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L.A. County to Pay $2.7 Million to Teen Beaten in Juvenile Hall ‘Gladiator Fight’

Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2.67 million to a teenager who was beaten by several other juveniles in one of the so-called gladiator fights that prosecutors said took place at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, Calif., in 2023. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved the payout on Tuesday in a […]

Who Is Phoenix Ikner: 20-year-old son of county sheriff’s deputy was ‘active shooter’ at FSU. He used his mother’s gun to kill 2

Police said 2 people were killed as a shooter opened fire at FSU campus. 20-year-old Phoenix Ikner, the son of the county sheriff’s deputy, was identified as the ‘active shooter’ at Florida State University who killed at least 2. Leon County Sheriff Walter . McNeil confirmed this at news conference hours after the emergency situation […]

Wildfires force evacuations in North Carolina’s Polk County, South Carolina declares ’emergency’

Wildfire in Carolinas (AP Images) The devastating wildfire forced the public safety department to announce a mandatory evacuation in North Carolina’s Polk County while South Carolina’s governor has declared a state of emergency due to spreading fires.The North Carolina Department of Public Safety ordered mandatory evacuations at 8.20 pm Saturday for sections of Polk County, […]