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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators say they know the name of the gunman who died after killing six people and wounding seven others last night in the Southern California community of Isla Vista. But they're not releasing his name until they notify relatives. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department also says it's not clear if the shooter committed suicide or was killed in an exchange of gunfire with deputies. The drive-by shootings occurred near the UC Santa Barbara campus.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A 25-year-old Indiana man has died after being shot in a parking lot near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway early today. Speedway police say one person has been taken into custody. Police say an investigation is ongoing and witnesses are being interviewed.
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire burning in a scenic Arizona canyon could nearly triple in size as crews scramble to get the upper hand in less rugged terrain. Fire managers plan to let the flames burn through flatter lands and into a sort of catcher's mitt to the north and west. That means the fire could grow to nearly 36 square miles. The top priority is to protect the 300 structures threatened in Oak Creek Canyon and keep the fire from pushing into other communities to the east.
LYONS, Colo. (AP) — Deep snow in the northern Colorado mountains is beginning to melt, and officials are worried that it could unleash another flood in areas still scarred by last fall's deluge. The snowpack was nearly 150 percent of the mid-May average after a wintry Mother's Day storm. Officials say a heat wave or a rainstorm could suddenly accelerate the annual spring melt, and some rivers and streams are so full of sand and gravel from the flood they might not be able contain the runoff.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Hasbro executive credited as the father of G.I. Joe for developing the world's first action figure has died. Donald Levine (leh-VEEN') was 86. His wife says he died of cancer on Thursday at a Rhode Island hospice as they were about to celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. Don Levine served in the Army in Korea and said he came up with the idea for the moveable figure as a way to honor veterans.
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