Be careful:
"Helicopter crash kills 7 Marines in Calif.; Two craft collide during training" by Julie Watson | Associated Press, February 24, 2012
SAN DIEGO - Two Marine Corps helicopters collided over a remote section of the California desert during a nighttime exercise, killing seven Marines in one of the Corps’s deadliest training accidents in years.
There were no survivors in the latest in a series of crashes involving troops from Camp Pendleton, officials said yesterday....
It was the fifth time since March that Marine Corps aircraft have crashed during a training exercise in California....
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Related: Pilots in midair crash lucky, instructor says
Better stay on the ground:
"Police seek reason for SUV-train crash" associated press, January 30, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Investigators were trying to determine yesterday why the driver of a sport utility vehicle ignored a downed crossing arm and flashing lights and pulled into the path of a commuter train in Sacramento....
One question investigators are trying to answer is the length of time the crossing arms were down....
Drivers in Sacramento often can wait up to 10 minutes for a freight train to pass, then several minutes more because of an approaching light-rail train.
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"Naked 12-year-old girl found eating from trash can" February 18, 2012|Associated Press
Authorities say a naked 12-year-old girl was discovered eating food out of trash cans in Temecula and her mother has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment. Riverside County sheriff’s officials say when police responded to a 911 call Thursday, they found the girl in a car where she was allegedly left by her 40-year-old mother, who was later arrested.
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"Shooting may have been over transfer" Associated Press, February 18, 2012
LONG BEACH, Calif. - An Immigration and Customs Enforcement official shot by a colleague was the second in command in the region and may have been targeted for rejecting a transfer request by the gunman, a federal official said....
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"Boy Scouts ordered to turn over abuse files" Associated Press, February 20, 2012
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A judge overseeing a lawsuit brought by the family of a California boy molested by his troop leader in 2007 has ordered the Boy Scouts of America to hand over confidential files detailing allegations of sexual abuse by Scout leaders around the nation....
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Also see:
Organs of attacked girl, 5, will be harvested
Whenever I see the word organ I always think of Israel's worldwide organ harvesting operation and the pictures of that cut open Palestinian that was then zippered up with a million stitches.
Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later
I'm flushing this post right now.
Next Day Updates:
California lawyer sentenced in baby-selling scam
First of 7 dead Marines identified
