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Avalanche Chances Increase As Snow Continues to Fall
Alaska averages about 4 avalanche deaths per year, but the Turnagin Pass area hasn't had one in several years, and officials want to keep it that way. "There's a scale from 1 to 5, and right now we're right in the middle of that scale, and that's...
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Seward Highway Open After 2 Monday Slides
Channel 2 NewsThe Seward Highway was temporarily closed by two separate slides Monday morning between Anchorage and Girdwood, including one which saw a vehicle hit a rock that had landed on the highway. State officials say traffic is now moving on the highway....Tags: National Weather Service
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UPDATE: Two people taken to hospital after Route 220 accident in Botetourt County
Two people were hurt in an accident Monday afternoon on Route 220 in Botetourt County. According to Virginia State Police, a 1998 Honda Civic was headed west on Gravel Hill toward Route 220 when the Civic pulled out in front of a Chevrolet Avalanche....
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Botetourt County, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Virginia Department of Transportation
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Putin allies keep hold on power in local Russian elections
World NowIn local and regional elections marked by low voter turnout and fresh allegations of polling fraud, Russian leader Vladimir Putin's United Russia party claimed a landslide victory.... -
If China voted, it would be Obama in a landslide, surveys show
World NowWhich candidate would the Chinese pick if they could vote at the U.S. polls? At least three surveys indicate that it would be President Obama by a landslide.... -
Glendale sued over claims that it underpaid for mudslide repair work
The insurer of a construction company hired to repair Glendale slopes after the 2005 mudslide has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the city, claiming the contractor was underpaid for excavation work that turned out to be much more intensive than...
Tags: Litigation, Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Crime, Law and Justice, Work Rules Contract Issues
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Avalanche Experts Warn It Could Be A Dangerous Season
Channel 2 NewsWhile outdoor enthusiast are anxious to get on the back country slopes avalanche experts are warning them to be prepared as conditions are dangerous. Wendy Wagner with the Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center advises people to check...Tags: Weather Warnings, Weather
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Breakthrough: 2011 earthquake revealed wider impacts than previously thought possible
Description: People from the Carolinas to the Midwest to New England, including Maryland, knew the Aug. 23, 2011, 5.8 magnitude earthquake was rare as soon as they felt its rumblings. But U.S. Geological Survey research has show just how unusual –...Tags: Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey, Science and Technology, Natural Disasters
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Attorneys to settle mudslide lawsuit
The Pasadena law firm that defended Glendale in lawsuits stemming from a 2005 mudslide that cost the city nearly $15.4 million has agreed to pay $98,500 to settle a malpractice lawsuit, according to a City Council announcement this week. Glendale sued...Tags: Litigation, American International Group, Technology, Business Enterprises, Crime, Law and Justice
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Mudslide leaves 1,600 without power in Mason County; roadways flooded
Q13 FOX News ReporterAfter a day of heavy rain, a mudslide near Belfair Tuesday night left 1,600 customers in Mason County without power. Mason County Public Utility District 3 said the mudslide drove trees and debris into power lines on North Shore Road 10 miles west of...Tags: Floods, Rivers, Bodies of Water, Natural Disasters
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Juneau Utility Company Completes Second Avalanche Diverter
Channel 2 NewsJuneau's electric utility company has completed another barrier designed to protect power lines from avalanches. Alaska Electric Light and Power says work is finished on a second avalanche splitter that will divert snow around power line towers. Large...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Electricity Production and Distribution, Environmental Issues
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8 Killed in Nepal Avalanche; 3 Missing Feared Dead
CNNKathmandu, Nepal -- Searchers on Monday suspended efforts to find three mountaineers still missing in Nepal after an avalanche swept down Manaslu mountain, sending climbers -- some still in their tents -- tumbling hundreds of feet down the world's eighth-...Tags: Travel, CNN (tv network), International Travel, Nepal
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