Tag: monrovia

Man Who Brutally Murdered California Couple Killed in Prison

LOS ANGELES—A state prison inmate serving a life sentence for brutally stabbing an elderly Monrovia, Calif., couple to death in 2003 has died, and prison officials suspect his cell mate—also a convicted murder—of killing him, authorities said on May 1. At approximately 2:05 a.m. Saturday, officials at Kern Valley State Prison in Central California discovered…


Bear Takes up Residence Under Monrovia Home

MONROVIA, Calif.—A bear, possibly pregnant, has taken up residence under a house in Monrovia and may give birth soon. Jerry Shutman told City News Service he was awakened by his barking dog Monday morning, Dec. 13, and saw a bear, accompanied by her cub, “tearing up the grass and some of the plants that were nearby” in the…


Salami Product Sold at Trader Joe’s Investigated in Salmonella Outbreak

Federal officials have warned the public not to eat a salami product sold at Trader Joe’s stores. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised consumers to avoid eating Citterio brand Premium Italian-Style Salame Sticks after the product was linked to a salmonella outbreak in California and seven other states. Twenty illnesses and…


As Many as 17 Missing After Cargo Ship Sinks Off Liberia

MONROVIA—As many as 17 people were missing from a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Liberia over the weekend despite being barred from setting sail, the Maritime Commissioner said. The Liberian-registered Niko Ivanka left the capital Monrovia on Saturday for a port in the West African country’s south, despite being under a detention…