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Episode 592: Nellie May Madison: California’s First Woman on Death Row
On the afternoon of March 25, 1934, Belle Bradley found one of her tenants, forty-five-year-old Eric Madison, dead on the floor of the apartment he rented with his wife, Nellie. Madison had been shot in the back four times with a .32 caliber revolver and there was no sign of Nellie Madison, nor was there any evidence of a break-in or a robbery. In the days that followed, investigators quickly determined that Nellie had shot her husband and they tracked her to a remote cabin in northern California, where she was arrested and taken back to Los Angeles and charged with the murder.
Newsom signs 10-bill anti-crime package, gets ahead of anti-crime ballot measure
(The Center Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a 10-bill anti-crime package as Democrats in the state race to address perceptions of rising crime in California as a new anti-crime ballot measure opposed by the governor seems increasingly likely to pass. “I thank the bipartisan group of lawmakers, our retail partners, and advocates for […]
Southern California unemployment rates rise in July
Summer breaks at schools drove up the unemployment rates in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, according to state data released Friday. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in LA County increased to 5.5% in July from a revised 5.3% in June, according to the state Employment Development Department. LA County’s rate was 4.9% a year ago.
Massive blazes give rise to increased issues with ‘fire brain’
Mental-health experts are sounding the alarm about “fire brain” — a condition caused by exposure to toxic wildfire smoke. One study found that wildfire smoke can cause brain inflammation that lasts for a month. Suzie Dukes, Chico LMFT and survivor of the Paradise Fire, said the massive...
Appellate panel allows Californians to buy more than one gun per month
SAN DIEGO - The stay of a San Diego federal judge's order blocking a law limiting California residents to purchasing one gun per month has been overturned by a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel. The panel's one-sentence order released Thursday will immediately allow California residents to buy more...
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