Andrea Salcedo

November 17, 2021 at 5:18 am

An Oregon man was charged with a hate crime after brutally beating a gay man he targeted on Grindr, feds say

Federal prosecutors say they have charged the man in Eugene with a hate crime for "using the internet to target and brutally assault a gay...

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November 11, 2021 at 9:50 am

San Francisco police officer dies of COVID while on leave for failing to meet vaccination requirement

Jack Nyce, a 17-year veteran of the police force "loved being a copy," his wife said. She was wife him when he died of coronavirus...

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October 30, 2021 at 6:59 pm

Remains of Lauren Cho found in a California desert months after she went missing from her Airbnb

Authorities announced the remains found earlier this month in California's Yucca Valley desert were those of Lauren Cho, bringing an end to a months-long search.

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October 27, 2021 at 6:30 pm

Kansas ‘cult’ leaders separated children from their parents and forced them into unpaid labor, feds say

For over a decade, leaders of a group some describe as a "cult" sent children, some as young as 8, across the U.S. to work...

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October 26, 2021 at 3:38 am

A hiker got lost, then ignored rescuers’ calls because they came from an unknown number

The hiker, who authorities have not identified, told rescuers they had no clue anyone had been searching for them. Their phone had been buzzing, the...

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October 25, 2021 at 8:46 am

As some police fight vaccine rules, DeSantis says Florida will pay them $5,000 to relocate

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis urged officers in New York, Minneapolis and Seattle to relocate to Florida if their departments do not offer accommodations to those...

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October 21, 2021 at 5:28 am

Colorado theme park was warned about ride’s seat belt problems years before 6-year-old’s death, lawsuit says

The girl's parents are suing the Colorado amusement park, alleging it failed to properly train its ride operators about safety measures and ignored multiple reports...

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October 15, 2021 at 3:34 am

A kindergartner found a loaded gun inside his backpack. His mom told police she left it there by mistake.

The Florida woman faces a second-degree misdemeanor charge for allegedly failing to store the weapon in a secured locked box, allowing a minor access to...

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October 13, 2021 at 4:42 am

An unvaccinated man met a doctor at a bar. He left agreeing to get his first dose.

Two strangers started chatting at the bar of a Gainesville, Fla., restaurant earlier this month, and it turned into an over three-hour-long conversation about coronavirus...

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October 5, 2021 at 3:54 am

A ‘brain eating amoeba’ killed a 3-year-old after he played in a public splash pad

The boy's parents are suing the city of Arlington, Texas, which managed the splash pad, alleging Bakari would still be alive had the city properly...

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