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    MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (KPIX) — Neighbors were still without water in one Mountain View neighborhood on Sunday after a mistake at a construction site on Friday caused possible contamination, and neighbors are waiting for tests to reveal whether the water is safe for use.

The three-day drought for the neighborhood just off Cuesta Avenue began on Friday afternoon when a private contractor, replacing underground water lines at the intersection of Cuesta Drive and Bonita Avenue, had a problem.

“There was a contamination breach with some cement slurry mix getting into a water main, which required the water supply in the affected area to be shut off,” said city spokesperson Lenka Wright.

Homeowner Emily Hislop said details on the neighborhood social media site began spreading rapidly.

“My understanding is they’re supposed to cap off one pipe before they do a certain process, and they didn’t cap it off, just relied on the valve. And the valve was leaky,” she said. “And that’s the reason they’re supposed to cap off the pipe. They weren’t taking all the safety precautions they were supposed to. There’s a reason those safety procedures are in place.”

As a result, 67 homes just off Cuesta Avenue were immediately shut off from their water supply.

“Yeah, it’s been kind of annoying. It’s like practice for the earthquake,” said neighbor Bowei Du, with a laugh. “Not having water, we just go to the bathroom in the park. Luckily, the park is really close by.”

Aside from the restrooms at the park across the street, a couple of swim clubs are offering use of their showers. And shortly after the water was shut off, the city dropped off two cases of water at each home along with hand sanitizers, and they even offered to reimburse neighbors if they wanted to stay in a hotel.

“They took water samples everywhere,” said Du. “They went to the hydrants, and they also went to where your water connects. They basically took all the samples, and hopefully, Monday they’ll come back with the tests and they’ll say everything’s ok.”

Late Sunday morning, most of the homes had their water turned back on. But state regulations are pretty strict about drinking water, so what was coming into the houses could only be used for flushing toilets, not for drinking, washing or bodily contact, at least until the testing says it’s safe.

“So, as of today, the comprehensive drinking water testing is not expected to be completed until at least Monday,” said Wright. “So, the city is working very closely with state regulators to restore safe drinking water service as soon as possible.”

The city is coordinating the process with the State Water Resources Control Board. The water testing takes 30 hours to complete, which is why the results will not be known before Monday at the earliest. It’s been an annoyance for the homeowners, but most seemed impressed with how the city reacted to the problem. But a neighbor named Wendy said she was feeling sympathy for one person.

“I feel badly for that worker, actually, who must feel terrible, even though they shouldn’t have done that,” she said. “But to think that their mistake had so many repercussions.”

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By Emma Benson, KSL

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    TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (KSL) — Eisenhower Junior High School is no stranger to world records.

“For years and years, we’ve done different world records. It’s been part of the culture here,” Zach Layton, an English and journalism teacher at the school, said.

Last year, students set a record for the fastest human conveyor belt. Now they’re hoping to do it again, this time with something a little more colorful.

On Friday, the junior high students attempted to break a Guinness World Record for the longest line of coloring pages, laying out more than 8,000 sheets across the gym floor.

There were a few rules: no blank pages, at least two colors on each one and every sheet had to touch.

“It’s really cool that a bunch of kids came to do this,” one student said.

The project has been months in the making — the journalism class designed the pages, and then the rest of the school helped bring them to life.

It took nearly three hours to carefully place every page — each one carrying a simple but powerful message: kindness.

“The Granite School District has asked all of us to do different kindness activities each month,” Layton said. “So it’s kind of the perfect storm. … We had to create some coloring sheets, and we’re just like, ‘Hey, let’s put them together.'”

The pages featured messages such as “Choose Kindness,” “Generals are Kind,” “Kindness is Fun” and “Being Kind Brings Smiles.”

“Our school is really good with being kind, and I think it’s a great way to show kindness in different ways with different quotes on the papers,” sixth-grader Ma’Ake said.

Layton said the impact goes beyond the record attempt.

“People ask why we do these things … it’s them working together,” Layton said. “Kids who have never talked to each other will be like, ‘Hey, have you colored some sheets yet?’ So it gets them to come together, as a community, and that’s what we’re all about here.”

In total, the line stretched 3,686 feet and 8 inches — more than half a mile long.

Now, the school must submit photo and video evidence to Guinness, with witnesses verifying every page. The confirmation process can take up to 12 weeks, but school leaders said they’re hoping for expedited results by the end of the school year.

The current record stands at 5,930 coloring pages, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.

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By Stephanie Moore

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    UNION COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A woman escaped a local motel after being tied up, assaulted and threatened, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies said they were called on the morning of April 19 to the Rodeway Inn on South Duncan Bypass.

They said they found a woman with injuries, including facial swelling and signs she had been restrained.

The victim told deputies she had been held against her will inside a motel room since the previous day.

According to the investigation, the suspect, identified as Joseph Boykin, is accused of restraining the victim, physically assaulting her, and threatening her with a knife.

The victim was able to escape when the suspect briefly left the room and went to motel staff for help.

The woman was taken to the hospital.

Witnesses told deputies Boykin drove away in the victim’s red 2014 GMC Acadia.

With the assistance of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Boykin was arrested Friday and booked into the Union County Detention Center.

He is charged with kidnapping, assault and battery and grand larceny.

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By Lauren Pozen

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    VALLEY GLEN, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A year ago, a home in Valley Glen was destroyed by a fire and on Friday, it still appears to be frozen in time.

