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September 14, 2023

Southern California neighborhood evacuated for hours due to large natural gas leak

Residents of an unincorporated neighborhood in Southern California endured a more than six-hour evacuation due to a significant natural gas leak stemming from an underground pipeline.

September 14, 2023

Operators at Washington State Fair forced to manually push roller coaster after it breaks down in midair

A Washington State Fair roller coaster malfunctioned on Sept. 1, leaving passengers stranded until workers were able to send the ride gliding to a finish.

September 14, 2023

'Double standard' revoked, federal appeals court allows Christian clubs to return to public school campuses

Under the First Amendment, Christian student clubs should receive comparable treatment to secular groups, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled on Wednesday.

September 14, 2023

Seattle SWAT team rescues hostage women from naked man in raid caught on bodycam video

Bodycam video shows Seattle SWAT team members breaching a barricade situation and finding the suspect with his pants around his ankles before they rescued two women.

September 14, 2023

Blue state's $143 million homeless program got less than a thousand people housed. Now governor wants more

After spending $143 million to remove people from roadside homeless camps and refer them to housing, Washington's governor says the program is out of money.

September 14, 2023

8 House Democrats join Republicans in voting to strike down California's electric vehicle mandate

Eight Democrats joined Republicans in voting to strike down a federal waiver that allows California to issue clean air regulations including its recent move to ban gas-powered cars.

September 14, 2023

California cops give Narcan to dog they say overdosed on fentanyl

Police in southern California say they saved a puppy who was overdosing from fentanyl exposure with Narcan, but one of the two people she was with says otherwise.

September 14, 2023

Family reaches $27M settlement after son, 13, punched to death at school

The family of Diego Stolz, a 13-year-old California boy who died after being bullied at his middle school in 2019, reached a $27 million settlement with the school district.

September 14, 2023

In Montana, former firearms executive Ryan Busse seeks to unseat GOP Gov. Greg Gianforte

Ryan Busse, a former executive who became a critic of the gun industry as mass shootings began to rise, is seeking the 2024 Democratic nomination to unseat Montana Republican Gianforte.

September 14, 2023

Popular DJ in Oakland, California caught in crossfire, murdered as city grapples with another violent weekend

A popular DJ in Oakland who left behind four children and was known for his community activism was one of four people killed over another violent weekend in the city.