Tag: downtown

Police in Lansing involved in shooting near downtown

LANSING — Lansing police said at least one officer was involved in a shooting Wednesday evening and asked the community to avoid the area of the incident just northwest of the city’s downtown. “There has been an officer involved shooting in the 300 block of W Saginaw Street in Lansing,” the department posted on social […]

New downtown leader: Mesa’s time is now

Jan. 10—As downtown Mesa businesses transition out of the holiday season and launch into a new year, a new face is leading the city center’s promotion and beautification. Terry Madeksza took over the reins of the Downtown Mesa Association from retiring president Nancy Hormman, who led the organization since 2020. Madekzsa (Mah-deck-sa) previously led Flagstaff’s […]

Winds, rains topple bricks from downtown storefront

Jan. 8—Monday afternoon bricks began falling from the facade of a building at 117 W. Spring Street. Many will recognize the building as home to the “Welcome to Historic Downtown” mural painted by artist Dana Matthews. “The mortar is deteriorating,” said City Manager Teresa Herrera. Heavy winds and rains from a storm front blowing across […]

21 injured in explosion at downtown Fort Worth hotel

Twenty-one people were injured in an apparent explosion at a downtown hotel in Fort Worth, Texas, on Monday afternoon, authorities said. Firefighters initially received calls about a structure fire shortly after 3:30 p.m. at the Sandman Signature Fort Worth Downtown Hotel, and then quickly after received “multiple calls that were coming in that area there […]

Explosion at Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth

An explosion in a basement restaurant of the Sandman Signature Hotel in downtown Fort Worth on Monday blew out windows on the first and second floors and scattered debris hundreds of feet around the 20-story building. At least 20 people were injured, authorities said. The explosion at the historic Waggoner Building at 810 Houston St. […]