Washington
SEATTLE - After a nearly 23-hour standoff, police blew up the top of an elaborate bunker in the Cascade Mountains on Saturday and found the body of a man inside - believed to be that of a survivalist wanted in the deaths of his wife and daughter last weekend. The suspect appeared to have shot himself, King County sheriff’s Sergeant Katie Larson said. Officials were awaiting positive identification of the body. (AP)
California
Small earthquake, aftershock strike
LOS ANGELES - Some Southern Californians were shaken out of bed Saturday morning by a small earthquake that rattled homes across the Inland Empire region and caused buildings to sway in downtown Los Angeles. The 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck at 8:07 a.m. The US Geological Survey said it was centered about 2 miles northwest of Devore, in San Bernardino County. The quake was downgraded from an initial magnitude of 4.1. (AP)
Florida
Police chief’s wife runs over toddler
TITUSVILLE - The wife of the police chief in a central Florida community accidentally ran over and killed a family friend’s 22-month-old son in a parking lot, authorities said. Pamela Bodenheimer, 51, was backing up from a parking spot Friday night at Titusville High School when she drove over Brady Hutto. She told police she did not see the boy. No charges have been filed. (AP)
Nevada
Man arrested in hammer slaying
LAS VEGAS - Using a hammer as a weapon, a “complete stranger’’ with no significant criminal history allegedly chose a family at random and attacked them in their home, killing a woman and her daughter, in a brutal crime that left investigators both baffled and aghast. Bryan Clay, 22, was arrested Friday in the April 15 rape and bludgeoning deaths of 38-year-old Ignacia Martinez and 10-year-old Karla Martinez. (AP)