Today’s Headlines
More headlines from Capitol Hill are here.
9:47 AM PDT on October 16, 2012
- Kyle “Butter” Bennett, BMX-style innovator, dies at 33 (New York Times).
- Not a good week for Carlsbad: woman killed by Amtrak, making it death-by-train number two for the home of Legoland (Patch).
- Commuting amongst community college students increasing due to severe campus cuts (L.A. Times).
- The Washington Metro goes jihad (Washington Post).
- Bike and Hikes L.A. turn bike tours into personal moments of celebration (Patch).
- Well, Beverly Hills High School District: take that! (L.A. Times) And that! (Daily News)
- Street racing, engulfing flames, no one in sight — need we say more? (KTLA)
More headlines from Capitol Hill are here.
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