Saturday, January 5, 2013

7.5 Quake Strikes Off of Alaska

A 7.5 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Alaska early Saturday morning.

It struck six miles below the surface, about sixty miles southwest of Port Alexander.

Initially a tsunami warning was issued for the Alaskan and British Columbian coasts, but it was canceled.

Some low lying areas of southern Alaska were evacuated.

No reports of damage were reported, from the quake.

3 Hostages and Gunman Dead in Aurora

Details are just emerging about a deadly shooting, in Aurora, Colorado, Saturday morning.

A man killed three people and a fourth escaped him to call police.

About 03:00 SWAT surrounded the building and police sent reverse 911 calls to homes on and around the 16000 block of East Ithaca Place, evacuating them as a precaution.

At 08:20 police fired tear gas, into the building, but the suspect did not emerge.

Just after 09:00 the gunman appeared at a second story window and fired on police, who returned fire, and the man fell from sight.

Once gunfire stopped, police forced entry into the building and found the gunman's body, as well as that of his three victims.

Police are questioning the woman, who escaped, to determine what set it all off.

Friday, January 4, 2013

Baby Grabs Doctor's Hand During C Section

On October 9, a doctor noticed something extremely unusual.

He was performing a cesarean section when the baby reached out and grabbed his hand.

Normally during c sections, the baby's head is the first thing doctor's see.

No one has ever heard of the baby reaching out and wrapping their hand around a doctor's finger, til now.

The doctor told the baby's father, who grabbed his camera and snapped an amazing shot.

Nevaeh was born to parents Randy and Alicia Atkins, and all three have since been featured on TV.

Alicia, who is a professional photographer has been offered thousands of dollars by prolife groups, for the picture.

The Atkins' did send a copy of the photo, to the doctor, but have no plans of selling their photo.

Rex Ryan Caught With Sanchez Tattoo

Things got a little awkward for New York Jets coach, Rex Ryan. He was caught sunbathing in the Bahamas, Thursday afternoon, by a reporter for the New York Daily News. What the reporter caught resulted in his being cussed at by Ryan.

On his right arm, Ryan has two tattoos. One is a shamrock with the names of Ryan's wife and kids, pretty good choice there. However, the other will cause Ryan a lot of grief, it is of a woman, who looks like his wife, wearing a number six Mark Sanchez jersey.

Ryan has undergone heavy criticism for keeping the struggling Sanchez in for the 2012 season. He ignored calls to put in popular back up Tim Tebow. With the tattoo coming out, questions have arisen of why a coach would have one of his player's numbers. Accusations of favoritism have renewed.

US Troops Begin to Arrive in Turkey

Patriot missile battery on display
US troops have begun to arrive in Turkey.

They are there as part of a NATO agreement to defend Turkey, with six Patriot missile batteries.

Around four hundred US troops will eventually be stationed in Gaziantep, with their two batteries of Patriots.

A like number of Germans will be stationed at Kahramanmaras, with their two batteries.

And an equal contingent from the Netherlands will be stationed at Adana.

At this time there is no time limit set for how long the troops will stay in Turkey.

The US troops are the 3rd Battalion, based out of Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

El Diablo and Sketch Restaurants Closed in Denver

Two popular Denver restaurants were shut down by the city, Friday morning.

Both El Diablo and Sketch are in a building located at 1st Avenue and Broadway.

According to the city's notice, on the doors, the building has been closed due to safety violations.

Building owner Jesse Morreale had previously been warned, in August, about the unsafe structure of the building.

After he promised to fix the problems, Denver allowed the restaurants to be kept open, but Morreale never started any of the work.

High School Sophomore Wows With No Look 3 Pointer

A sophomore at McCutcheon High School, in Lafayette, Indiana, is getting some major attention.

On Wednesday night, Gabrielle Gary scored a career high twenty-four points, leading her team to a fifty-six to thirty-six victory.

But that's not all of what is getting her the attention.

Just after the game began she went to save a ball from going out of bounds.

However, with a no look throw over her shoulder, the ball hit the rim and backboard, and ended up going through the net for a three pointer.

As the crowd went crazy, Gabrielle continued on, to her defensive position.

GM Recalling 70,000 Vehicles

General Motors is recalling nearly seventy thousand vehicles, from around the world.

They are being recalled due to a possible issue with the parking brake.

If the parking brake is damaged or malformed, it could cause the vehicle to roll away, at anytime.

All of the vehicles are from the 2013 line.

The recall includes Cadillac Escalade, Escalade EXT and ESVs; Chevrolet Express, Silverado, Avalanche, Tahoe, and Suburbans; and GMC Savanna, Sierra, and Yukons.

If vehicles need a replacement part, one will be installed, for free.

Owners will begin to be sent letters on January 22.

Boulder Dispensary Robbed With Bear Mace

Dandelion Dispensary
A man walked into the Dandelion Dispensary, in Boulder, Colorado, Thursday night and immediately sprayed bear mace at the employees.

With the employees blinded and barely breathing, the man went on to rob the place.

One of the employees had to be treated at the hospital.

The amount of bear mace kept police from entering the dispensary, to investigate, for several hours.

Once it was clear enough to see, they still had to use gas masks to enter.

Employees described the man as "not thin" and wearing "all black".

Police believe he may have had an accomplice in the robbery, who was driving a Pontiac Grand Prix.

Bear mace is an extra strong form of pepper spray, designed to drive off bears, and can be deadly to humans.

1 Killed After Colliding With Train

One person is dead after they drove their truck in front of a train.

It happened in Weld County, Colorado, Friday morning.

The truck was carried for about half a mile before the train could stop.

One fire started at the point of impact, and second where the wreckage of the truck stopped at.

Firefighters had both fires under control by 06:20.

Investigators are trying to determine why the truck's driver tried beating the train, but at this point are ruling it an accident.