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Thankful for a safter ending - Post-Star
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Kim Yu-na got her Olympic coronation. Shaun White wowed and brave Joannie Rochette skated her way into our hearts. But what we hoped for most from the Vancouver Olympics was that everyone could have made it home alive

Three-car wreck causes back up on Alcoa Hwy., two fatalities reported - WBIR
Blount County authorities said two people were killed in a three-car accident on Alcoa Highway. The accident happened south of McGhee Tyson Airport at the Hall Road split around 6 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses said a driver in the northbound lane lost

El Ni o means little relief is in store for residents worried about - Los Angeles Times
Standing in front of her mudslide-damaged home in La Ca ada Flintridge on a wet Saturday afternoon, Karineh Mangassarian said she hoped the rain would give it a rest. “At least for a month, then it can rain again,” she said as she packed belongings

Two killed in factory blast in east China - Investors Business Daily
JINAN, Feb 27, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) — At least two people were killed and two others injured after an explosion ravaged a factory in Shandong Province, local authority said Sunday. The blast occurred at 3:20 p.m. Saturday in a plant of

More than 300 killed in Chile quake; tsunami reaches Hawaii - Haaretz.com
A massive magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile early on Saturday, killing more than 300 people, knocking down buildings, homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that raced across the Pacific Ocean. Scientists have confirmed that

One dead in Saraland wreck - Everything Alabama Blog
SARALAND, Ala. — One person was killed and three people were taken to a hospital this evening after a wreck on Industrial Parkway near Park Drive, authorities said. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, according to Saraland police

Hwy 50 Closed Due To Major Accident - CBS 13/CW31 Sacramento
A multiple vehicle accident that resulted in serious injuries has forced authorities to close Highway 50 in both directions near Placerville. At least four vehicles were involved in the head-on accident in front of the Apple Hill Caf at about 7:15

Multiple accidents, white-out close Pennsylvania Turnpike between - PennLive.com
closure of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in both directions between Carlisle and Breezewood. Separate sets of weather-related accidents occurred in both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the highway in far western Cumberland County, state police

Bloomfield Township police officer struck at accident site - HometownLife.com
minor injuries. The incident took place at about 6:48 p.m. when police officers responded to a two-car accident on northbound I-75 at South Boulevard. While investigating the accident an officer was taking information from one of the drivers

Mission Street reopens after pedestrian accident - KGO
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a vehicle on San Francisco’s Mission Street early this morning. The incident occurred at about 7:50 a.m. at Sixth and Mission streets, police spokesman Officer Samson Chan said. The woman was transported to a hospital with

Manson man sentenced to prison for deadly crash - Globe Gazette
FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) A northern Iowa man has been sentenced to five years in prison for a car accident that killed a teenager in 2008. Twenty-year-old Grant Schreier, of Manson, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of 18-year

SOMA Pedestrian Accident Blocks Mission Street - SFist
A little before 8am this morning, a female pedestrian was seriously injured on Mission Street between Sixth and Fifth. The accident resulted in the rerouting of the 14-Mission bus. SF MTA spokesman Judson True confirmed to SF Appeal “that the14 Mission electric trolley buses are running on Market

Granville grad on life support after weightlifting accident - Newark Advocate
NEWARK A Granville High School graduate remains in critical condition at Grant Medical Center with injuries sustained in a weightlifting accident Monday, but his father is optimistic a small step toward recovery has been made. Chris Harmon, 20

Authorities have released the names of the two drivers involved in a - San Francisco Chronicle
According to a Florida Highway Patrol report released late Monday, 81-year-old Betty J. Adams was behind the wheel of a car that struck a bus carrying senior citizens on a cultural tour. Sixty-nine-year-old Larry L. Metzger was driving the charter

8:30 TRAFFIC: Mild delays at bridges, tunnels - Daily Press
At the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel , eastbound traffic to Norfolk on Interstate 64 is backed up 2 miles to Settlers Landing Road.. At the High Rise Bridge in Chesapeake, westbound traffic on I-64 is backed up two miles. At the Downtown Tunnel

MGIC plans new insurance rates - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Subject to federal approval, MGIC said it planned a new fee schedule based on borrowers’ credit scores. For borrowers with credit scores of 720 or more, the rates for mortgage insurance will be lower. “Had these rate changes been in place with

Teletrac Partners With SpeedGauge to Deliver Fully Integrated GPS and - Yahoo Finance
Already proven and trusted by more than 6,000 fleets in the US alone, Teletrac’s Fleet Director locates, tracks and monitors the position and operation of fleet vehicles, giving fleet managers unprecedented visibility into operations delivering

For Professor, Fury Just Beneath the Surface - New York Times
Not long after Amy Bishop was identified as the professor who had been arrested in the shooting of six faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Feb. 12, the campus police received a series of reports even stranger than the

Brunt of snow likely to miss Omaha - Omaha World-Herald
Omaha could dodge the winter weather system moving across the central United States that was expected to bring snow and create questionable travel conditions to parts of Nebraska and western Iowa over the weekend. Here’s the skinny: If it doesn’t

