Beached 70-Foot Blue Whale Lures Ventura Beachgoers
A 70 foot blue whale carcass washed ashore near Hobson Beach ten miles north of Ventura drawing crowds as scientists from the San Francisco area rushed to collect tissue samples. Authorities had tracked the carcass for days. origin of death awaiting examination. Environmentalist Ron Barrett notes rare sighting of a blue whale dieing on the Ventura coast.
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San Francisco
Santa Barbara
California
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Pacific Coast Highway
Ron Barrett
Navy
Ventura County
LOS Angeles Times
Hobson County Park
Conviction thrown out in racially charged case
A Louisiana appeals court overturned the aggravated battery conviction of high school student Mychal Bell, ruling he should not have been tried as an adult. Bell, 17, faced 15 years. sentencing set for Sept. 20 amid national protest plans in Jena led by figures like Rev. Al Sharpton and Michael Baisden. The Jena 6, five other black youths, face similar charges and protests continue.
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Aid Circuit Court of Appeal
Mychal Bell
LaSalle Parish
Reed Walters
Bell
Louisiana
Jena
al Sharpton
Michael Baisden
Jena 6
Roundup: California pot case yields 10 year sentence
Bryan James Epis, first California cannabis buyers club defendant tried federally for growing marijuana, sentenced in Sacramento to 10 years. Judge Darrell declined immediate custody, schedules Oct. 22 bail- pending-appeal hearing. Defense cites prosecutorial misconduct and officer perjury claims from 2002.
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Calif
Bryan James Epis
California Cannabis Buyers’ Club
U.S
Frank C. Darrell Jr
Samuel Wong
Epis
Brenda Grantland
Darrell
9Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Grantland
Donkey Rescued From Abandoned Well in Underwood Minn
A donkey belonging to Warren Gundberg fell into a dry abandoned well on Bryan Nelson's land. Firefighters dismantled the wall block by block and used a rope to pull the animal out. Fire Chief Bruce Huseth and owner remarks highlight the careful rescue and relief at the successful outcome.
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Underwood
Minn
Nelson
Gundberg
Huseth
Robeline store gifts cops. investigators say theft followed
In Robeline Louisiana the village convenience store offered free fountain drinks to officers at closing. Investigators allege the gesture escalated and all three village officers are accused of stealing snacks. Natchitoches authorities describe a progression from drinks to additional theft over time.
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Robeline
Natchitoches
Snack Theft Suspects Arrested in Local Shop
Parish sheriff's Investigator Travis Trammell said surveillance tapes show officers entering Shop-A-Loft at closing time and filling bags with dozens of bottled drinks and other snacks without paying. Police Chief Gordon O'Don confirmed officers remain on active duty but declined comment.
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Associated Press
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