Vacationing NYPD detective wounded in Miami shootout showing signs of recovery

| July 29, 2011

A vacationing NYPD detective critically injured in a Miami Beach gunfight is showing signs of recovery, sources said. Detective Harold Thomas, 48, is surrounded by family at Jackson Memorial Hospital after being shot once in the leg Saturday. Bullet fragments hit a major artery, sources said, and he had to be placed in a medically [...]

Lost Climber Found Safe on Mount Shuksan

| July 29, 2011

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A climber spent a night on Mount Shuksan after becoming separated from his party on Saturday. Whatcom County Search and Rescue Coordinator Deputy George Radicheck reports that a climbing party was near Lake Ann on the south side of Mount Shuksan when one member decided to turn back. His companions found he [...]