This is an interesting and sad photo essay of the decline of inner areas of Baltimore. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

A cool sport to play in malls. *Adult Language* picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

A man in custody shot a small-town police chief to death Wednesday from the back seat of the chief's cruiser in Eastern Kentucky, a county official said.

Powell County Judge-Executive Darren Farmer said Police Chief Randy Lacy was shot by a man he had arrested shortly after 11 a.m.


-If he were following procedure, wouldn't he have checked the guy for weapons before he put him in cruiser? picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Dubbed “Chewie”, this urban artist brings a Tim Burton feel to your local neighborhood by incorporating his “Skelewag” characters into the environment. Taking inspiration from pebbles, grass, water stains, and anything else he can find, Chewie lends us his imagination in those dark and dank places. picked by doggylives 7 months ago

Mark your calendars and get ready to buy tickets (and pay for them at $50 to much more). picked by indierockcafe 2 years ago

Red-faced moment: Texas Roadhouse manager requests compensation for business lost due to the fatal shooting of two police officers. picked by mrnelson 2 years ago

French photographer Cedric Delsaux has created a series of photos where he puts Star Wars characters and vehicles and transplants them into modern day urban locations. picked by karenben 7 months ago

Everyone hates traffic, but how about trying to wind around 8 switchbacks in one city block, crossing 12 lanes at a single intersection or parking on a 38 degree incline? The latest in the ever-popular 7 Wonders Series, here are the scariest, steepest, longest, widest, narrowest, most confusing and most crooked urban streets in the world! picked by lilaliss 12 months ago

Opacity documents the compelling beauty in the decay of the abandoned; frozen steps on the inevitable path towards entropy in urban environments.

What was once familiar rapidly becomes alien when left alone, as these galleries show. picked by Pocksucket 10 months ago

Fort Lauderdale Police have Dillard High School on lockdown after a shooting on campus, leaving one person injured late Wednesday morning. picked by bellybombers 6 days ago

Imagine the world in 2050 with almost 80% of the planet’s population living in urban centers and our fruit, vegetables and even animals are grown in … skyscrapers? Here are five of remarkable architectural designs for sustainable urban farm towers that may revolutionize agriculture as we know it. picked by karenben 8 months ago

Very cool video of someone on a dirtbike in urban areas.
I believe it is a dirtbike, if it is not someone please correct me.
Enjoy! picked by a1a1l1o1a1a1m2 12 months ago

[British] police have agreed to consult a panel of Muslim leaders before mounting counter-terrorist raids or arrests. Members of the panel will offer their assessment of whether information police have on a suspect is too flimsy and will also consider the consequences on community relations of a raid.

**Sadly, this is NOT a onion.com link** picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Polish police found a 38-year-old Armenian man trying to illegally enter the country by hiding in a woman's luggage. Police said the man was inside a suitcase on a Kiev-to-Berlin passenger train. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Suspect; "Man, that was a great shot!" picked by Hoosker 1 year ago

Honduran police have found seven corpses inside a well that authorities believe served as a body dump for the Mara Salvatrucha street gang. picked by tlovesd 2 years ago

The oldest surviving skyscrapers of the world! "Most people think of skyscrapers as inventions of the post-industrial world, characteristic of tightly-packed urban environments. Density in cities is, of course, nothing new. Surprisingly, neither is the art of constructing tall buildings, as evidenced by the city of Shibam." picked by derami 1 year ago

Jessie Vigil's black-and-white car sports a red-and-blue emergency bar across the top and the word "police" painted on the doors. Vigil, however, isn't a cop. Law enforcement agencies say what he's done with his car isn't illegal as long as he doesn't act like a police officer. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

POLICE COMMISSIONER Charles H. Ramsey yesterday asked Philadelphians not "to rush to judgment" when watching a video showing baton-wielding cops repeatedly striking, kicking and stomping three young men whom they had stopped after a triple shooting in Hunting Park. picked by mutil8or 6 months ago

For the second year in a row, city officials are being asked how police officers responding to celebratory New Year's Eve gunfire ended up shooting innocent bystanders. picked by dollyllama 11 months ago