There is a new millionaire in the South Bay Sunday night--not the huge Powerball winner, but still a big winner.

A lottery ticket sold at an Arco Station in Milpitas on Landess Avenue is worth $1.1 million. The ticket had five of the six numbers

Nobody had all six numbers, so the jackpot rolls over to about $400 million for Wednesday night's drawing.

The winning numbers last night were 24-36-21-45-42 and the Powerball number was 15.
 

Taco Bell released a Vine video to tease yet another Doritos Locos Tacos flavor that will hit restaurants later this month.

The new, mystery flavor will join the popular Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos, which has become Taco Bell's most successful product launch in its 50-year history. The Cool Ranch flavor was introduced in March.

Rumor has it that the new flavor will be inspired by Dorito's chili-lime flavored Flamas chips. Nation's Restaurant News reported about a year ago that Flamas Doritos Locos Tacos were being tested at stores in Toledo, Ohio.

The 4-year-old mayor of a small town in Minnesota was re-elected Sunday on a platform that embraced fundraising for charities and regular playtime.

Robert "Bobby" Tufts' name was drawn from a "ballot box" (a clear tub) at a festival in Dorset, a town of 22 people with no formal city government.

Anyone can vote and as many times as they like for $1 a vote. The proceeds goes toward organizing the Taste of Dorset festival.

Bobby was 3 years old when he won his first election. His mother Emma Tufts said the mayor's second term agenda includes fund raising for the Ronald McDonald's House Charities and new welcome sign for Dorset.

They have already raised $750 from a walk this summer and planned to donate half the money from Sunday's T-shirt sales to charity, according to The Associated Press.

When the incumbent mayor was asked how he felt about his victory, he made it clear that he was done answering questions.

"I want to be with the boys," he told his mother.

While Bay Area commuters were thankful Monday morning that BART trains were up and running, thanks to an 11th-hour reprieve Sunday night by the governor, riders could be facing the same dilemma next week if a permanent solution isn't hammered out.

Two hours before the midnight work stoppage was set to launch, Gov. Jerry Brown stepped in to avert a BART strike on Sunday, which many feared would cause a crippling commute Monday morning. It would have been the second strike since early July.

The bitter battle centers on wages and pensions.

But this reprieve is temporary—just seven days—and unless something drastic occurs, the same scenario could be played out next week, too.

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Early Monday morning, many of BART's 400,000 daily riders were both relieved and annoyed about the averted strike—and the looming threat  of yet another possible one.

"It's kind of stressful, because I really depend on BART," said Oakland commuter Duane Freeman.

"Did I sleep?" commuter Karen Rambaud of Alameda asked rhetorically, saying she was up at 2 a.m. checking for BART updates. "I was really anxious. This affects my health and well-being."

Rambaud and other riders said they were quite pleased regarding the temporary reprieve and the governor's help.

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Here is Gov. Brown's full response:

Dear Ms. Crunican, Ms. Bryant, Ms. Sanchez, and Ms. Hamilton:

At the request of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District, I am appointing a board to investigate the threatened strike that would disrupt public transportation services in the Bay Area.

This board is appointed under the authority of Government Code, § 3612, subdivision (a), because the strike will significantly disrupt public transportation services and will endanger the public’s health, safety, and welfare.

The three individuals appointed to the board of investigation are: Jacob Appelsmith, Chairman Robert Balgenorth Micki Callahan The Government Code prohibits any strike or lockout while the board completes its investigation. (Gov. Code, § 3612, subd. (b).) The board is directed to provide me with a written report within the next seven days.

For the sake of the people of the Bay Area, I urge - in the strongest terms possible - the parties to meet quickly and as long as necessary to get this dispute resolved.

Sincerely, Edmund G. Brown Jr.

NBC Bay Area's Christie Smith, Kimberly Tere, Stephanie Chuang and the Associated Press' Terence Chea and Shaya Tayefe Mohajer contributed to this report.

Less than 24 hours after they were hit by a car, Yasim Balci and her husband Mustafa were back at work on the Venice boardwalk.

