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Maybe now we’ll pay attention to ailing bridges
For years, tedious civil engineers have chided that a "wake-up call" is imminent.
Bardstown police officer fatally shot
Kentucky State Police said in a statement that the original call came in early Saturday as a traffic crash on Exit 34 of the Bluegrass Parkway in Nelson County, but when troopers arrived they found that Jason Ellis, 33, had been fatally shot.
Plan would spend $5.9 million to rejuvenate parks
Tim Harris uses a squeegee to sweep water from one of the damaged tennis courts in Memorial Park Tuesday, May 21, 2013.
McDonald's CEO chastised by 9-year-old
A girl from Kelowna is making international headlines for chastising the CEO of McDonald's during the corporation's annual shareholders meeting in Chicago on Thursday.
'Like A Hollywood Movie': Driver Tells Of Plunge As Bridge Collapses
MSNBC.COM - A driver said he thought he was about to die when an Interstate 5 bridge span collapsed in Washington state, plunging his pickup and another car into the Skagit River below.
Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of East Mifflin Street about 5:48 a.m. to investigate a report of shots fired, police said.
Opinion: Student loan rates must remain manageable
Earlier this month, I visited the University of Minnesota to hear from students about the impact of student debt.
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos
This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix.
Rick Smith wrote a new blog post: Inside flood command: Little time...
At the busiest point, some 150 officials filled the countywide Emergency Operations Center and adjacent rooms at Kirkwood Community College back in June 2008.
Rosy China growth forecasts fade on further signs of slowdown
As evidence mounts that China's economy is losing momentum, economists are fast abandoning their rosy recovery forecasts and bracing for what could be the country's slowest growth rate in 23 years.
What's On - Bank Holiday weekend May 25-27
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World's 10 weirdest medical museums
An Amsterdam family's collection of medicine and anatomy includes so-called mermaid fetuses and preserved conjoined twins among its 10,000 or so items.
Cowell Beach near top for bad beaches
Santa Monica-based Heal the Bay announced Thursday that Cowell's is once again among the state's worst beaches for water quality.
Southern California increases lead in NCAA women's finals to 17 strokes
Annie Park shot a 2-under 70 in windy conditions Thursday to take the individual lead and help Southern California increase its lead to 17 strokes with one round left in the NCAA Women's Golf Championships.
IMF's Lagarde questioned over French arbitration case
IMF chief Christine Lagarde was questioned in court by French magistrates on Thursday over her role in a 285-million-euro arbitration payment made to a supporter of former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Flint Energies Helps Museum of Aviation Go 100 Percent Green
REYNOLDS/WARNER ROBINS/PERRY/UPATOI - Effective May 1, the Robins Air Force Base Museum of Aviation www.museumofaviation.org is "going green" with 100% of their power supplied by renewable energy from Flint Energies.
Centers for Disease Control and Preve...
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Asia-2 Genotype, Pakistan
To the Editor: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever is a tickborne zoonotic disease caused by a member of the virus family Bunyaviridae , genus Nairovirus .
Name: Wolfpack Chassis LLC Address: 800 Weston Ave., Kendallville Company description: Fabricates chassis for recreational vehicles and manufactured housing Number of employees: 12 Planning to hire: About 90 Pay range for new jobs: $15 to $25 To apply: All offices of WorkOne Northeast 'The most important thing I'm looking for is people who have a ... (more)
9th reunion honors squadron history, heritage
Current members of the 9th Attack Squadron pose in front of a MQ-9 Reaper at Holloman Air Force Base.
69 dead as violence slams Iraq
Violence slams Iraq today. Al Jazeera notes , "Eight car bombs in mainly Shia districts of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killed 20 people on Monday." National Iraqi News Agency reports a Mosul roadside bombing injured a police officer and civilian , 2 Basra car bombings claimed 13 lives and left fifty injured , a Samara car bombing claimed 13 lives ... (more)