Paradise, the main town in Butte County, is a favorite spot for recent retirees with limited spending power who are looking to hang their boots. The intensity of the fires have left many wondering if the damage done is irreparable.
Active Shooter Training for Teaching Staff at Ankeny Schools
Teaching Staff at the Ankeny Community School District will receive active shooter training today after regular school hours. The session will be conducted by the ALICE Training Institute. Even students of Ankeny will be participating in the workshop. Besides an
California’s Camp Fire Fatalities Reach 29
Nearly 30 people lost their lives in the camp fire that recently broke out in Paradise, Butte County in Northern California. The widespread impact has put the camp fire on par with the fires that broke out in Griffith Park
Flash Floods in Kuala Lumpur
Many zones in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city, were left water logged in the immediate aftermath of intense torrential downpour that started late Sunday afternoon. The heavy rainwater caused damage in many important roads, highways and thoroughfares in the city
Toronto Bound Fly Jamaica Aircraft Makes Emergency Landing in Guyana
The Fly Jamaica aircraft, 757-200, headed for Toronto, Canada, had to hastily make a crash landing at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana after suffering technical problems. Six passengers onboard suffered injuries but are out of danger and are
Active Shooter Training in Multiple Locations Across the Country
More and more people across the country are enrolling themselves in active shooter training programs in an effort to be better prepared against incidents involving gun violence. Florida The Collier County Sheriff’s Office is planning to conduct an active shooter
Earthquake Off the Coast of Jan Mayen
The Arctic Sea in the vicinity of Jan Mayen, a Norwegian volcanic island was jolted by an intense 6.8 Richter scale reading earthquake at ten minutes to three, early morning on Friday. The incident hasn’t had any negative impact yet,
Earthquake Hits the Western Shoreline of Australia
Thousands of local citizens were disturbed from their sleep as a 5.4 Richter scale reading earthquake erupted in Kojonup, a pastoral region to the south east of Perth. The impact was at its strongest at around 5 am WA time
IDB bankrolls Jamaica’s Disaster Recovery Funds
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has boosted Jamaica’s disaster recovery funds by $ 285 million. The country, with nearly three million inhabitants, figures in the list of top 20 countries in the world that are highly prone to natural disasters. The
Shooter Incident at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks
A number of people were seriously wounded at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks when an armed delinquent started shooting on November 8 about forty minutes before midnight. The culprit was allegedly a 20 something youngster of Middle Eastern