Roundup of four inmate deaths at Oklahoma prison and other incidents
In Cushing Oklahoma four inmates died after a Saturday stabbing in a medium security wing of the Cimarron Correctional Facility. No staff were harmed and a preliminary probe cites a rapid sequence of stabbings. Separate items report a San Diego boy found after Amber Alert and a Jerusalem clash at Al Aqsa with rocks and firecrackers but no arrests.
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Cushing
Okla
Oklahoma
Cimarron
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Terri Watkins
State Department of Corrections
Watkins
San Diego
Mission Bay
Wesley Hilaire
Wesley
Damieka White
San Diego Union-Tribune
White
Cory Mapston
Jerusalem
Micky Rosenfeld
Al-Aqsa
Luba Samri
Old City
Massive wind driven wildfires devastate Northern California towns
Two fast spreading fires burned hundreds of homes across Middletown and Lake County while a separate blaze southeast of Sacramento destroyed at least 81 homes and 51 outbuildings. Evacuations covered a 35 mile stretch along Route 29 as Gov. Brown declared a state of emergency and firefighters fought spot fires amid dry drought conditions.
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Middletown
Calif
California
San Francisco
Lake County
Napa Valley
Justin Galvin
Galvin
Amador County
California Department of Forest Protection
Daniel Berlant
Berlant
Highway 281
Clear Lake Riviera
Cal Fire
George Escalona
Jerry Brown
Brown
Sacramento
Sierra Nevada
Mark Ghilarducci
Governor's Office of Emergency Services
Ghilarducci
Sacramento Bee
Fresno County
Dave Schmitt
U.S. Forest Service
Grant Grove
Not a hero to all in the Davis marriage license case
Nashville clerk Kim Davis status divides religious conservatives as she refuses to issue same sex marriage licenses. Critics call her stance harmful to religious liberty while some clerks seek lawful compliance and avoid duty gaps. Davis testifies the objection rests on biblical marriage, not personal sin.
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Nashville
Tenn
Kentucky
Kim Davis
Supreme Court
Davis
Peter Wehner
Washington
U.S
Rod Dreher
American Conservative
Dreher
Wehner
Davis’ Case
Tennessee
Decatur County
Brenda Wynn
Davidson County
Wynn
Districts struggle as teacher shortages persist nationwide
California and other states face ongoing teacher shortages as districts recruit aggressively, yet fail to fill posts. Sierra Sands Unified in California hired 150 miles north of Los Angeles still opened the year with four substitute teachers. Administrators blame recessions, layoffs, and a shrinking pool of qualified applicants for the shortfall.
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Los Angeles
Sierra Sands
Dave Ostash
United States
Tampa
Fla
Las Vegas
Oklahoma
Joy Hofmeister
California
Joshua Speaks
California Commission On
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