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33-year-old California cold case homicide solved as victim's sister says 'prayers were answered'

The sister of a woman found brutally murdered in California in 1991 says her prayers have been “answered” after investigators announced this week that they have solved the cold case homicide more than three decades later. The Ventura Police Department says by using “advanced forensic genetic genealogy techniques,” Larry Welch has been identified as the perpetrator in the killing of …

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This red state is becoming an ‘expat’ community for families fleeing western liberal bastions

This story is the first in a series examining the mass-migration of West Coast residents to Idaho. SANDPOINT, Idaho — Taylor grinned at his parents as he rolled away on his push-bike, gravel crunching under the wheels. The three-and-a-half-year-old was headed to play with friends who live a couple houses down at the end of their quiet North Idaho cul-de-sac. …

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UCLA cancels class after riot police break up fight between anti-Israel protesters, opposition

UCLA has announced that classes have been canceled Wednesday “due to the distress caused by the violence” that erupted between opposing groups at an anti-Israel demonstration overnight. The Los Angeles school is now recommending that the community stay away from the Royce Quad area after police wearing face shields and riot gear had to be called to the scene to …

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55 injured in Los Angeles after Metro train collides with bus

At least 55 people have been injured in Los Angeles after a University of Southern California shuttle bus collided with a Metro light rail train, officials say. The Los Angeles Fire Department says the accident happened around noon Tuesday along Exposition Boulevard near the USC Campus and Natural History Museum. “The bus definitely got crunched on its front end,” Genesis …

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Thousands of mysterious jellyfish-like creatures wash up on California shores

Southern California beachgoers may notice a plethora of jellyfish-like creatures washed up on local shores – but sea jellies these blue blobs are not. Thousands of Velella velellas, or by-the-wind sailors, have recently emerged on Golden State beaches from San Diego to Marin County. Pictures taken on April 28 in San Clemente show thousands of gelatinous hydrozoans strewn across a …

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Portland State University closes campus after anti-Israel protesters occupy, vandalize library

Portland State University has announced its campus will be closed Wednesday as images are emerging of the graffiti and destruction that anti-Israel protesters have caused insideits main library. Photos show messages including “We’ll stop occupying this building when Israel stops occupying Palestine” and “no more business as usual” spray-painted on the walls of the Millar Library on the downtown Portland, …

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Los Angeles authorities arrest suspect in shooting of deputy at traffic light

The person who allegedly shot a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department motorcycle deputy in the back while he was stopped at a red light has been arrested, Los Angeles police say. Raymundo Duran, 47, was arrested in San Diego County, according to officials. He was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and possession of illegal weapons. At a press conference …

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Oregon police arrest suspect after woman's kidnapping caught on doorbell camera

Police in Oregon have arrested a suspect after he allegedly was captured on a doorbell camera kidnapping a woman at a home outside of Portland. The Hillsboro Police Department, which released images of the struggle, said the woman was “caught on doorbell cam crying for help before she was picked up and carried away” by a male individual in the …

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Crisis in the Northwest: City's battle against homelessness could have dire effects for the nation

Homeless encampments could balloon nationwide or be cleared more aggressively in some states depending on how the Supreme Court rules on a case being argued Monday. “I think people understand that we all need a safe place to live,” Ed Johnson, director of litigation at the Oregon Law Center, told Fox News Digital. “The worst way to work toward that …

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Skeletal remains of Marine captain found in 'unexpected' place

New Jersey researchers recently announced that a U.S. Marine’s partial remains had been sitting in a child’s rock collection for an unknown number of years. According to officials, the story begins with the death of Marine Corps Captain Everett Leland Yager in July 1951. He was flying over Riverside County, California, when an accident occurred during a military training exercise. …

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