Category: State News

Hollywood Writers Strike Enters 3rd Week With No End in Sight

May 17, 2023
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BURBANK, Calif.—Hundreds of writers across the Los Angeles area picketed at major entertainment studios again on May 17, calling for better wages and representation as the strike entered its third week—with no end in sight. The strike began on May 2 after negotiations broke down between the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance…

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Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash in South Florida

May 17, 2023
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HOLLYWOOD, Fla.—A pilot died after a small banner-towing plane crashed and burst into flames Wednesday afternoon in South Florida, officials said. The single-engine Piper PA-25-235 went down next to the parking lot of a Hollywood shopping center, the Sun Sentinel reported. The plane had departed from the nearby North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, airport…

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Man Who Killed 8 in NYC Terrorist Attack Gets 10 Life Sentences Plus 260 Years

May 17, 2023
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NEW YORK—An unrepentant and defiant Islamic extremist received 10 life sentences and another 260 years in prison on Wednesday for killing eight people with a truck on a bike path in Manhattan on Halloween in 2017, as a judge decried his “callous and cowardly” crimes. “The conduct in this case is among the worst, if…

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1-Year-Old Accidentally Shot by 4-Year-Old Brother, Expected to Survive

May 17, 2023
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HOUSTON—A 4-year-old boy accidentally shot his 1-year-old brother at their home near northeast Houston, according to law enforcement officials. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said deputies responded at about 4 p.m. Tuesday to the home where they determined the child found an unsecured pistol and unintentionally shot his sibling, KTRK-TV reported. The toddler was taken…

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Man Gets 40 Years to Life for Killing Boyfriend at San Diego Motel

May 17, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A man who fatally beat his boyfriend at a downtown San Diego motel was sentenced May 17 to 40 years to life in state prison. Ryan Breeland, 43, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the death of 32-year-old Kenneth Banks, who was found dead on the morning of June 9, 2021,…

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Newsom Announces Yuba River Restoration Plan to Build a Channel for Salmon

May 17, 2023
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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday a $60 million plan to build a channel to open the Yuba River up so salmon and other threatened fish species can swim along the river’s dam. The channel resembling a natural river would stretch 10 to 12 miles of habitat upstream, blocking the salmon migration route along the…

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Montana Becomes First US State to Completely Ban TikTok

May 17, 2023
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Montana has become the first U.S. state to impose a complete ban on TikTok, a Chinese-owned video-sharing platform that’s popular among both youth and adults in the United States. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed Senate Bill 419 on Wednesday. The ban on TikTok goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024—unless Congress passes a national law overriding it,…

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LAPD Volunteer Hospitalized After Being Swarmed by Hundreds of Bees in Encino

May 17, 2023
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A volunteer Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) officer who was repeatedly stung and collapsed when hundreds of bees swarmed an Encino neighborhood remained hospitalized May 17. The uniformed civilian volunteer—who has been identified by his family only as Gary—and his partner were performing traffic control May 15 near the 17100 block of West Adlon Road…

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Placentia Bans Feeding Wildlife to Lessen Squirrel Population

May 17, 2023
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The Placentia City Council voted 5–0 last month to ban the feeding of wild animals in public areas—and some private properties—to stop what they said was an overwhelming population of squirrels in the city. It is unclear when the problem began or how many squirrels are plaguing city resources. A request for additional information from…

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Idaho College Murder Suspect Indicted on Murder and Burglary Charges

May 17, 2023
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BOISE, Idaho—A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June. Bryan Kohberger was arrested late last year and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in…

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