South Fork Colorado Evacuated Due to West Fork Fire

Authorities have ordered the evacuation of South Fork, Colorado due to the encroaching West Fork Fire.

All four hundred residents must leave the town, as the fire breaches thirty thousand acres.

The fire is within three miles of the town and efforts have not been able to stop it.

More than two hundred fire fighters, aided by aircraft, are battling the flames.

Lightning initially started the blaze on June 5, but recent winds spread the fire very rapidly.

Flooding Forcing Evacuation of Calgary

Officials have ordered the evacuations of parts of Calgary, due to flooding.

Nearly one hundred thousand people have been ordered to evacuate their homes, due to the rising waters.

Torrential rains have brought raging waters to town as well as landslides.

Roads and bridges have been washed away, and at least thirty people have been rescued from their rooftops, by helicopters.

The national government has ordered troops to the city to aid in any way they can.

Suicide Bomber Kills 15 at Pakistani Mosque

Fifteen people were killed when a suicide bomber struck a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Friday.

Another twenty-five people were injured when the blast tore through.

The Shiite mosque is home to a seminary.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Taliban is thought to be at fault.

Death Toll From Indian Flooding Nearing 600

Officials in India have now confirmed five hundred and fifty-six deaths from recent flooding.

As the waters recede more bodies are able to be recovered.

Hundreds more still missing, and fifty thousand are still stranded.

More than thirty-three thousand people have been rescued, mostly by air.

Nepal was also hit, with thirty-nine dead and twenty missing.

US Army: Specialist William R. Moody

Specialist William R. Moody, thirty of Burleson, Texas, died on June 18.

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

It was his third deployment to Afghanistan.

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

His decorations include: Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Afghanistan and Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, two Good Conduct Medals, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terror Service Medal.

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.