Flooding kills eleven in Shadyside Ohio area
Torrential storms unleashed a flash flood that swept through Shadyside and Meade Township, killing 11 and leaving 51 missing. About 200 residents were evacuated as walls of water caused widespread destruction. Belmont County declared disaster areas with federal aid and 50 National Guardsmen deployed.
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Shadyside
Ohio
Richard Celeste
Appalachian
Cwyp Od
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Belmont County
Jefferson
Franklin Counties
Bauknecht
Bob Bell
Bellaire City Hospital
Chuck Vogt
Mark Badin
Tom McCort
Shadysville
Meade Township
Floods, Power Outages Strike West Virginia
National Weather Service warned of more rain after flash floods dumped 3.5 inches in two hours. The storms knocked out power to about 3,000 Monongahela Power customers in Tyler Wetzel Brooke and Gilmer counties while residents in the Northern Panhandle fought floods and basements.
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West Virginia
National Weather Service
Panhandle
Clarence Weston
Marshall County Sheriffs Department
Moundsville
Monongahela Power Co
Tyler
Wetzel
Brooke
Gilmer
Russ Lorince
Lorince
Satellite imagery to detect overwatering in SoCal
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will use satellite photos starting July 3 to assess irrigation levels over broad areas such as parks golf courses cemeteries and neighborhoods serving 15 million people across six counties Officials say the measure targets water use not individuals and will not monitor day to day watering.
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Los Angeles
California
Tim Skrove
Metropolitan Water District
Southern
Skrove
Theft of 8 foot plastic bull shocks Ravioli makers
In San Francisco a stolen 8 foot fiberglass plastic bull Rudolpho, a roof mascot for Homestead Ravioli Co in South of Market, sparks a police alert. authorities urge identification of any person seen riding or leading the bull. The mascot was a holiday fixture on commuters routes until Wednesday.
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San Francisco
Ravioli
Rudolpho
Homestead
Ravioli Co
Partly Sunny With Showers Possible At Local High
Partly sunny today with a 30 percent chance of showers and a high near 80. Tonight will be fair with lows around 60 to 65. Also notes a weather package on the A section and a classified telephone sales pitch urging calls to 327-6171.
Pistons Victory Sparks Deadly Detroit Celebration
Detroit police report seven killed and many hurt in chaotic celebration after the Pistons sealed a 92-90 win over the Trail Blazers. Fatalities include four pedestrians struck by cars and a reveler who fell from a roof, with arrests and looting noted across city streets.
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Detroit
Detroit Pistons
Portland Trail Blazers
John Leavens
Leavens
Town Post Office Deemed Regional Model in Dedication
In Boissevain Virginia Rep Rick Boucher lauded a new post office costing about 125000 as a model for smaller communities in Southwest Virginia The town welcomed the state of the art facility crediting Art Edwards Dave Phipps and Walter Harman for service and noting Consolidation Coal donated the land cutting costs for the project
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Art Edwards
Virginia
Postal Service
Dave Phipps
Walter “Bo” Harman
Boucher
Consolidation Coal Company
Pocahontas coal talk with Rep Boucher draws 30 residents
In Pocahontas Virginia Rick Boucher D Virginia met with about 30 local residents in the Pocahontas Court House to discuss current legislation and field questions. He noted he attends some 100 town meetings yearly across 21 counties and cities. He opened with coal industry issues including deepening Hampton Roads port to allow full coal cargoes for export.
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Pocahontas
Rick Boucher
D-Va
Tazewell County
Pocahontas Court House
Ings
Hampton Roads
Pyott Boone tops in nation in Virginia badge event
Pyott Boone Electronics in Tazewell was named one of the nation s top 10 small subcontractors for the second time, signaling potential 9000 coal jobs in Southwest Virginia by the mid 1990s. U S Rep Rick Boucher and SBA evaluators praised the firm s excellence and commitment.
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Tazewell
Pyott-Boone Electronics Inc
Southwest Virginia
Virginia
Nancye Howell
Pyott- Boone
Pyott-Boone
U.S
Pyott Boone
Southwest
Rick Boucher
D-Va
U.S. Small Business Administration
Trash fueled jobs lure McDowell County plan
Welch aims to import up to 10 000 tons daily of out of state refuse to a 5 000 acre site by train. Capers Resources would run a state of the art landfill creating hundreds of jobs and county fees while a leachate plant could treat Welch sewage. Permits are not yet secured but developers tout the plan as vital regional development.
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McDowell County
Welch
McDowell
Capers Resources
Jack Fugett
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