Tag: Local News

Acting Uvalde Police Chief During School Shooting Steps Down

DALLAS—The Uvalde officer who was leading the city’s police department during the hesitant law enforcement response to an elementary school shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers has stepped down, a city spokeswoman said. Lt. Mariano Pargas retired on Thursday afternoon after 18 years working for the city, according to spokeswoman Gina Eisenberg. She…


Pre-Dawn Shooting at University of New Mexico Kills 1

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—A 19-year-old man was killed and a 21-year-old man was wounded in a predawn shooting Saturday at the University of New Mexico campus in Albuquerque, where police said it was not an active shooting or a threat to others on campus. School officials called off a basketball game scheduled with in-state rival New Mexico…


Massive Snowfall Buries Cars, Keeps Falling in Western NY

BUFFALO, N.Y.—Piles of snow, in some places taller than most people, buried parts of western and northern New York as a lake-effect storm pounded areas east of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario for a third straight day Saturday, with possibly even more to come. Snowfall totals as high as 77 inches (196 centimeters) were reported…


Gun-Toting Woman Steals Safe From San Diego Motel

SAN DIEGO—A gun-wielding thief robbed a Midway-area motel Nov. 18, authorities reported. The robber, who appeared to be in her 40s, confronted an employee in the office of the Heritage Inn at 3333 Channel Way shortly after 4:30 p.m., pointed a gun at the victim and demanded cash, according to the San Diego Police Department….


Cold Weather Alert Mixes with Fire Danger in SoCal

LOS ANGELES—Another round of gusty Santa Ana winds was causing concerns about heightened wildfire conditions Nov. 19 in Southern California. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning that will be in effect until 10 a.m. Nov. 20 in the Los Angeles County mountains and the San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys. The weather…


Man Shot, Robbed in Koreatown Likely Crown Prince of Korea

LOS ANGELES—A man was hospitalized in critical condition Nov. 19 after he was wounded by two armed suspects who snatched three gold chains and a Rolex watch from him outside an apartment complex a few blocks west of MacArthur Park. Officers sent to a robbery call in the 2800 block of Sunset Place—near Wilshire Boulevard…


NYPD Counterterrorism Force Thwarts Threat to Jewish Community

The New York Police Department (NYPD) stopped a threat to the Jewish community on Saturday in a joint effort with the FBI, the police department said. “The FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force, NYPD Counterterrorism and Intelligence Bureau investigators, working with their law enforcement partners, uncovered a developing threat to the Jewish community on Friday,” NYPD…


West Texas Earthquake Damages Historical Building Hundreds of Miles Away

A strong earthquake rattled West Texas, causing damage to buildings hundreds of miles away in San Antonio. The 5.4 magnitude earthquake struck near the border of Culberson County at 3:34 p.m. local time on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake’s epicenter hit about 23 miles south of Mentone in the Delaware Basin….


Texas State Rep. Files Bill to Create ‘District of Austin’

A Texas state representative has filed a bill to create the “District of Austin,” which would abolish the City of Austin’s local authority. Republican Rep. Jared Patterson of Denton County filed HB 714 (pdf) to disrupt the city’s policies he says have failed the residents in Austin. “Elected officials in Austin have failed their city….


Lawyer Who Torched Police Car During 2020 Riots Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

A New York lawyer who torched a police car during the 2020 riots with a Molotov cocktail was sentenced Nov. 18 to 15 months in prison. Urooj Rahman, the lawyer, saw her last-minute plea to the judge for no jail time rejected. “I’m so incredibly sorry for my reckless and wrong actions,” Rahman said in…