Powerhouse Fire Fight Continues, Evacuations Ordered
Evacuations were again ordered Friday in the 2,500-acre brush fire burning in steep, rugged terrain of San Francisquito Canyon, north of Los Angeles. Flare-ups, meanwhile, tested homeowners' nerves as...
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"Mayday, Mayday": Calls From Crashing Plane
"Mayday, mayday — engine out," said the pilot, in a controlled voice, to air controllers as his small plane struggled to stay aloft early Friday morning. In audio files obtained by News4 Washington,...
View ArticleCalif. Minimum Wage Could Grow to Highest in U.S.
Minimum-wage workers in California could see their first raises in six years if a bill that passed the state Assembly this week continues to make its way through Sacramento. The state’s minimum hourly...
View ArticleTeen Struck, Killed by Lightning Days Before Graduation
A suburban Chicago high school senior was struck and killed by lightning during Thursday's storm, officials said. Jennie Dizon, 17, of Downers Grove, was found unconscious and not breathing in O'Brien...
View ArticleHepatitis A Outbreak May Be Linked to Fruit Mix
A hepatitis A outbreak in California and four other Western states may be linked to a brand of berries sold at Costco stores, officials said Friday. At least six of 30 cases of the liver disease were...
View ArticleTaxi Driver Returns Purse Left in Cab
A taxi driver traveled all the way to Essex Fells, N.J., to return a purse to a customer who left it in his cab in Manhattan.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
View ArticleTop Chicago Cop: City's Murder Rates Declining
Chicago’s murder mayhem is declining, police said. Chicago ended the month of May down four murders from May 2012, an eight percent decrease, according to Director of News Affairs Adam Collins. Overall...
View ArticleChurch Refuses to Host Troops Over Scouts' New Gay Policy
A Crystal Lake, Ill., church is reportedly refusing to sponsor a local Boy Scout troop after the Scouts’ lifted their ban on openly gay boys. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, believed to be the...
View Article2 Young Girls Found Locked in "Filthy" Mobile Home
A couple is accused of keeping two young girls – ages 5 and 10 – locked up inside an Anaheim mobile home, with broken toilets and piles of trash strewn about the trailer. “Neither child has ever...
View ArticleCalif. Fire Jumps to 19,500 Acres, Burns Structures
The Powerhouse Fire grew to 19,500 acres in northern Los Angeles County after a hot and windy Saturday, burning structures and prompting evacuations in rugged areas between the Santa Clarita and...
View ArticleMan Charged With Having Sex With Pit Bull
A 50-year-old man was charged with having sex with a pit bull while on a tour of the Chicago Animal Care and Control Facility, prosecutors said Saturday. Gerardo Perez, of the 2500 block of West 38th...
View ArticleDays-Old Baby Seal Rescued
In this photo provided by Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, a female Harbor seal pup rests on a mat in the Riverhead Foundation facility at the Long Island Aquarium in...
View ArticleDeputies Tase, Capture Runaway Llama
Leon County deputies were on the lookout for an unusual fugitive this weekend: a llama on the loose in Tallahassee. Scooter the llama had escaped from his owners and was roaming the Killearn Lakes area...
View Article22,242-Acre Powerhouse Fire Threatens 1,000 Homes
Some 1,000 homes were threatened on Sunday as the 22,242-acre Powerhouse Fire approached the northern Los Angeles County high-desert city of Lancaster, authorities said. Updated Article: Monday's...
View ArticleFamous Mug Shots: Pia Zadora
Singer-actress Pia Zadora has been arrested on suspicion of domestic battery and coercion after a disturbance at her Las Vegas home. The 61-year-old Zadora was booked Saturday, June 1, 2013 into a...
View ArticleMan Molests, Urinates on Woman in ER: Police
A man sexually assaulted a woman in an emergency room in Harlem after she fell asleep, then urinated on her when she was startled awake, police said. The 45-year-old woman fell asleep after being...
View ArticleProp 8 Decision in Hands of Supreme Court
A long-awaited ruling on the legality of California's Prop 8 might be handed down this month in what would be the U.S. Supreme Court's first decision on the issue of same-sex marriage. Full Coverage:...
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Wildfire Evacuations Lifted as Firefighters Make Progress
Some residents forced from their homes during a wildfire that surged to about 50 square miles in northern Los Angeles County were permitted to return to their properties Monday afternoon as...
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Nazi-Naming Dad Wears Nazi Uniform to Kid's Hearing
Dressed in a Nazi uniform, Heath Campbell marched into a New Jersey courthouse to petition a family court judge to allow him to see his youngest son. "I'm going to tell the judge, I love my children. I...
View ArticlePark District Signs Remind Parents "It's Just a Game"
A suburban Chicago park district is asking parents to keep themselves in check during their children’s sporting events. The Buffalo Grove Park District installed a half-dozen metal “adult behavior”...
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