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California passes bill inspired by Katie Meyer
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Assembly [AB] Law 1575 was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept. 28, 2024. The new law requires all public college and university students to have an adviser when facing legal allegations regarding the student Code of conduct, which is the state of behavior the students are expected to uphold. AB 1575 was…
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Domestic abuse has become a critical concern for female athletes
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Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died four days after being attacked and set on fire by her former partner, Dickson Ndiema. She had been receiving treatment at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret City, Kenya after being doused in petrol resulting in burns to almost 80% of her body. According to police reports, Cheptegei’s death…
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Newbury Park High School adapts to the 5-Star system
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Seven minutes marks the countdown… Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, Newbury Park High School has adopted the 5-Star System. Instead of teachers writing individual bathroom or hall passes, students scan the QR code on their teachers wall through 5- Star and their countdown to use the restroom begins. When the timer ends, the…
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Rescue team saves man in drainage pipe
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Amid one of California’s notorious heatwaves, on Sept. 8, 2024, Ventura County first responders worked to free a man trapped in a 36-inch drainage pipe located on a private ranch close to Potrero Road within the Lake Sherwood area. Information detailing the circumstances surrounding how the 37-year-old man, who has not yet been identified,…
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Harris-Trump debate highlights each candidate’s promises
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for the first time on the debate stage. With a handshake, the two candidates initiated the first presidential debate since President Biden’s withdrawal from the race. ABC News hosted the debate on Sept. 10 in the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where moderators…
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1977 serial killer convicted in Ventura County
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After years of families being left in the dark regarding the cold cases of their daughters, mothers and sisters, justice may be served. Warren Luther Alexander, an ex-truck driver, has recently been linked to three murders that occurred in 1977. Following decades of scientific research, advanced DNA technology was able to link Alexander to…
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School shooting leaves community looking for answers
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On Sept. 4, the deadliest school shooting in Georgia history took place at Apalachee High School in Winder. Four people were killed: two teachers and two freshmen students. Nine others, including eight students and one teacher, were injured in the shooting, all of whom are expected to recover. The suspect, 14-year-old Colt Gray, was…
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Suspects arrested for theft at Target stores
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Over the weekend of Aug. 23, Ventura County authorities arrested 22 individuals accused of theft at local Target stores in Simi Valley and Moorpark. Police were able to recover an estimated total of $1,400 in merchandise, along with methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The operation involved the Simi Valley Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Target…
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San Bernardino fire decimates mountains
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On Sept. 5, the Line Fire started in San Bernardino County on Baseline Road and Aplin St., at its peak spanning over 39,000 acres and threatening the towns of Highland, Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs. The fire, whose suspected source is arson, threatened 65,600 structures within San Bernardino County, destroying one and damaging four. …
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2024-2025 CVUSD school board panel
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Photo by Isabelle Cipriano//Prowler On Monday, Sept. 9 at 5:15 p.m. in the journalism room at NPHS, the student journalists from the Panther Prowler, the Westlake Wire and the Lancer hosted a panel with all four CVUSD school board candidates. Each candidate was asked the same questions, and the last 20 minutes were dedicated to individual questions based…