The snurfer: Muskegon engineer invented snowboard predecessor with a bit of Christmas magic

Sherman Poppen’s snurfer was an influential precursor for the snowboard. It was born out of a bit of Christmas magic.

Defending champion LawConnect leads yachts out of Sydney harbor in annual ocean race to Hobart

Defending champion and 100-foot supermaxi LawConnect led the Sydney to Hobart fleet out of Sydney harbor on Friday for the 80th running of the ocean race to the island state of ...

Gifts exchanged at Fresno’s Senior Citizen Village

This Christmas, residents at the Senior Citizen Village in Southeast Fresno enjoyed a meal and a fun gift exchange.  “It makes you feel really welcome and ...

Fire in damages Fresno home, kills family pet

Fresno Fire crews responded to a house fire early Christmas morning that damaged a home and a vehicle and left one family pet dead. The fire broke out just after 1 ...

Sleepy driver causes 2 car rollover crash on Highway 99

A sleepy driver caused a rollover two-car crash on a Livingston highway Christmas morning. CHP says it happened on Highway 99 near Winton Parkway. The cause?

Vikings eliminate Lions with defense-dominating 23-10 victory, racking up 6 turnovers and 5 sacks

Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions ...

Lions eliminated after turnover-fueled loss to Vikings, send Packers to playoffs

The Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs. With six turnovers in a 23-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday, Detroit was ...

Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler lead the way as Warriors beat Mavericks 126-116 on Christmas Day

Stephen Curry scored 23 points and knocked down a key 3-pointer with 3:45 left to help seal it, Jimmy Butler added 14 points, nine assists and nine rebounds, and the Golden ...

Dallas center Anthony Davis leaves with apparent groin injury

Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis suffered an apparent groin injury in the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday. Davis exited the Christmas Day ...

$2.8 million Powerball ticket sold at Southern California store

While it wasn’t the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, someone in Southern California woke up on Christmas with a lot more money than they had on Christmas Eve. The much-anticipated Powerball ...

Dak Prescott throws for 307 yards and 2 TDs to lead Cowboys past skidding Commanders 30-23

The Dallas Cowboys had every excuse for starting the game with a thud. Instead, they roared out in front and made the most of a road trip on Christmas Day. Dak Prescott threw ...

Truck crashes into Fresno building on Christmas

Christmas came with an extra surprise for a Fresno driver Thursday morning after they crashed into a local building. According to footage from the scene, the Red Chevy ...