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Articles from the May 26, 2012 edition


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  • Flag etiquette for Memorial Day

    Updated May 26, 2012

    The U.S. flag should be raised to half-staff between dawn and noon on Memorial Day, then dipped and hoisted to the peak until sunset. At noon, the flag should be lowered all the way, then hoisted to the peak. Unless lighted, it should be taken down at sunset. In rain, the flag should not be flown at all. When displayed on the same staff with other flags, such as state or county flags, the U.S. flag should be on top. Other national flags should be displayed on a separate staff. On a car, the flag staff should be affixed to...

  • 22-year-old Cpl. Keaton G. Coffey killed in combat this week

    Updated May 26, 2012

    CAMP PENDLETON - A 22-year-old Camp Pendleton-based Marine was killed in combat this week in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced today. Cpl. Keaton G. Coffey of Boring, Ore., died Thursday while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan, according to the Department of Defense. Coffey was assigned to 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, 1st Marine Headquarters Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton....

  • Deputies Arrest Fugitive in San Jacinto During Gang Sweep

    Updated May 26, 2012

    SAN JACINTO - A San Jacinto fugitive was behind bars today after deputies arrested him during a gang suppression sweep, a sheriff's department spokesman said. When deputies spotted Menes Poppy Hyppolite, 40, at about 7:15 p.m. Thursday in the 1200 block of Avenida Floribunda, he tried to escape into his residence, said sheriff's Sgt. Joey Nardone. ''The officers followed the suspect into the house and apprehended him without incident,'' Nardone said. ''Inside the residence was a 4-year-old juvenile who was removed from the...