Yasim was thrown several feet to the grass during Saturday's crash that left a woman dead and injured 11 at the popular tourist destination.

Aside from their bruises, Yasim Balci and her husband are OK.

“The car first hit the trash can and then my table and then me,” Mustafa Balci said.

The Balcis say the trash can probably saved their lives.

Linda Alvarez, a 75-year-old psychic and palm reader was standing next to the Balcis and was also hit.

Her granddaughter, Chelsea Alvarez, said she suffered broken ribs and was resting at home.

“She's good. She's just resting. She's sleeping right now.”

The crash left a woman dead.

She was from Italy on her honeymoon. Her husband was injured.

Police arrested the suspected driver on a murder charge. He was identified as a 38-year-old LA man who police sources said has had run-ins with Southern California law enforcement.

“We are lucky,” Mustafa Balci said. “Thank God, we are surviving. We could have died yesterday.”

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Major League Baseball sealed Alex Rodriguez's fate on Monday when it announced his suspension through 2014 over his connection to the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic that supplied performance-enhancing drugs. Here are some reactions to the news from around the web. 

President Barack Obama will field online questions on Wednesday as part of his California tour to address homeownership.

On Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. ET, Obama will take questions about housing from homeowners, renters and potential homebuyers in an event that will be hosted by the CEO of Zillow, an online real estate database. The White House is encouraging Americans to submit questions via YouTube, Vine or Instagram using the hashtag #AskObamaHousing.

Here are three ways to submit questions:

• Create a short video submission of your question on YouTube, Instagram or Vine. Share the video using #AskObamaHousing
• Tweet your question using #AskObamaHousing
• On Facebook, visit Zillow’s Facebook page to submit a question.

The family of a newlywed killed when a driver crashed through a crowd on the Venice Beach Boardwalk arrived in Southern California Sunday night as mourners continued to leave items at the site of Saturday's crash that injured 16 others.

An autopsy conducted Monday on the body of Alice Gruppioni, indicates that the 32-year-old died from blunt force trauma to the head and neck, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office. The case was ruled a homicide.

Gruppioni was visiting the boardwalk -- a beachside destination that her aunt described as a dream destination -- on a honeymoon with her husband of two weeks Saturday when they were struck by a man driving a Dodge Avenger that police said was intentionally driven into the crowd.

"She was robbed of her life while living her dream visit to California with her husband," Katia Gruppioni, her aunt, told NBC4 in a text message. "This was a tremendous injustice. Alice was a remarkable young lady making her personal dreams come true."

Gruppioni is the daughter of Valerio Gruppioni, a businessman and former president of the Bologna soccer team. He is the president of Sira Group, a producer of heating radiators.

"Born in a very traditional Italian family, she became part of the family's business when she was only 19," Katia Gruppioni told NBC4.

Flowers, candles, a picture of Gruppioni and her husband were among the items left at a boardwalk memorial.The Candle Cafe and Grill is conducting a fundraiser Monday for the victims. The restaurant, one of several cafes lining the boardwalk, scheduled a vigil Monday evening for the victims.

Gruppioni's groom, Christian Casadei, suffered minor injuries in the 6 p.m. Saturday crash.

All 16 crash victims have been released from the hospital Monday afternoon.

Linda Alvarez, 75, a longtime tarot card and palm reader in Venice, was among those injured and released Sunday.

"She has bad bruises all over her head, her side, she has broken ribs," said Chelsea Alvarez, the victim's granddaughter. "She's pretty banged up. She had a concussion."

Despite that, Alvarez returned to work Monday. She had this to say about the man allegedly responsible for killing one and injuring 16 others:

"She wants to see him live life in prison," Chelsea Alvarez said of her grandmother.

Police arrested Nathan Campbell, 38, in connection with the hit-and-run crash on one of Southern California's most famous tourist locations -- home to galleries, restaurants, tattoo shops, skateboard parks and the famous outdoor weight room known as Muscle Beach. Surveillance video from nearby businesses captured the Avenger striking pedestrians as others ran for cover.

