http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged California en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 03:47:09 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/california-teen-drugs-parents-to-beat-internet-curfew/ A TEENAGE girl in California has been arrested after allegedly spiking her parents' milkshakes with sedatives so she could go online after a 10pm curfew. The girl, whose name has been suppressed because she is a minor, has been arrested, Fox40.com reports. Her friend, whose sleeping pills she allegedly used, has also been arrested. The parents told police that on December 28, their daughter returned home with a seemingly nice gesture; a chocol... ]]> Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:10:01 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/california-teen-drugs-parents-to-beat-internet-curfew/ http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/peta-wants-sign-to-memorialize-fish-killed-in-crash/ An Irvine resident is requesting that the city install a sign to memorialize the hundreds of soles killed in a traffic crash in early October as they were being taken to Irvine Ranch Market. Technically, the fish were going to die anyway. And they weren't soles. They were bass, of the saltwater variety. The crash occurred Oct. 11 when a truck carrying 1,600 pounds of live fish and several tanks of pure oxygen crashed with two other vehicles. The oxygen was used to ... ]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:45:04 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/nature/peta-wants-sign-to-memorialize-fish-killed-in-crash/ http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/pee-wee-football-coach-suspended-for-paying-11-year-old-players-to-purposefully-injure-opponents/ The head coach of a California children's football team has been suspended amidst allegations he paid players to target and hurt opponents so badly they'd be unable to compete. Officials suspended coach Darren Crawford of the Tustin Pee Wee Red Cobras along with the association's President Pat Galentine until the program can investigate and rule on the allegations. Crawford allegedly offered players up to $50 for whoever made the 'hit of the game,' according... ]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2012 15:04:40 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/sports/pee-wee-football-coach-suspended-for-paying-11-year-old-players-to-purposefully-injure-opponents/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/flintstones-style-california-beach-homes-on-the-market/ On the hunt for a real man cave? Residents of these two seaside retreats will no doubt live like a modern-day Fred and Wilma in easily recognizable Flintstone-style homes - it'll just cost more than a few bags of bones to get it. Situated on 22 acres directly above the Malibu coast, the first one-bedroom home listed at $3.5 million has more pop-culture credibility than meets the eye - it is the former home of great radio and TV host Dick Clark, who died in April... ]]> Mon, 10 Sep 2012 07:47:01 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/flintstones-style-california-beach-homes-on-the-market/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/california-mma-fighter-high-on-mushrooms-murders-friend-rips-out-tongue-and-cooks-heart-in-wood-burning-stove/ CRESCENT CITY, Calif. — A Northern California mixed-martial artist accused of ripping out his friend’s heart and removing his tongue while the two were on hallucinogenic drugs has pleaded guilty to murder and mayhem charges. Jarrod Wyatt of Crescent City agreed to a plea deal in which he will serve 50 years to life in prison, Del Norte County prosecutors said. His official sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 4. Wyatt pleaded guilty to first-degree murder i... ]]> Sat, 08 Sep 2012 10:52:17 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/california-mma-fighter-high-on-mushrooms-murders-friend-rips-out-tongue-and-cooks-heart-in-wood-burning-stove/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/california-boy-with-down-syndrome-not-allowed-to-board-airplane/ A California family who was not allowed to board their cross-country flight said Tuesday that they were discriminated against because their son has Down syndrome. Robert Vanderhorst, his wife Joan and 16-year-old son Bede, who is disabled, were flying on American Airlines from Newark to Los Angeles on Sunday when the boy and his parents were not allowed on the plane. The family, who had upgraded to first class tickets at an airport kiosk, asked the airline to seat... ]]> Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:53:08 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/california-boy-with-down-syndrome-not-allowed-to-board-airplane/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/california-twin-sisters-deaths-were-natural-sheriff-says/ Five months after authorities launched an investigation into the mysterious deaths of elderly twin sisters at their South Lake Tahoe home, investigators have concluded the 73-year-olds died of natural causes. El Dorado County sheriff's deputies said Thursday that a window was open at the home, and Joan Miller apparently died from hypothermia after Patricia Miller died of coronary artery disease. ]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:30:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/california-twin-sisters-deaths-were-natural-sheriff-says/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-freeway/ Authorities say a small plane carrying four people has made an emergency landing on a southern California freeway. The California Highway Patrol says there were no injuries as the Cessna set down late Sunday on Interstate 15 in Escondido. The patrol's dispatch office says that there was some traffic on the roadway, but the pilot was able to avoid hitting any vehicles. ]]> Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:13:02 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-freeway/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/yoga-teacher-fired-after-giving-facebook-employee-dirty-look/ Looks may not kill, but they can get you fired. That's what a Northern California yoga instructor found after leading sessions at Facebook's Menlo Park campus. The instructor, Alice Van Ness, said she got fired after she glared at a Facebook employee who texted during a class in June. "The whole point for most people going to yoga is that it's disconnecting from the outside world," said Van Ness, a 35-year-old San Carlos resident who has taugh... ]]> Thu, 12 Jul 2012 07:18:29 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/yoga-teacher-fired-after-giving-facebook-employee-dirty-look/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/california-mayor-2-other-officials-charged-with-taking-bribes-from-pot-shop/ If someone wanted to do business in the small Southern California city of Cudahy, federal prosecutors say one-time city manager Angel Perales had some advice. "Money makes the monkey dance," Perales told an FBI informant, according to court documents. Perales, Mayor David Silva and Councilman Osvaldo Conde were arrested Friday and charged with soliciting and accepting cash bribes totaling $17,000 to support the opening of a medical marijuana dispensary. If convict... ]]> Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:49:02 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/california-mayor-2-other-officials-charged-with-taking-bribes-from-pot-shop/