Weekly news briefs: Oct. 26

Local

Georgia woman accused of posting threats to the police gets bond

Latausha Naomi Nedd, 42, posted threats to the police online and was arrested by the FBI, U.S. Marshals and Clayton County authorities, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Nedd lived 2 miles from a police station. She was granted $70,000 bond on Oct. 23, and won’t be allowed to make videos anymore after her release. Nedd has been charged before for beating a teenage girl.

National

Three adults killed from Oklahoma State homecoming crash

Oklahoma Capt. Kyle Gibbs said three adults were killed and 47 people were injured from the Oklahoma homecoming crash on Oct. 24, according to the Washington Post. The people who were killed were Nakita Prabhakar, 23, and Bonnie Jean Stone and Marvin Lyle Stone, both 65. The driver, 25-year-old Adacia Chambers, has been charged with DUI. The crash also hurt children and killed a 2-year-old boy.

 

World

Hurricane Patricia hits Mexico’s cities

Hurricane Patricia, a Category 5 storm, landed on Mexico’s coast on Friday near Cuixmala, according to CNN. Trees were uprooted and mudslides were created from the storm’s 165-mph winds. By Saturday the storm was downgraded to a tropical depression, and its winds reduced to 35-mph. President Enrique Peña Nieto said there hasn’t been any reports of major damage, but Mexico’s lands have experienced flooding and mudslides.