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Thomas Makea has selected his first team as head coach.

Since April, at least 16 people have died or gone missing in rivers across the state, according to newspaper reports.

Several counties have banned recreation on rivers that flow from the Sierra Nevada because of swift currents and fatalities.

KERN COUNTY, Calif. — Gwyny Pett has been visiting the Kern River for decades, camping there as a girl and then taking her own children, now grown, to splash in shallows so calm they felt like a private pool. She has seen it in dry cycles like last year, when the river was difficult to explore not because of surging water, but because she turned her ankles on the exposed pebbles. She has also seen the destructive power of the river during high-water years. And although Pett, 66, recently ...

Today libraries are many things to different people. As places for engaging storytimes, welcoming and safe havens, and labs for creativity, libraries help expand childrens minds. We spoke with three librarians about how their makerspaces are sparking students creativity and curiosity, and impacting lives.

Six Academy players have signed new contracts as the club continues to feel the benefits of its player pathway.

New names in Black Sox squad as some experienced players miss out ahead of home World Cup.

Softball New Zealand said in a statement to Stuff that Hayes – a world series gold medallist in 2013 and 2017 – “along with several others, was not picked in the current squad because he didnt meet the standards expected of the players on and off the diamond’’. "We are no longer the world champions, so we have had to make changes, improve our standards, set higher expectations and pick players who meet those expectations," Black Sox coach Mark Sorenson said. Softball NZ/Facebook Bl...