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Sunday, March 30, 2025

Southland player wins a $515 million Powerball jackpot

Someone in the Southland is holding a $2 Powerball ticket worth over half a billion dollars!  That ticket won the $515 million jackpot in last night’s draw.  It would take several suitcases to hold all that loot. The ticket was the only one to have all six of the winning numbers. They are: 7, 11, 21, 53, 61, and the […]
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Entertainment Snips and Bites — March 29, 2025

Script and film deals Apparently, it didn’t take long for Hollywood to get inspired by “Signalgate.” The Trump Administration continues to struggle with the scandal over a journalist accidentally added to a chat with White House officials discussing military actions in Yemen. Meanwhile, a deal was announced a few days ago for actor, comedian, and successful pitchman Kevin Hart to […]
Friday, March 28, 2025

Why the Wisconsin Supreme Court race is getting national attention

    Judith Ruiz-Branch, producer/reporter, Wisconsin News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   Early voting is surging in Wisconsin’s spring election. Thousands have either sent in absentee ballots or voted in person. Meanwhile, political maneuvers continue with the pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race less than a week away, the latest coming from the White House. In the weeks […]
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Sundance Film Festival ditching Utah, moving to Colorado

The Rocky Mountain high city of Boulder, Colorado, is rolling out the welcome mat for the Sundance Film Festival. There has been a lot of buzz about the festival possibly moving from its longtime Park City, Utah, location. Well, today it became official with announcements from the festival and on the Boulder Twitter/X page. After a year-long search, Boulder won […]
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Winning Powerball ticket worth over $5 million sold in California

The Powerball jackpot ballooned to more than half a billion dollars after no ticket came up with all of the winning six numbers in last night’s draw. However, someone in the Golden State did hit five of the lucky numbers for a huge payday. That ticket was purchased at Rocklin Mini Mart, located at 4505 Pacific Street in Rocklin, in […]
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

NBA Superstar Stephen Curry and former First Lady Michelle Obama launch new sports drink

                        NBA Warriors’ point guard Stephen Curry is the pitchman for a new sports drink. Curry launched PLEZi Hydration today, with a company co-founded by former First Lady Michelle Obama, who is known for her love of healthy foods. PLEZi Nutrition calls itself a Public Benefit Company. Obama says […]
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Is the prestigious Sundance Film Festival leaving Utah?

  Alex Gonzalez,  producer/reporter, Utah News Connection, a bureau of Public News Service.   The future of the Sundance Film Festival in Utah could depend on whether an anti-Pride bill is signed into law by Gov. Spencer Cox. The governor has until this Thursday , March 27, to decide the fate of House Bill 77. The Republican-backed bill would ban […]
Sunday, March 23, 2025

How to protect your home from wildfires

  Suzanne Potter, producer/reporter, California News Service, a bureau of Public News Service.   As Los Angeles starts to recover from the firestorm, people are looking for ways to harden their homes against future mega-blazes. Experts said the massive destruction from the Palisades and Eaton fires has some people discouraged, thinking there is nothing they can do to defend their […]
Friday, March 21, 2025

Trump’s actions against US Dept of Education increase concerns over student loans

  Mike Moen, producer/reporter, United States News Service, Public News Service.     Student loans are among the areas overseen by the U.S. Department of Education. Since President Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to gut the agency, questions are mounting about the fate of loan services. The president signed an order Thursday he said begins the process of dismantling […]