The driver left the scene and about an hour later, as police announced they were seeking the vehicle, a man walked into a police station in neighboring Santa Monica and told officers he was involved in the boardwalk incident, according to Los Angeles police. 

CLARIFICATION: A Los Angeles Police Department official on Monday told NBC4 that 16 people were hurt and one person was killed -- making 17 total victims, two of which refused treatment -- in the Venice boardwalk crash. Los Angeles police updated the department's earlier report that there were 12 victims total.

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An 8-year-old Southern California boy died after drowning inside a washing machine, authorities said.

The boy, who was not identified, was hospitalized after falling into a washer on Wednesday at his home in Castaic.

Paramedics found him on the ground, next to a washing machine with his father at his side, Los Angeles County Sheriff's officials said.

The boy’s father told investigators he was outside working in the yard and went inside to check on his son.

When the father entered the laundry room, he saw the boy’s feet and legs sticking out of the washing machine, his face submerged in water, deputies said.

Detectives launched an investigation into the death, but said it appeared to be a tragic accident.

Authorities used the case as a warning to parents to always watch their children.

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Two children were killed Monday morning by a python that got loose from an urban zoo in Canada and slithered into an upstairs apartment.

Two boys, ages five and seven, were staying at their friend's home just above Reptile Ocean in Campbellton, N.B., when the snake strangled them, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police told NBC News.

The snake apparently escaped through Reptile Ocean overnight and managed to escape into the upstairs apartment through the building's ventilation system, according to police. It is not yet clear how the snake escaped, CBC News reported.

"The city is in shock," Deputy Mayor Ian Comeau said, according to CBC News.

More than a dozen protesters continued a hunger strike Monday morning on the steps of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago to fight for fair treatment of undocumented immigrants in need of organ donation.

A group of 14 protestors hasn't eaten for a week in response to what they say is Northwestern's refusal to add their undocumented family members to organ transplant lists. About 40 others have been picketing but have not joined the hunger strike.

The 14 on hunger strike say they need kidneys or livers.

According to a researcher at Rush University Medical Center, David Ansell, 20 percent of the organs donated in this country come from uninsured people and only 1 percent of the people who wind up getting organ transplants are uninsured, the Sun-Times reported.  

That's not fair, said the sister of a Mexican immigrant who needs a kidney, and who, by virtue of being undocumented, is also uninsured.

"If you're not a citizen, you could still donate," Osbeidy Rivera said, "but when it comes to people who don't have documents, they don't want to help them. It's sad."

The group said they are not leaving until they get a face-to-face meeting with hospital administration. Until then they'll stay on the sidewalk and continue consuming only liquids like water, V8 and Gatorade. 

In a statement released late Monday, Northwestern officials said all prospective candidates for organ transplantation are evaluated "against a rigorous set of standards" and that "U.S. citizenship is not among them."

“Our multidisciplinary teams of clinicians and social workers review a host of determining factors that might forecast an individual’s chances for a successful surgery as well as their means for long-term stability with a transplanted organ," the statement continued. "Our processes follow policies compliant with federal regulations. ... We believe such careful and meticulous standards ensure fair and equitable evaluation of everyone seeking transplant and allow us to ensure the greatest opportunities for viability of patients with donated organs." 

Below is Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig's statement on the suspension of Alex Rodriguez and 12 other players as a result of MLB's Biogenesis investigation.

Major League Baseball has worked diligently with the Players Association for more than a decade to make our Joint Drug Program the best in all of professional sports. I am proud of the comprehensive nature of our efforts - not only with regard to random testing, groundbreaking blood testing for human Growth Hormone and one of the most significant longitudinal profiling programs in the world, but also our investigative capabilities, which proved vital to the Biogenesis case. Upon learning that players were linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, we vigorously pursued evidence that linked those individuals to violations of our Program. We conducted a thorough, aggressive investigation guided by facts so that we could justly enforce our rules.