Del. Police ID 2 Victims Of Fiery Crash - CBS 3 Philadelphia
PIKE CREEK, Del. (AP) Police have identified two women who were killed in a car crash involving a teenage driver. The victims were 26-year-old Erin Giles and 25-year-old Maren Johansen, both of Wilmington. They died at the scene of the accident

Jon Montgomery brings glory to Canada - Philadelphia Inquirer
WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA For hour after hour late Friday night, the Whistler Blackcomb gondola ferried thousands of delighted Canadians down from the Blackcomb Mountain skeleton course to the crowded, festive streets of Whistler Village. Elated

55 mph a thing of the past - Omaha World-Herald
LINCOLN No more fiddling with your cruise control. The Nebraska Roads Department is midway through a review of speed limits that should result in more consistent rules throughout the state. In many cases, motorists will be allowed to drive at 60

One policeman injured in road accident in Southwestern Bulgaria - Focus Infomation
Blagoevgrad. One policeman was injured in the road accident on main road E-79 close to the southwestern village of Dolna Gradeshnitsa, municipality of Kresna, earlier on Sunday, the National Medical Coordination Center told FOCUS News Agency . A

Pigaga testifies in her motor vehicle homicide trial - Eagle-Tribune
HAVERHILL Marie Pigaga took the stand at her trial yesterday and testified that she is not careless when behind the wheel of a car. She said the brakes and steering of her 2000 Mercedes-Benz failed when it went off the road in the early afternoon

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Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. A California jury has awarded a woman $23.4 million in a civil judgment against Ford Motor Co. for a 2007 freeway accident that left her a quadriplegic. Cynthia Castillo lost control of her 1997 Ford Explorer when the

Bode Miller Leads Silver-Bronze For US In Super-G - NPR News
Just a few gates into the super-G, Bode Miller started to wobble. Sure didn’t last long, though. Miller regained control and kept picking up speed, getting down the mountain faster than anyone in the field until Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway came

Grand jury may get underage drinking cases - Baton Rouge Advocate
He said the accident occurred several hours later and that he had no knowledge of where or what Kulka did after he left. Wilkerson said he did not know whether Kulka had been drinking in the club, but what I do know is that he was gone for several

Tiger Woods: Sorry for behavior, unsure of return - Access North GA
Woods had not talked in public since his traffic accident Nov. 27 triggered shocking revelations about Woods’ serial infidelity. As for his marriage, he said: “Every one of these questions and answers is a matter between Elin and me, issues between a

Son of late ‘Deadliest Catch’ captain arrested - KOMO News
SEATTLE - State troopers have arrested a son of the late Phil Harris, the well-known “Deadliest Catch” fishing boat captain who recently died, on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run. Jake Harris was arrested Thursday night after he was spotted driving

Laissez-faire promoting lethargy: Belgian train crash - Today’s Zaman
Every fatal accident in a factory, involving an aircraft or indeed passenger trains that makes the headlines reminds us of the fact that disaster can strike at any time, anywhere; it can happen during the early morning rush hour, for example. Last

Niger Junta Names Platoon Commander As Its Leader - NPR News
A junta that seized power in a coup in the West African nation of Niger named a platoon commander as its leader Friday, hours after soldiers announced on state TV that their group was in charge of the uranium-rich country. Former colonial ruler

Longtime Jamaica Select Board member killed in logging accident - Burlington Free Press
JAMAICA A longtime member of the Jamaica Select Board has died in a logging accident. Vermont State Police say 68-year-old David Hamilton was killed Monday when a tree crashed down on him in a wooded area near Stratton Mountain ski resort. Police

Orem man killed in Arizona accident - Daily Herald
55-year-old Ronald Norris was standing behind a Cadillac sedan in the emergency lane to change a flat tire. Graves said Norris was standing to the right of the trunk when he was struck by another vehicle driven by 30-year-old Miguel Ortiz of

Worker killed in Wilson packaging plant accident - WRAL
Wilson, N.C. A worker at a Wilson packaging plant died Thursday afternoon after falling into a machine, authorities said. Police were called to Peninsula Packaging Co., at 2540 Wilco Blvd., at about 2:20 p.m. in response to an industrial accident

Convoy of Thai princess meets with accident, 1 hurt - Bangladesh News 24 hours
A councilor of the Thai embassy in Dhaka was injured in the accident. She was admitted to Kumudini Hospital in Mirzapur. The Thai princess went to Gaibandha on Tuesday at the invitation of Jivita Bangladesh’ a local voluntary organisation, to observe

Car accident shuts down Seven Mile Bridge; one person killed - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
FLORIDA KEYS - The Seven Mile Bridge is closed to traffic in both directions after a severe accident that left one person dead and spilled 40 gallons of gasoline into the ocean. The dead person’s name and age have not been released. It was not clear

