Wine Auction Raises $381K For Kids + Teen Golf Champ: Saturday Smiles

If you are searching for some lighter news, you have come to the right place. Read on to learn more about the college course inspired by Taylor Swift and check your wallet for the winning Powerball ticket worth $470,633 recently sold in Northern California.

Guy Fieri, Celebrity Chefs Raise Over $1.5M For Maui Recovery, Relief

• All net proceeds of the Chefs for Maui event went to Foodservice Workers of Maui and The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division.

Taylor Swift's Next Era Will Be A U.C. Berkeley Course

• A class at the Haas School of Business will look at the entertainer who went from starry-eyed teen to a billionaire in two decades.

Sea Otter 841 Is A Splash As A Halloween Costume In Santa Cruz

• Photographer Mark Woodward, who helped make Otter 841 an internet sensation, captured photos of people dressed as "841 +1" for Halloween.

Dublin 8th Grader Creates Water-Saving App

• Arjun Mahajan was concerned about the drought, so he created the "Drought Saver" app to help consumers save water.

Teen Golfer Tees Up Championship Round

• Alyssa Kim of James Logan High School in Union City carded an impressive 66 to become the 2023 NCS Division II Girls Golf Champion.

Livermore Valley Wine Auction Raises Over $381K For Local Children

• This year’s donations will benefit the Fostering Wishes, Kids Bike Lane, Open Heart Kitchen and Quest for Science.

NorCal Powerball Ticket Worth $470,633 Sold For Saturday's Drawing

• Did you buy a Powerball ticket for Saturday night? No one won the jackpot, but a NorCal ticket is worth almost a half-million dollars!

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