Tag: State News

Arrests Have Been Made in a Human Remains Trade Tied to Harvard Medical School—Here’s What to Know

What Happened? Federal investigators discovered a human remains trade with connections to Harvard Medical School and have arrested people in several states. According to prosecutors, the defendants were part of a nationwide network of people who bought and sold remains stolen from the medical school and an Arkansas mortuary. One of those charged, 55-year-old Cedric…


Hundreds of Falun Gong Practitioners Hold Rally and Parade in San Francisco, Commemorating 24 Years of Anti-Persecution Efforts

SAN FRANCISCO—More than 300 Falun Gong practitioners and supporters rallied at Harry Bridges Plaza in San Francisco on July 15, followed by a grand parade through the city, all to commemorate the upcoming date of July 20 which marks 24 years of anti-persecution efforts in China. On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


Woman Shot to Death in Los Angeles House; Suspect Arrested

SAN FERNANDO, Calif.—A 38-year-old woman was shot to death inside a house in San Fernando, authorities said July 16. Stephanie Rodriguez was a San Fernando resident, according to the medical examiner’s office. The shooting was reported at 3:18 a.m. Friday in the 1300 block of Kewen Street, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Daniel…


Woman, 20, Killed in Head-On Crash in Van Nuys

VAN NUYS, Calif.—A 20-year-old woman was killed July 16 when a wrong-way vehicle driven by a possibly impaired motorist slammed head-on into another vehicle on a Van Nuys street, authorities said. Three other people—including a child—were injured in the crash, according to Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department. Paramedics rushed them to a…


Mountain Biker Dies Helping to Rescue Distressed Hikers Near US-Mexico Border

JACUMBA, Calif.—A mountain biker died after helping authorities locate four distressed hikers in the Carrizo Gorge area in the Jacumba Mountains, authorities said July 16. Cal Fire San Diego responded at 2:45 p.m. Saturday to a distress call, and with the assistance of three mountain bikers, officials were able to locate the hikers a quarter-mile…


Competitor Dies During Maine Road Rally Race Through Forest

NEWRY, Maine—A competitor was killed in a crash on the first day of a rally race through a forest in western Maine, leading organizers to cancel the event’s second day. Erin Kelly, a 48-year-old woman from Marshall, Virginia, was killed Friday when her team’s car crashed near Lower Richardson Lake during the New England Forest…


Earthquake Off the Alaska Coast Triggers Brief Tsunami Advisory, Sending Some Residents to Shelters

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake triggered a brief tsunami advisory for southern Alaska late Saturday, but the advisory was canceled about an hour later, monitoring bodies reported. The earthquake was felt widely throughout the Aleutian Islands, the Alaskan Peninsula and Cook Inlet regions, according to the Alaska Earthquake Center. In Kodiak, Alaska, sirens warned of a…


Alabama Woman Who Disappeared After Reporting Child on Highway Returns Home Following 2-day Search

HOOVER, Ala.—A 25-year-old Alabama woman returned home late Saturday after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway. Police said Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell had returned to the home she shares with her…


Kari Lake Files New Election Appeal to Arizona Supreme Court

Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake filed an appeal to the state’s Supreme Court in her election case as she claimed that thousands of ballots weren’t configured properly during last year’s governor’s race. In an appeal filed (pdf) on July 14 with the state’s highest court, Ms. Lake alleged that the 8,000 ballots were either “duplicated…


Kari Lake Files New Election Appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court

Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake filed an appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court in her election case as she claimed that 8,000 unreadable ballots were not configured properly during last year’s midterms. In an appeal filed (pdf) with the state’s highest court, Ms. Lake alleged that the 8,000 ballots were either “duplicated or counted.” What’s more,…