Girls Flag Football featuring TCA and Palmer Ridge
Rob Namnoum
The Classical Academy girls flag football team remains undefeated as they beat Palmer Ridge on Tuesday night 34-12.
Click here to follow the original article.El Niño Storm Preparations Underway
Tracy Lehr
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The Santa Barbara City Council received a Winter Storm Preparedness Update.
With El Niño-related weather activity in the forecast city and counties are preparing for a possible increase in rainfall.
The city of Santa Barbara is urging residents to prepare, stay informed and learn about local readiness efforts.
Now is the time to prepare to protect their families, homes, and property from flooding.
“We want people to know that the upcoming El Niño is serious, ” said Asst. City Manager René Eyerly.
The city and county can help.
“With any upcoming storm season, we want them to be looking at their homes and cleaning their gutters and looking at the roof, we want them to be having an evacuation plan, to have their go kits ready and we want them to know the city and county have a lot of information to get them prepared,” said Eyerly.
Flooding can happen with little warning, especially in areas below the south county foothills prone to flooding during periods of heavy rain.
The County of Santa Barbara is also hosted a virtual El Niño Community Meeting on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 5:30 p.m. Residents are encouraged to Register for the Meeting
The meeting will cover the weather outlook, creek and road preparations, and key storm and flood safety tips.
Everyone is encouraged to sign up to receive emergency alerts, and to review your household’s emergency evacuation plans, and make a go bag full of supplies.
Residents are also urged to find out if their home and workplace is in a flood zone.
Sign up for ReadySBC alerts, by visiting, readysbc.org.
Find out about flood zones, by visiting, the FEMA Flood Map Service Center.
Click here to follow the original article.2027 St. Jude Dream Home starting to take shape in Palm Desert
KESQ News Team
PALM DESERT, Calif. (KESQ) – News Channel 3 is once again partnering with the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the Coachella Valley Dream Home Giveaway.
The 2027 house is already starting to take shape in Palm Desert. Merritt Framing is wrapping up two weeks of work putting up the walls, ceilings, and roof system.
Richard Hayman says this is his first Dream Home project, and for him the work means more than just building a house.
“It’s just such a good cause. I mean, everybody knows somebody that’s had a child, you know, that was ill. It makes me feel real well. I enjoy doing this type of stuff. I do a lot of volunteer work, off the job site as well,”
The Spanish style home will have 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, and about 2400 square feet of living space with an estimated value of $860,000. The home is located at 40965 Avenida Arcada.
Tickets go on sale this winter.
Check out our Dream Home section for more information and continuing updates.
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Rob Namnoum
KRDO-13 Sports Director Rob Namnoum goes one on one with Air Force quarterback Liam Szarka.
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Rob Namnoum
Mesa Ridge High School was our week one winner of the South Colorado Motors Friday Night Blitz Spirit Award. The Mesa Ridge cheer squad received the South Colorado Motors Friday Night Blitz Spirit Award plaque.
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Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two people were hurt – one seriously – in a single-vehicle crash Tuesday on Northwoods Road in Pettis County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The report says a 35-year-old Smithton man lost control of his 1993 Ford Explorer while it was heading northbound. The vehicle went off the road, hit a ditch and overturned, the report says.
The driver was seriously injured and his passenger – a 39-year-old Smithton man – had minor injuries. Both men were brought to Bothwell Regional Medical Center by ambulance.
MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.
Click here to follow the original article.Day of Hope shatters record with $681,779 raised for local cancer patients
Dave Alley
NIPOMO, Calif. (KEYT) – Once again the Day of Hope fundraiser was a record-breaker, setting a new all-time mark for money raised for the 13th straight year.
However, this year’s amount of $681,779 not only set a new record, it smashed last year’s total by a whopping $207,842, representing a remarkable 44% increase.
“It’s absolutely incredible,” said Derek Baden, Mission Hope Cancer Center Senior Director of Cancer Services. “We we had a lofty goal this year and we blew it out of the water and I couldn’t be more impressed with this community.”