Despite the challenges this situation has created during a great season on the field, we pursued this matter because it was not only the right thing to do, but the only thing to do. For weeks, I have noted the many players throughout the game who have strongly voiced their support on this issue, and I thank them for it. I appreciate the unwavering support of our owners and club personnel, who share my ardent desire to address this situation appropriately. I am also grateful to the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society and our club physicians, who were instrumental in the banning of amphetamines and whose expertise remains invaluable to me. As an institution, we have made unprecedented strides together.

It is important to point out that 16,000 total urine and blood tests were conducted on players worldwide under MLB Drug Programs in 2012. With the important additions of the hGH testing and longitudinal profiling this season, we are more confident than ever in the effectiveness of the testing program. Those players who have violated the Program have created scrutiny for the vast majority of our players, who play the game the right way

This case resoundingly illustrates that the strength of our Program is not limited only to testing. We continue to attack this issue on every front - from science and research, to education and awareness, to fact-finding and investigative skills. Major League Baseball is proud of the enormous progress we have made, and we look forward to working with the players to make the penalties for violations of the Drug Program even more stringent and a stronger deterrent.

As a social institution with enormous social responsibilities, Baseball must do everything it can to maintain integrity, fairness and a level playing field. We are committed to working together with players to reiterate that performance-enhancing drugs will not be tolerated in our game.
 

Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is the former City Editor of the New York Daily News, where he started as a reporter in 1992. Follow him on Twitter.

Camp Pendleton is preparing for a presidential visit.

President Barack Obama will visit the Marine Corps base on Wednesday, according to a White House news release.

The president plans to meet with military families and give a speech to troops, according to the White House. The event is not open to the public.

During his visit to Southern California, the president is also scheduled to appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."

Vice President Joe Biden visited Camp Pendleton earlier this summer. He and his wife Jill met with children who have parents in the military. First Lady Michelle Obama visited the base in 2010.
 

Chevron USA pleaded no contest to six misdemeanors and agreed to pay $2 million in restitution and fines on Monday – one day shy of its one-year anniversary of the Bay Area refinery fire last August.

Chevron entered the plea in Contra Costa County Superior Court after charges were filed by the California Attorney General's Office and the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office.

In a statement, District Attorney Mark Peterson called the labor and health code convictions a "historic resolution."

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The charges were labor and health code violations (PDF) and included failing to correct deficiencies in equipment and failing to require the use of certain equipment to protect employees from potential harm.

No one died in the Aug. 6 fire at the Richmond, Calif. refinery. But thousands of people went to the hospital, many complaining of respiratory problems when a flammable fluid was vaporized and "engulfed" 19 Chevron employees at the time, prosecutors described. Investigators blamed it on a corroded pipe.

After the agreement was announced, Chevron also issued a statement: "We are committed to continuous improvement in process safety and reliability at the refinery."

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In a separate email, Chevron spokeswoman Melissa Ritchie said that these charges are separate from the city of Richmond's lawsuit filed last week regarding the same fire.

In that civil suit, filed Friday, the 39-page complaint accuses the oil company of "willful and conscious disregard of public safety." It alleges the explosion and blaze at the California Bay Area refinery resulted from "years of neglect, lax oversight and corporate indifference to necessary safety inspection and repairs."

RAW VIDEO: Chevron Refinery Erupts in Fire

Regarding the criminal case in Contra Costa County, part of the agreement requires Chevron to inspect every piece of pipe that might be subject to sulfidation corrosion and requires the company to make "substantial changes" to its business practices.

Specifically, Chevron pleaded no contest to charges including: Failing to correct deficiencies in equipment and continuing to use equipment which was outside acceptable limits, failing to prevent non-emergency personnel from entering emergency area, and failing to implement injury prevention program. Also, the company was convicted of two violations of negligent emission of air contaminants.

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Of the $2 million Chevron was ordered to pay, $1.28 million are considered fines, $575,000 will go to Cal/OSHA, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and the California Department of Justice. Chevron will also be required to contribute $145,000 to Richmond BUILD, a public-private partnership helping train workers in renewable energy fields.

NBC Bay Area's Jodi Hernandez  contributed to this report.

Confirm that life could exist outside Earth. Check.

Explore the ancient geography of Mars. Check.

Become a social media powerhouse. Check.

