US Army: Specialist Robert W. Ellis

Specialist Robert W. Ellis, twenty-one of Kennewick, Washington, died on June 18.

He and three other Americans were killed when mortars struck Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan.

It was his first deployment.

Ellis was assigned to the 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.

His decorations include: Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

US Army: Specialist Ember M. Alt

Specialist Ember M. Alt, twenty-one of Beech Island, South Carolina, died on June 18.

She and three other Americans were killed when mortars struck Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan.

It was her first deployment.

Ember was assigned to the 68th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colorado.

Her decorations include: Army Achievement Medal.

US Army: Sergeant Justin R. Johnson

Sergeant Justin R. Johnson, twenty-five of Hobe Sound, Florida, died on June 18.

He and three other Americans were killed when mortars struck Bagram Airfield, in Afghanistan.

It was his first deployment to Afghanistan, following two to Iraq.

Johnson was assigned to the 10th Transport Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade out of Fort Eustis, Virginia.

His decorations include: Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Army Commendation Medal.

Facebook Announces Video for Instagram

Facebook announced some major additions to Instagram, on Thursday.

Instagram will now be capable of videos up to fifteen seconds in length.

That move is a clear attempt to compete with Twitter's Vine app, that allows six seconds of video.

In addition to being longer, Instagram will also allow for thirteen different filters to be placed on the videos.

Captions, hashtags, and even the ability to pick what image shows as the still image.

Other tools will allow for different effects to be place in videos, which users create.

East Peak Fire Chases out Boy Scouts

A group of Boy Scouts escaped the East Peak Fire by mere minutes, on Wednesday, as the blaze swept through the Spanish Peaks Scout Ranch, near Walsenburg, Colorado.

The fire began on Wednesday, right near the camp, and quickly tore through it.

Luckily everyone was able to safely evacuate and no one was injured.

Flames up to one hundred and fifty feet have spread the blaze to over one thousand acres, in twenty-four hours.

Air support and a Type 2 Command Team have been ordered to fight the fire.

Mandatory evacuations have been sent out for the immediate area surrounding the fire.

The town of Walsenburg is now on preevacuation status.

Bull Gulch Fire Begins in Colorado

A fire began in Fremont County, on Wednesday, and spread over Thursday.

It joins the series of fires that Colorado has been dealing with, over the past couple weeks.

Located about a mile east of Table Mountain, the Bull Gulch Fire has burned about two hundred acres.

Fifty firefighters and two aircraft have been sent to battle the blaze.

Steady winds including high gusts have pushed the flames through land with humidity under five percent.

Trails in the area have been closed, and nearby residents placed on standby evacuation.

Firework Factory Explosions Leave 2 Dead

A series of explosions ripped apart B.E.M. Fireworks, on Thursday, in Quebec.

Two people were caught in the initial blast, and were killed.

Nearby houses and buildings were evacuated as fires continued to light more of the fireworks.

B.E.M. has been a firework manufacturer for over twenty-five years, and this is the first reported accident.

It is believed that a smaller storage area caught on fire and then spread to the main facility.

Once the scene calms down investigators will move in to try and determine what first caused the fire.

33 Killed in Bus Crash in Peru

Thirty-three people were killed and seven are missing after a bus crashed in Peru.

The double decker bus went off the road and dropped fifty feet into a river at the bottom of the ravine.

Officials believe that the seven missing were carried away by the river.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle.

1 Killed as German Roads Buckle in Heat

Europe's heat wave is causing more than discomfort for much of the continent.

The heat is causing old concrete roads in Germany to buckle.

A motorcyclist was killed when he hit a buckled stretch and lost control.

Four other motorists have been injured in accidents caused by the damaged roadways.

Drivers are being urged to give concrete roads extra care.

Crews are out repairing the damage, and the government is sending extra personnel out to keep an eye out for damage.

Kuwait Sets Elections for July 25

Kuwait has announced new parliamentary elections will take place on July 25.

They became necessary after the constitutional court negated the previous election, on Sunday.

December's elections had been challenged by the opposition saying that they favored the ruling party.

The court's ruling stated that they negated the election due to technicalities in the election rules.