By Jeanette Smith on January 20, 2016
Oklahoma, suicide
Breaking News, U.S
Anadarko, Oklahoma has experienced a wave of suicides in the past few weeks. Four young people have committed suicide in the small town. Lynn Bellamy has worked in the Anadarko school district for 25 years, as a teacher and then a principal. She said she knew all four young people who took their lives and […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 15, 2016
Chicago Police
Breaking News, Shooting, U.S. News
The Chicago Police Department is fighting against the release of the Cedrick Chapman shooting video. CNN News interviewed the family’s lawyer, Bryan Coffman who has seen the video and states that Chapman was killed eight seconds after exiting a stolen vehicle. Chapman, age 17, was carrying a black i-Phone box when he was shot and the officer […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 15, 2016
cyclone, Northern Cook Islands, Tropical storm
Breaking News, Weather Alerts, World
A warning has been upgraded from a tropical storm to a warm and humid cyclone in the Northern Cook Islands on Friday, Jan. 15, 2016. According to the Fiji Met services, there has been a tropical disturbance hovering over the Northern Cook Islands for a few days and now it has been upgraded to a […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 15, 2016
Nasarawa
Breaking News, Crime, Shooting, World
On Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, a new feud erupted between the Fulani herdsmen and Agatu farmers in the village of Odeni Magaji, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Over 30 people have been killed in the renewed hostility. According to Tribune Online, the current Nasarawa State dispute erupted when a Fulani herdsman was killed after passing through a farm and destroying the Agatu farmer’s […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 15, 2016
French Alps, manslaughter, Skiing
Breaking News, Crime, manslaughter, World
CNN has reported Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016, a Parisian schoolteacher who took students onto a closed ski slope in the French Alps has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Due to the avalanche that struck and killed three people, two of whom were students under his care. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, Les Deux Alpes ski resort, […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 13, 2016
Powerball
Breaking News, U.S. News
The Powerball has hit a historical high of a $1.5 billion jackpot. According to WSBTV, Powerball fever has hit the United States. Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at 11 p.m. ET will be the drawing. There have been long lines across the country for Powerball tickets. Some people have driven a long way to buy their […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 13, 2016
avalanche
Breaking News, Natural Disasters, World
According to police officers a high school group was caught in an avalanche in the French Alps Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016. Two people were killed and five were seriously injured. The National Gendarmerie announced the launch of an enormous rescue operation once ten of the students and a professor were caught in the avalanche at […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 10, 2016
earthquake
Breaking News, earthquake, Natural Disasters, World
On January 10, 2016, at 10:48 UTC, a magnitude (M) 5.0 earthquake erupted near Fiji. The epicenter of this natural event was 593.35 km deep. At the same time, two more tremblers stirred the waters nearby. One was another 5.0M at a depth of 614 km and the other a 4.7M with a depth of […]
By Jeanette Smith on January 7, 2016
terrorist
Breaking News, U.S. News
Texas Governor, Greg Abbott has confirmed that during an investigation into a possible terrorist plot, in Houston, the FBI learned that a refugee from Iraq was a willing participant in the plan. The FBI arrested him Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Abbott praised the FBI for their arrest but stated this is exactly why he wants to […]
By Cathy Milne on January 4, 2016
Bundy, Hammond, Harney County, Militiaman, Oregon
Breaking News, U.S. News
The Harney County Sheriff’s office held a press conference on Jan. 4, 2016, regarding the militia group who has forcefully occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, near Burns, Oregon. The militants originally claimed to be in Burns for a peaceful rally protesting the reincarceration of two Harney County ranchers. However, after the rally several men, […]