LOS ANGELES — A Southern California man was sentenced to death Tuesday for the 10-year-old killings of a family of four whose bodies were found buried in shallow graves in the California desert. Charles “Chase” Merritt was convicted in June of killing his former business associate Joseph McStay, McStay's wife,...
How Do I Tell My Friends About My Amazing Trip to Iran?
There is nothing like traveling to another country to expand one’s preconceived notions and find those notions had more to do with ignorance than fact. This is what happened to me when I traveled to Iran in October of 2017. Prior to my departure, people asked whether I was making...
NAS Lemoore Super Hornet Jet Crashes in California Desert
CHINA LAKE — A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet jet crashed Wednesday in the California desert and a search-and-rescue operation is underway. The single-seat jet was assigned to the "Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron 151 based at Naval Air Station Lemoore. (Read the latest version of this story at this...