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Santa Ana, CA

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Laguna Hills, CA

NewSantaAna

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A 26-year-old bartender has been charged with special circumstances murder for beating a 27-year-old woman to death with a fire extinguisher and leaving her body with a sandbag covering her head in a nearby construction site.

O.C. bartender facing murder charges after allegedly beating a woman to death with a fire extinguisher

Lewiston, ID

Mia Carlson

LEWISTON, ID - A 49-year-old Lewiston man who was convicted of trafficking nearly two pounds of methamphetamine was sentenced today in Nez Perce County Second District Court. Judge Michelle Evans ordered that Nickolas Jacobson be held for 10 years before he is eligible for parole and he must pay a $25,000 fine. He was found guilty by a jury following a two-day trial in September.

Convicted Drug Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Nearly 2 Lbs of Meth

Clarkston, WA

CLARKSTON, WA - A local man was arrested on multiple charges after he allegedly returned to Walmart and threatened to kill an employee who had previously trespassed him from the store and then created a biohazard in an officer's patrol vehicle by spitting several times after claiming he had COVID. Shankle also reportedly attempted to spit on an officer.

Local Man Arrested: Allegedly Threatened Walmart Employees & Spit Numerous Times in Cop Car

Washington State

Olympia, WA

Timothy A Gruver

The Clark County Prosecutor has found Olympia police officers were justified in shooting and killing Olympia man Timothy Green last year, the City of Olympia reports. Green, 37, was shot and killed by police on Aug. 22, 2022, in an incident at an Olympia Starbucks, according to the Olympia Police Department. Officers were purportedly responding to the scene after Green was accused of consuming alcohol on the premises and damaging a bathroom, the department reported at the time.

Clark County prosecutor sides with police in deadly shooting of Olympia Black man

Chicago, IL

Amy Lee Kite

Dogs and cats that were beaten, burned, tied up and left to die have a second chance at life -- this time a good one, thanks to PAWS Chicago. Nearly 80 animals who had suffered were about to be euthanized at a Carribbean shelter in Dominica when PAWS stepped in to help.

Dogs Burned, Beaten and Left To Die are Saved by PAWS

San Jose, CA

India Currents

Divya, a 30-year-old first-generation immigrant from India came to the US in 2015 on a student visa. She studied software engineering and now works with a multinational company in San Jose on an H1-B visa. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she started working remotely from home and has continued to work from home since then. Divya is unmarried.

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Los Angeles, CA

Ventura County, CA

The HD Post

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is providing up to $10,000 rebates to SoCal residents to replace grass with native California plants. Businesses can also get rebates up to $100,000 to remove existing grass and to replace it with organic, drought tolerant landscaping.

Turf replacement program still offering up to $100,000 rebate for SoCal residents and businesses

Springfield, IL

Natalie Frank, Ph.D.

Illinois state trooper survives shootout with murder suspect in encounter in Springfield. A harrowing incident unfolded in Springfield, Illinois, demonstrating the dangers faced by police officers in the line of duty.

New Dashcam Video Shows Illinois State Trooper Being Shot Multiple Times by Murder Suspect

Salem, OR

Robbie Newport

The average person never thinks the bad things they read in the news will ever happen to them, that is, unless they have been a victim of crime themselves. This is a lesson a Salem, OR mom learned the hard way when she left her car running with her two children inside while she went into a convenience store in the early hours on Nov. 8.

Mom learns a lesson about leaving her car running with children inside while going into a store

Texas State

El Paso, TX

Lance R. Fletcher

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) statistics indicate more than 140,000 pounds of methamphetamine were confiscated in 2023. But there's a little more added to the pile, according to a release from the law enforcement agency.

Border Patrol says Mexican woman arrested in attempt to smuggle over 350 pounds of meth into Texas

Mayor must make good on campaign promise to keep city safe as surge in robberies plagues Chicago streets. In recent days, Chicago, renowned as one of the most crime-ridden cities in the nation, has experienced a concerning escalation in criminal activities. The city's law enforcement agencies are currently immersed in a comprehensive investigation into a series of robberies that occurred on Sunday morning, involving 14 victims held at gunpoint with one woman being shot.

Chicago Crime Out of Hand: Woman Shot in 1 of 14 Armed Robberies Over 3 Hrs Sunday in Multiple Areas

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Florida bill seeking to ban gender-affirming care for minors makes its way to committee

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPEC) — A Florida Senate bill that would ban gender-affirming care for minors is making its way through committee. Senate Bill 254's...

Florida bill seeking to ban gender-affirming care for minors makes its way to committee

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