Voters in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch on Saturday approved a measure banning landlords from renting to most illegal immigrants, in the first public vote on any of the more than 90 measures local governments around the country have proposed to crack down on illegal immigration. With two-thirds of precincts reporting, the measure had 68 percent support. It requires apartment managers to verify that renters are U.S. citizens or legal immigrants before leasing to them.
Montana: Crash kills skydivers
A plane crash killed a commercial pilot and four skydivers Saturday, leaving no survivors, authorities said. The crash happened Saturday morning in a field about 30 miles southwest of Kalispell, in an area known as Lost Prairie, the Flathead County sheriff said. The Federal Aviation Administration in Seattle said the plane went down shortly after takeoff, then burned. The pilot of the Cessna 182 operated by Skydive Lost Prairie was carrying two skydiving instructors and two trainees to jumps, a company manager said.
California: ‘Most Wanted’ arrest
A fugitive on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted list for alleged sexual crimes against children in Long Beach, Calif., six years ago has been arrested in Montreal, officials said Saturday. Richard Steve Goldberg, 61, an aerospace engineer, faces state charges of molesting at least three girls under the age of 10. He also faces federal charges that he produced images of the sex acts, which were later found on his computer.
Hawaii: Lava delta falls into sea
A 16-acre lava delta formed by the Kilauea volcano fell into the sea at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island. No one was injured as the newly formed land disappeared into the sea on Thursday afternoon because the collapsed area was more than two miles from a park viewing site. Park officials also evacuated visitors to a safe viewing area. The lava sections generated steam plumes reaching 200 feet to 1,000 feet into the air as they fell into the ocean, the Hawaii Volcano Observatory said.
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