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CSU Monterey Bay receives $1.13 million grant for water-use research
CSU Monterey Bay was awarded a $1.13 million grant from the U.S. Geological Survey to support water-use research. The university’s Department of Applied Environmental Science adjunct faculty and research scientists, AJ Purdy and Lee Johnson, received the award to provide research, support and software engineering to OpenET. OpenET was publicly started in October 2021 and…
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150-year-old Florida Keys lighthouse illuminated for first time in a decade
The lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank.
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Clipboard: Soledad’s Freeman a part of the receiving rotation for nationally ranked Fresno State
Josiah Freeman has appeared in all five games this season for undefeated Fresno State, having caught four passes for 32 yards. The 6-foot-3 redshirt sophomore has receptions in three of the nationally ranked Bulldogs’ five games, catching a pair of passes in last week’s win over Nevada. Freeman was an all-state selection in his one…
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49ers’ offensive scoring spree took root in Bosa-less training camp
SANTA CLARA — All eyes were on Brock Purdy’s surgically repaired elbow, and no eyes were on Nick Bosa. It was two months ago at training camp, and the 49ers were preparing to stage their NFL coup. Purdy’s elbow was responding remarkably well, albeit with daily interceptions that reporters obsessively tracked. Bosa, meanwhile, was bunkered…
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Gold Country Weekend: Getaway to charming Amador City
If you don’t normally frequent the charming Sierra foothill towns of California’s Gold Country, you might miss Amador City. But this tiny town — at a third of a square mile, it’s the smallest city in the Golden State — has tales to tell and treasures to discover. The drive — two hours from the…
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Tourism resumes in West Maui near Lahaina as hotels and timeshare properties welcome visitors
The area around the Maui town largely destroyed by wildfire two months ago began welcoming back travelers the mayor and Hawaii’s governor pushed ahead to restart tourism to boost the economy.
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Say “howdy” to Crocs new cowboys boots, on sale soon
Want to boot, scoot and boogie without breaking in a new pair of kicks? There’s a Crocs design for that. The Crocs Classic Cowboy Boots debut on Oct. 23. Better boot, scoot and boogie to buy them as they’re only available for a limited time. (Provided by Crocs, Inc.) This week, the Broomfield-based company unveiled…
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Israel strikes and seals off Gaza after incursion by Hamas, which vows to execute hostages
Israel’s vaunted military and intelligence apparatus was caught completely off guard by Hamas, resulting in heavy battles in its streets for the first time in decades.
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Mayo Clinic expert: Joint replacement surgery, arthritis are not inevitable
Rhoda Madson | (TNS) Mayo Clinic News Network ROCHESTER, Minn. — Don’t worry about your hips or knees as you age. Arthritis in those joints isn’t inevitable. Keep doing the activities you enjoy. Those hopeful words come from Rafael Sierra, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic specializing in hip and knee reconstruction. Dr. Sierra says there is…
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Top horror films 2023: Our No. 1 pick ranks among best horror movies of all time
The horror movie genre has been a bit of a mixed bag in 2023. On one hand, fright fans witnessed the release of one of the most thrilling horror films in years. On the other hand, viewers got a bunch of sequels — including a goodly number worth watching — as well as some fairly…
