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Disabled man, 68, dies in Kentwood fire
Firefighters putting out a fire at a duplex in the Grand Rapids suburb of Kentwood found a 68-year-old disabled man dead inside the building. Firefighters discovered flames and heavy smoke upon arriving at the scene Thursday afternoon. But the fire... -
Hartford Mourns 'Mayor Mike'
The Hartford CourantA city mourned its mayor today, as hundreds packed the pews at St. Augustine Church in Hartford to say goodbye to former Mayor Mike Peters. Michael Paul Peters died Sunday after a battle with liver disease. He was 60. Politicians, police officers,...Tags: Regional Authority
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Evacuated residents return to Colo. homes after wildfire calmed; former FEMA head among them
Associated Press WritersBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Thousands of evacuated residents, including former FEMA chief Michael D. Brown, were allowed to return to their homes Thursday after firefighters partially contained a wildfire near Denver that destroyed two houses and...Tags: FEMA, Wildfires, Hurricane Preparedness, Emergency Planning
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Barack Obama's 'new course' for nation
The Swampby Mark Silva President-elect Barack Obama, pledging to "set a new course'' for an ailing American economy, will deliver a pointed public appeal for his nearly $1-trillion recovery plan today, the start of a campaign asking Americans to accept......Tags: Barack Obama, Investments, 2009 U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Consumer Confidence, Unemployment
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Obama: Let's act on economy or else
The Swampby Frank James President-elect Barack Obama is due to make a major speech on the economy today at George Mason University in Northern Virginia just outside Washington, D.C. It is essentially a call for support of what is expected to......Tags: Barack Obama, Consumer Confidence, National Government, George Mason, Government
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Obama: Speech here
Spin CycleObama's big speech, in which he tries to build support for the stimulus package, is after the jump. The thrust seems to be the need for speed, and Nancy Pelosi is projecting a package by Feb. 16. For Congress,......Tags: Investments, Employees, Government Debt, Unemployment, Nancy Pelosi
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Colorado: Wildfires spur evacuations
Two wind-driven wildfires swept across Boulder County grasslands Wednesday, prompting authorities to call for evacuations of residential areas. One fire burned a house and a barn near Niwot, about 25 miles north of Denver. The second fire, farther to the...Tags: Wildfires
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Two overcome by smoke in Lake Worth-area fire
Sun-Sentinel.comAn apartment fire in suburban Lake Worth sent two people to the hospital early this morning, according to Sun-Sentinel partner NewsChannel 5, WPTV. It happened about 12:30 a.m. in an apartment complex on Coconut Rd. The residents inside were able to...Tags: Lake Worth
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Woman gives birth on the side of turnpike
OrlandoSentinel.com ReportA woman gave birth on Florida's Turnpike Wednesday, WFTV.com reports. The expectant mother was driving to the hospital but stopped on the side of the turnpike near Osceola Parkway, WFTV.com reports. Firefighters arrived after the birth and took the...Tags: Florida's Turnpike
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Riverdale townhouse fire displaces 2 families
Two Riverdale families were displaced, but no one was injured when a fire damaged their townhouses this week, a fire official said. Firefighters arrived at the 13700 block of South Wallace Street about 8 p.m. Tuesday and found flames coming from two... -
Firefighter: Partition caused chaos at fatal blaze
rocco.parascandola@newsday.comFor several critical minutes, a Bronx firefighter testified Thursday, he couldn't find the flames that ultimately trapped his colleagues inside an illegally subdivided apartment, killing two from catastrophic injuries suffered when they jumped out the...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Injuries
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Medical examiner testifies in case of fatal Bronx fire
Special to Newsday; Daniel Edward Rosen contributed to this story.After jumping desperately from the fourth-floor window of a burning building in the Bronx, Lt. Curtis Meyran and Firefighter John Bellew were still alive, a medical examiner testified yesterday. But the high-speed impact of falling four stories and...Tags: Crimes, Murder, Injuries
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