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SAPD: Suspected drunk driver crashes into barrier, injuring her passengers

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Her two passengers, a 22-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, were both seriously injured. They were taken to the hospital. SAN ANTONIO — A young woman suspected of driving while intoxicated crashed her vehicle into a barrier, injuring her passengers early Saturday morning, police say. It happened around 2:52 a.m. in the 4900 block of … Read more

Homes were burning and roads already jammed when the Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds

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The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some homes were burning. CALIFORNIA, USA — The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn’t come until about 40 minutes after some of those homes were already … Read more

‘Hogmageddon’ | Irving residents fend off feral hogs with DIY electric fence dubbed ‘The Baconator’

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Neighbors in Valley Ranch have been dealing with feral hogs wreaking havoc since December. A trap has been set up to capture them, but so far — no luck. IRVING, Texas — When life gives you feral hogs in suburbia, build an electric fence that would make Kevin McCalister jealous.  That’s the approach Irving residents … Read more

‘You don’t just leave someone to die’ | Family seeks justice as Georgia veteran fights to recover after hit-and-run on I-75 South

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Shamar Allen was discovered unconscious on the shoulder of the highway at around 4 a.m. on Dec. 15 after an unidentified driver hit him and fled the scene. STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. — A 33-year-old Army veteran from Henry County is fighting for his life and recovery after being critically injured in a hit-and-run accident on I-75 … Read more