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SOLANA BEACH – An annual fun-filled fiesta quickly turned into a fiasco Sunday when entertainer Hank Williams III spewed profanities from the stage and encouraged slam dancing that sheriff's deputies tried to stop for fear of massive injuries. Yesterday, city officials were still recovering from the debacle, which happened at the end of the two-day Fiesta del Sol. snip The Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce produces the annual fiesta that features live music, arts and crafts, children's rides and international food. snip The singer, grandson of legendary country star Hank Williams, is known for his hard-driving songs and off-color language....

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A Eugene teen-ager killed by bacterial meningitis and a second one made critically ill by the same virulent disease attended the same punk rock show at the WOW Hall during the Eugene Celebration, public health investigators said Monday. Both 16-year-old Mani Shimada, who died last Thursday, and 15-year-old Christina Norton, who fell ill Sunday and is listed in critical condition, were sickened by bacterial meningitis. Also known as meningococcal disease, the illness can progress at a frightening pace and lead to death if not quickly treated. Both attended the Sept. 20 "Bloodstains Across Eugene" music show at the WOW Hall,...

30 hurt in stampede at RFK concertIncident in mosh pit; reports of structural collapse inaccurate BREAKING NEWSASSOCIATED PRESS Thirty people were injured Saturday night in a stampede in the mosh pit of a rock concert at RFK Memorial Stadium. D.C. Fire Department spokesman Alan Etter said one of the injured went into cardiac arrest and was taken to a hospital. Paramedics were treating other concertgoers for bruises and broken bones. THE INCIDENT occurred at about 8 p.m. ET at the WHFS music festival, an event sponsored by a local radio station. Etter said earlier reports that the stadium’s bleachers had...