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L.A. full of roads to ruin for cars
A drive along Angus Street in hilly Silver Lake requires navigating a gantlet of buckled concrete slabs and dirt-filled cracks. But on South Seabluff Drive in Playa Vista the ride is smooth, the pavement is black and you can smell the fresh asphalt....
Tags: Transportation, Public Officials, FBI, Jan Perry, Travel
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UPDATE: Threat of dam failure in Wythe County decreases
According to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Floods, Electricity Production and Distribution, Weather Warnings
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UPDATE: Appalachian Power says dam situations improve across the region
Assignment ManagerAccording to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...Tags: Renewable Energy, Oceans, Water, Environmental Issues, Floods
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Work being done on Quecreek visitors center
Daily American Staff WriterA group of Amish men from Ohio are continuing to work on the new visitors center at the Quecreek Mine Rescue site at Dormel Farms near Somerset. “Eli Weaver of Dundie, Ohio, started coming in with motor coaches,” said Bill Arnold, president...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Ohio, Travel, Disasters and Accidents, Bob Bastian
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Remember the miracle
It’s the time of summer to remember that good things can happen when people work together for a common cause. On Saturday Somerset County will remember the miracle in the mine that happened nine years ago in a coal mine near Queecreek. In July...Tags: Mining, Industrial Accidents, Travel, Disasters and Accidents, Tourism and Leisure
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Quecreek memories
Daily American CorrespondentNine years ago this week, the eyes of the world were on Somerset County, as nine miners had their lives in the hands of others, as they were trapped more than 200 feet underground for 77 hours in a flooded coal mine. On Saturday, at the Quecreek Mine...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Industrial Accidents, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Disasters and Accidents
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Smithsonian unveils Chilean mine exhibition, local attends
Daily American InternBill Arnold lives on the farm where the Quecreek Mine rescue occurred, but he was not there Wednesday. Instead he visited Washington, D.C., accepting the ambassador of Chile’s invitation to attend the preview of “Against All Odds: Rescue...Tags: Chile, Industrial Accidents, Washington, DC, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest
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UPDATE: Woman issued two citations for striking family with car
TribLocal - EvanstonA 43-year-old Evanston woman was issued two traffic citations Saturday morning after she struck a family of four with her vehicle. Police did not immediately …... -
'Entourage' recap: With friends like these
Show TrackerLast seen getting a beat down from Eminem and then being busted by the cops for possession, movie star Vincent Chase has hit bottom and now wants to climb out of the hole in which he finds himself. Because this...... -
Making practical sense of water works
Larry Moorehouse's Oct. 26 letter, "We need smart managers, not meters," on smart meters raised a serious issue of priorities. I have read material that is highly critical of smart meters, and that reports several northern governmental bodies have...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Industrial Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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4th Quarter SCI Awards Winners Named
Here are the SCI quarterly contest results for the fourth quarter of 2010. Congratulations to all the winners. Breaking news, Watchdog and Sense-Making were judged by editors of the Chicago Tribune under the watchful eye of Margaret Holt,...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Elections, Politics, Crimes, Media Industry
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Roof Collapses in Pollock Pines Caused by Heavy Rain/Snow Mix
Locals call the mix of heavy snow plus rain, "Sierra concrete". Firefighters are blaming the Saturday night collapse of two roofs in Pollock Pines on it.
"I think this is a pretty unusual winter and now spring and we've gotten 3 feet of snow in the last...Tags: Industrial Accidents, Snow Storms, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest, Weather
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