Victor Guzman
SANTA CLARA COUNTY (KION-TV) — At least one person is dead after a crash east of Gilroy, according to the CHP.
Highway 152 reopened near Lovers Lane around 3:30 a.m. after the crash late Monday night.
CHP Dispatch didn’t provide additional details regarding the crash, including identifying information of the persons or vehicles involved.
This is a developing story
Keriana Gamboa
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Nearly 19,000 Columbia Public School students made their way back into the classrooms for the first day of the 2025-26 school year Tuesday morning.
Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Jeff Klein told he’s excited and that this is a great opportunity as he begin this new position.
“Our focus this year is on making CPS the best place to work and the best place to learn,” Klein said. “So one of the first things we want to continue and build on is the culture and climate that’s been developed here.”
Smithton Middle School student Ellie Matthews shared with ABC 17 News how her first day back went.
“It was really good. I like all my teachers, and they were saying all the rules to like the classes and everything,” Matthew said.
Columbia Public Schools also debuted its new bus service, DS Bus Lines after it signed a three-year contract in February. DS Bus Lines brings a brand new fleet of buses that have safety features like GPS tracking for parents to track the bus in real time, and cameras inside and outside the buses.
“We’ve had a really good start to the year, and we anticipate that it’s going to be that way,” Klein said. “In September, we got some new technology that’s going to come on board. That’s going to be great for parents and help for us as well.”
Smithton Administrative Assistant Alex Schroeder said the first day went smoothly.
“Brand new buses, kids are excited. Bus drivers have some new security features in there for them. Make buses more secure and safe for kids as they’re going home,” Schroeder said. “Everything ran smoothly this morning. You know, a few hiccups, first day, but other than that, it’s been a great first day.”
The GPS tracking will be available to families in September via mobile app once routing for buses is finished. According to CPS, students can opt in to use the bus through Sept. 3 through the late opt-in process. Those who opt in late will get transportation sorted out as soon as possible.
There will be around 8,000 students taking the bus for the 2025-26 school year. As the new school year begins, students and parents are reminded of the new statewide no-phone policy that bans cellphones in every district in the state.
Michelle James described how her son is adapting to the new changes.
“He knows that he shouldn’t take it out. We do keep it on this person just in case there’s emergencies. But he’s aware of the law and the rule,” James said.
Multiple parents from Smithton shared with ABC 17 News how the first day of school drop-off and pick-up went.
Ellie Matthew’s mother, Aileigh Coles, said pickup became hectic.
“Drop off, I feel like was a little smoother… pickup, I feel like a little chaotic. So I went ahead and just got out and went to pick up Ellie,” Ellie’s mother, Aileigh Coles said.
“We were here several times last year. And it’s very typical lines waiting to pick up the students and those to ride the bus or on that side,” Mike Holman said.
CPS is the fourth-largest school district in the state. CPS reported an increase of 74 students in this year’s enrollment. The district expects new registrations to continue in the coming days.
Tracee Tuesday
BEND, Ore. [KTVZ] — The Bend Police Department is raising concerns about a sharp increase in illegal vehicles showing up on city streets.
Officers say many people believe they’re riding an e-bike, but in reality, some of the most popular models on the market are actually electric motorcycles — and those are not legal on Oregon roadways.
Some residents say these electric motorcycles can be dangerous to pedestrians.
“Start with the pedals. There’s no pedals on those electric e-bikes, and on top of that, they go faster than you think. Watch your back, because they’ll come get you. They’re really fast and they’re really quiet, and you’ll be walking peacefully, and the next thing you know, boom, boom, boom, and they’re like 12-year-olds. So, it’s kind of crazy,” said Bend resident, Noah Daniel.
Chris Walter, who works at the 76 Gas Station on NW Columbia Street and NW Galveston Avenue, says riders of the electric motorcycles, are going way too fast.
“Scary, because I’m afraid people are going to get hit, and there’s no stoplight around here, and we need one right here on this corner.”
State law divides e-bikes into three classes:
Class 1 are pedal-assist and cut off at 20 miles per hour
Class 2 use a throttle but also stop at 20 miles per hour
Class 3 are pedal-assist with a limit of 28 miles per hour
If your bike goes faster than that, has no pedals — or pedals that don’t work — it’s no longer an e-bike. Bend Police say, that makes it an electric motorcycle or dirt bike, which cannot be legally operated on our streets.
If you are riding an electric motorcycle on the streets, it must be registered. If not, be prepared for a ticket. The Bend Police Department says they need the community’s help to keep roads safe — and that means making sure what you’re riding is street legal.
John Palminteri
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Train passengers on the Central Coast will not have to get off and use a bus for part of their trip anymore.
That’s been the requirement for the past two weeks while the La Canada Honda bridge was replaced on the Vandenberg Space Force base property in Northern Santa Barbara County.
