Boston probe: First test of cooperation between feds, local officials
DODGE CO. (WITI) -- The effort in Boston is being called precedence-setting and the first test of a new type of cooperation between federal and local officials.
DODGE CO. (WITI) -- The effort in Boston is being called precedence-setting and the first test of a new type of cooperation between federal and local officials.
Anxiety fills the air in Boston as bombing suspect sought
BOSTON (WITI) -- FOX6's Brad Hicks spent several days in Boston in the wake of the marathon bombings on Monday, April 15th.On Friday, April 19th, he found himself with FOX6 Photojournalist Jeff Frings inside the perimeter where one of the bombing suspects was thought to be.
BOSTON (WITI) -- FOX6's Brad Hicks spent several days in Boston in the wake of the marathon bombings on Monday, April 15th.On Friday, April 19th, he found himself with FOX6 Photojournalist Jeff Frings inside the perimeter where one of the bombing suspects was thought to be.
Milwaukee man offers perspective on responding to attacks
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A former Milwaukee fire captain is among those who work with the Department of Homeland Security to figure out the best ways to respond to a terrorist attack.Anthony Wichman trains first responders on how to handle incidents like the Boston bombings.
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A former Milwaukee fire captain is among those who work with the Department of Homeland Security to figure out the best ways to respond to a terrorist attack.Anthony Wichman trains first responders on how to handle incidents like the Boston bombings.
Strategy is key for police forced into manhunt situations
WAUKESHA CO. (WITI) -- It is maybe the single largest manhunt in our nation's history.
WAUKESHA CO. (WITI) -- It is maybe the single largest manhunt in our nation's history.
Texas man witnesses Boston bombings, Texas blast
AUSTIN, TX (WITI) -- A Texas runner who was in Boston for the marathon narrowly avoided injury in the bombings on Monday, April 15th.
AUSTIN, TX (WITI) -- A Texas runner who was in Boston for the marathon narrowly avoided injury in the bombings on Monday, April 15th.
Boston terror fears raised at Senate immigration hearing
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A top Republican senator used the terror bombings in Boston to raise new questions on Friday about a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill, legislation that now faces growing questions from conservative critics.
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A top Republican senator used the terror bombings in Boston to raise new questions on Friday about a bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill, legislation that now faces growing questions from conservative critics.
Uncle of Boston bombings suspects ashamed of his nephews
(CNN) -- Ruslan Tsarni angrily condemned the alleged actions of his two nephews -- the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings -- and after calling the two young men "losers," the uncle urged the surviving nephew to turn himself in immediately."If you're alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims," Tsarni said in front of reporters in a press conference outside his Montgomery County, Maryland, home.Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, is the subject of a massive police dragnet in the Boston area.
(CNN) -- Ruslan Tsarni angrily condemned the alleged actions of his two nephews -- the two brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon bombings -- and after calling the two young men "losers," the uncle urged the surviving nephew to turn himself in immediately."If you're alive, turn yourself in and ask for forgiveness from the victims," Tsarni said in front of reporters in a press conference outside his Montgomery County, Maryland, home.Dzhokar Tsarnaev, 19, is the subject of a massive police dragnet in the Boston area.
Boston services, hospitals shut down as manhunt continues
(CNN) -- The manhunt for the suspect in Monday's marathon bombings has led officials to shut down transportation, hospitals and other services throughout the city of Boston and its suburbs.
(CNN) -- The manhunt for the suspect in Monday's marathon bombings has led officials to shut down transportation, hospitals and other services throughout the city of Boston and its suburbs.
Boston bombing suspect tweeted since the Boston bombings
(CNN) -- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has tweeted since the Boston Marathon bombings on what two friends of his tell CNN is his Twitter account.His tweets included one at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday that said, "I'm a stress free kind of guy."On Monday at 8:04 p.m. -- hours after the bombings -- he tweeted a quote from rapper Jay-Z, "Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people."On Tuesday shortly after midnight he tweeted, "There are people that know the truth but stay silent & there are people that speak the truth but we don't hear them cuz they're the minority."Tsarnaev does not describe himself in his Twitter profile, which reads only, "Salam aleikum."The most recent tweet is one he retweeted on Wednesday from Mufti Ismail Menk, who identifies himself as a Muslim scholar. "Attitude can take away your beauty no matter how good looking you are or it could enhance your beauty, making you adorable," the tweet reads.Another tweet from Tsarnaev on Tuesday was a quote from rapper Eminem: "Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin to say but nothin comes out when they move their lips; just a bunch of gibberish."After another Twitter account posted a photo Tuesday saying it showed a man who was going to propose to his girlfriend at the marathon in Boston and found her dead, Tsarnaev tweeted a two-word response: "fake story."Another of Tsarnaev's tweets from Tuesday reads, "So then I says to him, I says, relax bro my beard is not loaded." On Friday, another Twitter user retweeted that message, and added the words, "But my backpack is."
