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Judge orders mental health exam for California man accused of courthouse explosion
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered a mental health evaluation for a man arrested after an explosive went off in a courthouse lobby that injured five people and who officials say had told law enforcement he had planned to kill deputies and a judge in the building. ...
Man who set off explosion at California courthouse had a criminal case there
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A 20-year-old man tossed an explosive device into the California courthouse where he was about to be arraigned on a gun charge and the explosion left five people with minor injuries and shut down the court complex and other nearby city buildings, police said. ...
Suspect is detained after an explosion at a California courthouse injures 5 people
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — A man set off an explosive device in the lobby of a California courthouse on Wednesday, sending five people to the hospital with minor injuries and prompting the shutdown of the court complex and other city buildings, officials said. A 20-year-old man was...
Inspectors are supposed to visit all farmworker housing to ensure its safety, but some used FaceTime
When Antonio Bravo stepped into the Salinas hotel in May 2020, he first noticed a foul smell. Then he saw the bare metal cot with no mattress that his employer had given him to sleep on after working long days in the fields. “My spirits fell when I saw that place,” said Bravo, a...
