Tarrant County inmate dies; second in-custody death in two days
A 40-year-old inmate died Tuesday after he was found unresponsive during a routine cell check at the Tarrant County Jail, marking the second in-custody death reported at the jail in…
OC supervisors would be removed from CalOptima board under California bill
State Assemblymember Avelino Valencia is pushing a last-minute bill to boot Orange County supervisors off the board of CalOptima Health, the county’s $4.7 billion health insurer for the poor. Valencia’s…
Woman arrested for murder after dumping 3-year-old son’s dead body at Brooklyn hospital
The mother of a 3-year-old boy whose dead body was dumped at a Brooklyn hospital has been charged with murder after an autopsy ruled the toddler’s death the result of…
2 facing murder charges in fentanyl-related death of Prosper man, police say
The Prosper Police Department annouced Wednesday that two people have been arrested on murder charges after a man died from a fatal dose of fentanyl in Prosper earlier this year.…
Vroman’s brings together horror besties CJ Leede, Kyle Kouri, Chuck Tingle and Liz Kerin
“It’s the love rodeo!” Partners and former Angelenos CJ Leede and Kyle Kouri stopped at Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena on Tuesday, June 16, to talk to fans following the recent…
Pioneering comedian Tom Dreesen dies at age 86
Standup comedian Tom Dreesen, who opened for Frank Sinatra, forced comedy clubs to pay their laugh-masters, and broke ground as half of the first interracial comedy team, has died. He…
Councilmember Cindy Bass will remain the Democratic ward leader race in Mount Airy. But she agreed to share power with progressives.
Listen to article • 0:00 minAfter a week of controversy that left both sides looking worse for wear, the race to become the Democratic leader of Mount Airy’s 22nd Ward…
Newsom steered millions to favorite charities, including those tied to ‘first partner’/wife
California’s powers-that-be have steered more than a half-billion dollars of other people’s money to their favorite charities and causes since 2011 — and way more than half of that haul…
Workers for Salon 1884 luxury fashion brand toiled in sweatshop conditions in NYC: D.A.
A Manhattan fashion brand owner who markets her luxury clothing line as sustainable and responsibly made stole tens of thousands of dollars from vulnerable employees forced to work 17-hour shifts…
Man who died in Texas plane crash was a key figure in seeding Austin’s technology boom
By ED WHITE The man who died when a small jet crashed on a Texas highway was an entrepreneur well-known in the state for being at the center of Austin’s…