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Hyder leads Cal Poly against Saint Mary's (CA) after 27-point game

Nov. 23, 2024 04:02 AM EST

Cal Poly Mustangs (3-3) at Saint Mary's Gaels (5-0) Moraga, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gaels -22.5; over/under is 149.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly takes on Saint Mary's (CA) after Jarred Hyder scored 27 points in Cal Poly's...

Storm dumps record rain in Northern California, while US Northeast deals with winter storms

Nov. 23, 2024 01:05 AM EST

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — A major storm dropped more snow and record rain in California, causing small landslides and flooding some streets, while on the opposite side of the country blizzard or winter storm warnings were in effect Saturday for areas spanning from the Northeast to central...

Storm inundates Northern California with rain, heavy snow. Thousands remain in the dark in Seattle

Nov. 22, 2024 22:55 PM EST

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — Heavy downpours fell over much of Northern California on Friday, causing small landslides, overflowing a river and flooding some streets, including in parts of San Francisco. Meanwhile tens of thousands of people were still without power in the Seattle area after several...

Listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food leaves California infant dead and 10 people sick

Nov. 22, 2024 18:39 PM EST

A California infant has died and at least 10 other people have been sickened in an outbreak of listeria food poisoning tied to ready-to-eat meat and poultry products that include chicken feet, duck neck, beef shank and pork hock, federal health officials reported Friday. Yu Shang...

As atmospheric river soaks California, farmworkers await flood aid promised in 2023

Nov. 22, 2024 15:33 PM EST

After flood waters from heavy rainstorms deluged two small farmworker towns in January 2023, California set aside $20 million each for the communities to rebuild. Nearly two years later, four-fifths of that aid has not yet been distributed to flood victims of Planada in Merced...

California case is the first confirmed bird flu infection in a US child

Nov. 22, 2024 14:44 PM EST

Health officials on Friday confirmed bird flu in a California child — the first reported case in a U.S. minor. The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication and is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in announcing the test results....

Hyder and Cal Poly host Saint Mary's (CA)

Nov. 22, 2024 04:01 AM EST

Cal Poly Mustangs (3-3) at Saint Mary's Gaels (5-0) Moraga, California; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cal Poly visits Saint Mary's (CA) after Jarred Hyder scored 27 points in Cal Poly's 93-89 loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils. The Gaels are 4-0 in...

Freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson, Andrej Stojakovic lead California over Air Force 78-69

Nov. 22, 2024 00:46 AM EST

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson had 23 points off the bench, Andrej Stojakovic scored 21 and California defeated Air Force 78-69 on Thursday night. Wilkinson, who came into the game with 11 points through the first four games, made 8 of 12 shots from the floor...

Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power

Nov. 22, 2024 00:42 AM EST

FORESTVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A major storm moving through Northern California on Thursday dropped heavy snow and record rain, flooding some areas, after killing two people and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands in the Pacific Northwest. Forecasters warned the risk of flash...

Lynne Roberts wasn't looking to leave as Utah women's basketball coach. Then she got a call from LA

Nov. 21, 2024 18:52 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lynne Roberts wasn’t looking to leave the Utah women’s basketball team. Then she got a call from Los Angeles Sparks general manager Reagan Pebley that changed her thinking. Roberts was introduced Thursday as coach of the Sparks, becoming the second coach to...