Authorities are still searching for retired Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Maj. Gen. Neil McCasland, 68, who was last seen Feb. 27th in Bernalillo County, New Mexico.
Explosives were found during a search at Windcliff Village Apartments in Germantown, Ohio, officials said. The FBI, Germantown police and bomb squads responded, and authorities said disposal was being conducted safely with no danger to the public. (WHIO)
Alice Smith Elementary School in Hopkins, Minnesota, was placed on lockdown Wednesday after receiving a threatening phone call similar to one made to Hopkins High School earlier in the week. Police stayed at the school while staff worked to ensure student safety. (KARE)
Butler schools in New Jersey were cleared Wednesday after a threat prompted a full sweep involving the bomb squad and multiple law enforcement agencies. Officials said classes resumed without incident and police maintained an enhanced presence. (Patch)
Evacuations were underway in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Wednesday morning after LAPD responded to a report of possible explosives found at a home on Rhodes Avenue. The bomb squad was called, with no known threats or injuries reported. (ABC7)
Frederick High School in Frederick, Oklahoma, reopened after a series of threatening calls prompted a lockdown Wednesday morning. Officials said the lockdown affected multiple school facilities with students present and was lifted around 11:45 a.m. (KSWO)
A man holding hostages inside a building in California that houses a bank branch and school district office has been shot and killed by the FBI, police said Wednesday.
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Police in Bakersfield, California, said they were responding to an active bomb threat and hostage situation at a downtown Chase Bank, where a man barricaded himself with an unknown number of people. Several city buildings were placed on lockdown. (KTLA)
Officers say one hostage has been released from the building and negotiations with the suspect remain ongoing.
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security are assisting.
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City High School in Iowa City, Iowa, dismissed students early Tuesday after a threatening phone call referenced a bomb on school property. Students and staff were evacuated, police remained at the school, and students were not allowed back inside. (KCRG)
Waterford School in Sandy, Utah, was evacuated Tuesday after receiving a second bomb threat within one week. Administrators said everyone on campus was safe, and Sandy police responded to handle the incident. (KUTV)
President Trump said he is appointing FHFA Director and Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac Chairman William J. Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence while Pulte remains in his current housing finance roles.
Police in Columbia, Missouri, investigated a bomb threat Monday morning at the Courtyard by Marriott on Lemone Industrial Drive. Guests and employees were evacuated while police and bomb squad personnel searched the building, and the scene was cleared around 11:30 a.m. (KOMU)