Wednesday 7 September 2011

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September 7, 2011
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National

Report: Texas Ranked Highest in 2010 Heavy Equipment Thefts

Texas was the number one state for heavy equipment thefts in 2010, followed by California, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, South ...

White House Requests $5.2B in New Disaster Funds

The White House told Congress on Thursday there's a need for more than $5 billion in additional disaster relief money, not even counting ...

White House: Irene’s Federal Cost $1.5 Billion

The White House estimated on Monday that Hurricane Irene will cost federal taxpayers $1.5 billion in disaster relief, further ballooning a ...
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East

Virginia Reactors Won’t Restart Until Safety Assured

Dominion Virginia Power said Friday it won't restart the two nuclear reactors at its North Anna Power Station rattled by the Aug. 23 ...

Fire Destroys Southwestern Pennsylvania Restaurant

A popular southwestern Pennsylvania restaurant has been destroyed by fire. Officials say the Caddy Shack Bar and Grill caught fire early ...

State and Feds Vow to Begin Connecticut Irene Cleanup

Federal and state officials say preliminary estimates show that Tropical Storm Irene has cost Connecticut and local communities at least ...
Midwest

Minnesota to Consider Shutdown Claims for Road Work

A Minnesota transportation official said Friday that construction contractors won't be blocked from claiming losses related to Minnesota's ...

Michigan Officials Still Investigating Detroit Wind-Swept Fires

State officials are still investigating the causes behind wind-swept fires that burned last year in a number of Detroit neighborhoods, and ...

Charges: Arsonist Targeted Ex-Minnesota Viking’s Family

A 21-year-old man is charged with setting fire to an Apple Valley home where former Minnesota Viking Dave Osborn, his wife and four others ...
Southeast

Florida Meter Reader Sues National Enquirer

The Orlando meter reader who found 2-year-old Caylee Anthony's remains is suing a tabloid newspaper for defamation. Roy Kronk filed the ...

Man Tried to Steal Truck at Site of Fatal Crash in Florida

A Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputy was injured in an altercation with a man who tried to steal a pickup truck from a witness at the ...

North Carolina County Recovers from Trio of Disasters

Driving along the back roads of Bertie County, it's hard sometimes to tell one disaster's damage from another. That huge old tree, its ...
South Central

$3.4M Jury Verdict in Texas Case Against Medical Malpractice Insurer

A doctor was awarded $3.4 million after jurors found that a Texas-based medical malpractice insurer committed unfair and deceptive ...

Texas Researchers Test Flood-Prediction System

Researchers in Austin are testing new technology that could predict flash floods days in advance. The project by engineering researchers at ...

3 Hurt in North Texas Apartment Balcony Collapse

Three men were injured when the metal balcony of a third-floor apartment gave way beneath them at a North Texas complex. The incident ...
West

New Border Fence Proving to be a Big Obstacle in Arizona

The higher the wall, the harder they will fall. That's what border crossers trying to scale the new border fence at Nogales are painfully ...

Shattered Glass Rains Outside Washington Hotel

The Four Seasons Hotel in downtown Seattle is replacing 300 glass panels on its high-rise condo balconies after broken glass rained down on ...

California Fire Sparked by Plane Crash Threatens 650 Homes

Strong winds on Monday fanned a fast-moving wildfire that was ignited by a deadly plane crash, forcing residents to flee and threatening ...
International

Typhoon Talas Kills at Least 15 as it Passes Japan

Heavy rains and mudslides from powerful Typhoon Talas killed at least 15 people in Japan as the storm moved northward Sunday past the ...

Honda Recalls 962,000 Cars Worldwide

Honda Motor Co. says it will recall a total of 962,000 cars worldwide to fix power windows and computer systems. Honda will recall 936,000 ...

Bus Falls into Swollen Indian River, Killing 12

An official says a bus has fallen into a river swollen by monsoon rains in northern India, killing 12 passengers. Government spokesman Amit ...

13 Arrested in International Car Theft Ring

Nine suspects in Detroit and four suspects in San Diego have been arrested for their alleged role in a large scale car theft scheme a ...

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