Philip Teresi

Akram Mohsain of Tower Gas joins the show to talk about his viral social media posts helping the homeless in Tower. 

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. Selma Unified issues a warning for students doing the "One Chip Challenge." A hack of Epik, a favorite of far-right extremist groups, has dumped more than 150 gigabytes of private data into public view. California has the lowest virus transmission rate in the nation. FDA has approved boosters for 65 & older and to at risk groups. An Oklahoma man illegally performed a castration in the woods. One man on his way to buy a pizza bought a lotto ticket worth $490m. 

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A moment on rich people and their weird food habits. The search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, the last to see her alive, has intensified as an underwater dive team has been dispatched to the nature reserve that is his last known location and Gov. De Santis has ordered all state agencies to assist in the search. A review of international research finds that those who consume higher levels of dairy fat, from items like milk, butter and cream, are less likely to develop cardiovascular disease, which kills 18 million people a year. Apple and Google have pulled a political-opposition app from their stores following demands by Russia, which is headed into an election that could keep Putin in office.

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Researchers have advised the CDC that COVID infections and deaths appear to be peaking nationally and should be on a steady decline through March. A funeral home has an interesting approach to encouraging vaccination. Following this weekend's Emmys, producers have words about Seth Rogen's onstage comments about COVID. Clowns lurking outside of schools in Singapore that horrified parents and caused them to call police were actually part of a stunt to promote a private speech academy. 

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Kicking it off with the Buzz Question about vaccinating kids 5-11. Paul and Ruben Flores will stand trial for suspected murder of Kristin Smart, who disappeared 25 years ago at Cal Poly. Fresno's University High has been named a 2021 Blue Ribbon School and is one of five California Distinguished Schools this year. According to documents provided by a verified whistleblower, scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology applied and failed to secure $14 million grant to genetically engineer coronaviruses that were more infectious to humans. 

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. An update on the Gabby Petito case. A moment on donuts and Chick-fil-A on a Sunday. A journalist finds two letters written to him by the Unabomber after cleaning out his attic. 

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Following vocal support from the Armenian community earlier in the year, the FUSD Board of Trustees will begin the process of possibly renaming Forkner Elementary after renowned journalist, professor, author and Fresno native H. Roger Tatarian. Now what about Polk Elementary? The migrant surge continues to test authorities in south Texas as videos of Border Patrol agents on horseback are raising questions about crowd control methods. 

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Dr. Haley Nelson, complex care pediatrician at Valley Children's Healthcare joins the show to discuss the progress on vaccines for 5-11 years old, COVID in schools and more. Fresno Unified School District will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations and testing starting this week at McLane High. The free clinics are open to staff, student and the public. Listeners comment. Facebook is a mess when it comes to COVID misinformation and there are no plans to fix it. 

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Kicking off the show with the Buzz Question about the Petito case, which has now been ruined a homicide following identification of the remains found in WY. Firefighters were successful in holding off the KNP Complex Fire and protecting "the Four Guardsmen," a group of giant sequoias that form a natural entryway on the to the forest in Sequoia National Park. September is National Suicide Prevention Month and Fresno County's Department of Behavioral Health has introduced FresnoCares.org as a community support. Brandi Lidbeck, LMFT in Fresno and lead for Fresno Cares joins the show.  A Newberg staff member has been placed on leave after showing up to work in blackface to protest vaccine mandates. 

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. More on the Petito case as witnesses offer various perspectives on the case. A man returns bottles from 1913 for deposit and interest from Irving Cliff Brewery near Scranton. Scientists want to resurrect the woolly mammoth and got a $15 million investment to work on it. Keep an eye out for the harvest moon. 

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