Tag: prompts

Anticipated flooding prompts road, park closures in St. Paul

The city of St. Paul will temporarily shut down portions of Water Street and some parks Wednesday night in anticipation of flooding from recent heavy rains pushing river levels higher. Water Street across from downtown St. Paul and on the south side of the Mississippi River will close to vehicular traffic, bicyclists and pedestrians between […]

Kilauea eruption prompts red alert on Hawaii’s Big Island

Kilauea, one of the most active volcanoes in the world, has begun to erupt again, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Lava began to emerge from the summit of the famed volcano, located at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island, around 12:30 a.m. local time, prompting the USGS to raise the alert level […]

Video of NYC employee restraining girl prompts investigation

BATTERY PARK, Manhattan (PIX11) – The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation said it is investigating a video that shows a city employee restraining a girl. The video filmed at The Battery park Sunday shows a Parks Department employee with his arms around the young girl as onlookers yell and try to help […]

Shark attack prompts beach closure in Del Mar

DEL MAR, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Did you happen to see a shark fin off the coast of Del Mar Sunday morning? If so, you probably weren’t imagining it. According to the City of Del Mar, a 46-year-old man was bitten by a shark shortly before 9 a.m., about 100 yards offshore from the Beach […]

Woman shot at DeKalb County motel prompts SWAT response

A Friday night shooting incident prompted the DeKalb County Police Department to request assistance from the SWAT team. A 39-year-old woman was shot by her 17-year-old son around 10:16 p.m. on Friday at a motel on Memorial Drive. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] When police got to the motel, they […]