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Mom: He Wouldn't Know Where to Go With the Kids if He Killed Me

David Mora opened fire during supervised visit at Sacramento church

(Newser) - When she obtained a restraining order against David Mora in May last year, his estranged partner said he had physically abused her and she was afraid he would hurt her again. He ended up killing their three daughters in a Sacramento church Monday, along with a family friend supervising the...

Foul Play Suspected in Case of Missing Boys
Cops: Adoptive Parents
Murdered Missing Boys
UPDATED
Mar 3, 2022 2:40 AM CST

Cops: Adoptive Parents Murdered Missing Boys

Orson and Orrin West were reported missing in 2020

(Newser) - Update: The adoptive parents of two California boys who went missing in 2020 and have never been found are now charged with the boys' murders. Though the bodies of Orrin West, 4, and his brother Orson, 3, remain missing, the Kern County DA announced Wednesday that an investigation revealed they...

Man Who Killed His 3 Daughters Had Been Arrested Days Before

David Mora was released on bail after assaulting CHP officer

(Newser) - The father who fatally shot his three daughters , their chaperone, and himself during a supervised visit at a Sacramento church Monday had been arrested on charges involving violence just days before the tragedy. David Mora, also identified as David Fidel Mora-Rojas, was pulled over for driving drunk Feb. 23 and...

Sheriff's Deputy Stole From Dead People

Steve Hortz pleads guilty to burglary, grand theft in Yorba Linda, Calif.

(Newser) - Update: A former sheriff's deputy in California has pleaded guilty to stealing from the homes of dead people. Steve Hortz, a 12-year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, found the body of a man who died of natural causes at a Yorba Linda home in July 2020...

Carjacker's Target Had a Sleeping Occupant

2-year-old Jacob Jardine was asleep in the backseat when car was taken, is back home safe

(Newser) - As his mother brought groceries from her SUV into her hotel room in Sunnyvale, Calif., early Sunday, Jacob Jardine remained in the parked vehicle, asleep. His mother returned to find it had been stolen, with the 2-year-old still inside, the Press Democrat reports. By 6pm Sunday, the SUV had been...

He Was at a Supervised Visit With His 3 Daughters, Killed Everyone

3 girls, their chaperone, and the shooter dead in Sacramento

(Newser) - A man shot and killed his three daughters, their chaperone, and himself during a supervised visit with the girls Monday at a church in Sacramento, Calif., authorities said. Deputies responding to reports of gunfire around 5pm found five people dead, including the shooter, at the church in the Arden-Arcade neighborhood,...

West Coast States Are Lifting School Mask Mandates

California, Oregon, Washington say rule will be lifted March 12

(Newser) - Schoolchildren in California, Oregon, and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly on Monday. "With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the West, California, Oregon, and Washington are moving together to...

Lawsuit: Calif. Woman Held for 13 Days After Case of Mistaken Identity

Bethany Farber was stopped at LAX because she had same name as wanted woman

(Newser) - California woman Bethany Farber is suing the Los Angeles Police Department, saying they wrongfully detained her for 13 days—including three days after they allegedly realized they had the wrong Bethany Farber. The 30-year-old aesthetician says her nightmarish experience began in April last year, when she was detained at Los...

Rape Kit Comes Back to Haunt Victim in SF
Rape Kit Comes Back
to Haunt Victim in SF
UPDATED
Feb 24, 2022 12:00 AM CST

Rape Kit Comes Back to Haunt Victim in SF

But the practice has now been formally ended

(Newser) - Update: San Francisco officials announced Wednesday that the city's police department will no longer use DNA from survivors of sexual assaults and other crimes to investigate other, unrelated crimes. The practice ended as soon as the DA's office last week submitted a complaint, and it was formally put...

California Cops Chase Stolen Party Bus

40-foot bus was pursued from San Diego to northern Los Angeles County

(Newser) - The California Highway Patrol chased a stolen party bus across southern California Tuesday before it slammed into a sedan north of Los Angeles. Top Dog Limo Bus owner Susie Leitzke tells KTLA that the 40-foot vehicle was stolen in San Diego Tuesday morning when a person jumped in while the...

