The Oklahoma City municipal courthouse was searched Thursday morning after a bomb threat disrupted scheduled hearings. Presiding Judge Philippa C. James canceled all Oklahoma City Municipal Court sessions while police secured the area and searched the building. The courthouse was cleared by 8:20 a.m., and court was scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. Defendants who […]
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Americana Pizza, Boise Cold Storage property goes up for sale. What next for SW downtown?
Americana Pizza, Reel Foods seafood market, Boise Cold Storage — the inconspicuous sandstone building next to Rhodes Skate Park under the Boise Connector has been a part of Boise history for over a century and housed businesses that have become ingrained in the local community. But that property’s future at 304 S. Americana Boulevard — […]
Investigators still look for suspect in a fatal downtown Macon beating. New photos shared
The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office released new photos Tuesday of a man suspected of bludgeoning a homeless man to death in a downtown Macon Alley more than a month ago. Albert Kenneth Knight Jr., 59, was sleeping in an alley behind the Blacksmith Shop event venue when he was killed on May 26. Investigators said […]
Welcome to Downtown Wichita. That’ll be $2. Would you prefer cash, card or app?
“Downtown is everybody’s neighborhood.” That’s the oft-repeated mantra used by Wichita government to justify hundreds of millions of public dollars that have been spent to subsidize the vision and profits of an exclusive downtown development club. It will be impossible for anybody to ever say that again with a straight face. Starting in January, the […]
Nearly 200-year-old downtown Mobile home undergoing emergency restoration
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The historic home that sits off South Franklin Street near Dauphin Street in Mobile is now undergoing emergency repairs. The Chighizola home is roughly 175 years old. It is known to be the oldest home in Mobile to have nearly perfect preservation from the original construction. Suspect at large after car […]
66th Ford Fireworks light up downtown sky as thousands watch from Hart Plaza, Belle Isle
Before Detroit’s fireworks display, styrofoam footballs sailed overhead while sweet sugar aromas from funnel cakes filled the air at Hart Plaza. Attendees flooded into downtown Detroit on Monday evening to catch a glimpse of the city’s annual fireworks. Detroit police officers directed traffic as cars crowded onto the city’s streets ahead of the fireworks show. […]
Nashville tourism leaders unveiled a new strategic vision. How it could change downtown
Nashville’s tourism industry could soon look quite different thanks to a newly proposed plan from the city’s tourism leaders. “The Music City Strategic Plan,” released on Thursday and co-chaired by Deana Ivey of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corp. and Colin Reed of Ryman Hospitality Properties, outlines industry changes, improvements and other recommendations that aim […]
A deadly and dangerous year in downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – A big night of violence in downtown St. Louis overnight Sunday left one person dead and five other people injured. By day, Citygarden is a place of cool water, beautiful sculptures, and smiling faces. Last night, it became a deadly hangout zone. According to a St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department spokesman, the […]
10 shot near downtown in Columbus, Ohio, as police seek suspect
Ten people were shot, with one person critically wounded, early Sunday in Columbus, Ohio, police said. The shooting happened in the Short North Arts District near downtown around 2:30 a.m., with victims ranging from 16 to 27 years old, according to the Columbus Police Department. A white police car with lights on behind police tape […]
Orlando police arrest juvenile accused of shooting gun at UCF downtown campus
Police arrested a 16-year-old boy connected to a shooting Friday night at the UCF downtown campus in Orlando, according the department. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS Officers responded to North Terry Avenue going off a report of a juvenile with a handgun, OPD said in a statement. The teenager was arrested with help from […]
Neighbors share shock after armed man shot by police in Downtown Las Vegas apartment complex
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A day after officers with The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shot and killed a man they said was armed with a gun inside a downtown apartment complex, those who live there spoke with 8 News Now about what they saw. “I’m truly shocked that something like this happened,” Dominque Joseph […]
Man dies in hospital after Downtown Portland assault
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A man who was assaulted in Downtown Portland last week has died from his injuries, Portland police announced Friday. The original incident happened June 12, when officers responded to reports of an assault in the 1900 block of Northwest Everett Street. Suspect indicted in 2023 triple murder, Portland police seek more […]