Tag: State News

One-Year-Old Girl Shot at Hamburger Restaurant in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—Police June 6 are continuing their investigation into the shooting of a 1-year-old girl at a hamburger restaurant in South Los Angeles. Officers responded to 81st Street and Avalon Boulevard shortly before 6 p.m. Monday regarding shots fired call and discovered a child was injured, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Melissa Podany told City…


Missouri Man Executed for Killing 2 Jailers During Failed Bid to Help Inmate Escape in 2000

BONNE TERRE, Mo.—A Missouri man who shot and killed two jailers nearly 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an acquaintance escape from a rural jail was executed Tuesday evening. Michael Tisius, 42, received a lethal injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre and was pronounced dead at 6:10 p.m.,…


Orange County Bans Display of Non-Governmental Flag on County Facilities After Heated Debate

A motion to limit only flying government flags on county facilities was approved by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on June 6. The board voted 3–2 to pass the motion—which limits flags allowed on county properties to the United States, state, county, and a newly added POW/MIA flag—with Chairman Donald Wagner, Vice Chairman Andrew…


Los Angeles Man Gets Over 27 Years to Life for Killing Rose Donuts Owner

SAN DIEGO—A man who fatally injured Rose Donuts owner Randy Taing in his Clairemont Mesa home was sentenced June 6 to 27 years and four months to life in state prison. Keon Wilson, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the April 5, 2019, burglary that left Taing, 58, fatally injured. He also pleaded guilty…


2 Killed, 5 Injured in Virginia Capital Shooting After Graduation Event

Two people were killed and five wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. During a press conference, Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards provided information on the two individuals taken into custody, one of whom was identified as a 19-year-old male, while the other was confirmed…


7 Injured in Virginia Capital Shooting After Graduation Event

Seven people were shot, with three of them sustaining life-threatening injuries, after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. Two people are in custody, Richmond interim police chief Rick Edwards said at a press conference. The incident took place near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Monroe Park campus. In a statement on its…


2 Killed, 7 Injured in Virginia Capital Shooting After Graduation Event

Two people were killed and seven wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. During a press conference, Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards provided information on the two individuals taken into custody, one of whom was identified as a 19-year-old male, while the other was confirmed…


2 Killed, 5 Injured in Shooting After High School Graduation

Two people were killed and five wounded in a shooting after a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said. During a press conference, Richmond Interim Police Chief Rick Edwards provided information on the two individuals taken into custody, one of whom was identified as a 19-year-old male, while the other was confirmed…


Disneyland Offers 3-Day Discounted Ticket Bundle for California Residents

The Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, is now offering discounted tickets for California residents. Valid June 12 through Sept. 28, residents of the Sunshine State can visit for $83 a day when purchasing what’s called a three-day resident bundle. The offer is valid Monday through Thursday only, and for one theme park per day. For…


Indiana Man Charged With Threatening to Kill Rep. Jim Banks and His Family

An Indiana man has been arrested and charged with making a series of threatening calls to Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and his family. Aaron Thompson, 33, of Fort Wayne, was arrested last month in connection with calls he allegedly made to Banks’s office in April. Thompson allegedly called Banks’s office on April 6 and another…