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Ventura County Sheriff's Office
NEVER TOO LATE

Baffling Mystery Is Solved After 36 Years

A multi-agency effort cracked the case.

Harry Thompson

Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office
CHILLY DESCENT

Hikers Rescued After 36 Hours Stuck 11,000 Feet Up Mountain

Temperatures on the mountain plummeted to 14-16 degrees.

Isabel van Brugen

Gavin Newsom and Katie Zacharia
BRIGHT SPARK

Gavin Newsom Ruthlessly Trolls Trump’s New Mouthpiece

Newsom has a new target in the Trump administration.

Isabel van Brugen

Katie Zacharia, resume, photo illustration
HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS

Katie Zacharia’s Resume Gets Shredded by Law Professors

Legal experts are throwing serious doubt on Katie Zacharia’s claims that she worked as a lawyer in China.

Annabella Rosciglione

Katie Zacharia photo illustration
MURKY

Trump’s New Mouthpiece Cornered on Odd Legal Resume Claims

Katie Zacharia, the new White House press secretary, proclaims to be a lawyer, but she does not appear to actually be licensed to practice law in any U.S. state.

Annabella Rosciglione

Mono County Sheriff's Office
TRAGIC END

Hiker Sent Final Text Before Horrific Accident

His body was recovered 72 hours later.

Martha McHardy

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Harp
INSIDE LOOK

Natalie Harp’s Brother Reveals Truth of Bitter Family Feud

Preston Harp has detailed how he fell out with his sister, Trump’s most adoring aide.

Annabella Rosciglione

Fresno police investigate an ICE-involved shooting.
FED UP

ICE Agent Shot After Bizarre 3:30 A.M. Attack on Senior

The late-night confrontation took a dramatic turn when the elderly homeowner pulled a gun and fought back.

Mary Papenfuss

Mount Shasta in Northern California
ALIVE!

Rescuers Make Shock Find in Hunt for Hiker Days After Fall

The elderly woman’s family reported her missing after she failed to return to work.

Will Neal

Trump
'MADNESS'

Trump Hit With New Call for 25th Amendment After Wild Offer

The president’s bonkers rant about Southern California has Democrats seeing red all over again.

Annabella Rosciglione

California Governor Gavin Newsom gives remarks at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 19, 2026.
‘DISGUSTING’

Newsom Tears Into Trump After ‘Deranged’ Offer

The president said sacrificing millions of innocent American lives would be a “small price” for winning the war he started with Iran.

Will Neal

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