Category: State News

Teen Sentenced to at Least 16 Years in Prison for Brutal Attack on Teacher in Nevada

July 1, 2023
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A teenager was sentenced to 16 to 40 years in Nevada state prison on Wednesday after he pleaded guilty in April to various charges following a plea deal that avoided trial for having brutally attacked a high school teacher in 2022. Jonathan Martinez Garcia was 16 when he carried out the brutal after-school attack on…

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Driver Who Triggered Deadly Arizona Freeway Collision Had Just Been on TikTok, Officials Say

July 1, 2023
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CHANDLER, Ariz.—A tractor-trailer driver was on the social media app TikTok just before causing a Phoenix-area freeway collision that killed five people, authorities said. The Arizona Department of Public Safety announced in a news release that 36-year-old Danny G. Tiner was arrested at his home Thursday on multiple charges related to the January crash, including…

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Suspected Gunman in Texas Shooting That Killed 5 Neighbors Indicted on Capital Murder Charge

June 30, 2023
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CLEVELAND, Texas—A man accused of killing five neighbors in Texas after some of them complained that gunfire was keeping a baby awake was indicted Friday for capital murder of multiple persons, which allows prosecutors to seek the death penalty. Prosecutors said they do not yet know whether they will seek the death penalty against Francisco…

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Texas Pastor Pleads Guilty to Enhanced Charge of Having Child Pornography

June 30, 2023
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A Texas pastor recently pleaded guilty to an enhanced charge of possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Texas announced on Thursday. David Lloyd Walther, 57, a Georgetown resident, pleaded guilty in a federal court in Austin on June 27 to “knowingly” having “searched for, downloaded, distributed and possessed child…

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Newport Beach Votes to Ban Homeless Encamping, Increase Shelter Beds

June 30, 2023
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The Newport Beach City Council voted unanimously June 27 to ban homeless encampments that block public access to such facilities as schools, daycare centers, and public restrooms, as well as “unpermitted structures”—such as those made of wood pallets or lean-tos—of any kind even if the city’s only shelter is full. Tents, tarps, and sleeping bags—as…

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Court Rulings Uphold Abortion Bans in Indiana, North Carolina

June 30, 2023
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Abortion bans in the states of Indiana and North Carolina will take effect following court rulings on Friday. In Indiana, the state’s Supreme Court ruled that the state’s abortion ban doesn’t violate the state constitution, and lifted a preliminary injunction that had been blocking a near-total abortion ban. Indiana was the first U.S. state to…

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Newsom Doubling Number of Officers in San Francisco to Combat Crime, Fentanyl Crisis

June 30, 2023
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With San Francisco plagued by unprecedented levels of crime and drug abuse, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced June 29 that the state will bolster its prior efforts to tackle the fentanyl crisis in the city, with a promise to double the number of California Highway Patrol officers dedicated to crack down on the issue in…

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A California Scholar’s Research Into a Flowering Shrub Took Him to Mexico and a Violent Death

June 30, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—For four years, Gabriel Trujillo trekked the breadth of the United States and south into Mexico in search of a flowering shrub called the common buttonbush. The plant is native to the varied climates of Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Trujillo, a 31-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of California–Berkeley, wanted to know why…

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2 Dead, 4 Seriously Injured in Lake Balboa Crash

June 30, 2023
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A collision involving an alleged wrong-way driver in Lake Balboa left a 60-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy dead and four other people injured, authorities said June 30. The collision was reported around 9:35 p.m. on June 29 on Woodley Avenue north of Burbank Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). According to…

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El Dorado County Group Mulls Secession from California

June 30, 2023
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Frustrated by what they call a lack of representation, some residents of El Dorado County, east of Sacramento, are exploring a plan to split from the Golden State and form their own state. If enough residents support the idea, the Republic for El Dorado State group will take the matter directly to Congress, bypassing the…

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