Category: State News

Man Tased by LAPD Officers Died From Effects of Enlarged Heart, Cocaine Use: Coroner

LOS ANGELES—A Washington, D.C. man who was Tased multiple times by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officers following a traffic collision in Venice on Jan. 3 died from the effects of an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. The results came from a Jan. 11 autopsy on 31-year-old…


Missing Man’s Body Recovered at Iowa Apartment Collapse Site; 2 Others Still Missing

The body of one of three men who had been missing after the partial collapse of an apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, has been found, a city official confirmed Sunday. Branden Colvin Sr.’s body was recovered Saturday, city spokeswoman Sarah Ott said. Two other men—51-year-old Ryan Hitchcock and 60-year-old Daniel Prien— are still unaccounted for….


Man Killed in Car Crash in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 20-year-old man was killed June 4 when his car struck a traffic signal pole in Oceanside, police said. The victim’s 2005 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Mission Avenue at 12:13 a.m. Sunday when it crashed into the pole on the southeast corner of Mission and Mesa Drive, according to the Oceanside Police…


Man, 20, Killed After Car Crashes Into Signal Pole in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 20-year-old man was killed June 4 when his car struck a traffic signal pole in Oceanside, police said. The victim’s 2005 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Mission Avenue at 12:13 a.m. Sunday when it crashed into the pole on the southeast corner of Mission and Mesa Drive, according to the Oceanside Police…


Man Arrested for Alleged DUI, Manslaughter After Fatal Oceanside Crash

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter and DUI Sunday after crashing a vehicle into a tree in Oceanside, killing one of his two passengers, police said. The driver’s 2003 Nissan Maxima was traveling eastbound on State Route 76 and Airport Road at 1:54 a.m. Sunday when he lost control…


Woman, 47, Died in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening in Irvine. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,”…


Woman, 47, Dies in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,” Davies said….


Health and Economic Benefits of Trails Discussed at Vision Hudson Valley Conference

A group of field experts, nonprofit leaders, and government officials discussed the health and economic benefits of trails at an annual conference by Vision Hudson Valley on June 2. Garnet Health Foundation President Bill Dauster, an avid outdoorsman, opened the health panel discussion by citing his personal observation. “I wonder all the time when I…


‘A Symbol of Defiance’: Memory of Tiananmen Square Massacre Kept Alive by Advocates

Then-five-year-old Hu Yang was too young to be part of the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square that would later be violently crushed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) using tanks and guns. But that hasn’t stopped him from trying to keep its memory alive. In front of a local government building in his hometown, the…


$63 Million Verdict Against Miami Commissioner Accused of Political Retaliation

A federal jury in Florida on June 1 found Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo liable in a federal civil lawsuit brought by two businessmen who accused him of using his office to harass them after they supported the commissioner’s political opponent. In Fort Lauderdale federal court, the jury found Carollo guilty of violating the First Amendment…