Neighbors say they’ve been going back and forth with the city of Los Angeles, trying to get it cleaned up, but nothing has changed. The property has charred beams, broken windows and debris taking over the front yard.

Neighbors also say it has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

“I have had a homeless guy, he thinks he lives here, he brought a trash bin here, cleaning the property, he tried to set a fire here and I had to call the police,” said Debbie Stopeck, who lives near the property. “I have had to call the police on him 11 times.”

Stopeck has taken the lead in pushing to get this property cleaned up with the city.

“We have contacted whom we are supposed to, and we get nothing back,” she said. “We either don’t get a response, or we get a hand response; we are working on it.”

LA County Assessor records show the property was sold in 2023.

Stopeck says no one ever moved in and adds that they started construction but never finished it.

Listing records show the home later went into a short sale in January 2025 and by April, it had burned down.

This is the same district under Councilman Adrin Nazarian, where a burned-down home on Varna Avenue in North Hollywood was declared a nuisance property after a decade of drug activity, and was finally cleaned up last week.

Nazarian says his office is working with city departments to get this solved in Valley Glen.

“Whatever action we take in this case, landlords should know that if they allow their properties to become a public nuisance or a danger to the community, they will be held accountable,” his office said.

But a resident who asked not to be identified says the situation isn’t getting any better.

“Everybody is completely frustrated with this and it’s kind of like business as usual, people shrug their shoulders now, they figure there is nothing we can do and they are not responsive,” he said.

This neighborhood is sounding the alarms, saying it’s not just their safety at risk, but their health too.

“Do something, don’t leave us with a house with asbestos,” Stopeck said. “It burned out, it has asbestos.”

CBS LA reached out to the LA City Attorney’s Office, which says the matter is under review by its Criminal Division.

There is no clear timeline for when it will be resolved, adding to the community’s frustration.

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By Elena Gomez

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    LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A family is left heartbroken after a tragic drowning at a Lincoln Heights park last week. A man jumped into a lake to save his son, who has autism. The boy survived, but his father drowned.

Eyewitness News spoke with the victim’s widow and daughters, who shared that Juan Andrade was a caring and happy man. They are devastated by his sudden death.

His wife says he’s a hero for giving his life to save their son.

On April 14, Juan died in an accidental drowning at the lake in Lincoln Park while trying to save his 14-year-old son.

His wife, Michelle, shared that while she wasn’t there when the accident happened, she learned that her son, Kevin, who has autism, somehow went into the lake while her husband may have been distracted while receiving an emergency call from a family member.

When her husband saw their son in the lake, he went after him, and during that process, he somehow accidentally drowned. Someone nearby was able to get her son out of the water. She said they searched for her husband for 30 minutes before he was found.

The father and son were both taken to General Hospital — the same hospital where she works — but Juan was pronounced dead.

“I have a lot of pain in my heart. I know I’m going to miss him. He’s gone forever,” Juan’s wife, Michelle Andrade, said.

“He was kind and very talkative. He was a very, like, friendly person. You could easily be friends with him after talking with him a few times,” said Esmeralda Andrade, Juan’s daughter.

The family set up a GoFundMe to help support the Andrades with not only funeral arrangements, but also to support caring for Kevin.

The family says Juan was the main caretaker for Kevin when his wife was at work.

They say they are thankful for all of the donations they have received so far to support their family.

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    BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — A Tuscaloosa County teenager is going viral while he fights for access to care he believes could save his life — and he hopes his plea can also help others facing the same battle.

Fifteen-year-old Will Roberts told WVTM 13 he has been battling stage four osteosarcoma for nearly a year and a half. The rare and aggressive form of bone cancer has taken away the things he loves most, including fishing, hunting and playing sports. He said living with cancer has been frustrating.

“I was very, very frustrated after it had spread everywhere again, because I knew the road was just going to be just as long — if not longer — because I thought I had completely made it. I rang the bell and everything, and they told me I was cancer-free, but then a little bit later they looked at the scans and they saw something was wrong,” Will said.

Will said his mother, Brittney Roberts, found a drug they believe could help save his life, but getting access to it has been extremely difficult. Will said watching his family worry pushed him to do something. Already logged into his mother’s Facebook account on his phone, Will posted a video asking for help and urging people to share his story, hoping it would get to President Donald Trump and United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The nearly three-minute post quickly gained traction, drawing more than three million views on Facebook alone.

Jason Roberts said the response moved faster than anything the family was able to do on its own. He said he and Brittney worked for a week to get their plea to Washington, D.C., but Will was able to do it in just a matter of hours.

“This is like living a nightmare, honestly, but I would be remiss if I didn’t give God the glory through this because there’s been a lot of sunshine in this as well,” Jason said. “It hasn’t always been gloom and doom. We have always looked at this as we’re not going to be victims of this. We’re not going to be defined by this, and me and Brittney have said that we refuse to mourn him while he’s still with us. We’re going to enjoy every single day with him as a gift because he is God’s gift to us, and we’re going to enjoy every single minute of it.”

The family said the video has now been seen by Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville. They also said it caught the attention of Dr. Mehmet Oz, who they say reached out personally to the developers of the drug.

Even with the uncertainty ahead, Will said he is holding tightly to his faith. And even in the middle of his own battle, Will said he is still thinking about how this could help other children who are facing cancer.

Jason said the family still has a long way to go before they can get Will the medicine, but a plan is starting to come together. Will’s parents said treatment would require the family to spend three weeks in California while he’s treated, but that could be difficult while balancing full-time jobs. They are not giving up hope, though.

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