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The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland which crosses the Patapsco River has reportedly Collapsed within the last few minutes after being Struck by a Large Container Ship

An aircraft owned by "RHS Consulting" (a cloud seeding company) left KFAT (Fresno/Yosemite Intl. Airport) this AM for presumably some cloud seeding over the Sierra Nevada. Wonder who is footing the bill? Ag interests? The state? Fill those reservoirs! Tracking: https://www.flightradar24.com/N7344L/336eca3e "N7344L" registration: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7344L Company Website: https://www.skywaterventures.com

I am 94 years old and like many of you, I am exhausted by politics and saddened by what I see happening to America. I had hoped it was time for me to move to the sidelines and let younger generations continue the fight to preserve America’s founding freedoms and values. But, like so many of us, I realized that I could not let myself walk away; the stakes are just too high. We cannot let the America we see today be what we leave to our children and grandchildren. Many of our once-great cities have devolved into lawlessness with...

Birmingham police are responding to a report of several people shot, including at least two on Interstate 59/20. Multiple calls started coming into Birmingham’s 911 center about 4:40 p.m. The initial call was of masked men firing into occupied vehicles. One of the callers said a person was on the ground outside of a vehicle with a gunshot wound, according to police radio traffic...

Live cams of E.A.A. Oshkosh Airventure 2023 arrivals, airshows, Theater in the Woods, etc. July 24-30 (Arrivals on the 23rd).

SELMA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Selma police officer has died after he was shot by a suspect while on patrol on Tuesday afternoon. The shooting happened around 11:45 am in the area of Mitchell and Rose. Officials say the officer was patrolling in the area when he was flagged down by a resident about a suspicious person in a yard. As the officer got out of his patrol vehicle, investigators say the 23-year-old suspect shot him multiple times...

Ken Block, the pioneering rally driver, died in a snowmobile accident in Utah on Monday. He was 55. “It’s with our deepest regrets that we can confirm that Ken Block passed away in a snowmobile accident today,” his Hoonigan brand said in a statement. “Ken was a visionary, a pioneer, and an icon. And most importantly, a father and a husband.” A 23-time winner on the U.S. domestic rally scene and a six-time victor in Global Rallycross, Block is perhaps best known for his Gymkhana series of web videos...

No details available from me...didn't know him personally...just saw his obit posted on "TOS"...other FReepers probably had a lot more interaction with him, seemed like a genuine/nice guy...RIP Quix: Quix's FR posting history: https://freerepublic.com/tag/by:quix/index?brevity=full;tab=comments Obit link: https://www.farmingtonfuneral.com/obituaries/delbert-dobyns-1

FAIRPORT, N.Y. (WHEC) — While making a campaign speech Thursday night at a VFW in Fairport, Congressman Lee Zeldin was attacked by a disgruntled man in the crowd. After a brief tussle, members of the audience took matters into their own hands—by disarming and apprehending the attacker with zip-ties pulled from campaign posters...

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26 NEWS) — A Med-Evac helicopter trying to leave Fresno was told to stay put Monday, along with many other flights trying to leave the area. The FAA isn’t saying why it issued the ground stop, but it came immediately after North Korea’s missile tests. The Fresno Airport says it wasn’t notified of a ground stop, because the FAA oversees all air traffic and oversees the tower at FAT. The airport says there were no major delays around the ground stop. We do, know, however, that a CALSTAR Med-Evac helicopter that flew to CRMC was temporarily stuck in...

DURHAM, N.C. — Authorities were called for reports of shots fired at The Streets at Southpoint Mall in Durham on Friday afternoon. The mall was locked down as law enforcement responded to the situation.

"It’s come to our attention that German magazine Der Spiegel reports the inventor of the rapid-fire 3D-printed gun that could be entirely printed at home has passed away. JStark, a 28-year-old German citizen, was one of the biggest innovators of this decade when printing weapons and gun parts at home. He helped create Deterrence Dispensed – an online group that promotes and distributes open-source 3D printed firearms, gun parts, and cartridges. The group strongly supports freedom of speech applied to computer code and blueprints. Der Spiegel says JStark passed away on Friday of an apparent heart attack. Foul play was...

How? If we could ask those we honor this Memorial Day how best to do it, what would they say? This year, I submit that they would answer differently than they might have in most years past. I suspect many would say to forget their names and their deeds for now. They would ask us, instead, to see what they would no doubt see with clarity: that America, particularly Illinois, is allowing the slow undoing of the what they died for. They would ask us to honor them by committing ourselves to reversing course. They would ask us to consider...

BROOMFIELD, Colo. (KDVR) — Large chunks of metal rained down on northwest Denver metro neighborhoods Saturday afternoon after a United Airlines plane reported engine trouble. United Airlines confirmed flight 328 departed Denver International Airport for Honolulu at 12:15 p.m.

It’s more than fair to say that we are experiencing a pandemic, but not the one you hear about ad nauseum. No, the pandemic is not a virus, it is a pandemic outbreak of Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy which focuses its obsessions on the virus. Munchausen’s Syndrome by Proxy is a mental illness in which the sufferer fantasizes that others–usually people in their charge, such as children–are suffering from serious illness and require drastic medical intervention. Observe what has happened over the last 7 months, and what if anything is increasing in intensity today. The obsession with Covid-19. The monomaniacal...

PG&E has been directed to begin shutting off power as California ISO has declared a statewide Stage 3 Emergency due to excessive heat driving up electricity use. 200,000 to 250,000 customers will be affected at a time in rotating power outages...

"Update: @PatrickForCO and I evacuated stage with help from DCF Guns security volunteers. Thanks also to @ZoomerReagan and his mom. @randycorporon and his wife Tana are also ok - and they rescued my lost shoe! Waiting to hear if our patriot attendees are all safe and ok."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A tornado touched down north of downtown Nashville. Serious damage was caused in many parts of town including Germantown, where we've seen some of the worst damage.

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — The Santa Clara County Health Department confirmed Friday that a man has tested positive for the coronavirus. This is the first case in the county and the first known case in the Bay Area. The Santa Clara County Health Department will be holding a press conference at 2 p.m. to provide more information on the case.

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — "Several" people are dead and multiple others injured after a shooting in South Fresno. The shooting happened around 7 o'clock Sunday evening on Lamona Avenue, near Sandau Avenue. That is in the area of Peach and Olive Avenues. Police say that a family gathering was taking place at the home and multiple people were in the backyard watching a football game. An unknown suspect came into the backyard of the home and began firing...