WASHINGTON (WJLA) — After being struck by lightning near the White House, two tourists from Janesville, Wisconsin are dead, authorities told WJLA. Thursday evening, D.C. Fire and EMS officials responded to reports of people injured after a lightning strike in Lafayette Park. The park is situated in the nation’s capital, right across from the White…… MORE
Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents More than $4M
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury on Thursday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay more than $4 million in compensatory damages to the parents of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, marking the first time the Infowars host has been held financially liable for repeatedly claiming…… MORE
Firefighters Partially Surround Deadly California Fire
KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have gotten their first hold on California’s deadliest and most destructive fire of the year and expected that the blaze would remain stalled through the weekend. The McKinney Fire near the Oregon border was 10% contained as of Wednesday night and bulldozers and hand crews were making progress carving…… MORE
4 Kentucky Officers Facing Federal Charges in Breonna Taylor’s Death
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has charged four Louisville police officers involved in the deadly Breonna Taylor raid with civil rights violations. Federal charges against former officers Joshua Jaynes, Brett Hankison and Kelly Goodlett, along with Sgt. Kyle Meany were announced by U.S. Attorney Merrick Garland on Thursday. Garland said federal officials “share but cannot…… MORE
Central Valley Brewers Guild Creates Fund for Riley’s Brewing Company Employees After Major Fire
August 2, 2022 – The Central Valley Brewers Guild, a non-profit composed of central valley breweries, has launched a significant fundraising effort to benefit the employees of Riley’s Brewing Company employees who lost their jobs to a major fire last week. The fire destroyed the brewery’s production facility in Madera. The guild will raise funds…… MORE
Vin Scully, The Legendary Voice of Dodgers Baseball, Dies at 94
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully, whose dulcet tones provided the soundtrack of summer while entertaining and informing Dodgers fans in Brooklyn and Los Angeles for 67 years, died Tuesday night, the team said. He was 94. Scully died at his home in the Hidden Hills section of Los Angeles, according…… MORE
Stolen Hay, Trailers Worth Roughly $37,000 Returned To Owner In Porterville
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KMJ) — Hay and stolen property worth over $35,000 was recovered Monday morning in Porterville. Tulare County Sheriff says they were called to the 1400 block of South Plano regarding two abandoned trailers. Following an investigation, deputies discovered the trailers, both filled with 45 hay bales, were reported stolen the prior week out…… MORE
California Spares Coastal Power Plant Owner From Fines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The owner of an aging gas-fired power plant along California’s southern coast won’t be required to pay fines for some water pollution it causes through 2023, state water officials voted Tuesday. The Redondo Beach Generating Station is one of four coastal power plants that were set to close in 2020 but…… MORE
Visitors To World’s Tallest Tree Could Face $5K Fine, Jail
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tree enthusiasts who make the trek to the world’s tallest tree deep in a Northern California forest will face a fine and possible jail time after park officials declared the remote area off-limits because of damage done by trampling visitors to the tree and surrounding forest, a park official said Monday.…… MORE
Fresno Police Officer Dies In Tragic Bicycle Accident Near Shaver Lake
(KMJ) — The Fresno Police Department has announced the death of one of its own. Officer Steve Hunt was killed in a tragic bicycle accident near Shaver Lake on Saturday. Officer Hunt has been with the Fresno PD since 1989 and was part of the Fresno Police Officers’ Association for the majority of his law…… MORE
