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Man Fatally Shot After California High School Football Game

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—A man died in a California shooting Friday night in a Sacramento parking lot after a high school football game, police said. Investigators believe the shooting broke out after a disturbance involving about 20 people near the end of the game at Grant Union High School. Officers found a firearm and shattered glass in…


Official: Dallas Shooter Was Attending Birth at Hospital

DALLAS — The 30-year-old man charged with capital murder in the fatal shooting of two Dallas hospital employees was on parole and had been given permission to be at the medical facility for the birth of a child, a Texas prison official said Sunday. Nestor Hernandez was granted leave to be with his “significant other”…


Gunfire During Illegal Racing on Chicago Street Kills 3

CHICAGO—Three young men were fatally shot and two more were seriously wounded early Sunday during what Chicago police called a caravan of street racers involving about 100 vehicles that took over an intersection on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooting happened about 4 a.m. in Brighton Park after the caravan blocked streets leading to the…


Skydiver Dies in Tennessee High School Football Pregame Jump

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn.—A skydiver has died after his hard landing from a pregame jump at a Tennessee high school football stadium on Friday, officials said. In a statement, Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd said the diver jumped at the David Crockett High School football stadium in the northeastern Tennessee town of Jonesborough. David Crockett was…


Anaheim Stadium Probe Spurs Mayoral Candidacy

“I was appalled when I read in transcripts that people involved in the FBI investigation actually called themselves ‘cabal’,” said Dick Lopez, an Anaheim mayoral candidate in the Nov. 8 election, in an email with The Epoch Times. Lopez said he decided to run for the seat after learning about the agency’s investigation of former…


Who’s Killing Arizona’s Alpine Wild Horses?

ALPINE, Ariz.—Dyan Albers Lowey has made every effort lately to spend quality time with her horses on her small family ranch in Alpine, Arizona. She says it’s good to be around live things these days, especially after being around so much death. For Lowey, the unsolved killing of 36 Alpine wild horses on U.S. Forest…


Mystery Deepens as 36 Alpine Wild Horses are Shot and Killed in Arizona

ALPINE, Ariz.—Dyan Albers Lowey has made every effort lately to spend quality time with her horses on her small family ranch in Alpine, Arizona. She says it’s good to be around live things these days, especially after being around so much death. For Lowey, the unsolved killing of 36 Alpine wild horses on U.S. Forest…


OC Girl Scouts Receive $2.8 Million from Mackenzie Scott

The Girl Scouts of Orange County recently received $2.8 million from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, as a part of the largest-ever donation to the Girl Scouts of the USA. “Locally, this is a vital accelerator for Girl Scouts of Orange County’s ongoing efforts to help all girls cultivate the skills and connections to live their best…


Man Arrested For Alleged Bomb Threat at Laguna Niguel Train Station

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—A suspect was arrested Oct. 22 for allegedly threatening to ignite an explosion at the Laguna Niguel/Mission Viejo Metrolink station, authorities said. The suspect was taken into custody at about 1:30 p.m., according to spokeswoman Carrie Braun of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. While at the station at 28200 Forbes Road, the suspect…


Man Fatally Shot in Front of Santa Ana Apartment Building

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A man died Oct. 22 at a Santa Ana hospital following a shooting in front of an apartment building. The shooting was reported at 9:50 p.m. Oct. 21 in the 1600 block of South Evergreen Street, according to a Santa Ana police statement. A woman called to report hearing gunshots and that she…