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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: Customs and Tradition, Chris Christie, Halloween, Simsbury, Transportation Accidents
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Bryan Anderson-A true Inspiration!
Bryan Anderson is not ordinary, he’s extraordinary. I had the chance to meet him when he first came home from the Army and through the years has become my friend. Here’s a guy that I am amazed by everytime I talk to him and who’s...Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Rolling Meadows, Emergency Incidents, Documentary (genre), Health
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Small town lit up by explosive early morning train derailment
Tribune reportersOne moment Joe Passi was asleep in his bed. The next, he was fully awake, rocked into consciousness by an explosion the likes of which he had never heard before. Looking out the front window of his home on the eastern edge of the town of Tiskilwa,...Tags: Archer Daniels Midland Incorporated, Transportation Accidents, Health, National Transportation Safety Board, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Scientist explains likely cause of grain elevator explosions
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWhen grain dust mixes with oxygen and it meets fire, the results are explosive. "It's very similar to a bomb," says Robert Henry, a science instructor at Wichita State University. "Basically, it ignites just like gun powder would." In a demonstration,...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Explosions
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Mourners remember Westminster airman killed in Afghanistan
Mourners of Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler said the Westminster man had followed his dream of serving his country, found a band of brothers in the Air Force and died protecting his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.
"When we talked to him New Year'...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Military Equipment, Judaism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Awards and Prizes
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Airman from Westminster is killed in Afghanistan
A 24-year-old airman from Westminster was killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said Saturday. Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler died Thursday in the attack, which killed two other airmen....Tags: Transportation Accidents, U.S. Department of Defense, Facebook, Transportation Accidents, Travel
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Maryland Guard travels dangerous road in hopes of Afghan peace
For the soldiers of Task Force Raven in Afghanistan, the tempo is high, the roads are rough, and the work is dangerous.
The Maryland National Guardsmen, members of the 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, carry equipment through insurgent-...Tags: Emergency Incidents, U.S. Military, National Government, Kabul (Afghanistan), Barack Obama
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Discovery of WWII shells at state park spurs search
Growing up, George E. Raley Jr. heard stories that the military had conducted some sort of testing during World War II on the quiet Southern Maryland peninsula known as Newtowne Neck.
As an adult, he would learn that his father had assisted in...Tags: World War I (1914-1918), Military Equipment, Europe, Applied Physics, Wars and Interventions
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Pendleton Marine posthumously awarded Navy Cross
FOX 5 San Diego ReporterCAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - The Secretary of the Navy was at Camp Pendleton Tuesday morning to award the Navy Cross to the parents of Lance Cpl. Donald Hogan who was killed in 2009 after saving at least one Marine from a roadside bomb. In addition to...Tags: Afghanistan, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Bombings
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Names of propane blast victims released
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsUpdate: Global Propane released the following statement following the blast: "We continue to grieve for our lost friend and co-worker, and our hearts go out to all of those affected by the fire. We are cooperating fully with all the authorities in...Tags: Fires, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, Hospitals and Clinics, American Red Cross
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Discover overlooked 2011 music gems
When you cover entertainment, the music never stops. The albums come in by mail every day but Sunday and pile up in the inbox. The stack of albums grows exponentially, and despite good intentions, certain albums get pushed aside, and by the time you've...Tags: Billy Idol, Cheap Trick (music group), John Lydon, Alice Cooper, Entertainment
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Sparrows Point to restart some steelmaking operations
A letter from the owner of the idled Sparrows Point steel mill assuring customers that some operations are to resume will be welcome news, at least in the short term, an industry observer said Wednesday. The letter — dated Tuesday and first...Tags: John A. Olszewski, Sr., Career and Workplace, Emergency Incidents, Companies and Corporations, Inventories
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