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Illinois town fights long odds to save prison, jobs
Associated Press WriterWhen folks here heard the governor wanted to close the 137-year-old prison, sucking hundreds of jobs from the area, they mobilized in a way that only small towns can. They held rallies. There was a parade and a big photo shoot. Streets were lined with...Tags: Water Supply, Rod Blagojevich, Prisons, Michael Madigan, Riots
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Questions surrounding man's death in Border Patrol custody remain unanswered six weeks later
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIt's been six weeks since Tomas Sanchez Orzuna died in Border Patrol custody, but the questions of why and how remain unanswered. Authorities say Sanchez fought with agents as they tried to arrest him July 8 in downtown San Clemente. He died within...Tags: Lawyers, San Diego County, San Diego (San Diego, California), Justice System, Migration
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Leroy Sievers
The TV ZoneI'll get back to the wild and wacky world of TV blogging in a just a little bit - promise - but I first wanted to make note here of another untimely passage in the TV industry. This one......Tags: Massacres, Elie Wiesel, Newspaper and Magazine, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Health and Safety at School
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FDNY eyes policy change after fatal Deutche Bank fire
anthony.destefano@newsday.comIn the wake of last year's deadly Deutsche Bank fire, the city is considering whether to change its policy and require all firefighters to leave a dangerous situation when their supervisor's air supply runs out. "It is being considered," said Francis X....Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, Fire Department of New York, Manhattan (New York City)
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Police: Pulaski fire chief's death was accident
Police say a firefighter who backed a pickup truck into the Pulaski Fire Station, killing the chief, was wearing boots large enough to cover both the gas and brake pedals. Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief Frank Wichlacz (WICK'-lash) died last month of...Tags: Police
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Fire heavily damages Mount Clemens-area apartment
No injuries are reported but dozens of people have been left homeless by a fire that engulfed a three-story apartment complex near Mount Clemens. Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel says the fire at the Harbor Club Apartments may have been accidentally...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Charity
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CDT
A Ladysmith man's conviction this week for strangling a woman 32 years ago may seem like the high drama of the CBS television show "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." But the idea only made the northern Wisconsin police chief whose department led the...Tags: Health Treatments, Ronald Reagan, Television, Economic Policy, Health and Safety at School
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4 Detroit firefighters injured when rig rolls over
Michigan State Police are investigating what caused a fire truck to overturn at a Detroit intersection, injuring four firefighters. Radio station WWJ says three of the firefighters were in stable condition Thursday afternoon at Detroit Receiving...Tags: Freedom of the Press, Police, Radio Industry, Heavy Engineering, Vehicles
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Teacher calls column "misleading"
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe issue of public teacher pay is flaring up all over. Many Broward teachers showed up for the first day of school wearing black to protest the lack of a new contract, which I wrote about in today???s paper. And......Tags: Broward County, Coconut Creek, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Unions, Personal Income
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Syracuse boy pulled from burning home dies
A 12-year-old boy has died after he was removed from his burning home by Syracuse firefighters who also pulled his mother from the house. Fire officials say Tony Nguyen (win) died Wednesday afternoon, nearly 12 hours after the blaze was reported... -
5-year-old boy killed in house fire
A house fire sparked by spilled gasoline has killed a 5-year-old boy and seriously injured a young playmate. Camden County authorities said 5-year-old Justin Freitag of Deptford died early Thursday, several hours after he was burned in the blaze....Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Teaneck settles lawsuit from fire that killed 4
Teaneck has settled a lawsuit filed by the parents of four children who died in a house fire hours after firefighters checked on a report of smoke. Howard and Philyss Seidenfeld will receive more than $2 million from the township and its insurance...
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