(CNN) -- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has tweeted since the Boston Marathon bombings on what two friends of his tell CNN is his Twitter account.His tweets included one at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday that said, "I'm a stress free kind of guy."On Monday at 8:04 p.m. -- hours after the bombings -- he tweeted a quote from rapper Jay-Z, "Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people."On Tuesday shortly after midnight he tweeted, "There are people that know the truth but stay silent & there are people that speak the truth but we don't hear them cuz they're the minority."Tsarnaev does not describe himself in his Twitter profile, which reads only, "Salam aleikum."The most recent tweet is one he retweeted on Wednesday from Mufti Ismail Menk, who identifies himself as a Muslim scholar. "Attitude can take away your beauty no matter how good looking you are or it could enhance your beauty, making you adorable," the tweet reads.Another tweet from Tsarnaev on Tuesday was a quote from rapper Eminem: "Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin to say but nothin comes out when they move their lips; just a bunch of gibberish."After another Twitter account posted a photo Tuesday saying it showed a man who was going to propose to his girlfriend at the marathon in Boston and found her dead, Tsarnaev tweeted a two-word response: "fake story."Another of Tsarnaev's tweets from Tuesday reads, "So then I says to him, I says, relax bro my beard is not loaded." On Friday, another Twitter user retweeted that message, and added the words, "But my backpack is."
See the online profile of the Boston bombings suspect at large
(WITI) – One of the Boston Marathon bombers has a profile online.
(WITI) – One of the Boston Marathon bombers has a profile online.
Boston hospitals largely shut down as manhunt goes on
(CNN) -- Friday is not a good day to get sick in Boston.The manhunt for the suspect in Monday's marathon bombings has led hospital officials to order widespread cuts in access and service throughout the city and its suburbs.Here is a partial list:Massachusetts General Hospital was on lockdown, with just one entrance open, said Kory Zhao with the press office.
(CNN) -- Friday is not a good day to get sick in Boston.The manhunt for the suspect in Monday's marathon bombings has led hospital officials to order widespread cuts in access and service throughout the city and its suburbs.Here is a partial list:Massachusetts General Hospital was on lockdown, with just one entrance open, said Kory Zhao with the press office.
U.S. intelligence agencies reviewing data on bombing suspects
(CNN) -- U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are again reviewing all intelligence on the two suspects in the Boston bombing for clues about their motivations and connections to possible terrorist groups, U.S. officials tell CNN.In the hours since their identities were confirmed by the FBI, "there is a very methodical and in-depth analysis underway on these suspects and the connections they may have had to any overseas group," a senior U.S. official told CNN.Until Thursday, the Obama administration had not come up with any specific intelligence, including intercepts or online messages, indicating a threat to the Boston Marathon, according to officials CNN had spoken with previously.
(CNN) -- U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are again reviewing all intelligence on the two suspects in the Boston bombing for clues about their motivations and connections to possible terrorist groups, U.S. officials tell CNN.In the hours since their identities were confirmed by the FBI, "there is a very methodical and in-depth analysis underway on these suspects and the connections they may have had to any overseas group," a senior U.S. official told CNN.Until Thursday, the Obama administration had not come up with any specific intelligence, including intercepts or online messages, indicating a threat to the Boston Marathon, according to officials CNN had spoken with previously.
Timeline: How the chase of bombing suspects developed
(CNN) -- Developments in the Boston Marathon bombings investigation have come quickly since the release of the photos of the suspects:Thursday5 p.m. -- The FBI releases pictures of two male suspects they are seeking in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings.Late Thursday -- A robbery is reported at a 7/11 convenience store, not long after the FBI released images of the suspects.11 p.m. -- Police respond to a call on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where university police officer Sean Collier was shot.
