Burst Water Main Causes Sinkhole in Denver, Closing Sheridan Boulevard

Sheridan Boulevard was shut down on Monday, in Denver.

A water main burst causing a sinkhole near Sixth Avenue.

The hole grew to twenty-seven feet long, fifteen feet wide, and ten feet deep.

For part of the morning, Sixth was closed as well, but crews were able to reopen it, once the hole stopped growing.

Hopes are that Sheridan will be reopened around midnight.

Northbound Sheridan is closed between First and Fifth, while southbound Sheridan is only closed between Fourth and Fifth.

Around twenty homes and an apartment complex are without water, due to the main being shut down.

It is not known when they will have water again.

Officials are unsure what caused the sixty-one year old pipes to burst.

105 Homes Evacuated by Oregon's Douglas Fire

One hundred and five homes have been evacuated due to the Douglas Fire, in Oregon.

Three hundred more houses are on standby, due to the approaching flames.

The Douglas Fire has consumed more than twenty-one thousand acres.

Over one thousand firefighters are battling the blaze and have achieved two percent containment.

FBI Rescues 105 Juveniles From Sex Trafficking

Ron Hosko

Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division made a major announcement on Monday.

The FBI, working with more than two hundred and thirty local, state, and federal agencies, in seventy-six cities, made a major sting operation against sex trafficking.

One hundred and fifty arrests were made and one hundred and five juveniles were rescued in the sting.

This was the seventh time that Operation Cross Country had been put into effect.

Since 2003, more than twenty-seven hundred juveniles have been rescued in the operations.

Train Collision Injures 35 in Switzerland

Thirty-five people were injured when two commuter trains collided head on, in Switzerland.

The force of Monday's collision left the front ends of the trains in the air.

Five of the injured were in critical condition.

Efforts were still underway to rescue one of the drivers, his condition is unknown.

Officials are investigating how the two trains ended up on the same line.

17 Car Bombs Terrorize Shiite Iraq

Seventeen car bombs struck throughout Shiite Iraq, on Monday.

At least sixty people were killed in the attacks.

Over eight hundred have been killed in July, bringing the total, so far in 2013. to nearly four thousand.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Officials are blaming Al Qaeda, based on the type of bombings, the targets, and the coordination involved.

US Army: Sergeant Eric T. Lawson

Sergeant Eric T. Lawson, thirty of Stockbridge, Georgia, died on July 27.

He and another were killed when their was struck by an improvised explosive device, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

It was his third tour of duty, in Afghanistan.
 
Lawson was assigned to the 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

US Army: Specialist Caryn E. Nouv

Specialist Caryn E. Nouv, twenty-nine of Newport News, Virginia, died on July 27.

She and another killed when their was struck by an improvised explosive device, in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

It was her first tour of combat.

Nouv was assigned to the 10th Transportation Battalion, 7th Sustainment Brigade out of Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Police Seeking Man Who Threatened to Destroy Churches

Fort Collins, Colorado police are warning churches and temples to be wary.

A man, who is at large, has made several threats against churches, saying that they should be destroyed.

According to police, he describes himself as an Islamist Jihadist.

He is described as white, in his early thirties, six foot one, one hundred and eighty-five pounds, with medium length brown hair, green eyes, and a full beard.

When last seen, he was wearing a Tshirt around his head, face coverings, and dark glasses to hide his appearance.

Police did no release a name or photo of the man.

They are actively looking for him, due to the threats he has made.

Anyone with information should call Sergeant Paul Wood of the Fort Collins Police Department at 970-224-6132.

Flooding in North Carolina Kills 2

Flooding in North Carolina claimed the lives of two people, Saturday evening.

Both of them were trying to swim, but were carried away by the swift waters.

It is also responsible for damaging more than one hundred and thirty homes, dozens of businesses, and seven highways.

Many rivers and creeks are running two feet higher than normal, causing them to flood neighboring areas.

Several towns have multiple feet of water covering everything.

5 Killed as Helicopter Crashes in Pennsylvania

Five people were killed when a helicopter crashed in Pennsylvania, late Saturday night.

About 22:30 EDT, the pilot alerted a nearby air traffic control tower that he was struggling to maintain altitude.

Soon after that the helicopter disappeared from the radar.

The FAA and NTSB are both investigating the crash.