Women's tackle football? Yes, it's real and the Bay Area has its first professional team

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KGO) -- The Bay Area is welcoming another women's professional sports team as the Golden State Storm begins its inaugural season in the Women's National Football Conference.

The Storm joins recent additions to the Bay Area's women's professional sports scene, including Bay FC in 2024 and the Golden State Valkyries in 2025.

It is the 16th team to join the WNFC, the Women's National Football Conference, which is in its seventh year. The league features women's tackle football, a sport not typically available to women.

Brandi Ransom, a wide receiver for the Storm, commutes two hours several evenings a week from her job as a research scientist at IBM in San Jose to the team's practice field in Fairfield.





https://abc7news.com/post/womens-tackle-football-comes-bay-area-golden-state-storm-begin-inaugural-season/18782159/

CO-AG: Colorado AG primary (D) remains tight after party assembly

The Democratic primary for attorney general remains a four-way, competitive contest after two high-profile candidates qualified at Saturday's party assembly in Pueblo.

Why it matters: Democrats hold the advantage in Colorado entering the 2026 election, and the winner of the party primary will start as the frontrunner for the November election.

State of play: Jena Griswold, current secretary of state, earned the most support at the assembly, taking 41.8% of the delegate vote.

Rival David Seligman, a progressive attorney, finished a close second at 40.6%.

Boulder District Attorney Michael Dougherty received 18% support. He can still qualify via petitions with voter signatures.
Hetal Doshi, a former federal prosecutor, did not participate in the assembly and will seek to qualify with petitions.



https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/03/28/colorado-attorney-general-democratic-primary-jena-griswold

CO-AG: Griswold (D) falsely claims she argued before the Supreme Court

DENVER — The leading Democratic candidate for Colorado Attorney General has embellished her resume, which is thin on courtroom experience.

Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who is seeking the Democratic nomination to replace term-limited Attorney General Phil Weiser, is falsely claiming that she has argued a case before the United States Supreme Court.

Griswold has not argued a case before the United States Supreme Court. Griswold was a party to Trump v Anderson, in which anti-Trump Republicans and unaffiliated voters in Colorado sued Griswold as Secretary of State to force her to remove Trump’s name from the ballot for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters.

9NEWS legal analyst Scott Robinson, a criminal defense attorney with decades of experience including arguing a case before the Supreme Court, called Griswold’s claim “inaccurate and, quite frankly, a misrepresentation.”




https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/griswold-falsely-claims-supreme-court/73-57a75ab3-5733-4b6f-8753-67565dab1ff0

MI-SEN: Top El-Sayed ally: It doesn't matter if rapes happened on Oct. 7.

Tensions over Israel burst into the open in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan this week after a candidate scheduled rallies with a provocative left-wing streamer who has been an outspoken critic of the Israeli government and its war in Gaza.

The candidate, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, who is in a competitive three-way Democratic primary, faced forceful criticism from his opponents and others within his party after announcing that the streamer, Hasan Piker, would join him at rallies at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University on April 7.

Mr. Piker’s huge, young following has made him an appealing ally for progressive Democrats. He taped an interview with Zohran Mamdani last year during the New York mayoral race and later attended Mr. Mamdani’s election night party. In 2024, he filmed a stream from the Democratic National Convention. Some have called Mr. Piker the Joe Rogan of the left.

But his statements about Israel have alarmed some Democrats. He has said that the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, was the “direct consequence” of actions by the Israeli and U.S. governments and that it “doesn’t matter” if rapes happened on Oct. 7, saying “that doesn’t change the dynamic for me.” Seeming to refer to Hamas-led violence, he also said: “The Palestinian resistance is not perfect.”



https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/us/politics/elsayed-piker-michigan-rally-backlash.html

Nashville No Kings rally greeted by a pair of Apache assault helicopters.

After LSU stormed back, a Duke buzzer-beater provided an all-time Sweet 16 finish

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It’s easy to imagine that LSU head coach Kim Mulkey’s squad, seeded No. 2 in its region and fresh off a 101-47 beatdown of seventh-seeded Texas Tech, came into Friday’s game against a stout Duke team expecting a battle in the trenches. Instead, the Tigers stumbled into a group ready for a shootout.

Here are some of the biggest takeaways from the Blue Devils’ last-second Sweet 16 win over LSU.

The Blue Devils have put together one of the best scoring defenses in the nation and gave up just 46 points in their second-round victory over sixth-seeded Baylor. Head coach Kara Lawson has garnered a reputation for having stingy, low-scoring teams that force a lot of turnovers but can struggle to score in halfcourt sets. Duke averages a respectable but not mind-blowing 74.5 points per game while allowing just 59.4.