CAREERS: ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS ARE IN DEMAND - Daily Star
ROAD traffic accidents happen all the time, but when it comes to the insurance claims, things are not always what they seem. There has been a big increase in the number of fraudulent claims in recent years. But it’s not just motorists who try it on

Family Reacts to Accident Ruling In Burglary Suspect Death - KSPR.com
Greg Hawkins mouth dropped as he read a final report on his brother s death. Michael D. Hawkins died at a Springfield hospital on December 20 Springfield Police Department News Release: The Greene County Medical Examiner s Office has

Bangladesh Road Accident Kills Thai Diplomat - All Headline News
Dhaka, Bangladesh (AHN) - A Thai Embassy diplomat in Dhaka was killed in a road accident in the country’s north central Tangail district Thursday. Thai embassy counselor Pannee Likanajule succumbed to her injuries at the Combined Military Hospital

Investigator admits police report in fatal accident is inaccurate - KDVR.com
Lead Aurora traffic investigator Johnny Lee testified under oath that a report quoting a witness as saying there was only one person in the SUV is inaccurate. Francis Hernandez faces vehicular homicide and several charges in a deadly crash in

Georgian luger’s coach says accident saved others - Stamford Advocate
BAKURIANI, Georgia (AP) The coach and uncle of the Georgian luger killed Felix Kumaritashvili (KOO’-mah-ree-tahsh-VEE’-lee) said Thursday that Olympic officials only put a safety shield on the course after his nephew Nodar’s death.

Georgian slider dies after accident - United Press International
The IOC statement said doctors were unable to revive him and he died at a Vancouver hospital. “This is a terrible accident,” said International Luge Federation President Josef Fendt. “This is the gravest thing that can happen in sport.” “

Tree service worker killed in accident - 14 WFIE
MARION, IL (AP) - An employee of a southern Illinois tree service died when a piece of the woodchipping machine he was using flew off and hit him. Livingston County Coroner Michael Burke says 46-year-old Mark Davis of West Frankfort died Thursday at a Marion hospital shortly after the accident

Man dies in Md. bulldozer accident - Daily Local News
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Baltimore County fire officials say a man was killed by a bulldozer he was trying to repair to free his snowbound car. Fire officials say the unidentified motorist went to the Sunoco gas station on Reisterstown Road to seek

Brush teacher crash still being investigated - Denver Post
Megan Schneider was on her way to school when her pickup went off Interstate 76 on Jan Hundreds of people mourned Schneider at Fort Morgan High School days after the accident.

Crash claims luger - Boston Globe
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Hours before yesterday s opening ceremonies, the death of Georgian luger Nodar Kumaritashvili dampened the Olympic spirit. News of the tragedy sent shock waves threw this city ready to celebrate and raised questions

SPENCER: Give me liberty or give me texts - Delaware County Daily Times
As a matter of fact, while cell phone use has exploded over the past decade, the number of car accidents per capita hasn t gone up. Distraction is what has always caused car crashes, says Radar, and cell phones don t appear to be adding

Southwest Alabama braces for first significant snowfall since 1996 - Everything Alabama Blog
MOBILE, Ala. — Southwest Alabama on Thursday braced for what was expected to be the area’s first significant snowfall in 13 years, closing schools, canceling flights and preparing for slick roads . The National Weather Service predicted an inch of

For some — it’s back to work - WTOP Radio
WASHINGTON - For some, Friday will be the first day back to work after a week of being snowed in. The federal government is open under a delayed arrival/unscheduled leave policy on Friday. Employees should plan to arrive for work no more than two

Judge to consider gag order in self-help guru’s manslaughter case - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Mechanic: Brakes, steering worked on Pigaga’s car - Eagle-Tribune
HAVERHILL A mechanic with 28 years of experience testified yesterday that the brakes and steering on Marie Pigaga’s 2000 Mercedes-Benz worked properly when tested after her car struck and killed Robin Young on June 18, 2007. Pigaga, 49, of 8

Girlfriend testifies defendant’s cousin was also in SUV at time of ice - Denver Post
CENTENNIAL The girlfriend of a man charged with causing a collision that killed three people in 2008 testified Thursday that the man’s cousin also was in the vehicle when it crashed. Authorities say Francis Hernandez was alone in a Suburban the

Love and celluloid: In honor of Valentine’s Day, locals pick their top - Salem News
The course of true love never runs smooth. In fact, on-screen romance can embrace all sorts of complications, from class differences to forbidden relationships, all the way to outright adultery and even prostitution. Those things might stop the music

Cicero teen killed in apparent gun accident - Kokomo Tribune
CICERO Police say a 16-year-old boy was killed in an apparent accidental shooting at his rural central Indiana home. Hamilton County Sheriff Doug Carter called the shooting that killed Carson Wallace at his family s home near the town of Cicero

Route 45 reopened near Mifflinburg - Daily Item
MIFFLINBURG — Route 45 has reopened this morning west of Mifflinburg. The road was closed earlier today following a tractor-trailer accident. Officials said the accident occurred about one mile west of Mifflinburg. More information will be posted as