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Traffic Backups Expose Lack of Communication on Thruway
NY -- An accident on the Thruway Monday morning, in the heart of a construction zone, caused major backups for drivers headed Eastbound and a Thruway Authority board member admitted that alerting drivers didn't happen for 2 hours after the crash.
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:34P
Asphalt crash victim in good condition
Carter was driving the truck down Ninth Street at about 2 pm when he lost control and careened down the hill, through a barrier and onto northbound Route 65, Freedom Fire Chief Harry Gilarno said after the accident. The truck crossed the northbound
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:34P
Helicopter crash during training exercise kills 2 Marines at US base
Several accidents have happened in recent months involving Marine Corps training in Southern California, including a fatal accident in July. In August, two Marines were ejected from their F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet as it plunged toward the Pacific Ocean
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:34P
Deal to settle Tampa Bay Water reservoir lawsuit comes up one vote short
A sharply divided Tampa Bay Water board voted Monday to settle its lawsuit against the company that designed its flawed reservoir, with HDR Engineering handing over $30 million — far less than the cost of a repair,
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:33P
Two Marines killed in helicopter crash, fire spreads to 50 acres
The fire was sparked in what is being called a "mishap" involving an AH-1 Cobra, which belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, at approximately 1 pm The two military personnel in the helicopter were killed in the accident. Their identities have not
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:31P
Equity fund withdrawals top Lehman bankruptcy era
Outflows totaled $72.8 billion from October 2008 through February 2009, following Lehman's bankruptcy, the data show. Bears say investors are abandoning stock managers because there's no end in sight to the decline that pushed the Standard & Poor's 500
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:31P
Senate antitrust panel to probe Google's clout
"Google is a great American success story, but its size, position and power in the marketplace have raised concerns about its business practices, and raised the question of what responsibilities come with that power," said Sen.
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:30P
Truck driver, dog killed in fiery crash on I-81 in Silver Spring Township
Interstate 81 near the exit for Route 114 is being shut down because of a fiery crash. Moments after the crash about 4 pm, emergency crews arrived at the scene to find a thick cloud of brown and white smoke coming from a wooded area just south of the
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:30P
Cullman man pleads guilty in DUI death
“It's a very sad situation,” Cullman County District Attorney Wilson Blaylcok said. “One little girl lost her life and another was seriously injured.” According to court documents, the Ryans exited Interstate 65 and were traveling on US 31 when their
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:30P
Cullman man pleads guilty in DUI death
“It's a very sad situation,” Cullman County District Attorney Wilson Blaylcok said. “One little girl lost her life and another was seriously injured.” According to court documents, the Ryans exited Interstate 65 and were traveling on US 31 when their
Updated: 09/19/2011 11:30P