By Calvin Palmer
A Superior Court judge in San Diego today gave the city 72 hours to begin getting rid of harbor seals that have invaded an artificial cove at La Jolla or face heavy fines.
City officials say they plan this week to scare off the seals from Children’s Pool by broadcasting barking dog sounds. The [...]
July 20, 2009
Mourners at cemetery fall prey to thieves
By Calvin Palmer
Mourners at a cemetery in Southern California are not only grieving over the loss of a loved one but when the service is over, they also grieve the loss of purses, laptops and other valuables.
Thieves are targeting Rose Hills Memorial Park and Mortuary in suburban Whittier, stealing valuables from the unlocked cars of [...]
July 20, 2009
Tennesse victims of murder rampage stabbed to death
By Calvin Palmer
A Tennessee man was arraigned today, in Fayetteville, charged with killing six people.
Jacob Shaffer, 30, was taken into custody on Saturday after allegedly killing his wife, three of her relatives, a neighbor and an acquaintance in Alabama. He is being held in Lincoln County Jail.
His first victim was Sidney Wade Dempsey, 50, of [...]
July 20, 2009
Teenage girl changes her mind about life-saving surgery
By Calvin Palmer
A critically ill teenager who opted to die at home rather than undergo risky heart transplant surgery has changed her mind.
In November, doctors tried to have Hannah Jones made a ward of court but with the support of her parents she won her case.
She had been told that a heart transplant was risky [...]
