Look Newbie( just joking with that comment). Thanks for this thread. I use this site for most of my news. I was on chat with some one in La Mirada, Ca and during chat that Earthquake hit. I did not feel it(about 60 miles away, but I opened another screen, checked here and had magnitude and epicenter immediately.
News! I wish I’d mentioned news in that vanity.
FR news is as fast as any news network and in many cases, FR has scooped them...in just the way you mention.