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C.A. Water Service Group awards $75K in scholarships 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

A dozen students from California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Washington have been named as recipients of the California Water Group Awards Scholarship to aid in college tuition.Many of the scholarship recipients are first-generation college students and have had to overcome financial hardships to attend college. “These recipients are truly remarkable students who are already making their mark on the world, and they will undoubtedly inspire others to do the same,” said Martin A. Kropelnicki, President and Chief Executive Officer. “We are proud to offer these scholarships to ease the financial burden of college for these students, who have so aptly displayed their commitment to improving lives around them.”Among 348 applications, 12 students were selected to receive scholarship assistance based on academic achievement, community service and financial need. Three students were awarded a $10,000 grand-prize scholarship, while nine others received $5,000 scholarships. Scholarship ...

Morgan Hill: Three-car crash leaves four with ‘significant injuries’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

Four people suffered “significant injuries” in a three-vehicle crash at East Dunne Avenue and Thomas Grade in Morgan Hill on Sunday, June 25, 2023, according to police. (Morgan Hill Police Department) MORGAN HILL – Four people suffered “significant injuries” in a three-vehicle crash Sunday night in Morgan Hill, police said.The collision was reported around 8:20 p.m. on East Dunne Avenue at Thomas Grade, according to the Morgan Hill Police Department.Police said a Ford Mustang was traveling east when it crashed into a Toyota Venza preparing to turn left onto Thomas Grade. The Venza overturned and slid into the eastbound lane. The Mustang, meanwhile, was struck by a Toyota Sienna traveling west.Four people were taken to hospitals, including one by air ambulance, according to police.The exact cause of the crash remained under investigation Monday.Dunne was closed for several hours in both directions while police investigated the collision.Anyone who witnessed the crash or the even...

Woman arrested in recent Oakland homicide where victim died from being shot in the shoulder

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

OAKLAND — A 41-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with a May 30 homicide where there may be at least two other suspects, police said.Yaeko Payne, whose city of residence wasn’t immediately available, has been charged with murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and possessing a gun as a felon in connection with the death of 49-year-old James Rodriguez. She is being held without bail in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and has not yet entered a plea, court records show.Police say that Rodriguez, who went by Jaime, met with Payne and two other people a little before midnight on May 30. The meeting took place near 100th Avenue and Pearmain Street in East Oakland and quickly devolved into an argument.Surveillance footage of the shooting shows Rodriguez approaching Payne’s car and falling down backwards, apparently struck by gunfire, almost immediately. Two vehicles then sped away from the scene, police said in court records.A woman who lived ...

Walnut Creek business has window shot out

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

(KRON) -- A business in Walnut Creek's Walden Center had a window shot out Saturday, video (above) shows. A KRON4 photojournalist confirmed that the business is a BevMo liquor store, located at 2940 North Main Street.WCPD said a BevMo employee flagged down an officer just before 10 p.m. to say that the window had been shattered. A police investigation confirmed that it was broken by a gunshot. Police said no one was injured in the incident. A WCPD investigation is underway. SF high-rise suffers interior glass break, all roads back open The store's window is now boarded up. It is covered with a display from the inside so that no damage is visible. The BevMo is located in the Walden Center, a shopping area that hosts a Starbucks, IHOP, Walgreens and more. It is just off of Interstate-680.Anyone with information is asked to call WCPD at (925) 943-5844.

LSU wins 1st College World Series title since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 one day after 20-run loss

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A day after it gave up the most runs ever in a College World Series game, LSU cranked up its offense and won its first national title since 2009 with an 18-4 victory over Florida on Monday night in the third and deciding game of the finals.LSU (54-17) staved off elimination three times in bracket play and bounced back from the humiliating 24-4 loss in Game 2 to claim its seventh championship, second to Southern California’s 12.The Tigers wiped out an early 2-0 deficit with a six-run second inning against Jac Caglianone (7-4). The runs kept coming until they finished with the most in a title game since USC’s 21-14 win over Arizona State in 1998. The 14-run margin was the largest ever in a final. Their 24 hits were most in a CWS game.Thatcher Hurd (8-3) allowed Wyatt Langford’s two-run homer in the first and then allowed no hits or runs while retiring 18 of the next 21 batters. Riley Cooper took over to start the seventh and gave up Ty Evans’ CWS-r...

