Crews clean up after Southern California flash flooding
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Road crews cleaned up on Friday after mudslides that swept parts of Southern California and left a major highway closed for a second day, as forecasters warned of possible thunderstorms that could trigger additional flash floods…
Oklahoma deal halts executions until well into 2016 or longer
(Reuters) – Oklahoma reached a deal with three death row inmates on Friday to put their executions on hold until well into 2016 or even longer to investigate problems with death chamber protocols after the wrong drug was provided last month for use in …
Connecticut police probe shooting of mayoral candidate’s office
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – Police in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Friday were investigating whether the campaign office of the city’s former mayor, a former convict who is running for his old job, was the deliberate target of a drive-by shooting.
New York fraternity members waive hearing in Pennsylvania hazing death
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Members of a fraternity at New York City’s Baruch College decided on Friday to waive their right to preliminary hearings in Pennsylvania on criminal charges related to the 2013 hazing death of a pledge at a rented house in t…
Maryland teens, wife arrested over love triangle double slaying
(Reuters) – A Maryland woman and two teenagers have been charged with first-degree murder in an alleged double slaying triggered by a love triangle gone bad, police said on Friday.
Central Texas wildfire forces evacuation of more than 400 homes
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Residents have been forced to evacuate more than 400 homes due to a wildfire in central Texas that has destroyed more than 40 structures and prompted Governor Greg Abbott to declare a state of disaster, officials said on Frida…
Parishioners vow to continue Massachusetts vigil despite trespass ruling
(This October 14 story has been corrected to refer ruling to Appeals Court instead of Supreme Judicial Court)
New York’s jails still plagued by violence, city official says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Violence has continued to rise in New York City’s jails including Rikers Island despite a declining inmate population and millions of dollars spent to address the problem, according to a report released by a city official who calle…
Natural gas pipeline explodes in South Texas; no injuries
(Reuters) – A natural gas pipeline owned by Lewis Energy Group exploded and caught fire early on Friday near Encinal, south Texas, though the blaze was contained and no injuries were reported, the company and local officials said.
Junk shop photo spurs quest to confirm Billy the Kid image
DENVER (Reuters) – For the $2 he spent to buy three old photographs, Randy Guijarro may have hit the mother lode. Among them was a tintype purported to be of Wild West gunslinger Billy the Kid, now valued at $5 million.
