By HOLLY RAMER, PATRICK WHITTLE and MARK SCOLFORO In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and parked box trucks outside the duplexes. They ran an electrical cord from one box truck into one of the condos, … Read more
Today is Friday, Feb. 14, the 45th day of 2025. There are 320 days left in the year. This is Valentine’s Day. Today in history: On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman identified as a former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17 people in … Read more
OAKLAND — Two suspects have been charged in the murder of a man who was wounded in a shootout that erupted during a sideshow taking place a few blocks from Franklin Elementary School in East Oakland. Police announced Wednesday that prosecutors had charged 20-year-old Leonardo Perez Baltazar and a juvenile in the death of Ethan … Read more