Weather aids wildfire fight in Oregon and California
Higher humidity and favorable winds aided crews at Oregon's large wildfire near Grants Pass as they set controlled burns to starve the blaze. Firefighters reported about 25 percent containment while plans and assets remained in place for continued suppression. In California a truck crash injured three Forest Service firefighters en route to a 20 acre blaze near Liddle Creek. Nearby Calimesa brush fire burned 250 acres, forced evacuations, and threatened homes as 250 plus firefighters deployed air and ground support.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Oregon
Nigel Baker
U.S. Forest Service
Carol Tocco
Northwest Interagency Coordination Center
California
US Forest Service
Liddle Creek
Calimesa
Calif
Palm Springs
Hearings Sought Over Quecreek Mine Flood Probe
Miners union and former federal mine safety chief urge public hearings to uncover cause of the Quecreek flood that trapped nine miners for over three days. The MSHA chief counters hearings would not add to the ongoing routine investigation. A state probe and independent panel are also underway.
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Somerset
Miners’ Union
Federal
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Quecreek
Joe Main
Mark Schweiker
Grand jury joins Detroit Kmart probe in bankruptcy case
A federal grand jury in Detroit has been impaneled as part of the Kmart bankruptcy investigation. More than 20 subpoenas seek witnesses, bank records and documents as officials probe former executives including Chuck Conaway and Mark Schwartz. The probe may extend six months and involve 200 subpoenas total.
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Troy, Mich
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Detroit
Kmart Corp
Chuck Conaway
Mark Schwartz
Kmart
Conaway and Schwartz
FBI
Detroit News
Conaway
Schwartz
Dawn Clenney
James Adamson
Planning for WTC site in disarray near anniversary
As the first anniversary of September 11 approaches plans for the World Trade Center site face criticism for being boring and small minded. Officials seek more creative options while preserving footprints and a victim memorial amid talks of a land swap involving ownership of the redevelopment site.
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New York
World Trade Center
Richard T. Anderson
New York Building Congress
Construction Industry Association
Beyer Blinder Belle
Kathy Ashton
Tommy
George Pataki
Manhattan
Ground Zero
Michael Bloomberg
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