Five Snowboarders Killed in Colorado Avalanche
Hemera/Thinkstock(LOVELAND PASS, Colo.) — The bodies of snowboarders killed in an avalanche Saturday near Loveland Pass in Colorado have been recovered, officials tell ABC News.Clear Creek County Sheriff Don Krueger said that early Saturday afternoon,…
Judge Defies Victim’s Family by Sending DUI Driver to Prison
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(FRESNO, Calif.) — The judge who sentenced a Fresno, Calif., man to jail for his role in a deadly drunk driving accident, defied the wishes of the victim’s family who had asked that the driver not receive jail time.Judge Al…
Celebration at Boston Red Sox Game
Aaron Katersky(BOSTON) — On Saturday, the Boston Red Sox played their first home game since the Marathon bombing suspects were caught. The day was about more than just baseball, and the game and ceremony that preceded it were a defiant display of spir…
Coast Guard Search Continues for Missing Texas Fishermen
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — The Coast Guard continues to search for four missing fishermen whose boat sank off the Texas Gulf Coast on Friday.
According to Petty Officer Richard Brahm, there were initially five fishermen on the 50-foot vessel, b…
Thousands of Pot Smokers Gather in Denver for 420 Rally
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(DENVER) — Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather and smoke marijuana in downtown Denver to celebrate April 20, a stoner holiday known as 420.
The celebration, to be held in the Denver Civic Center Park, is the larges…
Boston Bomb Suspect Alarmed Russian Relatives With Extremist Views
Johannes Hirns/Landov(BOSTON) — One of the Boston bombing suspects set off alarm bells among his family a year ago during a trip here to visit relatives, ABC News has learned.
According to a family member, Tamerlan Tsarnaev was kicked out of his uncle…
Extra Security for Major Weekend Races
Hemera/Thinkstock(TEMPE, Ariz.) — Extra security is on hand for major races this weekend in the wake of the horrific events at the Boston Marathon bombings, but runners are still eager to race.
In Tempe, Ariz. On Saturday, more than 30,000 people are …
College Friend Says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ‘Acted Like Nothing Happened’
Robin Young, Here & Now(BOSTON) — One day after the Boston Marathon bombings, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev spent time at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, where he was enrolled as a student and “acted like nothing happened,” according to a friend at…
Ricin Letter Suspect Identified Using Earlier Letters
Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(CORINTH, Miss.) — Investigators trying to determine who sent ricin-tainted letters to President Obama and other officials quickly traced the messages and signature of the letter to Paul Kevin Curtis, an Elvis imp…
‘Cowards’ Billboard Lights Up Boston Skyline in Wake of Blasts
Wendy Maeda/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(BOSTON) — Less than 10 miles from the finish line of the Boston Marathon, where three people were killed and more than 170 injured in dual blasts on Monday, lies a billboard with a one-word message: &ldquo…
For Muslim Americans, Boston Bombings Bring Added Anxiety
Kate Fry(BOSTON) — On Monday afternoon, as word spread that two bombs had been detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Imam Ibrahim Rahim found himself alone at Yusuf Mosque on Boston’s Chesnut Hill Avenue.First he offered a prayer for th…
Rescuers Searching for Survivors, Missing People After TX Explosion
Mike Fuentes/Bloomberg via Getty Images(WEST, Texas) — Search and rescue teams in Texas are looking for survivors and missing people amid buildings where walls and roofs have been torn away and other buildings have been flattened by an explosion at a …
Parent Tardiness Lands Kindergarten Student in Detention
Courtesy Loeffler Family(SAN ANTONIO) — Brooke Loeffler, a 6-year-old kindergarten student, was put in detention after her parents dropped her off late to Olympia Elementary School in San Antonio for a third time.Brooke’s parents, Brad and Erika…
Pat Summerall Passes Away at Age 82
Focus on Sport/Getty Images(DALLAS) — Former Fox and CBS NFL announcer Pat Summerall passed away on Tuesday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to his wife Cheri. He was 82 years old.Summerall played in the NFL from 1952 through 1961, suiting up…
Earthquakes Rock Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — A series of earthquakes hit the Oklahoma City area early Tuesday morning.According to the United States Geological Survey’s website, the Oklahoma City metropolitan area was hit by seven seismic events on …
Yosemite National Park Tour Bus Crashes, Injures 16
Hemera/Thinkstock(FRESNO, Calif.) — A tour bus leaving Yosemite National Park drove off a roadway and struck a tree on Saturday, injuring 16 people.According to the Los Angeles Times, the bus contained 15 passengers, a tour guide and the driver. The d…
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Charging $2 Service Fee
DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York has begun charging visitors a $2 service fee to reserve passes online or by phone.The memorial said the fee is temporary until the museum is finished b…
Trayvon Martin Shooting Targets Were ‘No-Shoot’ Tools, Fired Cop Says
(PORT CANAVERAL, Fla.) — A Port Canaveral, Fla., Port Authority police officer who was fired for bringing shooting targets bearing a likeness of Trayvon Martin to a weapons training session said in a video posted online that his intentions for how the…
Kobe Bryant Has Successful Surgery to Repair Achilles’ Tendon
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Kobe Bryant’s surgery to repair a torn Achilles’ tendon was successful, however the Los Angeles Lakers star will be sidelined for at least six to nine months as he recuperates, the team and docto…
Woman Dead, Snowshoer Missing After Cascade Mountains Avalanche
Hemera/Thinkstock(SEATTLE, Wash.) — A woman hiker who was rescued Saturday from the Cascade Mountains in Washington after being buried by an avalanche has died, and one snowshoer remains missing.The first avalanche took place around noon at Granite Mo…