Month: August 2019
Mass shooting leaves at least 20 dead, dozens injured in El Paso, police say
MicroStockHub/iStock (EL PASO, TX) — Twenty people were killed and dozens more injured on Saturday morning in a massacre at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart packed with back-to-school shoppers, making it one of the ten [Read More…]
Mass shooting leaves at least 18 dead, dozens injured in El Paso, police say
MicroStockHub/iStock (EL PASO, TX) — As many as 18 people were killed and dozens more were injured, and a white male in his 20s is in custody after a mass shooting at an El Paso, [Read More…]
At least 800 arrested in violent Moscow protests
Martin Holverda/iStock(MOSCOW) — Hundreds of protesters were violently arrested in Moscow Saturday, the latest demonstration against the Kremlin-aligned United Russia party. Independent watchdog OVD-Info said at least 838 people were detained. Opposition leader Lubovj Sobol [Read More…]
‘Multiple fatalities’ after shooting at El Paso Walmart, 1 suspect in custody
MicroStockHub/iStock (EL PASO, TX) — As many as 18 people were killed and dozens more were injured, and one male suspect is in custody, after a mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart on [Read More…]
All unaccompanied children removed from Homestead migrant detention facility: HHS
Gwengoat/iStock(NEW YORK) — All unaccompanied minors who had been placed at Florida’s Homestead facility have been moved out of the migrant center, Health and Human Services said on Saturday. “As such, today we are announcing [Read More…]
Police in El Paso issue report of an active shooter
MicroStockHub/iStock(EL PASO, TX) — Police in El Paso, Texas issued a report of an active shooter at or near the Cielo Vista Mall, south of the El Paso International Airport. The first tweet from the [Read More…]
4-year-old who ‘disappeared’ from grandmother’s porch found dead; was ‘never missing’
Baltimore Police Department(BALTIMORE) — The body of a 4-year-old Baltimore boy who was reported missing on Thursday been has been recovered from a dumpster, after authorities said on Saturday that his mother confessed that he [Read More…]
New York woman drowns in paddleboarding accident
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New York woman drowned while paddleboarding in Long Island on Friday, police said. Lisa Margaritis, 49, was an experienced paddleboarder but drowned trying to help another woman caught in the [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued August 03 at 8:34AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
Flood Warning issued August 03 at 8:34AM MDT until August 06 at 7:42AM MDT by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…Nebraska… Missouri River Near Greenwood Missouri River Near Verdel Missouri River At Niobrara Missouri River At Springfield
Flood Warning issued August 03 at 7:35AM MDT until August 06 at 7:42AM MDT by NWS
…The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a flood warning for the following rivers in South Dakota… Firesteel Creek Near Mount Vernon .The following river forecasts include forecast precipitation through tonight. Any additional [Read More…]
FBI joins search for 4-year-old boy who disappeared from grandmother’s porch in Baltimore
Baltimore Police Department(BALTIMORE) — The desperate search for a missing 4-year-old in Baltimore expanded to include the FBI on Friday, one day after the boy disappeared from his grandmother’s porch. Malachi Lawson was last seen [Read More…]
Assault rifle-toting Russians give new meaning to shotgun wedding with realistic prank
ABC News(MOSCOW) — It’s a nice day for a … fright wedding. Russian companies are potentially giving new meaning to “shotgun wedding– sending in a platoon of former police and special forces soldiers dressed in [Read More…]
3 killed after bluff collapses onto beachgoers near San Diego
iStock/KC Photography(ENCINITAS, Calif.) — Three people were killed Friday as a cliffside broke free and toppled onto beachgoers in Encinitas, California, on a sunny summer day at the popular seaside escape. One person was found [Read More…]
John Wayne Airport in Southern California shuts down due to power outage
iStock/Jag_cz(SANTA ANA, Calif.) — John Wayne Airport near Los Angeles shut down as power went out to the entire area Friday night. The airport, which is in Santa Ana, California, about 45 minutes southeast of [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued August 02 at 8:16PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River Near Scotland Big Sioux River Near Brookings …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Nebraska…South Dakota…
Remains of 25 more Korean War service members identified from boxes turned over by North Korea
sangaku/iStock(WASHINGTON) — U.S. military researchers have identified 25 more missing Korean War service members whose remains were included in 55 boxes turned over by North Korea last summer in the wake of President Donald Trump’s [Read More…]
Couple requests backpacks filled with school supplies, uniforms as wedding gifts
Cameron Family(TAMPA, Fla.) — When Matt Cameron and Kelli Davis got engaged in June 2018 and started planning their nuptials, she came up with an idea: In lieu of traditional wedding gifts, how about they [Read More…]
Drier pattern and crop stress
Much of the Corn Belt is locked in a drier pattern, “We do anticipate, not only the dryness issues and a flash drought that is getting underway but I think as maybe a side bar [Read More…]
Law enforcement suicides up 24 percent in 2019, advocacy group says
Courtesy Karen Solomon(NEW YORK) — When an off-duty New York City police officer shot and killed himself in his home on Staten Island as reported by WABC last week, it was the department’s fifth suicide [Read More…]