orange county
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Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes Causing Concern in California
As I’m sure you’re aware, there’s fuckery afoot this election season. In California, concerns surrounding unofficial ballot drop boxes have grown as multiple boxes have reportedly been found throughout the state. According to the Orange County Register, there have been several reports of unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up around Fresno, Los Angeles and Orange…
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Florida State Prosecutor Launches Program to Reduce Number of People Charged With Resisting Arrest
In Florida, State Attorney Aramis Ayala has launched a program to reduce the amount of people prosecuted for non-violently resisting arrest. On Tuesday, Ayala revealed a new policy that grants prosecutors more discretion in being able to drop resisting arrest charges, the Orlando Sentinel reports. At a news conference announcing the policy, Ayala said data…
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Los Angeles City Council Announces Street Will Be Renamed Kobe Bryant Boulevard: 'He Is the City'
In NBA circles, Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles is commonly known as The House That Kobe Built. And now a portion of Figueroa Street in its immediate vicinity will be renamed after one of the greatest professional athletes who ever lived. ESPN reports that on Monday, celebrated locally as Kobe Bryant Day, Los Angeles…
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'[N-Word] Hating' White Student Arrested, Kicked Out of California College After Drunken, Racist, Homophobic Rant
Dayton Kingery got an education he didn’t initially apply to school for. The 21-year-old Chapman University student was arrested and is no longer a student at the Orange County, Calif. college after going on a rant in a campus classroom and then destroying property. According to the Orange County Register, local police arrested Kingery on…
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Multiple People Dead After Monday-Morning Shooting at Orlando, Fla., Business
Updated Monday, June 5, 2017, 12:40 p.m. EDT: Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demmings identified the shooter as a “disgruntled employee” who had been fired from Fiamma Inc. in Orlando back in April. According to Time magazine, the 45-year-old gunman, whose identity has not yet been released, shot and killed himself after gunning down five employees—four…
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Body of 2-Year-Old Boy Dragged Away by Alligator at Disney World Resort Is Recovered
On Wednesday afternoon, authorities recovered what they believe is the body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was dragged away by an alligator the night before, ABC 7 reports. The body was recovered, completely intact, by a dive team around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, a little less than two hours after it was first located. The…
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4 Alligators Killed in Search for Toddler Dragged From Orlando, Fla., Disney Resort
Authorities are continuing the search for a 2-year-old boy who was dragged away by an alligator from a Disney World, Orlando, Fla., resort late Tuesday, as officials continue to pull alligators from the nearby lagoon in order to check for the boy’s body, CBS News reports. Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Jeff Williamson said the…