Over 30 tons of a chemical used in fertilizer and high explosives went missing from a railcar traveling west from Wyoming to California in April, and investigators still don’t know how it happened. According to news outlets, on May 10—a month after the incident—explosives manufacturer Dyno Nobel filed a report with the U.S. Environmental Protection…
Explosives Manufacturer Reports Losing Over 30 Tons of Ammonium Nitrate
May 22, 2023
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Whitmer Signs Red Flag Law Opposed by Some Sheriffs in Michigan
May 22, 2023
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday afternoon signed a red flag law that aims to prevent individuals at risk of harming themselves or others from accessing firearms after a mass shooting earlier this year at Michigan State University, where three students lost their lives. The law, commonly known as a red flag law or Extreme…
Whitmer Signs Red Flag Law Opposed by Some Sherifs in Michigan
May 22, 2023
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday afternoon signed a red flag law that aims to prevent individuals at risk of harming themselves or others from accessing firearms after a mass shooting earlier this year at Michigan State University, where three students lost their lives. The law, commonly known as a red flag law or Extreme…
California Ranks Among Worst States for Military Retirees: Study
May 22, 2023
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The Golden State is one of the worst states for military retirees to live out their golden years, according to a new study published May 22 by the personal finance company WalletHub. California’s economic environment was the biggest factor for the low ranking, placing it last among all states, including Washington, D.C. The state also…
4-Year-Old Boy’s Body Found in California River, Day After Sister Found Dead
SANGER, Calif.—A search crew found the body of a 4-year-old boy in a surging California river May 22, a day after his 8-year-old sister died when the siblings were swept away by the current, authorities, said. Searchers in a boat spotted the boy’s body caught against a tree in the Kings River about 1.75 miles…
Man Faces 20 Years in Prison in Fentanyl Death of South Bay Teen
LOS ANGELES—A Rolling Hills man is facing 20 years to life in federal prison following his conviction for providing fentanyl-laced pills to a 15-year-old boy who ate them and died in May 2020, federal prosecutors said May 22. Alexander Declan Bell Wilson, 22, was convicted late Friday after a five-day trial of distribution of fentanyl…
Man Faces 20 Years in Prison in Fentanyl Death of California Teen
LOS ANGELES—A Rolling Hills man is facing 20 years to life in federal prison following his conviction for providing fentanyl-laced pills to a 15-year-old boy who ate them and died in May 2020, federal prosecutors said May 22. Alexander Declan Bell Wilson, 22, was convicted late Friday after a five-day trial of distribution of fentanyl…
States Living Off Depleted Colorado River All Agree to Landmark Water Cuts
May 22, 2023
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California, Arizona, and Nevada have come together in a plan to protect the Colorado River Basin and reduce their water use from the river to save it from current drought conditions over the next three years, the southwestern states announced on Monday. The southwestern states have agreed to cut at least 3 million acre-feet of water through 2026—a…
California Zero-Carbon Mandates Boost China’s Control of Cobalt
May 22, 2023
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Commentary Before California’s government imposed its zero-carbon by 2035 vehicle mandate, it first should have assured itself a secure market in cobalt. Otherwise, the main beneficiary will be the People’s Republic of China, which dominates the market in cobalt, a key mineral needed for batteries. That’s the conclusion I draw from a new book, “Cobalt…
Man Crashes Into Lake Forest House, Threatens 2 With Pick-Axe
May 22, 2023
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LAKE FOREST, Calif.—A man crashed a car into a house in Lake Forest May 22 and then allegedly threatened two people with a pick-axe before sheriff’s deputies subdued him, authorities said. Orange County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at 11:54 a.m. to the 2200 block of Robin Street after a gray Kia sedan slammed into a…
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