Two killed in Yosemite when tree limb falls on tent
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two minors were killed in Yosemite National Park early on Friday when an oak tree limb fell on the tent where they were sleeping, a park spokesman said.
Alabama bigamist and wife face 11 capital murder charges in fire
(Reuters) – Eleven capital murder charges were filed on Friday against an accused Alabama bigamist and one of his wives for a fire that killed four people, including two children and the man’s second wife, who was nine months pregnant, authorities said…
University of Cincinnati police resume off-campus patrols, but no traffic stops
(Reuters) – Less than a month after one of the University of Cincinnati’s police officers shot and killed an unarmed driver who was not a student during a traffic stop, the school said on Friday it would resume off-campus patrols.
Texas judge sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating gun laws
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former Texas county judge was sentenced on Friday to 18 months in a federal prison for illegally dealing in firearms and making false statements to government agents about the weapons, some of which were smuggled into Mexico, prosecutors said.
Firefighters contain half of wildfire near California wine region
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Firefighters battling a raging California wildfire near the state’s celebrated wine region turned a corner by Friday as they managed to draw containment lines around half of the blaze ravaging drought-parched brush and dry tim…
New York becomes most populous state to ban powdered alcohol
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York on Friday became the most populous U.S. state to ban the sale of powdered alcohol, a controversial just-add-water beverage that opponents say will lead to a rise in underage drinking and abuses.
Kentucky high school football player dies after equipment hits him
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A 17-year-old high school football player in western Kentucky was killed when a heavy piece of metal equipment struck him, police said on Friday.
Ohio zoo will house cubs of bear euthanized after hiker death in Yellowstone
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Two female grizzly bear cubs orphaned after their mother was euthanized because she was linked to the fatal mauling of a hiker in Yellowstone National Park will be moved to a zoo in Toledo, Ohio, zoo officials said on Friday.
State of emergency ends in Ferguson, Missouri, as violence recedes
(Reuters) – St. Louis County on Friday ended the state of emergency it had put in effect earlier this week for Ferguson, Missouri, and surrounding areas due to Sunday’s violent street protests.
Former Georgia police chief pleads guilty to shooting wife
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Atlanta-area police chief has been sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation for shooting his wife in bed on New Year’s Day in an apparent accident that left her partially paralyzed, a prosecutor said Friday.
