Firefighters have rushed to a blaze in an underground utilities tunnel in Holborn. London Fire Brigade said 10 fire engines and around 70 firefighters have been called to the scene on Theobolds Road, central London, on Wednesday morning.
In Orange County, a possible tornado or waterspout moved ashore around 10:15 p.m. Thursday in the eastern Dana Point Harbor, a witness reported to the National Weather Service. The wind "lofted a 12-foot segment of chain link fence with privacy fabric and threw it 70 feet across parking lot," the weather service said. There were numerous calls of flooding in the city of Westminster, police said, where an astonishing 1.84 inches of rain fell in a single hour,
The Berkeley Half Marathon is back again this weekend, and the city will be shutting down parking and travel lanes starting Saturday to accommodate the race course, which typically draws several thousand runners each year. Roads will stay open to vehicular traffic until at least 5 a.m. Sunday morning but the city will shut down four blocks around the finish line at Civic Center Park beginning Saturday morning.
This Sunday (the second Sunday of November), tens of thousands of people will gather in the centre of London to commemorate all those who have served in the British and Commonwealth military, past and present. Members of the Royal family, political leaders, faith communities and ex-servicemen and women will all be taking part in a parade and laying poppy wreaths at National War Memorial - aka the Cenotaph - on Whitehall, with the public invited to pay their respects from the sidelines.
Three people have died after a crash near Tillsonburg, about 43 kilometres from London, Ont., said Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Officers responded to a collision between an SUV and pickup truck on Mall Road between Oxford Road 13 and Middletown Line around 4 p.m. Friday, said a news release from the OPP. Police said both passengers of the pickup truck were transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries, but were later pronounced dead.
Large clouds of smoke were visible above Trinity Bellwoods park Saturday morning due to a fire in a washroom, said Toronto Fire. Firefighters responded to the scene shortly after 10 a.m., where a garbage bin and part of a "washroom structure" were on fire, said a social media post by Toronto Fire. Crews at the scene extinguished the fire and there were no injuries reported, they said.
New York City's annual Columbus Day Parade marches through Manhattan on Monday, celebrating Italian pride. This year's parade may be impacted by a nor'easter that's bringing high winds and heavy rain Sunday into Monday. But as of now, the festivities are still on. Is Columbus Day a federal holiday? Yes. That means the U.S. Postal Service and most banks are closed. Under normal circumstances, federal workers have the day off with pay, but that may be impacted by the government shutdown.
A pedestrian was struck and killed on Monday morning in Boston's South End neighborhood, police say. The vehicle involved was a Boston University shuttle bus, according to NBC10 Boston. Boston police received a report of a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian in the area of the BU Medical Campus at 744 Albany St. around 7:58 a.m. Officers found that the pedestrian was trapped beneath the bus, and they were later pronounced dead at the scene.
A vehicle crashed onto the steps of Los Angeles City Hall around 4:08 p.m. on Friday, prompting road closures in the area, according to authorities. Los Angeles Police officers are trying to make contact with the driver, who has not come out of the car in the hour since the crash, according to a department spokesperson.
Access to O'Connell Street in Dublin city centre has been blocked by a protest this afternoon. Protesters, who were seen waving Irish flags, planned to march to Leinster House on Kildare Street in Dublin 2. It comes on the first day of the Dáil resuming after the summer break. Therefore, Kildare Street remains closed off due to possible protests and will reopen at midnight on Wednesday.
Streets bounded by Barclay Street to the north, Rector Street to the south, Broadway to the east and West Street to the west are a no-go zone. Add to that closures on Liberty, Albany and West Thames Streets, South End Avenue, Battery Place, 3rd Place and Little West Street, and you've got a veritable car-free fortress around the Memorial. If your Uber route even hints at crossing Chambers or Rector, hit "cancel" now.
A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle in a Scarborough intersection on Friday evening, Toronto police said. The incident happened at around 5 p.m. at Steeles Avenue E. and Midland Avenue, police said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Police said an adult victim died at the scene and that the driver of the vehicle remained on scene when officers arrived.
The gate into and out of Black Rock City was closed Tuesday evening due to rain and possible lightning, as bad luck continues to put a damper on the festivities at Burning Man. The rain and thunderstorms also closed Nevada State Route 447 in Nixon, Nev. "If you are already on SR447 heading toward Gerlach, drive carefully and ensure you wait out stormy conditions in a sensible location that does not impact residents or traffic," according to an update on the Black Rock City 2025 website.
This year's NYC Summer Streets season ends today with festivities in Brooklyn and the Bronx. Streets will begin closing in both boroughs at 5 a.m. Saturday and reopen at 3:30 p.m. No parking will be allowed until 4 p.m. From 7 a.m. until 3 p.m., New Yorkers can walk, run and cycle along car-free streets. There will also be plenty of free activities, including fitness classes and cultural performances. For more details, visit nyc.gov/summerstreets. CBS News New York
