Fire Crew Returns From One Blaze, Spots Another
- June
- 16
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A Dayton East District fire crew returning Sunday afternoon from a fire on the West Side spotted smoke billowing from another fire at a home along Saint Joseph Avenue in Dayton.
That fire crew called in the fire and, after a second engine arrived, quickly determined that no one was at the home at 580 Saint [...]
Fears Of Radiation Leak Grip Region
- May
- 27
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Panic gripped many in the city Wednesday after rumors spread that a serious accident had happened at the Leningrad Nuclear Power Station (LAES) in Sosnovy Bor, a town 70 kilometers west of St. Petersburg.
The power station operates four Chernobyl-type reactors and has a history of minor accidents.
Hundreds of people stormed local pharmacies, emptying stocks of [...]
Thieves prey on ambulance gear
- April
- 20
A Howick ambulance has lost valuable equipment after a smash and grab raid in Manukau.
The incident happened while the ambulance was parked at Manukau ambulance station.
A front window was smashed and an electronic road mapping system used to help ambulances locate seriously ill and injured patients was taken.
The communications centre has a good range of [...]
What fans should know to enjoy WrestleMania 24 at the Florida Citrus Bowl
- April
- 6
Ric Flair has the figure-four leglock, turning and twisting his opponent’s legs and locking them into position. Each wrestler knows what to expect from the other in the ring, so there is no need to rehearse before matches. They sometimes communicate with each other by whispering in the other’s ear. Plenty of holds allow [...]
Waterdeath verdict appealed
- February
- 3
A Utah County woman convicted of fatally force-feeding her adopted 4-year-old daughter water will ask the Utah Supreme Court next week to set aside her sentence, claiming the jury should have given her consideration that as a parent, she knew what was best for her child.
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Paris Hilton Britneys a Great Mother
- January
- 23
The tabloid magnets were photographed partying, shopping and driving in a car with Lindsay Lohan in the weeks after Spears filed for divorce from Federline in November 2006. But their whirlwind public friendship seemed to fizzle out after Spears’ fans complained that Hilton was a negative influence.
Hilton served a 23-day jail sentence in Los Angeles [...]
People: Sean Penn’s days as a newspaper scribe over?
- January
- 17
San Francisco Actor Sean Penn’s days of writing for the San Francisco Chronicle may be over: The actor now calls the publication an “increasingly lamebrain paper.” Penn offered the critique in a letter published Tuesday, written in response to a tongue-in-cheek article that focused on celebrity interest in Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. It listed [...]
Spears released from hospital
- January
- 5
LOS ANGELES Television’s “Dr. Phil” McGraw said Britney Spears was released from a hospital Saturday but still needs psychological help, the syndicated programs “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Insider” reported in a press release.
The troubled pop star was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center by paramedics Thursday night after police were called to her [...]
24yearold organ donor gives gift of life to 4 others
- December
- 28
The Orlando woman was a match and would receive the lungs. Her family cried and prayed during the five-hour surgery.
Then the doctor came out, said the woman’s cousin, Sharon Bidoli of Orlando. “And he said: ‘Merry Christmas. She’s going to be fine.’ ”
Castillo-Sanchez’s death gave a new shot at life to four women, though no [...]
Affects of 2006 Christmas tornado in DeLand still felt
- December
- 28
“I have faith, and I believe in miracles,” the 23-year-old said. “I know I’m going to walk again.”
Medrano was the most seriously injured in Volusia County when a Christmas Day tornado swirling winds up to 150 mph tore through DeLand and her home in Rosewood Terrace, a mobile-home park on State Road 11.
Medrano was preparing [...]
