Category: State News

3 Camp Pendleton Marines Among 4 Killed in Downey Crash

SAN DIEGO—Three U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton were among four people who died in a single-vehicle crash on the southbound Santa Ana 5 Freeway in Downey, authorities said on June 27. All four were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash that occurred about 2:30 a.m. on June 24. The name of the fourth…


Father Arrested After 3-Week-Old Baby Is Killed by Crossbow in Upstate New York

COLESVILLE, N.Y.—An upstate New York man shot his companion with a crossbow while she was holding the couple’s 3-week-old daughter, killing the child and injuring the woman, authorities said. Sheriff’s deputies and emergency medical workers responded to a 911 call and found the injured woman and baby at a home in the town of Colesville…


Pennsylvania Senators Pressure Philadelphia Museum to Cancel Moms for Liberty Event

The Moms for Liberty Joyful Warriors National Summit starts on June 29 in Philadelphia, but controversy surrounding the event has been brewing for weeks in the City of Brotherly Love. Six Democrat members of the Pennsylvania Senate sent a letter imploring the Museum of the American Revolution to cancel the Moms for Liberty event planned…


Prosecutors Seek the Death Penalty Against Man Accused of Slaying of 4 University of Idaho Students

BOISE, Idaho—Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year. Bryan Kohberger, 28, is charged with four counts of murder in connection with the deaths at a rental house near the Moscow, Idaho, university campus last November. Latah County Prosecutor…


After Banning Gas Stoves, New York City Goes After Wood and Coal-Fired Pizzerias

Officials are looking to ban wood and coal-fired ovens in New York City restaurants citing health reasons—a proposal that could severely hit many of the city’s iconic pizzerias. “All New Yorkers deserve to breathe healthy air and wood and coal-fired stoves are among the largest contributors of harmful pollutants in neighborhoods with poor air quality,”…


Pilot Killed When Small Plane Hits North Carolina Home, 3 Inside Unharmed, Officials Say

SOUTHPORT, N.C.—A pilot was killed when a single-engine plane crashed into a home a few blocks from an airport in coastal North Carolina on Sunday, and three people in the home escaped without injury, officials said. Firefighters found the plane fully engulfed in flames, with the exterior of the home burning, too, Southport Fire Chief…


Prosecutors Files Charges in Shooting That Killed 3 and Wounded 6 in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A 26-year-old man was charged Monday in a weekend shooting that killed three people and wounded six more in Kansas City, police said. Keivon Greene is accused of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, and prosecutors said they expect to file more charges. A second suspect was involved in the shooting, according to…


Texas Supreme Court Rules ERCOT is Immune From Lawsuits Over 2021 Deadly Winter Storm

The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has sovereign immunity from lawsuits. In a split decision, the Supreme Court ruled that ERCOT qualifies as a government entity and cannot be sued for Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, which left millions of Texans without power for days and…


5 Teens Killed After Vehicle Lands in Florida Retention Pond

FORT MYERS, Fla.—An out-of-control car landed in a southwest Florida retention pond where it went underwater, killing all five teenagers in the vehicle, authorities said Monday. The accident in Fort Myers, Florida, happened either late Sunday or early Monday, killing three woman and two men, all ages 18 or 19, according to officials with the…


Ghost Rifle, Body Armor Found in U-haul in Pasadena: Police

Police found an AR-15 “ghost” rifle, two loaded, high-capacity magazines, and body armor inside a U-Haul truck that was stopped in a street in Pasadena, authorities said June 23. Officers responded to the area of Claremont Street and Wilson Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Friday, where they observed that the U-Haul had been in a minor…