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Source: Cassandra Light / GoFundMe Cassandra Light, a San Diego life coach, is recovering from devastating leg injuries after gunmen opened fire during an attempted carjacking while she was driving home from Rosarito. Her nearly 2-year-old golden retriever, Ellie, was in the car during the attack and reportedly refused to leave her side through the chaotic emergency response.

Source: Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office A North Miami Beach police captain is off the street and in a jail cell after his own department’s reputation took a hit this week. Capt. Jose Maya, 40, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant accusing him of video voyeurism, according to city and jail records. He has been relieved of duty while both criminal and internal investigations get underway, a move that has already stirred fresh questions about oversight inside the agency.

Source: Google Street View Turlock police say a weeklong online predator sweep has landed 13 arrests, capping a coordinated undercover chat operation that drew suspects in from across the region. Officers posed as minors online, set up meetings and then moved in, sending 12 people to the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center and one to a Sacramento County jail. Investigators say the probe is still active and more arrests may be on the way.

Source: Google Street View New Richmond's riverfront just got a lot chewier. French Chew, the Cincinnati-born taffy that has been sticking to local teeth since 1896, quietly opened a combined storefront and production space at 400 Front Street in New Richmond. The Rice family, who purchased the brand from Doscher's, has turned the spot into a small-batch candy operation offering full-sized bars, bite-size minis and lighter puffs.

Source: Google Street View Florida agents just wrapped a three-day blitz in Alachua County, and it ended with 25 people from Florida’s sex-offender registry in handcuffs. The crackdown, dubbed Operation Get 'Em Gator, focused on roughly 80 registrants and, according to official numbers, resulted in 16 arrests of sexual offenders and nine arrests of sexual predators. Everyone taken into custody was booked into the Alachua County Jail on registration-related charges.

Source: X/NC Emergency Management A quiet Tuesday in Columbus County turned into a tense afternoon when a large fire and suspected hazardous materials incident erupted at a Chadbourn rail yard. County officials called in state help for specialized air monitoring, and North Carolina’s HazMat Regional Response Team 2, staffed by the Wilmington Fire Department, was sent to the scene.

Source: Unsplash/ Archer Allstars Quincy has been quietly turning into a barbecue hot spot this summer, thanks to the steady lines forming outside Black's Creek BBQ. The food truck, run by owner and pitmaster Lorenzo Bennett, turns out brisket, ribs and wings that started as a backyard habit and now anchor a mobile operation parked at neighborhood markets and beer gardens. With plates, sandwiches and catering trays in constant rotation, the truck has become a weekend regular around town.

Source: City of Orlando Orlando Fire Chief Jason Revoldt is stepping away from the top job effective immediately, ending roughly 24 years with the Orlando Fire Department and handing the reins to Executive Deputy Chief Shannon Teamer while city leaders sort out a long-term plan. Department employees were notified Tuesday that Revoldt had submitted his retirement, according to WFTV.

Source: Unsplash/ MChe Lee Nearly half of New York City’s public schools are missing the mark on state math and reading tests, according to a new analysis that paints a grim picture of classroom performance despite sky high spending. The study flags 906 schools, roughly half the district, enrolling 409,379 students, about 43 percent of NYC’s public school population, where fewer than half of students passed math, reading, or both.

Source: Unsplash/Jeremy Bishop Three straight weeks of unusually long-period south swell in June did not just bring fun surf. It ripped vast stretches of sand off Orange County beaches and beyond, laid bare jetty rocks, chewed at cliffs and triggered emergency repair work along already fragile rail lines. With 17- to 20-second swell marching in, shorelines from San Clemente to Newport Beach were rearranged, and even a chunk of bluff at Steamer Lane crashed into the lineup.