NEWS OF THE DAY

_1 Beach trash: Storms that have been blanketing California’s mountains with much-needed snow and filling reservoirs have also been flushing all sorts of urban trash down rivers and drains, making a mess of beaches. Bottles, diapers, syringes and more have washed ashore along Southern California. Near the mouth of the San Gabriel River, Seal Beach in Orange County was particularly hard hit after the last round of stormy weather. Volunteers gathered debris into mounds for removal by front-end loaders. Gloves and bags were handed out to those who showed up Saturday for a beach-cleaning event. _2 Bank killings: A Florida prosecutor says he plans to seek the death penalty for a man arrested in the fatal shootings of five women at a bank in Sebring last month. State Attorney Brian Haas said Friday that he had reached the “unquestionable conclusion” that he should seek the death penalty against Zephen Xaver, 21. Xaver will be arraigned this month. Four employees and a customer at the SunTrust bank were killed in the attack. Police said the women were shot in an apparently random act of violence. 3_ School shooting: A Baltimore high school hall monitor was shot during an argument Friday as he confronted a man trying to enter the school. The monitor and a 25-year-old man argued in the Frederick Douglass High School lobby and the monitor was shot, police said in a statement. No students or other staff were injured. People were having a meeting at the school, and it’s believed the man wanted to confront someone inside, police Col. Byron Conaway said. School police officers took the man into custody. The 56-year-old monitor was in stable condition.

_4 Oil leak: TransCanada Corp. believes its Keystone pipeline is probably the source of an oil leak near St. Louis that Missouri officials have estimated at 1,800 gallons, a spokesman for the company said. Sections of both the Keystone pipeline and Enbridge Inc.’s Platte pipeline were closed as crews sought to find the source of the leak, which was discovered Wednesday. “Preliminary investigation has led TransCanada to believe that the oil discovered in St. Charles County likely originates from the Keystone Pipeline system,” TransCanada spokesman Terry Cunha said, adding there was no estimated time for when the pipeline would return to service. _5 Clinic rape: The embattled operators of a Phoenix care facility have agreed to be regulated by the state, effectively canceling a plan to close down the unit where an incapacitated woman gave birth after being raped. The state received confirmation Friday that Hacienda HealthCare would enter into a regulation agreement, said Patrick Ptak, spokesman for Gov. Doug Ducey. Under the agreement, Hacienda will devise a plan that prioritizes health and safety at the facility. The facility has been in turmoil since a 29-year-old patient gave birth on Dec. 29. Nathan Sutherland, a nurse whose DNA police said matches a sample from the baby, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he raped her.