El Dorado County, CA

Placerville, CA

Los Angeles, CA

Bakersfield, CA

The US Sun

A 5.3 MAGNITUDE earthquake rocked California on Tuesday night, with residents stunned by the speed at which they were warned. The earthquake, which was initially logged by the USGS as being 5.7 in magnitude, struck Bakersfield, CA, at around 9:09 pm. The quake sent shockwaves across Southern California, with residents in Hollywood, Santa Monica, Woodland […]

California rocked by 5.3 magnitude earthquake with locals stunned by ‘shake alert’ sent seconds before tremors felt

Oregon State

Paradise, CA

An evacuation warning has been issued for the town of Paradise, where residents say the smell of smoke and sight of advancing flames on the horizon is enough to retraumatize them with the same horrors unleashed by California’s deadliest wildfire in 2018, which incinerated much of the town.

California town decimated by 2018 wildfire threatened again by state’s largest this year, as fires plague Oregon and Canada

Colorado State

California State

Deseret News

Wildfires are sweeping across the nation, with firefighters actively fighting 62 large wildfires, according to data from the Emergency Fire Center. The fires have eaten up over 700,000 acres. Some of the fires have been raging for weeks in the heat, leaving communities in a smoke-filled haze. Here are the states battling active large fires currently: Here are some notable developing situations to keep tabs on.

See photos of wildfires blazing through the West

San Diego, CA

Law & Crime

Robert Brians pleaded to multiple felonies for kidnapping his daughters and driving off of a cliff in California in an attempted double-murder-suicide.
The post ‘The girls are going to Heaven and I’m going to Hell to wait for you’: Dad kidnapped twins, intentionally drove pickup off cliff into ocean first appeared on Law & Crime.

'The girls are going to Heaven and I’m going to Hell to wait for you': Dad kidnapped twins, intentionally drove pickup off cliff into ocean

Skydiving tragedy in California claims lives of student and instructor. A tragic skydiving accident in California has claimed the lives of a 28-year-old skydiving student and her instructor after they encountered a “dust devil,” a rare and powerful whirlwind that forms in hot conditions. The victims, identified as Kayla Kieko Black and veteran instructor Devry LaRiccia Chase, were skydiving on Friday when the dust devil sent them into an uncontrollable spin, leading to a fatal crash.

California: Skydiving student and instructor die after hitting “dust devil” during routine jump

Montana State

Oxygen

Barnacles, G.P.S. navigation, and the observance skills of a former police officer in Montana would help interstate authorities hone in on a sailor wanted for murder. It began off the shores of Catalina Island, about 22 miles west of Los Angeles in the Pacific Ocean, an idyllic setting that offers “a whole different world” for those wanting to get away, according to journalist Tricia Takasugi, formerly of Fox L.A. affiliate KTTV. Even the host of Deadly Waters with Captain Lee, Captain Lee Rosbach, agreed that while the resort town was a mariner’s and beachgoer’s paradise, “grisly secrets can wash up,” as stated on Deadly Waters.

Murdered Disc Jockey Found Dead Near Catalina Island Leads to Montana Manhunt

USA TODAY

Fires in the Canadian Rockies burned through the popular tourist town of Jasper and damaged parts of Jasper National Park.

'Nightmare': Wildfires burn one of most beautiful places in the world

San Francisco, CA

Irish Star

Shane Killian was taken into custody after he allegedly shot and killed his family at their home in Kitty Hawk Road, Alamed, San Francisco, on Wednesday night

'Disgusting' San Francisco husband 'gunned down whole family including son' while neighbors mistook it for fireworks

Ocilla, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last Thursday, agents from the South Central Drug Task Force (SCDTF) made an arrest following a successful execution of a search warrant at a residence in Ocilla. According to officials, the search yielded a significant quantity of drugs, including tablets suspected to contain fentanyl, associated with a criminal street gang.

Successful Drug Bust in Ocilla Leads to Arrest Linked to 'Local Criminal Street Gang'

Riverside County, CA

Perris, CA

A skydiving teacher and her student died in Southern California when “dust devils” got in the way of their tandem dive. On August 2, Devrey LaRiccia Chase, 28, and an unknown student who was attached to her during the tandem jump opened the parachute during their dive at Skydive Perris in Riverside County. Two small whirlwinds were then seen.

Flying Teacher and a Student in California Died When They Hit Dust Devils

South Carolina State

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Explore Beaufort SC

The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Schuylkill County, PA

Ashland, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

ASHLAND – A Coatesville man is in Schuylkill County Prison after police say he broke...
The post Police: Man broke into home to collect debt from previous homeowners, threatened responding officers first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Police: Man broke into home to collect debt from previous homeowners, threatened responding officers

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Apple Valley News Now

(CNN) — Wildfires are raging out of control in the Western United States and Canada – destroying homes, forcing evacuations and injuring residents. One inferno has reportedly destroyed the historic mining community of Havilah. Another has scorched more than 360,000 acres of California – an area larger than the city of Phoenix. Here’s the latest:

A historic mining community is decimated as the Park Fire and other massive wildfires rage in the Western United States

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

WyoFile

The woman who shot a video of a hydrothermal explosion in Yellowstone National Park on Tuesday morning told WyoFile she and her family were terrified as the blast sent boiling water and rocks skyward, destroying parts of a boardwalk, its guardrail and a nearby bench.

Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion: ‘We were terrified’

Frackville, PA

RYAN TOWNSHIP – Two people were taken to a local hospital after a crash on...
The post Two injured in Interstate crash first appeared on The Shenandoah Sentinel.

Two injured in Interstate crash

Redding, CA

A California man was found guilty of murdering an acquaintance before burning his body outside his home after an argument over the victim's stolen motorcycle.
The post ‘Does it feel good, bro? I’m going to kill your family!’: Man shot acquaintance and burned his body in driveway after argument over stolen motorcycle first appeared on Law & Crime.

'Does it feel good, bro? I'm going to kill your family!': Man shot acquaintance and burned his body in driveway after argument over stolen motorcycle

Calexico, CA

NewsNation

A California couple is accused of smuggling two Mexican children across the border by passing them off as their own.

US mom goes to Mexico with 2 minors, comes back with 4

Alameda, CA

Alameda Post

The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

Diamond Springs, CA

Camino, CA

Lotus, CA

Shingle Springs, CA

Rescue, CA

Garden Valley, CA

River Pines, CA

Pilot Hill, CA

Georgetown, CA

Somerset, CA

El Dorado Hills, CA

Greenwood, CA

Pollock Pines, CA

Fiddletown, CA

Cool, CA

Plymouth, CA

Grizzly Flats, CA

Auburn, CA

NewsBreak

Eldorado National Forest now closed due to Crozier Fire; blaze 14% contained

Closure aides Forest Service in fire resources: blaze now 1960 acres, 4,000 structures threatened. EL DORADO COUNTY- An official Closure Order was issued today for the...

Eldorado National Forest now closed due to Crozier Fire; blaze 14% contained

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