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[jilli1205]

Wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files for divorce ‘on biblical grounds’ after ‘recent discoveries’

“Today, after 38 years of marriage, I filed for divorce,” state Sen. Angela Paxton, a Republican, posted to X.

[cogitoergofun]

Family says off-duty cop terrorized them on Halloween. Forest Grove officer faces criminal mischief allegation.

“We feel violated by what he did to me and violated by the way this was handled,” said Mirella Castaneda, 39, the resident who had called 911 just before 1 a.m. on Oct. 31. Forest Grove police who responded found the off-duty officer and drove him home.

An off-duty Forest Grove police officer faces a criminal mischief allegation after a resident reported that he stumbled into the family’s driveway early Halloween morning, banged and kicked at their front door and yelled at them to fight.

Forest Grove police quickly caught the alleged intruder about 50 yards away and recognized him as one of their own, even giving Officer Steven Teets a ride to his nearby house, investigators confirmed Monday.

A short time later when Forest Grove police responded to the family’s emergency call, an officer didn’t say that police had anyone in custody or that they knew the suspect, the residents said. The officer instead asked if the neighbors would be able to recognize him.

Police also don’t have body camera video of Teets' escort home because the officer who picked him up and gave him a ride home had a body camera that was not recording, a potential violation of department policy that’s now under investigation, officials said.

“We feel violated by what he did to me and violated by the way this was handled,” said Mirella Castaneda, 39, who called 911 that night to report the scare.

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Castaneda said she and her husband were awakened when an alarm from her husband’s truck, parked in their driveway, was activated around 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 31.

It went off twice, and after the second time, she and her husband saw a man emerge from between their two trucks.

The stranger then banged on their Black Lives Matter flag hanging outside their garage door and a Halloween witch decoration on their front lawn, which activated their outside light.

As Castaneda opened the front door and peeked out, the man charged toward her, she said. She slammed the door and locked it.

“The guy is kicking the door, pounding on the door, trying to get in,” she recalled.

Her husband, Pablo Weimann, was looking out their dining room window, yelling at the man, "What the hell do you want?'' Their four children had been asleep inside, but their 13-year-old son was awakened by the commotion.

The stranger, according to Castaneda, balled his fists and responded, “Come on! Come on!”

[agents-of-behemoth]

They live near a massive wildfire. How they helped fight fire with fire — literally.

Some residents are helping battle the massive fire that continues to burn on the New Jersey-New York border.

[agents-of-behemoth]

Henry Hagg Lake closed through weekend as wildfires approach Portland metro area

The Lee Falls fire started midmorning Thursday and remains 0% contained, said Washington County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson David Huey.

[drag-tween]

Mother of trans youth said he was outed by Pa. Girl Scouts officials

A Northumberland County woman said her transgender son was cruelly outed by the actions of Girl Scouts officials, who fired camp counselors over the use of pronouns.

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[agents-of-behemoth]

NJ Transit cancels trains, warns of possible delays during sweltering heat wave

Seven trains on the agency's busiest line - the Northeast Corridor - have been canceled Wednesday morning,

[drag-tween]

Supreme Court to hear Grants Pass, Oregon  homeless case Monday:  What’s at stake

All sides say it will be the most significant case to address homelessness in more than four decades

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