Derrick “Bo” Taylor, a California correctional lieutenant who led inmates fighting wildfires, is among those killed in the attack on the Route 91 Harvest county music festival. Taylor, was a 29-year veteran of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and celebrated his 52nd birthday on Sept. 25, confirmed department spokesman Bill Sessa. “The relationships between the officers and the inmate firefighters is much more personal,” Sessa said Taylor headed up the Ventura Conservation Camp in Camarillo. Taylor led a staff of nine, a group responsible for more than 100 inmates in coordination with Cal Fire, the state’s firefighting arm.
In a classic letdown spot, top-ranked Alabama suffered a shocking loss to Vanderbilt at gigantic odds one week after upsetting previous No. 2 Georgia.
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Coach Becky Hammon apologized to the Aces for calling them “distracted,” and it’s clear the postseason has their attention now entering Game 4 vs. the Liberty.
Fans are going to be on the players’ side in the debate about whether the media should be in locker rooms, and that’s fine. But at least frame the argument correctly.
One loss doesn’t define a season, and UNLV still has everything to play for following an overtime setback to Syracuse on Friday at Allegiant Stadium.
Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon on Saturday, hitting Beirut’s southern suburbs with airstrikes and striking a Palestinian refugee camp as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
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Rallies were planned in several European cities, with gatherings expected to peak Monday, the date of the anniversary.
Systemplays.com handicapper Doug Fitz went 5-0 against the spread for the second straight week to take the contest lead at 16-4 (80 percent).
Raiders linebacker Luke Masterson has been placed on the injured reserve list with a knee injury, dealing another blow to the team’s depth at the position.