Sex offender tried to lure children with parrot in Huntington Beach, police say

A registered sex offender was in custody on charges of violating probation after allegedly trying to coax several children to play with his pet parrot near the Huntington Beach pier.

Michael Joseph DeSilva, 65, of Newport Beach, was arre...

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Last coal plant in Pacific Northwest to shut down starting in 2020

The last coal-fired power plant in the Pacific Northwest will shut down completely by 2025 under an agreement announced Saturday by Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire. The first boiler of TransAlta's 1,460-megawatt plant in Centralia, Wash., is set to go offline in 20...

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