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A police officer tapes off the area around a bullet riddled car outside a home which was set on fire in Santa Monica, California
Credit: Reuters

Woman wounded in Santa Monica shooting has ‘grim prognosis’

A woman gravely wounded by gunfire during Friday’s shooting rampage in Santa Monica, California, has a “grim prognosis” for recovery, Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said on Saturday.

Posted in National
Tagged california, guns, killing spree, Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks, Santa Monica | Reply
A women is comforted by a traffic officer near Santa Monica College following a shooting today on the campus in Santa Monica, California
Credit: Reuters

Police seek motive in Southern California killing spree

Police on Saturday were investigating what prompted a man dressed in black to embark on a string of shootings in the California beach community of Santa Monica, killing four people before police gunned him down in a community college library.

Posted in National
Tagged california, guns, killing spree, Santa Monica, Santa Monica College | Reply
Police officers gather during a search at Santa Monica College following a shooting on campus in Santa Monica, California June 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters

Gunfire erupts at Santa Monica college, injuries reported, one person confirmed dead

Gunshots were fired at Santa Monica College west of Los Angeles on Friday, leaving an unspecified number of people injured, and a suspect was taken into custody, police said.

Posted in National, News
Tagged california, college, Santa Monica College, shooting
A woman walks out of the Internal Revenue Service building in New York in this May 13, 2013 photo. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

IRS official in ‘Star Trek’ spoof apologizes for lavish conference

A top official at the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Thursday acknowledged that it was “embarrassing” how much the tax agency spent on training videos, including a Star Trek spoof, and other lavish expenses during a 2010 conference in California.

Posted in National
Tagged apology, budget, california, conference, Internal Revenue Service, irs, money, Star Trek, tax money, videos
A photo of a Taco Bell employee licking a stack of hard shells was posted to Taco Bell’s official Facebook page and people are not happy about it.

PHOTO: Taco Bell employee licks stack of taco shells

A picture of a Taco Bell employee licking a stack of taco shells was posted Sunday on Taco Bell’s Facebook page, shocking customers and prompting an investigation.

Posted in National, News
Tagged california, Facebook, fast food, health, photo, pranks, social media, Taco Bell, viral | Reply
elderly scam

East and west coast cops partner to nab scam artist

The NYPD and California’s Seal Beach Police Department are partnering in a search for a man suspected of scamming an elderly woman out of $30,000.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged california, canada, crime, elderly scam, fraud, New York, NYC, NYPD, quebec, scam, seal beach, southern california | Reply
Police say this is the man who used a fake Canadian driver's license to retrieve the packages containing $30,000.

Man suspected of scamming grandmother out of $30,000

Police provided these surveillance photos of the man they suspect tricked an elderly widow into sending $30,000 in cash from California to New York.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged california, crime, elderly scam, fraud, NYPD, scams, seal beach police department | Reply
Vehicles drive on San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in Foster City, California May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Bride, friends who died in California limo fire identified

A bride and four friends who died over the weekend trapped inside a burning limousine on a bridge over San Francisco Bay were formally identified by a coroner.

Posted in National, News
Tagged bride, california, limo, national
Vehicles drive on San Mateo-Hayward Bridge in Foster City, California May 5, 2013. REUTERS/Stephen Lam

Investigators seek cause of deadly California limo fire

Investigators sought to determine on Monday what caused a stretch limousine to erupt into flames as it crossed a bridge over the San Francisco Bay

Posted in National, News
Tagged california, fire, limo, national
A view of the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.
Credit: Getty Images

Investigators seek cause of deadly bachelorette party limo fire

Investigators on Monday were seeking the cause of a fire that engulfed a stretch limousine, killing five passengers and injuring four other people, as the vehicle was traveling across a bridge in the San Francisco area over the weekend.

Posted in National
Tagged bachelorette party, bride, california, deaths, fire, limo, Limousine, San Francisco, San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
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