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FOX43 Sports Poll: Should college athletes be able to play fantasy sports?

Last week, the NCAA suspended five University of Richmond baseball players for taking part in Fantasy Football. While fantasy football isn’t necessarily gambling, the NCAA treats standard Fantasy leagues in the same way. The rule reads as follows: “You are not eligible to compete if you knowingly participate in any sports wagering activity that involves intercollegiate, amateur or professional athletics,

Snow Day! Number of Foothill, Sierra Schools Closed or Delayed Monday

EL DORADO COUNTY — A number of schools in the foothills and Sierra region were either closed or delayed due to snow. See the list below: ● Black Oak Mine Unified School District – closed due to weather● Camino Union School District – closed due to weather● El Dorado Union High School District – Dorado HS and Union Mine HS

Low Snow Closes I-80 from Nevada State Line to Applegate

Ugh Mondays! I-80 remains closed. Lots of clean up work continues out there. We will let you know as things change. — CHP-Truckee (@CHP_Truckee) March 6, 2017 PLACER COUNTY — Interstate 80 closed down starting early Monday from the Nevada State Line to Applegate due to heavy snow. Caltrans reports 32 inches of snow has fallen since Sunday at Donner

Trump Travel Order to Apply to Those Seeking New Visas

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban will temporarily halt entry to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking new visas, allowing those with current visas to travel freely, according to a fact sheet obtained by The Associated Press. Trump was to sign the new executive order on Monday. The directive aims to

Full Text: President Trump’s Revised Executive Order on Travel

FOX40 — President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order Monday, barring people from Sudan, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia and Yemen without valid visas from entering the U.S. for 90 days. Read the full text below: THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2017 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATETHE ATTORNEY GENERALTHE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND

Supreme Court sends transgender bathroom case back to lower court

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday sent a case involving a transgender high school student back to a lower court, a temporary setback for the student. Monday’s announcement vacates a lower court’s decision in the case of Gavin Grimm, a Virginia student who is seeking to use school bathrooms that align with his gender identity. Monday’s decision means the

Man accused of hoarding dozens of dogs to face judge

SAN DIEGO – One of two people accused of hoarding 92 Yorkshire terrier and Yorkie-mix dogs in their feces-filled Poway home and 48 other dogs at another location is scheduled to be arraigned Monday at the downtown courthouse. Mark Vattimo, 73, is charged with 10 counts of animal abuse and neglect, as well as a misdemeanor charge of resisting an

Washington state man gets 20 years for killing man he mistakenly thought impregnated his 13-year-old relative

YAKIMA, Wash. — A Washington state man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing an Oregon man he mistakenly believed impregnated a 13-year-old girl. Yoset Dominguez-Serrano, 21, of Outlook, Washington, received the sentence Friday in Yakima County Superior Court, the Yakima Herald reported. Dominguez-Serrano in January pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the February 2015 killing of

Harley rider killed in rear-end collision

LEMON GROVE, Calif. — A motorcyclist who rear-ended a car on a Lemon Grove roadway, then crashed into a nearby parked vehicle was ejected from the bike and later died in a hospital, authorities said Monday. Witnesses told sheriff’s deputies that a 1992 Harley-Davidson motorcycle had struck the back of a 2010 Toyota Corolla while both were headed north on

Supreme Court sends transgender case back to lower court

The Supreme Court on Monday sent a case involving a transgender high school student back to a lower court, a temporary setback for the student. Monday’s announcement vacates a lower court’s decision in the case of Gavin Grimm, a Virginia student who is seeking to use school bathrooms that align with his gender identity. Monday’s decision means the case will

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