Paloma Chavez

Miami

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Dad tied 5-year-old to training toilet, beat her to death, Washington state officials say - The Daily Chronicle

3 weeks ago | chronline.com | Paloma Chavez

A dad has been charged in connection to the death of his 5-year-old daughter, Washington officials said. On May 29, Federal Way police officers responded to an apartment building after Woo Jin Hahn, 29, called 911 and said, “I think I have an emergency,” according to the charging documents. Hahn told the operator a 5-year-old girl wasn’t breathing, and as the dispatcher talked him through how to administer CPR, he began compressions, documents said.
Lottery player who says he plays 'whatever moves me' just won big in Arkansas

3 weeks ago | kansascity.com | Paloma Chavez

A man won big after buying a $3 instant ticket while running errands, Arkansas officials said. The Pulaski County resident who bought the 10X Cashword instant ticket in Little Rock had no idea the ticket was carrying a $75,000 prize, according to a June 5 news release by the Arkansas Lottery. "I was excited for sure," he told officials. The man bought the ticket while running errands, when a "spur-of-the moment decision" caused him to enter the convenience store, officials said.
Longtime lottery player buys 2 tickets in Maryland. They were both big winners

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Paloma Chavez

A longtime lottery player bought two tickets that turned out to be winners in Maryland, officials said. The winner, who’s been playing the lottery for the last 15 years and crosses the state to rack up wins, bought two Bonus Match 5 tickets at a 7-Eleven in Waldorf, according to a June 5 news release by the Maryland Lottery. He had no idea the May 30 drawing would reveal that each ticket was holding a $50,000 prize, officials said.
Sea creature sighting off coast of California was ‘one for the books.’ See it

3 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Paloma Chavez

An “enormous splash” revealed a massive sea creature off the coast of California, and onlookers are calling the sight “one for the books.”A group set sail during sunset and ended up getting “great looks” of harbor seals, according to a June 4 Facebook post by the San Diego Whale Watch.
Dad tied 5-year-old to training toilet, beat her to death, WA officials say

3 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Paloma Chavez

A dad has been charged in connection to the death of his 5-year-old daughter, Washington officials said. On May 29, Federal Way police officers responded to an apartment building after Woo Jin Hahn, 29, called 911 and said, “I think I have an emergency,” according to the charging documents. Hahn told the operator a 5-year-old girl wasn’t breathing, and as the dispatcher talked him through how to administer CPR, he began compressions, documents said.
Mom buys $5 scratch-off in North Carolina. Then came 'screaming and yelling'

4 weeks ago | newsobserver.com | Paloma Chavez

A mom ended up waking up her baby with all her "screaming and yelling" after finding out about her big lottery win, North Carolina officials said. Frankiel White couldn't "contain her excitement" after learning the $5 Xtreme Cashword ticket she bought in Seaboard was carrying a $150,000 prize, according to a May 29 news release by the . "It was just crazy," White told lottery officials.
Woman wakes up to intruder on top of her and is sexually assaulted, CA cops say

4 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Paloma Chavez

A man was accused of breaking into a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her, California police said. On May 22, a man identified as 40-year-old Cong Tran broke into a woman’s San Jose home through an unlocked door while she was sleeping, according to a May 28 news release by the police department. Tran went into the woman’s bedroom and laid on top of her before covering her mouth as he sexually assaulted her, police said. Then he fled on foot, officers said.
Driver in blazing car honks for help. Watch as Arizona cop ‘sprang into action’

4 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Paloma Chavez

A driver in Arizona was trapped in a car fully engulfed in flames following a car crash when she began honking for help. Then a police officer “sprang into action,” according to a May 28 Facebook post by the Goodyear Police Department. On May 25, after running over to the driver’s side of the car, officer Dakota Berry “realized someone was still alive in the vehicle,” he said in a news conference by the police department.
Stampede of sea creatures ‘danced’ off CA coast. Watch as the ‘sea comes alive’

4 weeks ago | sacbee.com | Paloma Chavez

A lucky group got to witness one of the rare moments the “sea comes alive” off the California coast, and footage shows the “wild” spectacle. A stampede of dolphins were seen in Dana Point, swimming in “perfect rhythm,” according to a May 28 Facebook post by the Dana Wharf Whale Watch. The “not just rare” but “unforgettable” sight showed hundreds of dolphins fly out of the water in sync as they “danced” among one another, the group said.
Massive sea creatures wow onlookers off California coast. See the ‘feeding fins’

1 month ago | sacbee.com | Paloma Chavez

Massive sea creatures were spotted off the coast of California, onlookers said. Four fin whales were seen among thousands of common dolphins as they fed off the coast of Dana Point, according to a May 14 Facebook post by the Dana Wharf Whale Watch. Even sea birds were spotted “enjoying the plentiful anchovies,” onlookers said.