All-805 matchup highlights CIF Regional Football Championship Bowl Games schedule

Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – CIF champions Ventura and Arroyo Grande will square off in a CIF-Division 3-AA Regional Championship Bowl Game between two local teams.

The game will take place Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm at Doug Hitchen stadium in Arroyo Grande.

It will be a rematch of the 2000 CIF-Southern Section Northern Division title game won by Ventura 35-14.

In Division 1-A Pacifica of Oxnard will bring their 14-0 record to El Cajon to play Granite Hills (10-3) on Saturday at 7pm.

Both teams won section titles over the weekend.

In Division 6-A Grace of Simi Valley will host Morse(San Diego) on Saturday 6pm at Moorpark College.

Grace won the CIF-SS D12 championship in just their third season back to playing 11-person football from 8-person football.

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Weather Alert Day: Additional snowfall through the Monday evening commute

Jessica Hafner

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of accumulating snow that could cause roads to be slick through Tuesday morning.

A wave of low pressure has plunged out of the Rockies across the Plains and into the Midwest on Monday, triggering a wide swath of snow where temperatures have been below freezing.

1-3″ of snow has already fallen across the region, with an additional 1-2″ possible through late tonight. Winds will be light, but visibility could drop where snowfall rates are higher between 5-7:00 p.m.

We are closely monitoring for a band of potentially higher snowfall rates where better forcing will be possible. This band may increase snowfall rates enough to allow for localized 4-6″ amounts VERY near and to the north of I-70. Given some uncertainty, we’ll need to closely monitor the forecast for amount bumps near I-70. In our previous map, a more southern band showed potential to bring 2+ inches near I-44, but this looks to increasingly happen east of mid-MO, towards the south side of St. Louis.

Snow looks to exit to the east before midnight, but roads that are not treated will be slick overnight into Tuesday morning as temperatures will remain below freezing in the upper teens.

Make sure you have both the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather and news apps to keep an eye on the Futuretrack and any closings that may pop up as schools will be back in session this week following the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Caballeros de Yuma hosts 40th Annual Holiday Tower Pageant Lighting Ceremony

Madeline Murray

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) – Caballeros de Yuma hosted the the 40th Annual Holiday Tower Pageant Lighting Ceremony Saturday night.

The event, which took place at 6:30 p.m. at Desert Sun Stadium, had multiple performances from dance companies all over Yuma, the Yuma Catholic High School choir, and Wendy McKay who sang at the event.

The entry fee to get in was to bring a couple of cans of food to donate to the Yuma Community Food Bank.

Robert Land, the chairman of the event, shared about why they want the community to come out and participate.

“We feel it’s important for the community to have fun. The Caballeros, their chief concern is to make Yuma a better place to live, and so we put on several events a year,” Land explained.

Caballeros de Yuma said they will continue to put this event on every year and there’s no end in sight.

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El Centro Spartans 10U football team heads to Florida

Karina Bazarte

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA) – The El Centro Spartans wrapped up a perfect 10-0 regular season, earning the conference title in AYF play.

The Spartans kept rolling in Solano County, beating the 10U Oakland Dynamites 7-0 for the Northern California regional title.

Head coach Richard Norwood says the team is ready to represent Imperial Valley in Florida, but need the communities support.

“This is going to be something really special for all the boys. This team is a very special team…We have been together for two years and in the time of the two years, we have been together we have built that bond…that chemistry, that brotherlyhood, stuff that makes this time work,” said Norwood.

The team will be heading to Florida next week. If you would like to support the team, click here.  

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Winter Weather Advisory issued for parts of Northwest Missouri with potential for 1 to 3 inches of snow

Cameron Montemayor

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A blast of winter weather could bring multiple inches of snow and difficult driving conditions to St. Joseph and surrounding areas Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for portions of east, central and northeast Kansas and north, northwest and west central Missouri from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday.

WHAT: Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches.

WHEN: From 5 a.m. to 6 p.m. CST Monday.

IMPACTS: Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning and evening commutes.

According to the National Weather Service, a system will move through the region most of the day Monday, bringing accumulating snowfall across most of the area. There is some uncertainty with where the band of highest snowfall will occur.

With an onset time possible Monday morning, a Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for areas roughly along and west of Interstate 35. An eastward expansion of this advisory is likely later today. Onset time east of Interstate 35 is expected later in the afternoon Monday.