NASA's Curiosity -- and the humans who make her work -- have racked up several accomplishments during the rover's first Earth year on Mars.

After traveling more than 300 million miles in eight months, Curiosity blazed through Mars’ atmosphere Aug. 5, 2012, before gently coming to a rest on the red planet at 10:32 p.m. Pacific time. She had to decelerate from 13,200 mph to just under 2 mph in a matter of minutes.

The landing was NASA's seventh on Earth's neighbor; many other attempts by the U.S. and other countries to zip past, circle or set down on Mars have gone awry.

Photos: Curiosity Lands on Mars

Among Curiosity’s goals are determining if life ever existed on Mars, characterizing the climate and geology of the red planet and preparing for human exploration.

Since landing, Curiosity has traveled more than a mile along the Martian surface (pictured below) and gathered "incredible data" along the way.

She’s determined that Mars is a suitable home for life, found evidence of an ancient streambed, learned radiation could pose health risks for future human explorers and discovered major environmental diversity just in the landing area alone.

But it hasn’t been all work and no play for Ms. Curiosity.

She’s achieved four Martian "mayorships” using the social media check-in app FourSquare, kept 1.3 million Earthlings updated via Twitter, and has taken plenty of photos – including one famous “selfie."

So, what’s next for NASA’s most advanced rover ever sent to Mars?

The 1-ton Curiosity will trek toward the foothills of Mount Sharp, an 8-kilometer trip that is expected to take the slow-moving rover several months to complete, said Rick Welch, a NASA JPL engineer who has been working with Curiosity for eight years.

Because Curiosity can’t explore every interesting rock she sees along the way, four stops have been factored into the trip, Welch said.

When she gets to the foothills, Curiosity likely will find lots of layered material, Welch said. Newer material layered atop ancient material will give Curiosity a peek into Mars’ geological history.

Orbital data of the foothills suggests there also may be clay in the area, and where there was water, there may have been potential for life, Welch said.

While Curiosity is paving the way for manned missions to Mars, Welch said a timeline for such a milestone is still hazy.

“People talk about all the time but it’s very, very expensive,” Welch said.

“We have a constant human presence in the orbit around the planet, [so] it’s part of the natural evolution to go to a planet,” he added.

Designed and built in Pasadena, Calif., Curiosity will continue to explore the red planet for a Martian year – about 687 Earth days – and will endure at least one Martian winter in the process.

Science fans can join in Curiosity's anniversary week celebrations by visiting NASA JPL's website, where they'll be greeted by a festive rover lighting her own celebratory candle (pictured below) and multimedia "presents."

Firefighters in Chula Vista battled a brush fire in Chula Vista Monday afternoon.

The fire started around 3:15 p.m. near Lagoon Drive and Bay Boulevard.

The fire burned about three acres, according to fire officials. Smoke could be seen for miles. Crews had it under control in about 30 minutes.

Officials said no homes were threatened, but aerial pictures showed several camping tents nearby. No one was hurt.

There is no word yet what caused the fire.

Check back for updates on this story.
 

Connecticut state troopers took a man into custody after he told TSA agents he had a bomb while being screened at Bradley Airport this afternoon, a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson said.

"At 3:12 p.m. ET, a male traveler who was passing through the security checkpoint at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., claimed that he had a bomb," TSA said in a statement.

According to state police, Jordan Rickard, 26, of Charlotte, N.C., was chosen for additional screening while walking through the security checkpoint. When TSA asked Rickard if he had anything in his pockets, Rickard replied "Yes, I have a bomb," police said.

TSA officers contacted state police troopers, who took Rickard into custody.

The security checkpoint was closed for about 25 minutes and screening was suspended, according to Kevin Dillon, airport director at Bradley. The terminal was never evacuated, Dillon said.

Rickard was traveling with his girlfriend, but she was not arrested, according to officials. Police are interviewing her as well.

Rickard did not have any type of explosive device, according to Lt. Paul Vance of the Connecticut State Police.

He is facing several charges and will be held on bond to appear in Superior Court, Vance said.

The airport is back to running normally.