University of FLA lockdown, bomb , gun: One in custody

The University of South Florida at Tampa went into lockdown today after a man with a gun and bomb was reported on campus: * Video courtesy and copyright of Associated Press *Police are said to have detained a...

North Forest High School Lockdown, Guns on Campus Lead to Arrests

North Forest High School in Houston, Texas was put on lockdown for three hours on September 25, 2009 after reports that three to four males had arrived on campus armed with guns. Witnesses claim that they saw three to four armed males drive toward North Forest High School in...

Lockdown lifted at Winooski High School in Vermont

The Lockdown has now been lifted at Winooski High School in Vermont after a student threatened to kill another student today. The student who made the threat was known to have access to guns, so that is why the school was put on lockdown. The student who may the threat has...

California High School on Lockdown

Update:Employees at the school have said there were no shots fired, but school is on lockdown to investigate suspicious person."Helix High School in California is on lockdown as unconfirmed scanner reports say a gunman has opened fire on campus." There is no other news on...

Summer School in Lockdown, ALBUQUERQUE NM, SWAT Deployed

Inez Elementary School  in Lockdown, Indian School Road and Pennsylvania Street, near Winrock Center. Traffic is closed in the area. SWAT team deployed Video from KRQE on conclusion of incident Update 1:00 pm...

Suspicious substance causes lockdown at California hospital - but turns out t...

UPDATE: 4:39PM EST - May 3A hostpital in California was shut down last night due to an unknown substance causing a patient and an officer to feel ill. Turns out the substance was just a bag of powdered alfredo...

Tomko has heat with TNA management

"The Wrestling Observer Newsletter reports that TNA took the tag titles off Tomko and A.J. Styles last week because they were upset with Tomko. He worked in Japan the day before the Lockdown pay-per-view despite their request that he skip the show. He missed the company's fan...

3 Killed at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus, GA over Mothers Death

3 Killed at Doctor's Hospital in Columbus, GA over Mothers Death that Occurred in 2004UPDATE 4:19 pm March 2008: All victims identified in hospital shooting, suspect released from hospital charged with 3 counts of...

UBC Scare: The Face of Chaos

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorInvestigators and Associates have released information on the accused  Hwi Lee  whose threats caused the UBC University Campus to go into Lockdown. ...

Ferrum College, VA in Lockdown After Gunman Spotted

Early this morning a man armed with a gun was seen entering a residence hall at Ferrum College. Police were called and the university was put into lockdown. There were no reported injuries or threats and the...

Louisville High School on Lockdown Due to Alleged Gunman

Fern Creek Traditional High School in Louisville, Kentucky is on lockdown after a student reported seeing a man with a gun in the building. The Associated Press is working with NowPublic to help get coverage from...

Seton Hall University on LOCK Down following shooting

Man shoots himself, is rushed to hospital from Seton Hall, authorities say.  We are waiting all clear for Campus authorities.  10:40 -  ALL Clear issued at Seton Hall.  Politisite...

UBC Receives Another Threat of Unknown Nature

UPDATE:From UBC's website:"As of 4 pm today, the RCMP has confirmed that the threat received earlier this week at the University does not extend beyond today. As a result, normal activities will continue at the...

UBC Biological Sciences Building Under Police Lock Down

UPDATE 10: I've returned to the BioSci building this morning.  Black electrical tape is on every door, assumably meant to indicate if a room had been entered after the SWAT team had finished searching...

Less Snake, More Quake: The Demise of Lo-Fi Mobile Games

I just read a heart-wrenching little article about the dearth of free mobile-phone games. I don't think I've ever opened the games on my mobile, but I see this as part of a larger picture: mobile phones as revenue generators beyond airtime and data-transfer charges. Instead...

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