Gar Swaffar
Digital Journalist based in CA, United States.
Joined on Mar 13, 2008
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Valley Springs -
The twelve year-old arrested for the murder of his eight year-old sister appeared in court today to hear the charges against him.
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Valley Springs -
The information is exceedingly sparse so far, but an arrest in the homicide case involving eight year-old Leila Fowler was made today.
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Valley Springs -
One witness to the child homicide provided a setback in the investigation of the murder of eight year-old Leila Fowler today.
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Valley Springs -
No positive link to a person of interest has been made, however, a person fitting the description of a suspected intruder linked to the homicide of 8 year-old Leila Fowler has been detained in a separate incident.
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Valley Springs -
The investigation is ongoing, and the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office reports no suspect has been arrested as of yet. The child homicide took place on Saturday, April 27, 2013.
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Madrid -
Spain is moving in a different direction now, although the Spanish economy is still faltering, they do have a plan. It looks nothing like the American plan for recovery.
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Sonora -
Spring has fully sprung in the California foothills and nature is taking its course. For the City of Sonora that also means visits by less than welcome guests.
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Sonora -
Some people learn slower than others, one local man is even slower than that, when it comes to driving under the influence.
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The investigation of the murder-suicide which shocked the rural town of Murphy's, Ca. in February has been completed and the report released by the Calaveras County Sheriff. The full report is included herein.
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A response from the Tanzania Red Cross Society outlines the needs of the local responders in trying to alleviate the suffering by those on the ground at the building collapse.
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Dar Es Salaam -
A building under construction in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania has collapsed with several fatalities and many missing, including workers and children.
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New York -
New York City high school graduates can't read. The percentage of students graduating without the ability to read is so high, community colleges create special classes.
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How long will it be, before Americans are targeted by American drones on American soil, without judicial review, trial or a jury of their peers?
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Columbia -
Dennis Gervin, President of Columbia College, was placed on administrative leave last Friday. In a whirlwind process, after the District Board met last night, he was fired.
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Jamestown -
The ecological damage is as yet not completely known, with respect to the fuel spill which occurred on February 20th, in the California Motherlode.
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Coulterville -
Reported today was the school bus which was overturned during yesterday's Motherlode snow storm. The bus slid thirty feet down an embankment.
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Sonora -
Snow accumulations aren't rare in the California Motherlode, however, snow at the 1,200 to 1,400 ft elevation is rather uncommon. The low snow created a terrible p.m. commute, and up to 600 power outages.
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Sonora -
Occasionally we get far more information than we need. This may be one of those times when less is more, and these two "seasoned citizens" offered far too much.
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A busy day in the California Motherlode for Sheriff's Deputies, nets three cockfighters, a bungling burglar on a bike and a stolen truck.
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Murphys -
A small community comes together to remember the teens apparently slain by their father. Grief and remembrance take the spotlight in Murphy's, Ca. this week.
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