The announcement was made Tuesday night by Dignity Health during a special Thank You Celebration held at the Edwards Barn in Nipomo.
Day of Hope is a yearly community fundraising event for Mission Hope Cancer Center, which operates facilities in Santa Maria and Arroyo Grande.
All of the proceeds collected during the event help support cancer patient assistance needs, the acquisition of new technology and equipment, and programs and services.
Held last month on Aug. 26, the 13th Annual Day of Hope took place in several Central Coast locations, including Santa Maria, Orcutt, Nipomo, Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach, Pismo Beach, Guadalupe and Lompoc.
Since the fundraiser was first held in 2014, it has featured hundreds of volunteers selling special edition $1 Santa Maria Times newspapers on street corners, intersections, parking lots, schools and many other locations.
Another constant has been an ever increasing amount of money raised through not only newspaper purchases, but also generous donations from local businesses, families and individuals.
In 2014, the first-ever Day of Hope raised $100,000, and ever since, a new record has been established each and every year.
This year, the Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation raised $542,057 to support Mission Hope Cancer Center’s Santa Maria location, while the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation raised $139,722 to support Mission Hope Cancer Center’s Arroyo Grande location.
“Day of Hope is a profound testament to the compassion of our community,” said Sue Andersen, Marian Regional Medical Center and Arroyo Grande Community Hospital President/CEO. “The support we’ve received goes far beyond a financial gift, it represents a wave of hope for those facing a cancer diagnosis. We are deeply grateful to everyone who contributed; your generosity ensures that our patients and their families have the expert care and unwavering support they need throughout their healing journey.”
The top fundraising teams for several catergories were also announced on Tuesday during the celebration event.
The first place team in the corporate team category was Rugged Radios, which collected a record-breaking $50,135.
The top team for the family and friends category was Passion for Color, with $33,773 raised.
The most spirited team award was given to Mission Hope Cancer Center for the Santa Maria location and Grands of AG for the Arroyo Grande location.
The top fundraising school was El Camino Junior High in Santa Maria, which raised $1,052.
With this year’s $681,779 added to the overall total collected, more than $3,850,000 has been raised over the 13 years the Day of Hope has been held.
While the 2026 Day of Hope has officially concluded, community members can still contribute financially to Mission Hope Cancer Center and support local cancer patients.
For more information, call the Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation at (805) 739-3595 and the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation at (805) 994-5421.
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Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Fitzgibbon Hospital in Saline County announced in a Tuesday morning social media post that it will be renamed to Missouri Valley Regional Medical Center.
The comes after the Marshall Hospital announced that it will be ending its inpatient labor and delivery services on Sept. 30.
American Medical Administrators took over its hospital operations earlier this month after a buyer for the hospital backed out of its deal.
“The inpatient Labor and Delivery unit has experienced ongoing financial losses for several years,” a social media post from the hospital says. Following a thorough review of the unit’s performance given the resources required to sustain inpatient obstetrical services, it was determined that continuing the service in its current form was not financially sustainable.”
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Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
An appeals court in Missouri’s western district upheld the conviction of a Cole County man who is serving two life sentences after he was found guilty of raping women.
Francis H. Kempker, 55, was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without parole for two rapes committed during spring 2016 at his Centertown shop, previous reporting shows.
He was convicted of first-degree rape in April 2024.
Kempker was accused of bailing women out of jail and then raping them.
He was also found guilty of drug possession in 2023.
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Jesus Reyes
WHITEWATER, Calif. (KESQ) – One person was taken to the hospital after a fire in the garage of a Whitewater residence Tuesday afternoon.
The fire was reported at around 5:30 p.m. on the 13100 block of Galbreth Drive.
“Firefighters are at-scene of a single-story single-family dwelling fire, first arriving unit reported the garage fully involved in fire,” reads a post by CAL FIRE.
The injured person suffered minor injuries. No other injuries were reported.
Red Cross has been requested for two adults who were displaced.
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