Grandma wins a sweet ride. FresYes Fest. A bad Siri prank. Your Morning Scoop | The Fresno Bee

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Say what?

“Did he violate the Espionage Act? I don’t know enough to make that determination right now. But ... it’s pretty obvious that he was perilously close.” – U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill on Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Tulare, who went public about surveillance intercepts that touched the Trump transition team.

What You Need to Know

• A 72-year-old Fresno grandma won an electric-blue Ford Mustang in a big-box store contest. There’s a Beach Boys song in there somewhere.

• There’s a great reason to be downtown tomorrow, with FresYes Fest bringing some of the best in local food, music and craft beer. Here are the details, plus a sip of one Tioga-Sequoia brewery’s loving tribute to baseball it’ll pour at the festival.

• This Siri prank isn’t funny. Don’t do it. Seriously. The cops will back me up on this.

• Uber is introducing a service that will allow parents to track their teenage children. Oh, the kids will love that.

What You Want to Know

• Wow. A Fresno woman who beat cancer during his pregnancy gave birth to twins, then died a day later.

• Protip to all humankind: Don’t take a selfie at the scene of a terrorist attack. Not good. Not good at all.

• Good luck to the Clovis West girls basketball team, which plays for a state championship Saturday. Here’s Andy Boogaard’s preview.

• After 20 minutes of mouth-to-snout resuscitation, a firefighter brought a dog back to life.

Scoop Your Weekend (and Beyond)

• Here’s Rick Bentley’s review of the weekend’s big movie debut, “Power Rangers.” Also, Shirley MacLaine is in “The Last Word.”

• Roundups of nifty stuff to do in the live music and lively arts scenes.

• Roger Rocka’s “Peter and the Starcatcher,” a Peter Pan prequel, is a keeper.

• Did we mention FresYes Festival?

Jody Murray: 559-441-6367, @jmurray59