Against the Tigers with an Elite Eight berth on the line, the Blue Devils gave up an unusually high 85 points. This number was far from the most surprising statistic of the night, though. That would be how many Duke scored: 87 — including a buzzer-beating three by guard Ashlon Jackson that swirled around the rim before dropping in to give the third-seeded Blue Devils an upset victory over the Tigers.




https://www.theixsports.com/the-ix-basketball-newsroom/ncaa-basketball/acc/lsu-duke-buzzer-beater-kara-lawson-kim-mulkey-sweet-16-march-madness-wbb/

Fire at Cumberland County Election Commission under investigation

CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A fire that significantly damaged the building housing Cumberland County’s election commission, highway department and maintenance is under investigation.

Crossville Fire Chief Chris South told 6 News that firefighters responded Thursday night after a 911 call reported the fire at the warehouse style building, which also has office space, on Northside Lane at 9:04 p.m.

When firefighters arrived, they found heavy fire conditions at the building. The Cumberland County and Fairfield Glade Fire Departments also assisted with the fire. In total, approximately 65 firefighters helped battle the blaze, which took roughly an hour to contain. The firefighters continued working through most of the night to extinguish the fire.

No injuries were reported as a result of the fire, but there was significant damage to the building and equipment inside, South said.



https://www.wate.com/news/cumberland-county-news/fire-at-cumberland-county-election-commission-under-investigation/

Early voting starts Tuesday for April 7 Spring Election

The April 7 Spring Election is officially two weeks away, which means in-person absentee voting is now open.

Each city, village and town is responsible for setting the dates and times for its in-person absentee voting. Early voting ends the Sunday before Election Day.

The biggest race on the ballot is the Wisconsin Supreme Court race between Republican-backed Maria Lazar and Democrat-backed Chris Taylor.

The rest of the ballot is made up of local races, including village boards, mayors, school boards and county supervisors, depending on the location.





https://www.tmj4.com/news/national-politics/america-votes/early-voting-starts-tuesday-for-april-7-spring-election#google_vignette

Chittenden Sheriff (D) seeks re-election

SOUTH BURLINGTON — Chittenden County Sheriff Dan Gamelin said this week that he will seek re-election to another four-year term in the fall.

Gamelin heads one of the busiest and diverse law enforcement agencies in the state by transporting prisoners, serving court papers, conducting rural patrols, providing security at court and other sites and operating a new Street Crimes Unit that is trying to make a dent in the overwhelming growth in thefts from retail outlets in Chittenden County — the state’s economic engine.

And, Gamelin proudly points that all the work is done without the ability to levy any taxes on county residents for law enforcement. The department work is done through contracts and grants, the sheriff said.

Gamelin said he is willing to expand department services in the coming years to meet the growing needs of the county, but it may depend on finding additional deputies to fill shifts. Police agencies across Vermont are finding it hard to make hires.


https://vermontdailychronicle.com/breaking-chittenden-sheriff-seeks-re-election/amp/

New Mexico Implements Historic Semi-Open Primary System for June 2, 2026 Elections, Expanding Access for Independent Vot

Alamogordo, NM (March 28, 2026) — New Mexico voters are preparing for a significant change in how primaries are conducted. For the first time, the state will use a semi-open primary system during the June 2, 2026 primary election. This reform allows more New Mexicans, particularly those registered as Decline to State (DTS) or with minor or unrecognized parties, to participate in selecting major-party candidates without needing to switch their voter registration permanently.

The League of Women Voters of New Mexico (LWVNM) has published comprehensive guidance to help voters navigate the new rules. Only four political parties are officially recognized for primary elections: Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, and Green. Voters registered with any other party name, those who left the party field blank, or those who selected “Declined to State” (DTS) are treated as DTS voters for primary purposes.

Under the semi-open primary, registered Republican and Democratic voters can continue to vote in their own party’s primary without any changes. DTS voters and those affiliated with smaller or unrecognized parties gain new flexibility: they can request and vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary ballot without altering their registration status. At in-person polling places or early voting sites, they simply ask for the ballot of their choice.

For absentee or mail-in ballots, DTS voters can indicate their preferred major-party ballot when submitting their application. The New Mexico Secretary of State’s office is finalizing the exact process for these requests, and voters are encouraged to monitor official updates for the most current instructions.




https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/372680/new-mexico-implements-historic-semi-open-primary-system-june-2-2026