Lightning takes out power to more than 120,000 customers in northern B.C.
By Sean Boynton Online Journalist
BC Hydro says the outage is due to a transmission failure, possibly caused by lightning. Continue reading
Houston
2 children injured as driver shoots at car in 4th of July road rage incident, setting off fireworks
Passersby took the family to a nearby health clinic and the children were airlifted to a Galveston hospital with severe burns. Continue reading
Texas woman admits she addressed package bombs to Obama, Texas governor
Julia Ann Poff pleaded guilty in a Houston federal court Monday to transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate. Continue reading
Plane makes emergency landing at Newark Airport due to hydraulic issues
A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing and blew out two tires at New Jersey’s Newark Airport on Saturday, causing the airport briefly to suspend flights, officials said. Continue reading
Texas woman charged after 3-year-old son killed in apparent game of ‘chicken’
Harris County prosecutors said Friday that Lexus Stagg is charged with criminally negligent homicide in the June 11 death of her son. Continue reading
Doctors from all over North America help Calgary girl fight for her life
By Carolyn Kury de Castillo Reporter
Doctors from all over North American have been enlisted to help a three-year-old Calgary girl with an extremely rare disease that’s kept her in a coma for three weeks. Continue reading
‘Trivago Guy’ Tim Williams arrested for driving while intoxicated
U.S. actor Tim Williams, best known as Trivago Guy — the dishevelled pitchman for travel website Trivago.com — was arrested in Houston after police said they found the man passed out behind the wheel of a vehicle. Continue reading
Son’s tweet of ‘sad’ dad at new but empty doughnut shop sends community flocking for tasty treats
All it took was a single tweet of a “sad” father stationed behind the counter of a newly opened but desolate mom-and-pop doughnut shop to bring the community out and get sales rolling. Continue reading
Work stopped at B.C. gas pipeline site after claims ancient Indigenous artifacts discovered
By Simon Little Online Journalist
A group of archaeologists and First Nations have now written to the province asking for work to be stopped and a review conducted of all archaeological permits. Continue reading
Man accused of repeatedly stealing same couple’s van to commit crimes — and returning vehicle before they noticed
Beverly Havard had begun to notice slight changes with her vehicle over the course of a few days. Continue reading