Another Actor Is Missing in Los Angeles

' Family Reunion' actor Jaida Benjamin last seen in Studio City on Saturday

(Newser) - Jaida Benjamin, the actor who portrays Kelly in Netflix's Family Reunion, has been reported missing. The 27-year-old was last seen around 6:30pm Saturday in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles, wearing a purple crop top, pink jogging shorts, and white sneakers, according to the LAPD, which does...

Supporters Fight to Save Black Bear With a Death Sentence
Hank the Tank
Strikes Again
UPDATED
Feb 22, 2022 6:14 AM CST

Hank the Tank Strikes Again

Supporters hope to remove black bear from Lake Tahoe area, where he's wreaking havoc

(Newser) - Update: Hank the Tank is at it again. The 500-pound black bear who's been busting into homes around Lake Tahoe made his way into yet another home Friday, according to South Lake Tahoe police. "He broke into a secured home, through the small window in the photo, and...

Her Dog Was Declared Dead 7 Years Ago. Then, a Call

Zoey was found wandering around a rural property in Calif., after being reported missing in 2010

(Newser) - It started earlier this month with a call about a stray dog, and ended with a "special weekend" 12 years in the making, per KCRA . NBC News reports that on Feb. 10, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office received a call that a dog had been dropped off...

Final Text Revealed From Family Who Died on Trail

From Jonathan Gerrish's phone: 'can you help us. ... No water or ver [over] heating with baby'

(Newser) - Update: More is now known about the final hours of a California family who perished on a hike near Yosemite over the summer, thanks to dad Jonathan Gerrish's cellphone, reports CNN . Per the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office , some of the last things that Gerrish, wife Ellen Chung, and...

Texas Inspires Gun Legislation
Texas Inspires Gun Legislation
Feb 18, 2022 4:06 PM CST

Texas Inspires Gun Legislation

California measure would involve citizens in enforcing assault weapons ban

(Newser) - A new bill in California would allow private citizens go after gun-makers in the same way Texas lets them target abortion providers, though gun advocates immediately promised a court challenge if it becomes law. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday backed legislation that would let private citizens enforce the state'...

California Family's Desperate Final Text: 'Can You Help Us'

Jonathan Gerrish, Ellen Chung tried to reach out for help, but had no cell service

(Newser) - A family that died of heat exhaustion during a grueling summer hike in Northern California sent a last, desperate text pleading for help, authorities said Thursday. The Mariposa County Sheriff's Office released information pulled from the cellphone of Jonathan Gerrish after months of work with an FBI forensics team,...

California Is First State to Switch to 'Endemic' Policy

Newsom says the goal is 'to be prepared without being paranoid'

(Newser) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced the first shift by a state to an "endemic" approach to the coronavirus pandemic that emphasizes prevention and quick reactions to outbreaks over mandates. It's a milestone nearly two years in the making that harkens to a return to a more...

This Time, San Francisco May Be Political &#39;Bellwether&#39;
Results in San Francisco
Seen as a 'Bellwether'
the rundown
Feb 17, 2022 1:28 PM CST

Results in San Francisco Seen as a 'Bellwether'

Ouster of 3 liberal school board members viewed as part of a national trend

(Newser) - The recall of three liberal members of the city school board in San Francisco continues to reverberate, and a common theme in analyses is that the vote might be seen as a warning for Democrats nationwide. The shorthand view: Voters, even entrenched Democrats, are pushing back against policies they see...

San Francisco's Special Election Delivers 'Clear Message'

3 school board members ousted in city's first recall since 1983

(Newser) - San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city's school board on Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic. Voters overwhelmingly approved the recall in a special election, according to tallies by the San Francisco Department of...

Man Survives 75-Foot Plunge From Observation Deck

He allegedly stepped over railing in California

(Newser) - A man who allegedly climbed over the railing of an observation deck and fell 75 feet survived the incident. The man was seen near the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway in California around 5:30pm Saturday; an employee of a restaurant at the Mt. San Jacinto summit saw...

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