Fairacres Elementary School Principal Kathy Norris said she is deeply saddened and shocked that the former president of the Parent Teacher Organization is accused of embezzling almost $3,000 from its funds.

Call our state legislators to pass House Bill 602 requiring nonprofit groups to disclose their contributions and prevent lobbyist contributions.

To see more photos, click here. In image 1, Ulysses Reid, right, teaches a group of fifth-graders Thursday at Fairacres Elementary about how the early Spanish explorers cooked as they traveled El Camino Real using copper pots.

Howard Cothern was watching the 10 o'clock news when he saw the flames shooting out of the old white building.