Counselors on hand after double suicide
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Social workers are offering counsel to students at a suburban Phoenix high school a day after two 15-year-old girls died in a murder-suicide shooting.
Glendale police say the bodies of the two students were discovered on Friday just before classes were supposed to start. Investigators recovered a weapon and a suicide note at the shooting scene.
Police spokeswoman Tracey Breeden says the girls were close friends who also appeared to be in a relationship.
Idaho hikers warned: Do not feed goats
CLARK FORK, Idaho – A hiking trail in northern Idaho reopened Saturday, but with an admonishment to hikers: don’t feed the goats.
The U.S. Forest Service closed Scotchman Peak Trail in Kaniksu National Forest last fall after human handouts had made mountain goats aggressive.
One of the hoofed animals bit a hiker. Others had tried to heat-butt hikers in an attempt to get food. The agency said some hikers had even let the goats eat from their hands. But the goats have since had time to find other food sources.
Two on Golden Gate hit by blow darts
SAN FRANCISCO – Authorities say two people were hit by blow darts while walking across the Golden Gate Bridge.
The California Highway Patrol says an officer patrolling the bridge on bicycle was flagged down Friday by a man who had been hit in the leg.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the 5-inch long dart had sunk about two inches into the man’s skin.
Eastern U.S. suffering bitter-cold temps
NEW YORK – Bitter temperatures and biting winds had much of the northeastern United States bundling up for the some of the worst cold of the winter – a snap so bad it forced an ice festival in Central Park to cancel.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio urged residents to take “extreme precautions” while forecasters warned that high winds in New England could make it feel as cold as 35 degrees below zero.
A wind chill advisory was in effect for New York City beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing to noon Sunday.
Associated Press
