(CNN)Wildfires are raging along the West Coast, and with them authorities in Oregon said they are fighting rumors of political origins. Multiple fires in Washington, Oregon and California have destr…
Los Angeles-area authorities worked Tuesday to apprehend a suspected armed carjacker in a standoff amid suspicions he could be connected to the shooting of two sheriff's deputies over the weekend, according to media reports.Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told several news outlets that the suspect is not linked to the ambush shooting of two transit deputies in…
Four have been arrested on suspicion of arson in West Coast areas already under seige from major destructive and deadly blazes, according to reports. As wildfires continue to rage across three states, police investigated separate incidents near existing wildfires. Two men in Washington state, one man in Oregon and one woman in California are facing charges, according…
CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Valley's mosquito abatement district began spraying for adult mosquitoes this week after West Nile virus activity was detected in some neighborhoods in Clovis.And weather permitting, more spraying will take place on Thursday night between 8:30 and 11:30 in the city of Fresno and Riverdale.For a more detailed look at where…
Authorities declared a riot early on Sunday in Portland, Oregon, where protesters breached a fence surrounding the city’s federal courthouse building where US agents have been stationed. Police described via Twitter the “violent conduct of people downtown” as creating a “grave risk of public alarm”. Police demanded people leave the area surrounding the courthouse at…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…