Category - United States

28
Jun

Colorado: Shooting in downtown Denver

Police are responding to an active shooter in the area of 15th Street and Wynkoop Street in downtown Denver. There are multiple victims being taken to area hospitals but only few details were immediately available. The incident began just before 2:45 p.m. on Tuesday when police were called to a man armed with a gun […]

10
Jun

Southern California: 5.2 earthquake – no damage

5.2 magnitude earthquake early Friday occurred on one of Southern California’s most active faults and triggered hundreds of aftershocks, but caused no major damage, experts and public safety officials said.   The quake occurred near Borrego Springs in San Diego County in a sparsely populated area. Still, the 1:04 a.m. quake was felt from San […]

8
Jun

Washington DC: shooting at N Capitol St and NY Ave

WASHINGTON — Police searched Wednesday evening for a single gunman involved in a quadruple shooting near a busy D.C. intersection.   A gunman approached a group of people outside Big Ben Liquor Store near the intersection of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue in D.C. at about 4:20 p.m. and opened fire. The gunman, […]

6
Jun

Northern Florida: Tropical Storm Colin

Tropical Storm Colin will take aim on Florida, threatening the Sunshine State with flooding rain and rough seas through Monday night. Heavy rain will also spread to southern Georgia and the Carolina coastline. The tropical storm will track from the eastern Gulf of Mexico to northern Florida into Monday night. Tropical Storm Colin will take […]

5
May

Marriott Georgetown DC: guests return

Guests at a hotel in the Georgetown area of Washington are being allowed to return to the building after they were evacuated for more than two hours because of a bomb threat.   In a statement, Marriott says authorities gave the all clear at the Marriott Washington Georgetown about 9:30 a.m. Thursday. District of Columbia […]

5
May

Washington DC: Georgetown Marriott evacuated due to bomb threat

A hotel in the Georgetown area of Washington has been evacuated after receiving a bomb threat. In a statement, Marriott says a threat was called in to the Marriott Washington Georgetown on Thursday morning and authorities advised they evacuate the hotel. Marriott says guests were moved to a sister property nearby until authorities say it […]