It’s hard to miss the retro-looking tower standing over 200 feet tall on Taylor Street in downtown Columbia. Rumors claim its an old alert system in the event of a tornado or Lake Murray Dam breach. Others claim its air raid sirens from World War II. It’s none of those things. The tower, formally called […]
ALBANY – Albany’s big fireworks display on Thursday celebrating Independence Day will bring bright explosions to the night sky for the annual tradition. That also means the closing of streets in the area of the fireworks, and the city has alerted residents to keep that in mind while out driving ahead of the event. Beginning […]
A man fired shots at a group of people in downtown Pittsburgh before running away on Monday evening, according to police. Emergency crews were called to the 500 block of Liberty Avenue at 7:45 p.m. Once on scene, witnesses told police a man fired at least two shots toward people standing outside a store before […]
A Kansas City man is facing assault charges after allegedly repeatedly hitting a police officer over the head with a metal chair at a downtown grocery store, seriously injuring him. Jorge I. Arroyo, 39, has been charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action, according to Michael Mansur, a spokesperson for the Jackson County Prosecutor’s […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – One person is dead after their vehicle crashed on a Downtown, Columbus interstate exit interchange late Sunday night. According to the Columbus Police Accident Investigation Unit, an adult was operating a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer on the westbound ramp of I-70 to I-71 North when the vehicle veered to the left side […]
The Columbia Museum of Art’s Boyd Plaza has become a vibrant, city-center hot spot. Thanks to two new grants, the museum is able to host a multitude of free events in the plaza in addition to offering free access to the museum all summer for South Carolina residents. “One of the goals of our organization […]
Authorities are asking the public for help in locating a missing 58-year-old woman from Augusta, Kansas. Beverly J. Roth was last seen in downtown Wichita on Saturday, the Augusta Department of Public Safety said. Roth was initially reported missing, found and taken to a local hospital. She was reported missing a second time after she […]
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Beverly Roth, 58, of Augusta, is missing. According to the Augusta Department of Public Safety, she was last seen in downtown Wichita around 2:45 p.m. on Saturday. “Roth has recently experienced bouts of confusion and has not checked in with family or friends,” said the Augusta Department of Public Safety. KBI […]
For Abby Cole, Olympia’s Pride Parade is an opportunity to see people who look like her. Cole is a leader of Girl Scouts of Western Washington Troop 43869. She, other troop leaders and several Girl Scouts were just a few of the hundreds who participated in this year’s parade, a key part of Capital City […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Police and Crime Stoppers of El Paso are asking for the public’s help in finding a man who robbed a Downtown store at knifepoint back in May. This is this week’s featured “Crime of the Week,” Crime Stoppers said. Photos courtesy of Crime Stoppers At about 6:30 p.m. […]
A 23-year-old Centralia man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree assault on Sunday for his alleged role in a shooting, according to police. Sometime early Sunday — police did not identify a time in their news release — officers were dispatched to the 600 block of South Tower Avenue, which is near downtown Centralia, following […]
Boise police identified the suspect in a hit-and-run incident Saturday evening with the help of witnesses. Two pedestrians, both women, were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in a “series of serious crashes” just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the corner of 11th and Main streets in downtown Boise, according to a Sunday news release from the […]