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HS Classmates, College Friends Killed After Being Swept Into Ocean In California
A day at the beach turned deadly along a stretch of coastline known for sudden danger.
Mahial Sran, 20, and Harshita Nair, 21, died after being swept into the Pacific Ocean in Santa Cruz County, California, according to NBC Bay Area.
The two women were from Fremont, California, and had graduated from the same high school together in 2023, SFGATE reported.
Sran was studying public health at San Jose State University. Nair was a legal studies student at the University of California, Berkeley, according to their LinkedIn bios.
The incident happened on Wednesday, June 10, near a natural archw…
Wilmington Hospital Shooter ID'd: Cops
A 23-year-old Delaware man was arrested in Philadelphia after police say a shooting at Wilmington Hospital left one 19-year-old dead and another critically injured.
John Wallace-Bey, of New Castle, DE, was taken into custody Tuesday night, June 16, in Philadelphia and is awaiting extradition to Delaware, Wilmington Police announced.
Wallace-Bey has been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and carrying a concealed deadly weapon, police said.
The shooting happened at Wilmington Hospital in t…
Dazzling Days-Long Display Underway As Jupiter, Mercury, Venus Align With Moon
The evening sky is about to put the finishing touch on a rare June display.
A slender crescent moon will join Jupiter, Mercury, and Venus in the western sky Tuesday, June 16, through Thursday, June 18, creating one of the month’s best skywatching moments.
The best viewing window will be about 30 to 60 minutes after sunset. In the Northeast, that means roughly between 8:45 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
The moon will rise higher in the sky each night before finally moving above the planets on Thursday evening.
Look low toward the west-northwest horizon.
A clear, flat view will matter. Trees, bui…
$40K Stolen For Vegas Vacation By Former Manager Of One Of America's Most Beautiful Cemeteries
A former cemetery manager admitted stealing more than $40,000 from one of the Capital Region's most historic landmarks and spending some of the money on trips to Las Vegas, Walt Disney World, and other personal expenses, prosecutors announced.
David Eslinger, 58, of Fort Edward, pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Identity Theft in the First Degree before Albany County Judge Roger McDonough on Thursday, March 27, according to Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon.
An investigation found Eslinger, who served as general manager of Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands,…