The bridge was more than 120 years old and unreliable.
The work began August 1 and was finished over the weekend.
While the repairs took place, the train passengers were rerouted with bus service going north from Santa Barbara and south from San Luis Obispo.
A passenger on the Coast Starlight Monday, Karen Tosoe, loaded up her baggage in Santa Barbara on a mid-day train stop and said she was aware of the bridge outage. “Yes, we didn’t want to be the first ones over it. We wanted to be the second!”
She enjoys riding the train and taking the coastal route. “We’re visiting our daughter and her husband in Washington so it is the way to go.”
The repaired track will now see service again from the daily Pacific Surfliner, the Coast Starlight and all the freight trains going through the area.
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Mike Klan
UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Colin Smith is happy and healthy as nears the end of the Gauchos eight-week summer practice session.
“It feels great, you know it’s been a minute getting back to 100 percent,” smiled Smith.
He looks fit and is excited to play with this year’s group that features plenty of new faces.
“Getting used to this new team and teammates, you know the energy has been great,” stated Smith.
The 6’8 forward transferred to UCSB in the spring of 2024 from Vanderbilt.
The 4-star recruit played just seven games for Vandy in the prior season due to an achilles injury.
Last year for UCSB he played in just 20 games, missing more than a dozen due to various ailments.
Smith averaged 8.7 points per game and shot 43.5 percent from three-point distance.
Chris Nestman
Those that want to run for local electable positions that open this year like city council or mayor, can officially register at their respective city or county offices.
Idaho state law dictates that the last two workweeks of August is the official window for potential candidates to register. For 2025’s elections, that means from August 18th until 5pm on August 29th potential candidates can register to be on this year’s ballots.
This year in Idaho Falls, the mayor’s office and three city council seats are open. Emily Geisler, the Idaho Falls City Clerk encourages anyone who’s interested to research what’s needed before they submit for candidacy.
“I recommend that if anyone has questions about, the campaign process, campaign finance reports, even the documentation that they reach out to Bonneville County or even, voteidaho.gov,” said Geisler. “Those people are the experts…, and they can point you in the right direction.”
Those who don’t make the August 29th deadline can still run for office if they register by September 5th, but only as a write-in candidate.
Cameron Montemayor
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A prominent local businessman raised concerns to city officials on Monday about a lack of transparency that he believes played a role in one company being improperly picked for a high-level airport service agreement.
During Monday’s City Council meeting, well-known local businessman Steven Craig accused city officials of selecting Excelsior Springs aviation group Apex Aero Center as the new Fixed Base Operator (FBO) at Rosecrans Memorial Airport despite the company’s proposal reportedly being ranked lower than competing proposals from local groups, including his.
FBO’s are organizations granted the right to operate at an airport and provide a broad range of general aviation services for private and recreational flying, including refueling and maintenance services.
“I think this decision by the City Council is a mistake,” he said. “We followed the process as presented by the city and requested.”
Monday’s agenda included a bill for first reading to authorize the lease and operating agreement with AAC, a leading FBO network with locations in Kansas City, Dallas and Oklahoma.
Craig’s group was one of four companies — two from St. Joseph — who reportedly submitted applications last year for the lease and operating agreement.
He claims he was informed by those closely involved in the decision-making process that his proposal scored higher on not only one but two different rounds of voting.
“For whatever reason (that) didn’t sit well with the powers to be. So they decided they needed to go a different route. They opened it back up. We all re-submitted, but three of the groups never had the opportunity to present to the people evaluating. Only one group did,” he claimed.
Craig called for greater transparency and asked councilmembers to table the measure and form an independent commission composed of three aviation board members, councilmembers and business leaders to re-examine all four of the proposals.
Councilmember Kenton Randolph was the lone member to support a motion for the move.
“Let all four groups present and let’s see what the community thinks in terms of an opportunity. Let them score it,” he said.
According to city documents, Apex was selected as the awardee after receiving the highest overall score in the evaluation process, consistently ranking at or near the top in qualifications, operational ability and preparedness.
The document indicates that the city’s Purchasing Department utilized a panel of outside aviation professionals to conduct an independent evaluation of the proposals. The panel included Melissa Cooper, A.A.E., Aviation Director for the City of Kansas City, Missouri; Dave Schaumburg, A.A.E., Springfield-Branson National Airport; and Joe Peska, Aviation Consultant, Woolpert.
“Collectively, these evaluators brought decades of leadership in airport management, commercial development, and aviation infrastructure, ensuring an impartial and industry-informed selection process,” the document reads.
Evaluators highlighted Apex’s proven success operating multiple FBOs in the Midwest, its readiness to begin operations at Rosecrans Memorial Airport without delay and its well-defined operational plan.
