Man identified as Russell J. wins $ 741,022 on slot machine Winner plans to add money to retirement savings … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced native wins award for investigative journalism
She was given the 2015 George Foster Peabody Award The reports revealed secret race-based mustard gas testing during World War II Reports showed Department of Veterans Affairs didn’t do enough to find victims … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced student wins business contest with food-processing device
Augustin Roldan impresses voters at seventh annual San Joaquin Entrepreneur Challenge Winner, runner-up share $ 16,500 in cash and business services Eight-county event in Stockton seeks to boost economy … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno woman wins $750,000 lottery prize
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Read More »First-year professor wins $500,000 award
Dong Li, a professor in his first year at UC Merced, has won a prestigious award that comes with $ 500,000 in research funds from the National Science Foundation. “I’m really … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who Wins a Stare Down Between a Bear and a Cat?
It was a stare down through a glass door in Eagle River, Alaska between a pet known as a "Fraidy-Cat" to its owners and a black bear. The bear walked up on the porch of a home and was met by the eyes of the cat. That’s when the stare …
Read More »Clovis East Grad DeChambeau Wins NCAA Golf Championship
Clovis East graduate Bryson DeChambeau (SMU) finished with a 71 on Monday to win the NCAA Men’s Golf Individual Championship with a 280 overall score. DeChambeau becomes the second Clovis native to win the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship. Buchanan grad Kevin Chappell won the title in 2008. The junior …
Read More »Clovis Student Wins $10k at International Science Fair
The International Science and Engineering Fair was held last week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where a Clovis student came home with a big prize. Out of 1,700 students from 70 countries, Clovis North Junior Alex Tacescu won a $ 10,000 scholarship to the school of his choice for his project, which …
Read More »Visalia man wins $5 million from a scratcher
A man who’s been playing the lottery for 30 years is now a millionaire. Doug Gary won $ 5 million from a $ 20 scratcher ticket. He bought it at Rose’s Market, on South Lovers Lane in Visalia. Gary says he’s won $ 1,000 a couple of times, but nothing …
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