Impacted counties could include:

Atchison, Kansas, Doniphan, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson, Kansas, Atchison, Missouri-Nodaway, Worth, Gentry, Harrison, Holt, Andrew, De Kalb, Daviess, Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Platte, Clay, Ray and Jackson.

Impacted cities could include

Maitland, Lansing, Maysville, Kansas City Kansas, Liberty, Kansas City, Tarkio, Plattsburg, Bethany, Fort Leavenworth, Braymer, Weston, Lawson, Osborn, Atchison, Polo, Olathe, Leavenworth, King City, Lenexa, Cameron, Riverside, Stanberry, Craig, Platte City, Richmond, Grant City, Elwood, Breckenridge, Maryville, Albany, Forest City, Clarksdale, Stewartsville, Overland Park, Union Star, Jamesport, Kearney, Gladstone, Independence, Weatherby Lake, Excelsior Springs, Highland, Mound City, Fairfax, Troy, Wathena, Oregon, St. Joseph, Country Club Villa, Stanley, Savannah, Gallatin, St. Joseph Airport, Hamilton, Parkville, Rock Port, Lathrop, and Shawnee.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

Those who must drive are advised to slow down and use caution while traveling.

The latest road conditions in Kansas can be obtained by calling 511 and in Missouri by visiting traveler.modot.org.

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Nate Karr’s Guitars for Kids gift guitars for the holiday season

Carter Ostermiller

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) — On Saturday, Nov. 29, Lanham Music hosted the 3rd Nate Karr’s Guitars for Kids Giveaway.

Children gathered around local Jay Kerner to receive a free guitar. The giveaway got it’s name form Kerner’s late friend.

“My late friend Nate Karr and I had a band, and we gave away some guitars the Christmas before he passed away. We didn’t know he was going to pass away, but we had such a good time doing it…And then when we lost him, we just continued to do it,” said Kerner.

Each child who entered the giveaway was given a chance to pick one guitar of their choice after Kerner selected their name from a box. The event is something that Kerner deeply cherishes.

 “You can be involved with a lot of different charity activities. You can donate to a lot of things. You can be on boards, you can do a lot of things with a charitable attitude, but handing a kid a guitar that really wants a guitar, that’s more fun than about anything I’ve been involved with,” said Kerner.

Kerner partnered with Lanham to host the event, and when word spread around, donations came in.

 “I’ve donated a few of them that we’ve found over the summer, but the vast majority of them have just come from generous people that know about the project and have been willing to donate,” said Kerner.

The giveaway was an opportunity for newcomers Naomi and Elijah Mobile, who finally got their hands on their very first guitar. The two siblings plan to learn the instrument together and are eager to get started.

 “We’re going to work together. I’ve been wanting to learn for a while, so I’m really happy I had this chance,” said Naomi Mobile.

After giving away nine guitars on Saturday, Kerner says they have been successful in giving away 106 guitars since they started, and with the help of Lanham Music, they have no plans to stop.

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Final celebrations at Cabazon XLII Indio Powwow

Daniella Lake

INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) – Today is the final day of the Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians’ 42nd annual Powwow. The three day event kicked off on Friday with bird singing and dancing. The celebration features all kinds of activities focused on keeping Native American tradition alive.

This morning, the gates open at 11 a.m. at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio. The grand entry starts at noon. The event is free.

Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is located at 84-245 Indio Springs Pkwy, Indio, CA 92203.

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‘A Thanksgiving never to be forgotten’ parents recount baby born on interstate

By Scott McKane

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    MURRAY, Utah (KSTU) — Luna Grace is her name, born on I-15 in Murray, and her parents, Vannessa and Dax Lowe, share the Thanksgiving story to top all others.

Both mom and dad were on the way to Intermountain Medical Center, but the 5300 South offramp of I-15 was the end of the road for baby Luna who wasn’t going to wait a moment longer.

“A thanksgiving, never to be forgotten!” said Daxton.

“Oh, wow, we did that! We had a baby, while you were driving, and I caught her. It’s insane!” said Vanessa.

Vannessa and Dax Lowe are high school sweethearts who already have a 22-month-old daughter.

But baby number two, Luna Grace, arrived a few days early and in a way neither of them expected.

It all began early Thursday afternoon. The couple dropped off their toddler with a relative on their way to the hospital. But they wanted to take some homemade food with them.

While Vanessa waited in their minivan, she says hunger pains were quickly overtaken by labor pains.

