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People enjoy on the beach of the Pacific Ocean in Half Moon Bay, California, United States on September 1, 2022 as the heat wave is expected in California this weekend. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Beach goers in Southern California are being targeted by swarms of tiny, aggressive sea bugs who have an appetite for human feet. The bugs, who have earned the nickname "mini shark," have been identified as water-line isopods (Excirolana chiltoni), a crustacean species that grows to be around 0.3 inches (0.8 centimeters) long and can form swarms of more than 1,000 individuals, according to Walla Walla University in Washington. TROPICAL STORM DANIELLE FORMS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, NOT CURRENTLY A THREAT TO LANDThe "mini-sharks" live in the shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean and seasonally migrate up and down the coast leaving in their wake beach goers hopping in pain.The bugs quickly find barefoot waders, and will bite into their flesh, drawing blood.

WASHINGTON - Many kids have dreams of becoming a pilot – but how about achieving your dream at age 17!Christopher Ballinger is among the youngest Black pilots in the country thanks to an Air Force JROTC flight Academy Program.  Ballinger said he’s licensed to fly any single engine land plane. He says it is the first step in becoming a pilot.

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - A runaway train car was eventually stopped after traveling nearly 16 miles under its own steam in Washington state.Footage from Walla Walla County Undersheriff Joe Klundt shows the tank car barreling down the tracks without a locomotive.The tank broke loose around 12:50 p.m. Tuesday near Rose Street in Walla Walla before rolling west, the Union-Bulletin reported.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 19: Charles F. Sams III, nominee to be Director of the National Park Service, listens during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington DC on October 19, 2021.

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - What a find at a public library in Walla Walla, Washington!The library has been closed to the public so staff can change its layout to better serve patrons when it reopens. A Facebook post from the City of Walla Walla Government says "While moving the mystery collection to a more accessible place, a Facilities crew member uncovered a real-life whodunit when he removed a corner panel on some 1970s-era shelving with an open top."The crew member found five unopened cans of beer, some stale gum still in its vibrant packaging, along with a moldy paper bag.