In addition to operational enhancements, Apex has committed to significant financialinvestments at Rosecrans Memorial Airport.
Chris Nestman
It seems like scammers are always trying to find new ways to steal your money. A recent one that local leaders say are on the rise are online General Educational Development (GED) scams.
“We had someone actually just a couple of weeks ago that had $700 into it,” said Anne Johnson a GED Program Director for the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Center (DVSAC) in Idaho Falls. “They finally came and talked to us and I said, I’m really sorry, but you didn’t accomplish anything.”
Johnson says the most common thing they see are programs that advertise fast, easy, and test free GED programs. Once people pay, they either get enrolled in an unaccredited program or they get nothing in return and lose their money.
Another common method is to create websites that look legitimate and look related to local high schools or community colleges. In reality, they have no connection to those schools and are there to steal people’s information.
“The only program that’s used in the entire program is ged.com,” said Johnson. “And it does require study, effort, and tests.”
Johnson said there are plenty of avenues for people to get their GED here in eastern Idaho, including with them at the DVSAC.
“The only requirement is that you have to be 16 years of age… and have a valid ID. That’s it,” said Johnson.
DVSAC’s GED program covers the costs of signing up to get your GED and covers the costs of going to testing centers, like the College of Eastern Idaho.
They also provide guidance, tutoring, and flexibility to help people complete the program; including inmates at the local county jail.
To find out more about their program, you can go to geddvsac.org.
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A vehicle backfiring led to police to respond to an area of the University of Missouri’s Columbia campus on Monday evening.
An MU Alert was sent out to students at 8:35 p.m. indicating that officers were responding to a shots-fired call in the 900 block of South Providence Road.
The Columbia Police Department wrote in a social media post at 9:25 p.m. that it had received multiple 911 calls “in reference to a report of shots being fired” in the area. There was no evidence of shots being fired, police wrote.
Officer spoke with callers and other people in the area “and confirmed that no one saw shots being fired, only heard a loud noise when a vehicle drove by. It was later confirmed by a witness that a vehicle backfiring was the source of the loud noise,” the post says.
Some MU students began moving onto campus on Saturday, with a majority expected to move in on Wednesday and Thursday, according to information on the university’s website.
CPD wrote in its social media post that five CPD officers, a K-9 unit and MUPD officers responded to the call.
Garrett Hottle
CABAZON, Calif. (KESQ) Investigators have conducted extensive searches in Yucaipa and Cabazon and are reviewing a large amount of surveillance video in the disappearance of 7-month-old Emmanuel Haro, and they “are unable to rule out foul play,” the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said Monday in an updated advisory.
Deputies were called at 7:47 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14 to the 34500 block of Yucaipa Boulevard after Rebecca Haro reported she was assaulted by an unknown male and rendered unconscious while changing her child’s diaper beside her vehicle; when she awoke, Emmanuel was gone, the San Bernardino SHeriff’s Department said in a news release. Deputies and K-9 units from San Bernardino and Riverside counties searched the area that night, but Emmanuel was not located, according to the department.
In the days since, investigators served several search warrants at the Haro home that include the use of K-9s, and collected and are reviewing surveillance video from areas of interest, the sheriff’s department said in an Aug. 18 advisory.
Detectives interviewed multiple people, including Emmanuel’s parents, Jake and Rebecca Haro. During those interviews, Rebecca was confronted with inconsistencies in her initial statement and declined to continue, the sheriff’s department said. At this point in the investigation, foul play cannot be ruled out, according to the department.
Separately, Riverside County District Attorney’s Office records show Jake Mitchell Haro has a prior felony conviction arising from an Oct. 12, 2018 offense. The DA’s office said Haro pleaded guilty on June 8, 2023, to a felony child cruelty charge, which was prosecuted by the office’s Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit. Haro was placed on four years of felony probation and ordered to serve 180 days in jail on the work-release program; six years in prison were suspended as part of the plea, according to records from the Riverside County District Attorney’s office.
According to a felony complaint filed Oct. 5, 2021, in Riverside County Superior Court, both Jake Mitchell Haro and Vanessa Avina (aka Vanessa Haro) were charged with Penal Code §273a(a) involving a child identified as Jane Doe.
News Channel Three’s Garrett Hottle spoke with both Jake Haro and Vincet Hughes, Haro’s attorney off camera outside the Haro home in Cabazon. Dozens of people including community residents, content creators, and reporters stood outside the home Monday. Jake Haro telling News Channel Three’s Garrett Hottle he feels like he’s being harassed at time when his child is missing. We did press for an on-camera interview from both the Jake Haro and his attorney. We’ll update you with any additional information as soon as it comes in.
Anyone with information in Emmanuel’s case is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division at 909-890-4904 or We-Tip at 800-78-CRIME (27463) or wetip.com, the sheriff’s department said.
