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Las Vegas Strip Closed for 15 Hours Following Shooting That Ended in Fatal Fiery Car Crash

Jordan Dawson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:34:01 +0000

A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured. According to CNN, a dispute broke out a little before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, [...]

Gunman Kills 14 at Midnight Showing of Dark Knight Rises at Denver Theater

Annie Jenkins — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 11:06:48 +0000

Why the gunman opened fire is still not known, but in the early morning hours a gunman opened fire on a crowd of people at a midnight showing of ‘The Dark Knight Rises.’ Fourteen people died and another 50 were injured. Witnesses say that the suspect was wearing a bullet proof vest and a helmet. [...]

Man Shot at Fast Eddy's in Evansville Early Friday Morning

Bobby G. — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:49:20 +0000

As far as shootings go, this appears to have been a rather uneventful event. Of course, for those that were at Fast Eddy's during the shooting, I'm sure it seemed anything but uneventful. Luckily no one was seriously injured during the incident and 2 suspects have already been apprehended.

Tucson Tragedy: Targeting Talk Radio

John Story — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:03:34 +0000

The after effects of the Tucson mass murder continue to be felt in the Talk Radio world as the moderate Republican Governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee bans all state workers from appearing on any talk radio program. A Chafee spokesperson told the Providence Journal that talk radio is essentially “ratings-driven, for-profit programming — we [...]

Sean Hannity Today: Tucson Tragedy

John Story — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 15:58:42 +0000

As the entire country struggles with the why and how of the Tucson shooting rampage allegedly perpetrated by an imbalanced and confused loner, the “Sean Hannity Show” today on WGBF has scheduled a special guest: Today at 2:35pm CT Sean will speak with Dr. Kevin Mullins, Chief of Neurosurgery at Good Samaritan Hospital, regarding the social behavior [...]

Justice Moving Swiftly in Arizona Shooting

WGBF-AM — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:54 +0000

The state of Arizona is wasting no time in bringing alleged killer Jared Lee Loughlin to justice: after Saturday’s shocking shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (who remains in critical condition but is able to communicate) and nine others, charges were quickly filed on Sunday afternoon and he’ll appear in court on Monday. Says The New York Times‘ Caucus blog: