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    BAKER CITY, Oregon (KIVI) — The Baker County Sheriff’s Office says a driver discovered what appeared to be a pipe bomb inside his vehicle on Tuesday and brought it to the sheriff’s office.

Officials say the citizen was driving toward Baker City when he noticed something roll out from under his seat. After inspecting the object, he believed it might be a pipe bomb and drove to the sheriff’s office.

Sgt. Craig Rilee confirmed the object was a destructive device, officials said. The area was secured and the Oregon State Police Explosives Unit was called to the scene.

No one was injured, and investigators are working to determine how the device ended up in the vehicle.

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By Anne Ryman

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    AVONDALE, Arizona (KNXV) — The Maricopa County Medical Examiner has ruled the death of a West Valley assisted-living facility resident, who died outside in July, as heat-related.

The report says 75-year-old Linda Hughes died of environmental heat exposure as the primary cause. Contributing causes include cardiovascular disease, diabetes and Alzheimer’s/dementia, according to the report.

A police report obtained by ABC15 says Hughes had lived at Silver Birch of Avondale for about three years. One staffer told police she usually didn’t go outside, preferring to walk around inside.

Police believe Hughes entered a courtyard through a door on July 21 and was found there in the late afternoon, unresponsive. Temperatures that day reached triple digits.

The report says the door to the courtyard has an alarm that sounds when opened. Once outside, the door locks. Someone has to let the person back into the building, according to the police report. Staffers told police they did not see Hughes go outside.

She was outside between one and two hours. The report says her core temperature was about 110º when she was found.

As ABC15 previously reported, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office is conducting an investigation into what happened that day.

ABC15 reached out to Silver Birch for comment but has not yet heard back.

Silver Birch officials previously told ABC15 in a statement that they were cooperating with investigators.

“The health, safety, and well-being of our residents remain our highest priority. We are committed to upholding the trust that families place in us and will continue to provide the compassionate, quality care that defines our community,” the statement said.

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By Emily Coffey

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    California (KGTV) — A Junior in High School, Hayden Hughes has been working with people experiencing homelessness, volunteering at a homeless shelter downtown with his sister and dad, for four years.

When he needed to complete a service project as an Eagle Scout, his experience working with people experiencing homelessness informed the idea to build a website, compiling resources for people needing help in the county.

“I’m working with upwards of fifty organizations now,” Hughes said.

The site filters resources by age category and includes everything from where to get a free shower to local shelters. Since its creation, Hughes said the site has gotten around 15,000 views.

“You know, the biggest improvement I’ve been seeing is the simplicity of the site,” Hughes said. “We try to make everything on the front page super simple.”

But the real stroke of genius is putting the sit on distributable QR codes, passed around and taped up in public parks, so people who need resources might be able to find them quicker.

“It feels really great to see the impact this is making,” he said.

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By Pat Mueller

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    CARLSBAD, California (KGTV) — The Carlsbad Police Department says a San Diego woman has been charged with 10 felony counts of grand theft after stealing roughly $100,000 in merchandise from the city’s Under Armour outlet store.

CPD says it started its investigation into a series of retail thefts at Under Armour’s Carlsbad location in May 2025. The department’s detectives worked hand-in-hand with the company’s loss prevention team, reviewing surveillance footage and analyzing evidence related to multiple thefts at the store. CPD says they determined the suspect was 65-year-old Yvonne Tran of San Diego.

As the investigation continued, detectives believe Tran was involved in more than 40 different thefts from the same Under Armour location, leading to “significant financial losses” for the store.

CPD detectives built a “comprehensive case” to link Tran to the thefts as they worked with Under Armour corporate investigators. On Oct. 1, detectives arrested Tran in San Diego as they served a search warrant at her home.

As the warrant was served, police found a “substantial quantity” of stolen Under Armour merchandise, with an approximate retail value of about $100,000.

Tran was booked into jail on 10 counts of felony grand theft. Police say the investigation continues; the department is looking into whether there are more victims and if Tran is connected to other retail theft plots around the region.

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By Margot Rowe

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    ORLAND, California (KHSL) — The Orland City Council will decide Tuesday night on the possibility of displaying the Mexican flag in Downtown Orland during Hispanic holidays.