(CNN) -- Developments in the Boston Marathon bombings investigation have come quickly since the release of the photos of the suspects:Thursday5 p.m. -- The FBI releases pictures of two male suspects they are seeking in connection with the Boston Marathon bombings.Late Thursday -- A robbery is reported at a 7/11 convenience store, not long after the FBI released images of the suspects.11 p.m. -- Police respond to a call on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where university police officer Sean Collier was shot.
Troubled North Caucasus region still scene of conflict
(CNN) -- Conflict has racked the North Caucasus region for almost two decades.The troubled region includes the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya, as well as Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia.Chechen rebels started out fighting for independence from Moscow in the 1990s, but in recent years, the violence has been aimed more at imposing Islamist rule and asserting their authority in the area.The Chechen population of about 1 million is mostly made up of Sunni Muslims, who maintain a distinctly different cultural and linguistic identity from Russian Orthodox Christians.The standard of living in the southwestern republic in the Caucasus Mountains is poor, compared with the rest of Russia.
(CNN) -- Conflict has racked the North Caucasus region for almost two decades.The troubled region includes the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya, as well as Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and North Ossetia.Chechen rebels started out fighting for independence from Moscow in the 1990s, but in recent years, the violence has been aimed more at imposing Islamist rule and asserting their authority in the area.The Chechen population of about 1 million is mostly made up of Sunni Muslims, who maintain a distinctly different cultural and linguistic identity from Russian Orthodox Christians.The standard of living in the southwestern republic in the Caucasus Mountains is poor, compared with the rest of Russia.
Report: Explosives used against police in Watertown, Mass. incident
(CNN) -- Authorities believe multiple explosives were used against police during an incident with at least one suspect in Watertown, Massachusetts, according to a Massachusetts State police spokesman.
(CNN) -- Authorities believe multiple explosives were used against police during an incident with at least one suspect in Watertown, Massachusetts, according to a Massachusetts State police spokesman.
College police officer shot dead on MIT campus
(CNN) -- Violent incidents early Friday, including the shooting death of a college police officer, kept Bostonians on edge just days after the bombing of the iconic Boston Marathon.Howling sirens pierced the night quiet, and flashing lights lit up the darkness, as dozens of officers from state and city police responded to the deadly shooting on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
(CNN) -- Violent incidents early Friday, including the shooting death of a college police officer, kept Bostonians on edge just days after the bombing of the iconic Boston Marathon.Howling sirens pierced the night quiet, and flashing lights lit up the darkness, as dozens of officers from state and city police responded to the deadly shooting on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
Violence haunts Boston area in wake of Marathon terror
(CNN) -- Violent incidents early Friday, including the shooting death of a college police officer, kept Bostonians on edge just days after the bombing of the iconic Boston Marathon.Howling sirens pierced the night quiet, and flashing lights lit up the darkness, as dozens of officers from state and city police responded to the deadly shooting on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
(CNN) -- Violent incidents early Friday, including the shooting death of a college police officer, kept Bostonians on edge just days after the bombing of the iconic Boston Marathon.Howling sirens pierced the night quiet, and flashing lights lit up the darkness, as dozens of officers from state and city police responded to the deadly shooting on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.
FBI identifies two suspects in Boston Marathon bombings
(CNN) -- The FBI on Thursday released photos and video of two men it called suspects in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon and pleaded for public help in identifying them.The two men were photographed walking single file down Boylston Street near the finish line of Monday's marathon before the explosions that killed three people and wounded about 180.
(CNN) -- The FBI on Thursday released photos and video of two men it called suspects in the deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon and pleaded for public help in identifying them.The two men were photographed walking single file down Boylston Street near the finish line of Monday's marathon before the explosions that killed three people and wounded about 180.
Memorial held for Chinese national killed in Boston bombings
BOSTON (WITI) -- On Thursday evening, April 18th, students and faculty -- many from the Boston University community came together at the arena on campus for a vigil to remember 23-year-old Lingzi Lu.
BOSTON (WITI) -- On Thursday evening, April 18th, students and faculty -- many from the Boston University community came together at the arena on campus for a vigil to remember 23-year-old Lingzi Lu.
Just one patient remains in critical condition after Boston bombings
BOSTON (WITI) -- At Boston Medical Center, where many of the victims were taken following the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, as days and hours go by, the prognosis gets better for many of those injured.
BOSTON (WITI) -- At Boston Medical Center, where many of the victims were taken following the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, as days and hours go by, the prognosis gets better for many of those injured.