“I called him and I said, ‘Forget the food, come back to the car, I’m dying right now!’ Then out came Zach holding a couple of things of leftovers,” she said. “We didn’t get Thanksgiving dinner, so we had to have something.”

At the off-ramp, Dax asked Vannessa if she was doing okay.

“And I go, nope, I feel like she’s coming right now! And I reached down and I go; ‘wow, that’s her head!” She said.

After pulling off onto the shoulder, Dax then called 911 while Mother Nature and Luna Grace took over.

“She just shot out, and I somehow caught her! As I was pulling off, I literally looked over and just watched the baby launch, right into mom‘s hands, boom right there!” Said Vanessa.

According to Corpor,al Chaseton Stevens with Utah Highway Patrol, paramedics and officers arrived to help get them the rest of the way to the hospital.

“I think this is going to be like the story they tell forever, right? Like having a baby on Thanksgiving and trying to get to the hospital and having the baby in the freeway right? Like all those things, it doesn’t happen often,” he said.

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Georgia man bitten by rabid raccoon while attempting to ‘rescue’ it

By Addison Howard

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    ROSWELL, Ga. (WRCB) — The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) is reminding the public of the dangers of rabies after a man unsafely brought a rabid raccoon to their shelter.

In a social media post they said does not intend to shame or embarrass, they told the full story as a cautionary tale.

A gentleman in Cherokee County, GA found a raccoon vocalizing in the road earlier this week.

“Not having anything to contain it, he wrapped it in his coat and held it against his chest as he drove for over an hour to CNC,” the post said.

The center is not licensed for raccoon rehab, and only accepts raptors, reptiles, and amphibians.

During the drive, the raccoon freed its head and bit the man on the face and hands.

He drove back home, wrapped the raccoon in a blanket with duct tape, and continued to the center:

“He arrived an hour before the Wildlife Clinic opens, just as children were arriving for CNC Camp Kingfisher’s Thanksgiving Break camp. The Camp Director radioed Wildlife to alert us to the situation. Wildlife staff met the finder in the parking lot with a kennel to secure the animal. After much forceful insistence on our part, he finally agreed to go to the hospital for treatment while we dealt with the raccoon.”

Partners at a nearby veterinary hospital agreed to accept the raccoon for euthanasia and submission to the Cherokee County Health Department. They say it had to be killed to be tested.

Fewer than 48 hours later, the center learned the raccoon tested positive for rabies.

The condition of the man, who refused to identify himself to staff or the hospital, is unknown.

The center provided some “important take-aways:”

– Unlike domestic pets, lone wild animals in pain and distress do not vocalize since this could attract predators – Always ensure rehab centers are licensed for the type of animal you have – Be honest and truthful when asked for information – Rabies in human has a >99% fatality rate without treatment

“While the finder’s heart was in the right place, he put himself, his family, CNC’s staff, volunteers, and visitors, the GWN transporter, and the staff of Bells Ferry all at risk,” the center said. “PLEASE take a minute and assess the situation before attempting to capture wildlife without direction.”

If you find an animal you suspect may have rabies, call your local health department.

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Police arrest man accused of stealing $12K Rolex from gym locker room

By Michael Martin

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    ST. GEORGE, Utah (KSTU) — A man in southern Utah is facing theft and property damage charges after police say he was seen going into a gym’s locker room and stealing multiple items, including a $12,000 Rolex watch.

Braden Cory Beard, 32, was arrested on November 10, but the warrants in the case were recently released.

According to court documents, on October 14 a patron of the Summit Athletic Club reported that their watch had been stolen from a dressing room while they were exercising. The watch was a Rolex brand “Submariner.”

The victim told employees that he had placed the watch in a locker while he was exercising. However, when he returned, he found that the lock on the locker was broken and appeared to have been pried open.

The employee helped the victim in trying to get the locker open, and they found that the watch was missing.

Video surveillance was reviewed, and they found that a man with black hair and beard was seen going into the locker room and remaining there for an extended period of time.

Employees identified the man in the video as Braden Beard, who was a frequent patron of the gym.

Management of the gym then reviewed Beard’s check-in times for the gym, and they appeared to correlate with other thefts that the gym had suffered. The manager also found an image on social media with Beard holding the stolen watch.

When police talked to Beard, they said he initially denied the allegations but soon admitted to stealing the Rolex and another watch that wasn’t reported.

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