Fire Captain Tedmund Hall died along with firefighter Arnaldo Quinones last Sunday afternoon during the Station Fire when their truck plunged down an 800-foot hillside. Today, his body was transported to his Victorville home while being saluted at various points along the 123-mile route from Los Angeles (see the route embedded below). A week from tomorrow, a public memorial will be held for Hall and Quinones at Dodger Stadium. more ›

#132 Largo city manger's plans to become a woman got found out by the local paper. So instead of letting the paper announce it, he announced to the people of Largo to be understanding of his upcoming procedure. Nearly 500 people squeezed into City Hall and most asked for his head. At the end of the meeting the council decided to fire their city manager of 14 years. [Post-Trib] more ›

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