The discussion centered around a local group’s request to display Mexican flags on Hispanic holidays such as Cinco de Mayo, Mexican Independence Day, and Dia de los Muertos. The flags would be displayed on Walker Street in flagpole holes created by Caltrans about 25 years ago.

J.C. Savage, a member of the Orland Mexican Heritage Flag Society, said they received support from Caltrans regarding the flags but were seeking approval from the City of Orland as well.

“The Hispanic community is asking for at least 5 to 6 days, you know, where we were able to fly the Hispanic culture flag up and down Walker Street and we’ve already been in talks with Caltrans and they’ve already have displayed their support and that it’s a great idea and we’re waiting on formal responses of letters to show that they’re okay,” said Savage.

Orland City Manager Joe Goodman told Action News Now that the city would remain neutral on the matter, leaving the decision entirely to the Orland City Council. Options included leaving the issue to Caltrans, drafting a city flag policy, or maintaining the current status quo.

The council meeting was scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Center on Third Street.

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By Nathan Espindula

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    CHICO, California (KHSL) — Chico State students have finished building a race car that took two years, more than 10,000 hours, and the combined effort of over 50 students to complete.

The car was built by the Chico State Formula SAE Club — short for the Society of Automotive Engineers — and nearly every component was made from scratch, except for the engine, battery, and a few minor parts.

Last Friday, students tested the car for the first time. “It was amazing,” said Adam Quinones, who works on marketing for the club. “It’s been a work in progress for over two years. I couldn’t be happier.”

Club president Evan Cole said the project took “blood, sweat and tears” and called it “a really awesome sight to see it going.”

The car features a motocross bike engine and can reach speeds of up to 60 miles per hour. Its design was inspired by McLaren Formula cars — specifically the MP4 model from the 1980s. The build cost a little over $35,000.

This weekend, the club will take the car to the NorCal Shootout at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows. The event, hosted by the Sacramento State Formula SAE team, will include schools from across the West Coast, including but not limited top UCLA, UC Berkeley, and one team from Canada.

“The whole point of the club is to build and race,” Adam Quinones said. “To see it actually out there performing is going to be amazing.”

The NorCal Shootout is meant to test the car’s performance and help teams see what works, what doesn’t, and how others approach their designs.

Chico State’s Formula SAE Club will also compete this May at the international Formula SAE Michigan competition, which features more than 120 teams from around the world. Around 20 Chico State students are expected to attend.

In previous years, the university has earned first place in cost efficiency at the Michigan event.

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By Olivia Acree

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    KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KSHB) — The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension is just weeks away from its grand opening, with city officials set to sign the final safety and security verification Wednesday.

This verification is the last required step before the extension opens to public service on Friday, Oct. 24.

For those planning to attend the opening ceremony, the KC Streetcar Authority will distribute 3,000 special commemorative posters designed by a Kansas City Art Institute alum.

Sam Morgan, who entered as a student and has since graduated, won the design competition for the official opening day poster.

“They had a presentation of exactly what they wanted, and we all got to throw our hats into the ring and produce a poster,” Morgan said.

Morgan’s design stood out for its colorful storytelling approach.

“I specifically really wanted to tell a story with my poster,” he said. “I wanted these little people to start, and they’re getting on the streetcar, and then they’re riding it all the way to the City Market and having a good time.”

The poster continues the KC Streetcar’s tradition of featuring local artists throughout its system. From streetcar wraps to Art in the Loop musicians, the transit system consistently highlights Kansas City’s creative community.

“Art is super important to the type of community that we’re trying to build with the streetcar and that social experience that you can have on the streetcar,” said Donna Mandelbaum, KC Streetcar Authority communications director.

Mandelbaum emphasized how the streetcar connects riders to the city’s artistic treasures.

“We’re hitting just like the treasure of the art institutions here in Kansas City, and you could get it all just a block away from where we’re standing right now on the streetcar route,” Mandelbaum said.

For Morgan, the poster represents his first professional project and a potential launching pad for his art career.

“This can open up my art career… It’s really awesome,” Morgan said.

The KC Streetcar Authority will distribute all 3,000 posters for free during the Oct. 24 opening ceremony.

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