Calif. Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting a Child Released 34 Years Early. Here's Why

metal handcuffs — stock image.Photo:Getty Images Getty Images A 72-year-oldconvicted sex offenderserving a 45-year prison sentence will soon be a free man, more than three decades ahead of schedule. On Thursday, Aug. 8, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Scott P. Williams approved the release of Frank Duane Brown under the state of California’s “Compassionate Release” law. judge’s gavel and scales — stock image.Getty Getty The law, also known as AB 960 or recall of sentence, applies to inmates who no longer pose a threat to public safety or are terminally ill, among other criteria.

Calif. Mom of 8 Is Fatally Shot While Confronting People She Suspected of Selling Drugs to Family Member

Maria Ramos.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe A California woman was fatally shot while confronting three people, including two teenagers she suspected were drug dealers selling marijuana to her children. He added that the 33-year-old victim was pronounced dead and the patrol team promptly located the vehicle of the suspects and took them into custody within 12 hours. Blanca Velasco, Ramos’ mother, says Ramos was visiting her from Los Angeles with her eight children, per NBC Bay Area.

Calif. Rescuers Find Hiker Who Was Lost in National Forest for 30 Hours — and Bump into Jay Leno

Members of the San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team with Jay Leno.Photo:San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team/Facebook San Dimas Mountain Rescue Team/Facebook A California search and rescue team got more than they bargained for when they foundJay Lenowhile looking for a missing hiker! “We found our missing person — and ran into Jay Leno along the way!,” theSan Dimas Mountain Rescue Teamwrote in a Facebook post on Monday, Aug. 19. The organization shared several photos from the rescue mission, one of which included a shot of the 74-year-old comedian posing for a group photo with some of the first responders, who were decked out in full gear — including protective helmets.

Calif. Skydiving Student Who Died with Instructor Identified: Family Says She Had 'Boundless Enthusiasm for Life'

Kayla Black.Photo:GoFundMe GoFundMe The student who was killed alongside her skydiving instructor in Perris, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 2, has been identified, reportsKTLAandFox LA. Kayla Kieko Black, 28, was killed alongside her skydiving instructor, Devrey LaRiccia Chase, also 28, after the pair encountered a “dust devil” during a routine parachute jump on Friday and crashed into the ground. (A dust devil resembles small tornadoes, and contains dust and debris that form in very hot conditions that can reach heights of several thousand feet, according to theNational Weather Service.

Calif. Woman Says She Was Removed from Flight Over 'Unpleasant' Medical Condition: 'Humiliating'

Brianna Solari, a nurse from Sacramento, says she was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight due to her appearance.Photo:KTLA 5/YouTube KTLA 5/YouTube A woman with a genetic disorder that causes the growth of non-cancerous tumors says she was removed from a flight due to her appearance. Brianna Solari, a nurse from Sacramento, struggles with a genetic condition calledneurofibromatosis (NF), which theMayo Clinicsays causes “changes in skin pigment and tumors on nerve tissue.