The Carr Fire near Redding, California has burned more than 116,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000 homes, and is now considered the 7th worst in state history, but the worst statistic is that six people have died due to these blazes, including two firefighters. One firefighter, was struck by a tree while fighting the Ferguson […]
An amphibious excursion vehicle, commonly called a duck boat, capsized in choppy waters on Table Rock Lake last Thursday, bordering Arkansas and Missouri, claiming the lives of 17 people (nine from one family) among 29 passengers and two crew members. The boat was faced with 73 mph winds and four-foot waves when it capsized. There […]
Heavy rains last week funneled into the Havasupai Falls area of the Grand Canyon, forcing tourists to seek high ground as rivers swelled. As the campground is ten miles from roads, the evacuation of 200 people was problematic. Tribal members, who run the reservation, shuttled stranded tourists with ATVs to a community building while they […]
Custom-built apps were available in Google Store that were designed to target Israeli military members’ phones was successfully identified and removed in “Operation Broken Heart” by Israeli intelligence. The nefarious apps included Golden Cup, referring to the World Cup, and Wink Chat and Glance Love applications. Once downloaded onto a phone, the device could be […]
A Texas man was arrested in North Carolina for violent threats against a local television station in Bryan, Texas. According to a federal indictment, the suspect made several threats over the phone, triggering interstate communications threat charges. His tirades and violence are nothing new, as he was arrested in 2008 for throwing a cinder block […]
A Captain for the Long Beach Fire Department in California was fatally shot Tuesday at the scene of a fire on the second floor of a senior housing residence in an 11-story building. Fire crews, responding to fire alarm and sprinkler activations, as well as reports of broken windows from an explosion, extinguished a small […]
A forest ranger was called to the city of Jalpaiguri in northeast India to capture a 66-pound, 18-feet long rock python because the snake had just consumed a goat near a school. The ranger came to the rescue and was able to secure the python around his body with his “animal control” pole, but before […]
A 29-year-old Tunisian man was arrested in Cologne, Germany on Wednesday after a raid on his apartment revealed a homemade ricin lab, which authorities believe was to be used in an unspecified Islamist-inspired attack. Police and Fire hazmat teams set up a laboratory and mitigation operation after a possible tip from American intelligence led them […]
The Carr Fire near Redding, California has burned more than 116,000 acres and destroyed over 1,000 homes, and is now considered the 7th worst in state history, but the worst statistic is that six people have died due to these blazes, including two firefighters. One firefighter, was struck by a tree while fighting the Ferguson […]
An amphibious excursion vehicle, commonly called a duck boat, capsized in choppy waters on Table Rock Lake last Thursday, bordering Arkansas and Missouri, claiming the lives of 17 people (nine from one family) among 29 passengers and two crew members. The boat was faced with 73 mph winds and four-foot waves when it capsized. There […]
Heavy rains last week funneled into the Havasupai Falls area of the Grand Canyon, forcing tourists to seek high ground as rivers swelled. As the campground is ten miles from roads, the evacuation of 200 people was problematic. Tribal members, who run the reservation, shuttled stranded tourists with ATVs to a community building while they […]
Custom-built apps were available in Google Store that were designed to target Israeli military members’ phones was successfully identified and removed in “Operation Broken Heart” by Israeli intelligence. The nefarious apps included Golden Cup, referring to the World Cup, and Wink Chat and Glance Love applications. Once downloaded onto a phone, the device could be […]
A Texas man was arrested in North Carolina for violent threats against a local television station in Bryan, Texas. According to a federal indictment, the suspect made several threats over the phone, triggering interstate communications threat charges. His tirades and violence are nothing new, as he was arrested in 2008 for throwing a cinder block […]
A Captain for the Long Beach Fire Department in California was fatally shot Tuesday at the scene of a fire on the second floor of a senior housing residence in an 11-story building. Fire crews, responding to fire alarm and sprinkler activations, as well as reports of broken windows from an explosion, extinguished a small […]
A forest ranger was called to the city of Jalpaiguri in northeast India to capture a 66-pound, 18-feet long rock python because the snake had just consumed a goat near a school. The ranger came to the rescue and was able to secure the python around his body with his “animal control” pole, but before […]
A 29-year-old Tunisian man was arrested in Cologne, Germany on Wednesday after a raid on his apartment revealed a homemade ricin lab, which authorities believe was to be used in an unspecified Islamist-inspired attack. Police and Fire hazmat teams set up a laboratory and mitigation operation after a possible tip from American intelligence led them […]
