow...
Wired Wednesday: Is Fresno’s Project Labor Agreement Meeting Local Hiring Goals?
On this week's Wired Wednesday, GV Wire senior reporter David Taub talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about the Project Labor Agreement between the City of Fresno and local unions. A recent progress report shows that the unions have not been meeting expectations for...
‘Embarrassing’: The Lakers Have Lost Their Last 2 Games by a Combined 70 Points
MIAMI — A 29-point loss in Minnesota on Monday. A 41-point loss in Miami on Wednesday. Add it up, and it's the worst two-game stretch in Los Angeles Lakers history. The Lakers lost to the Heat 134-93 on Wednesday, that loss coming two days after a 109-80 loss to the...
LPGA, USGA Require Players to Be Assigned Female at Birth or Transition Before Male Puberty
ORLANDO – Players must be assigned female at birth or have transitioned to female before going through male puberty to compete in LPGA tournaments or the eight USGA championships for females under new gender policies published Wednesday. The policies, which begin in 2025, follow more than a year of study...
SEC and Big Ten Powers Lead on Signing Day as Prospects Finalize College Selections
ATLANTA - The arrival of the early signing period Wednesday offered a stark reminder for college football fans. If recruiting rankings offer any accurate gauge in the era of the transfer portal, those teams competing for College Football Playoff berths now should keep contending for years to come. Texas, Georgia,...