Washington, D.C.
Officials: Information provided is for health care only
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is stressing that information provided while signing up for coverage under the new health care law will not be used to enforce immigration law.
That’s always been the case, but lingering fear among some immigrants that personal details could be used against them led the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to clarify. In a memo released late Friday, the agency reiterated that it does not use information provided during the enrollment process to pursue civil immigration enforcement.
Illegal immigrants are ineligible for benefits under the nation’s health care overhaul, but U.S. citizens or legal residents living with them may be eligible.
Some applicants must provide information on the citizenship status of others living with them to help make sure the household is processed correctly.
Connecticut
Woman dies at nightclub, five others injured in shooting
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Police say a shooting inside a Connecticut nightclub has left one woman dead and five people injured.
New Haven police say gunfire rang out inside the Key Club Cabaret at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, sending more than 100 patrons rushing out through the main doorway.
Police say 26-year-old Erica Robinson, of West Haven, died. Twenty-nine-year-old Jahad Brumsey, of West Haven, was critically injured. Four others, ages 19 to 34, were treated for injuries that aren’t considered life-threatening.
No suspect has been identified. Police have been interviewing several witnesses.
Police say the interior of the club was littered with drug paraphernalia and smelled of marijuana.
Gov. Dannel Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman issued a statement saying, “Connecticut cities still suffer too often from the plague of gun violence.”
Washington
Black Labrador being blamed for apartment fire
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Fire officials say a dog reaching for treats turned on a stove and started a fire causing smoke damage to an apartment in the central Washington city of Wenatchee.
Wenatchee Fire Marshal Mark Yaple tells KPQ radio that it appears the black Labrador was reaching for a bag of dog food left on a stove top when it turned on the stove with its paw.
Yaple says the residents were not at home when fire crews arrived.
He says emergency crews were able to revive the dog with mouth-to-snout resuscitation. Damage was estimated at $10,000.
Wenatchee, a city of more than 30,000, is about 130 miles from Seattle.
Pennsylvania
Deputy sheriff takes officer hostage, fatally shoots self
JIM THORPE, Pa. – Authorities say an off-duty eastern Pennsylvania deputy sheriff took another off-duty officer hostage at gunpoint, then fatally shot himself.
State Police Cpl. Shawn Noonan said Saturday that investigators are trying to figure out what motivated Carbon County Deputy Sheriff David Midas and says they’re looking to see if there were signs of mental illness.
Police say the 33-year-old Midas went to the Lansford police station Friday night where he was a part-time officer. Investigators say he took ammunition and an unmarked police car and drove to the home of another off-duty officer and took him hostage.
Midas then drove to nearby Jim Thorpe. A struggle began and Midas shot himself in the head. He died early Saturday at a hospital.
California
Marcia Wallace dies, voice of ‘Simpsons’ Krabappel
LOS ANGELES – Marcia Wallace, the voice of Edna Krabappel on “The Simpsons,” has died.
“Simpsons” executive producer Al Jean said in a statement Saturday that her death is a terrible loss. He says Wallace’s “irreplaceable character” would be retired from the show.
The longtime TV actress’ credits ranged from playing a wise-cracking receptionist on “The Bob Newhart Show” to appearances on Candice Bergin’s “Murphy Brown.”
Associated Press
