Credible al Qaida plot warned near 9 11 anniversary
U S officials described a credible but unconfirmed threat that al Qaida planned to use a car bomb against bridges or tunnels in New York or Washington to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Homeland Security weighed raising the alert as three suspects were being investigated.
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Lee drenches Northeast flooding prompts evacuations
Tropical Storm Lee floods the Northeast closing hundreds of roads and forcing evacuations for more than 100,000 people along the Susquehanna. Wilkes-Barre areas brace as levees near crest while Binghamton endures city flooding and lampposts submerged.
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Matt Ryan
San Diego Sizzles as Massive Outage Halts City
A major blackout left up to 5 million people across California Arizona and Mexico without power closing San Diego and Tijuana. Two nuclear reactors went offline but officials said no danger to the public. Flights at Lindbergh Field were grounded and most areas faced nightlong outages. Border crossings remained open as APS investigates the cause amid reports of a misfired equipment switch at a substation in southwest Arizona. Local residents described extreme heat with temperatures near 115 degrees in affected desert regions.
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Trafficway appeal set for oral arguments in Kansas case
The 10th U S Circuit will hear arguments on whether the South Lawrence Trafficway can proceed on the current route through Baker Wetlands or face renewed environmental study and possible redirection. environmental groups contend the route harms wetlands. district judge Kathryn Wratil upheld the federal process.
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Allergies in Kansas Prompt Treatment Choices Amid Seasonal Sickness
Kansas readers seek relief as seasonal allergies surge with 36 million Americans affected. Dr. Warren Frick of Asthma Allergy and Rheumatology Associates explains mild cases respond to over the counter remedies, while moderate to severe cases require prescription drugs to prevent sinus infections and possible asthma.
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Warren Frick
Maine
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Deer Hearing: Kansas Hunters Seek Ways to Curb Population
More than 40 hunters and landowners attended a KDWP listening tour at the Dole Institute to discuss deer management in Kansas. With 500000 to 600000 deer statewide and rising conflicts from vehicle collisions to crop damage, access to land remains the key issue, especially in Unit 19 covering Douglas County.
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Dole Institute of Politics
KDWPT
Kansas
Douglas County
Bers
Lloyd Fox
KCWPT
Fox
Kansas predator program seeks $2 million expansion
Kansas plans a $2 million expansion to the sexual predator treatment program at Larned State Hospital to add 34 beds and improve security. The program, created in 1994, currently houses 214 residents with about 18 new admissions annually and faces ongoing controversy over civil commitment and community safety.
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Robert Siedlecki Jr
Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
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Larned State Hospital
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