Black man who murdered girlfriend gets reduced sentence partly due to his race
Everton Downey received a lighter sentence for the second-degree murder of his girlfriend, influenced in part by an assessment of his race and culture.
California family sues city for $40M after repeat offender allegedly kills beloved lab tech outside library
The family of a slain California lab technician is suing the city of Downey for $40 million after he was allegedly killed by a repeat offender shortly after being released from jail.
They had a family but one day they appeared in the neighborhood looking for food in the garbage: 'They never separated'
Four abandoned dogs were found together in a neighborhood in Downey, California, sparking a community effort to rescue them.
B.C. man receives life sentence in killing of girlfriend, RCMP says
A British Columbia man has been sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of his girlfriend, Melissa Blimkie.