Grimes County Sheriff’s Office alerts residents of upcoming test blast at Lignite Silos in Carlos area

Grimes County, Texas – Residents in the Carlos area of Grimes County may hear loud explosions on Thursday, April 25. The Grimes County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning on behalf of the Gibbons Creek Environmental Redevelopment Group (GCERG) regarding upcoming test blasts at the Lignite Silos. The test blast, scheduled for around 5 p.m., is part of preparations for the demolition of the silos. GCERG plans to conduct four delayed blasts milliseconds apart, utilizing approximately …

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San Carlos Man on Trial for Samurai Sword Killing and Sanity

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – The trial of Jose Rafael Solano Landaeta, a man charged with killing the mother of his infant child using a samurai sword, commenced on Tuesday, Nov. 7 in Redwood City, California. Prosecutors are tasked with establishing Landaeta’s sanity at the time of the crime, rather than proving he committed the act. Landaeta, 33, is accused of killing Karina Castro, 27, after a violent argument between the two in front of her …

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