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Winter Weather Arrival

Snow and ice are causing problems across the United States.

  Snow has arrived to much of the country, delivering blizzard-like conditions and white-outs from Oregon to Pennsylvania. At leas three people are dead and eleven others injured in a massive 40-vechile pileup on I-96 in Michigan, while freezing rain hit parts  of the Northwest. Crews are working around the clock to clear the roads, but heavy winds are causing…

Georgia on Guard

The manhunt continues for a man who shot two police officers.

  Local, state, and federal officials are a part of the massive search for a man of shooting two police officers. Minguel Lembrick, 32, is believed to have fired shots at two responders to a domestic dispute call at an apartment complex in Americus, GA. Twenty0five year old Officer Nicholas Smarr was killed while Jodi Smith, a security officer at…

Pizza D’oh

A gunman causes panic at a pizza restaurant in Washington, DC.

  A gunman has been arrested after frightening diners at a Washington, DC, restaurant. Twenty-eight year-old Edgar Welch carried a rife and a handgun into the pizzeria and pointed one of the weapons at an employee. Police say Welch was motivated by a fake news story circulating on the internet that featured a conspiracy surrounding Hillary Clinton and sex-trafficking. There…

Pipeline Project on Hold

Plans for a controversial oil pipeline have been put on hold.

  Thousands of protestors have reached a major victory as the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline has been put on hold. The Federal government and Army Corps of Engineers put the breaks on the mostly-finished pipeline, which was being met with fierce opposition from a local Native American tribe along with environmentalists, and several thousand veterans. The company building the project…

Suspect Brought Down

The suspect who shot and killed a Tacoma, Washington, police officer is dead.

  Officials continue to work the scene where a police officer was killed in the line of duty. Officer Gutierrez was shot multiple times while responding to a domestic violence call on Wednesday. The suspect, Bruce Johnson II, was killed by police later in the day after barricading himself inside a house. Authorities have now found that Johnson had a…

Protests Pop Up After Officer Cleared

  A Charlotte police officer will not face criminal charges in the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. The District Attorney believed the officer acted in self defense and cleared all charges. Scott’s family say he was holding a book, not a gun, at the time of the shooting. The incident with was caught on camera and ignited protests in…

Damage in Gatlinburg

Three people are dead and thousands evacuated in the wake of devastating wildfires.

  The popular tourist town of Gatlinburg, Tennessee has been left devastated after raging wildfires swept through the area. Three people have been confirmed dead, while hundreds of buildings burned, including the home of the town’s mayor. Many are upset due to the short notice of the evacuation orders, forcing thousands into emergency shelters in the rural area. While rain…

Gatlinburg Ablaze

Raging wildfires have reached parts of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

  Mandatory evacuations have been called for people living in the Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge areas of eastern Tennessee. Flames and high winds reached the popular tourist destination overnight, already destroying more than two dozen buildings, including some in downtown Gatlinburg and the fire continues to grow in the Great Smokey Mountain National Parks. Firefighters and emergency workers are continuing…

Recount Requested

Preparation is underway in Wisconsin for a recount of the Presidential vote.

  A recount of presidential votes will soon happen in Wisconsin. By request of the Green Party, a hand recount of all ballots will taken, under careful supervision of thousands of volunteers. The move comes after some experts believe the discrepancy between exit polls and the votes taken by machine is dangerously larger than usual. The cost is expected to…

Black Friday Begins

Across the country, Americans are going shopping for Black Friday.

  Across the country, consumers are already out in full force on the first day of the holiday shopping season. Some stores opened late Thanksgiving Day for the earliest deals, while others will be offering some of the biggest discounts today. Black Friday has lost some traffic to online sales, but large crowds are still expected as retailers are hoping…