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January 11, 2024

California ski resort reopens after first avalanche death of the season

A snowstorm with high winds caused an avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe. One person was killed and three were injured.

January 11, 2024

Last Hawaiian princess leaves $100M of her estate for Native Hawaiian causes

"Princess" Abigail Kawānanakoa, a descendent of both Hawaiian royalty and a sugar baron, has left a significant portion of her estate to advance Native Hawaiian causes.

January 11, 2024

Los Angeles police arrest 71-year-old 'serial bank robber' for allegedly carrying out another heist

The Los Angeles Police Department says Bruce Edward Bell, a 71-year-old “serial bank robber," is now the suspect in another heist in Sun Valley.

January 11, 2024

Los Angeles Police arrest 71-year-old 'serial bank robber'

LAPD says Bruce Edward Bell is suspect in Dec. 21, 2023 robbery at bank in Sun Valley neighborhood. (Credit: LAPD)

January 11, 2024

Four California family members found murdered; 17-year-old among 3 neighbors arrested in mystery case

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with four counts of homicide after four members of the same family were found dead at two adjacent houses in Reedley, California.

January 11, 2024

Wyoming worship leader said he 'gave in to temptation' before molesting child in Florida: police

Richard Shaw, a church leader in Wyoming, is facing a felony charge for lewd molestation in Florida after he allegedly touched a girl younger than 12 years old inappropriately.

January 11, 2024

Millennials and Gen Zers are fleeing blue states in droves. Here are their top destinations

A new report shows that among the 27 states with a net positive migration of millennials in 2022, 18 had elected Republican majorities in both houses of their state legislature in 2022.

January 11, 2024

Biden admin spreading California's war on gig workers to rest of country

The Biden administration recently released a devastating policy that dismantles the gig economy, jeopardizing the ability of 27 million Americans to work as independent contractors.

January 11, 2024

Hospital fentanyl thefts exposed after patients hooked up to compromised IV bags die

Officials at an Oregon hospital believe a former nurse was stealing fentanyl from IV pouches and replacing it with unsterile tap water, potentially infecting patients.

January 11, 2024

Coast Guard finds 2 dead, rescues 3 from overturned vessel near Sitka, Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued three people from a vessel that had overturned in the water near Sitka, Alaska on Tuesday. Responding partners also located two bodies.