5 to 6 hostages have been abducted as what is now famously called as the Wytheville Hostage. A gunman with explosives has taken people hostage at a post office in Wytheville but it is still unclear who he is or what his demands are.
No injury has been reported and it was said that the gunman has allowed the hostages to call their families to tell them that they are okay.
Out of the five people, three of the hostages were employees at the post office and two were said to be customers. One of the hostages is 41-year-old Jim Oliver, Jr. of Wytheville who was running an errand to the post office for the business when the gunman entered the post office.
The hostage situation at Wytheville VA started at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
See the videos below for more information about the hostage situation:
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As many of you might now, Jennifer Lopez falls during her performance of her new song, “Louboutins” , at the 2009 American Music Awards at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre on Sunday.
She did fall but it seems it doesn’t hurt her at all as she got back up right away, got into a costume change and finished off her knock-out performance. Talk about composure!
Charla Nash, the victim of a chimpanzee attack is well and okay. Though physically disfigured, her spirit is well and she inspires us with her fight to keep alive.
Her story starts with helping a friend retrieve some keys that a chimpanzee had taken. The chimpanzee was owned by Nash’s friend. But while trying to retrieve the keys, Charla was attacked by the chimpanzee, the attack was so terrible that it ripped her eyes off, destroyed her nose, and literally erased her lips. Her jawbone was also badly damaged. The chimpanzee also ripped off both her hands. Her friend called 911. The police officer who responded to the call killed the 200-pound chimp.
We can all learn something from this story. First, be cautious with a chimpanzee. I do not know anything about them but this story shows that chimpanzees can be wild and dangerous. Second, life is worth fighting for. Her decision to show herself on the show is truly an inspiring one.
HBO has released the Pacquiao vs Cotto 24/7 pre-fight behind the scenes video footage to again lure potential PPV viewers come fight night. In a 20 something minutes of video footage, both camps were shown as hard-working but far from perfect.
At Pacquiao’s side, his team looks as if everything is ready to fall apart. From the discord among Team Pacquiao’s members to the Pacman’s loss of focus himself, it looks like they are not ready for the toughest fight of their lives.
Cotto’s team on the other hand looks almost ready and are preparing for the fight by anticipating the Pacman’s every move through watching previous recorded fights. Cotto himself looks undaunted and very focused and with the all out support of his family, he has got nothing else to ask for.
Watching the 2 episodes, it looks as if Cotto has the advantage. Watch the 2nd episode and see for yourself:
America has once again witnessed another repulsive crime that would make your stomach roll over. In Richmond, California, police say that as many as 20 people were involved in or stood and watched the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a California high school homecoming dance Saturday night.
2 teens have already been arrested and more is to come as the investigation goes underway. A $20,000 reward is also being posted for anyone coming in with information that can lead to information that helps arrest and convict those involved.
“We will be making arrests continually as we develop probable cause,” said Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan. “With this number of people implicated in the incident we’re going to be making arrests on an ongoing basis.”
It is worth noting that the rape happened in public in a high school campus. While the brutality of the crime is highlighted by the number of people involved. It is said that 10 people were directly involved in the assault while 10 people watched the “live show” without notifying the police of the undergoing crime which lasted for over 2 hours.
Witnessing a crime and not telling the police is almost unthinkable. But witnessing a crime and enjoying it for 2 hours is diabolic. Such people is society’s abomination. Unfortunately, being a bystander at the crime scene and not informing the authorities is not a crime.
The victim remains in the hospital and is already in a stable physical condition. Emotionally, however, I doubt that. Having a group of people rape you for such a long period of time while others do not bother to help but simply watch can dramatically change her outlook of life. Talks of economic recovery dominate the news but what about the recovery of moral standards?
Watch the 2 videos below from CNN to get more details:
Khloe Kardashian (one of the famous Kardashian sisters) and Lamar Odom (LA Lakers forward) getting married? Well, that is the news (or rumor whatever your prefer to call it…). After what 13 days I think (or around a month), there are talks of them tying the knot.
Searching the internet, there are many opinions on this. Some say that this is just a publicity stunt while friends and family of theirs say that the two are inseparable and are very happy together. Whatever the outcome is, hopefully it is one that they are happy about.
