Category: Northern California

Suspect in Sacramento Mass Shooting Released From Prison Just Weeks Before

One of the suspects in the Sacramento weekend mass shooting was released early from prison just weeks before the incident. Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested Tuesday in connection to the incident that left six dead and a dozen more injured in downtown Sacramento. He was charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person and…


Police Make Third Arrest After Sacramento Shooting

Police investigating a mass shooting in Sacramento, California, over the weekend took a third man into custody on Tuesday a but said he was not accused of taking part in the shooting. “In the course of investigating the multiple homicides of April 3, 2022, detectives identified a man who was seen carrying a gun in…


Detransitioner Denounces ‘Gender-Affirming’ Care

Cat Cattinson doesn’t believe in transgender ideology even though she identified as a “trans man” for more than 15 years. “I’m a detransitioner,” she told The Epoch Times in an interview. “I identified as trans when I was a child, but now I accept my biological sex. I believe that a woman is an adult,…


California Assembly Committee Passes Bill That Could Legalize Infanticide

SACRAMENTO—A proposed bill to bar criminal prosecution into the suspicious death of an unborn or newborn baby was passed by a state assembly committee on April 5. Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2223 to prevent pregnant women from being prosecuted for either terminating a pregnancy or losing their baby, she said during an…


2 California Nurses Reflect on Vaccine Mandates as State Prepares to Add Laws

As California state lawmakers prepare to vote on seven COVID-19-related bills this month, two nurses reflected on how their hospitals managed vaccine mandates and religious exemptions. “There’s a lot of data suggesting that the mandate we did, didn’t make a lot of difference,” said Authur Gorman, a registered nurse from northern California’s Shasta County. “Going…


Second Suspect Arrested in Connection to Sacramento Mass Shooting

A second suspect was arrested in connection to the Sacramento shooting that left six dead and more injured over the past weekend, officials announced Tuesday. Smiley Martin, 27, the brother of Dandrae Martin, 26, was arrested by police, according to the Sacramento Police Department in a Tuesday update. Smiley faces possession of a firearm by a…


2nd Man Arrested in Sacramento Mass Shooting

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A second suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people in California’s capital, and police said he is the brother of the first suspect. Smiley Martin, 27, was arrested while hospitalized with serious injuries from the gunfire. When his condition improves enough for him to be…


26-Year-Old Man Arrested in Connection With Sacramento Mass Shooting: Police

A 26-year-old suspect was arrested Monday in connection to a shooting on Sunday morning that left six people dead and more wounded in downtown Sacramento, police announced. Dandre Martin, the suspect, was taken into custody on charges of assault with a firearm and being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, Police Chief Kathy Lester…


Biden Responds to Sacramento Mass Shooting by Pushing More Gun Laws

President Joe Biden said that more gun laws should be passed in Congress after a shooting in Sacramento left at least six people dead and more injured over the weekend. In response to the shooting, Biden said that Congress needs to “ban ghost guns,” although there is no evidence that a “ghost gun”—an unserialized and…


Oldest US Active Park Ranger Retires at 100

RICHMOND, Calif.—The National Park Service (NPS) announced Mar. 31 that Betty Reid Soskin retired after more than 15 years at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park in Richmond, California. She celebrated her 100th birthday in September 2021. A middle school in El Sobrante honored her by renaming the school after her. “To…