Ozuna, Acuña hit homers to back Strider’s 10 strikeouts as Braves top Twins 4-1

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — Marcell Ozuna was increasingly frustrated against Sonny Gray, a history he updated in his mind with his latest strikeout in his first at-bat on Monday night.“I strike out for maybe the fifth time,” Ozuna said.Ozuna responded with a go-ahead homer off Gray in the seventh, Spencer Strider allowed three hits in seven innings while striking out 10 and the Atlanta Braves beat the Minnesota 4-1 in the Twins’ first visit to Atlanta in seven years.Before the homer, Ozuna was 2 for 12 — yes, with five strikeouts — against Gray.Ronald Acuña Jr. added a two-run homer in a three-run seventh. In the matchup of first-place teams in the NL East and AL Central, the Braves won for the 11th time in 12 games.Minnesota played its first game at Truist Park, which opened in 2017, a year after the Twins visited Turner Field.Joey Gallo’s 13th homer gave the Twins a 1-0 lead in the second. Strider gave up a third-inning single to Alex Kirilloff and then got 13 consecutive outs bef...

College World Series Championship Scores

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

2023 – LSU 18, Florida 4, LSU wins series 2-12022 — Mississippi 4, Oklahoma 2, Mississippi wins series 2-02021 — Mississippi State 9, Vanderbilt 0, Mississippi State wins series 2-12020 — Canceled2019 — Vanderbilt 8, Michigan 2, Vanderbilt wins series 2-12018 — Oregon State 5, Arkansas 0, Oregon St. wins series 2-12017 — Florida 6, LSU 1, Florida wins series 2-02016 — Coastal Carolina 4, Arizona 3, CCU wins series 2-12015 — Virginia 4, Vanderbilt 2, Virginia wins series 2-12014 — Vanderbilt 3, Virginia 2, Vanderbilt wins series 2-12013 — UCLA 8, Mississippi State 0, UCLA wins series 2-02012 — Arizona 4, South Carolina 1, Arizona wins series 2-02011 — South Carolina 5, Florida 2, SC wins series 2-02010 — South Carolina 2, UCLA 1, 11 innings, SC wins series 2-02009 — LSU 11, Texas 4, LSU wins series 2-12008 — Fresno State 6, Georgia 1, FSU wins series 2-12007 — Oregon State 9, North Carolina 3, OSU wins series 2-02006 — Oregon State 3, North Carolina 2, OSU wins series 2-12005 —...

LSU wins its seventh College World Series title and first since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 in decisive Game 3

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — LSU wins its seventh College World Series title and first since 2009, beating Florida 18-4 in decisive Game 3.Source

LSU 18, Florida 4

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

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Caitlin Clark wins Collegiate Women’s Athlete of the Year

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 20:15:19 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark was honored as the Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year on Monday night.She received the Honda Cup in a ceremony at UCLA. It’s the second consecutive year that a women’s basketball player won the award as South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston was the recipient in 2022. Overall, 17 basketball players have won the Honda Cup — the most of any sport.Clark, the AP women’s basketball Player of the Year, helped Iowa reach the national championship game for the first time in school history this past April before the team lost to LSU. The junior became the first Division I women’s basketball player to have over 1,000 points and 300 assists in the same season. Other finalists for the award were Texas senior volleyball player Logan Eggleston and Stanford sophomore golfer Rose Zhang.“It’s so cool, different from other awards shows,” Clark said. “You meet people that play every other sport and see how amazing they...