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Articles from the August 27, 2020 edition


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  • Body of Homeless Woman Found on Santa Monica freeway in Culver City

    Aug 27, 2020

    Officers from the California highway patrol found the body of a middle-aged woman near a homeless encampment on the side of the Santa Monica freeway, The CHP said. The body of was found near a homeless encampment, strongly implying that she herself was homeless. Possessions found on the body also indicated the victim was homeless, sources said. The investigation is ongoing, and the death is being investigated as a homicide. Anyone with additional information about this incident, were encouraged...

  • 350 lbs Brown Bear Walks Into Safeway in South Lake Tahoe, Walks Out With Tostitos

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Aug 27, 2020

    Some days you eat the bear, and other days, the bear eats your Tostitos. A California brown bear weighing some 350 lbs walked into a grocery store in South Lake Tahoe, California on Thursday night. He was filmed by a woman named Adina Baidoo as he strode out of the market, not even offering to pay. "Okay, so for really real, this bear – this actual bear right there that I almost walked into – has gone into Safeway and has decided that he's going to go shopping. I was on 50 totally with my hig...

  • Hurricane Laura makes landfall Near Cameron, Texas, blowing out windows in tall buildings miles away from Eye

    Aug 27, 2020

    Hurricane Laura damaged buildings throughout Southwest Louisiana and in adjoining parts of Texas. Before and after photos from Lake Charles, Louisiana revealed hundreds of missing windows from the powerful storm. Although property damage appeared extensive, and the cost in dollars and lives was still being assessed on Thursday afternoon, officials in both states sounded notes of cautious relief: Though Laura made landfall with 150-mile-per-hour winds, its storm surge, predicted to come in at an...