Floyd Ties Cape Fear With 110 MPH Winds In Coastal Strike
Hurricane Floyd roared ashore near Cape Fear with 110 mph winds flooding the Carolinas as tens of thousands sought shelter. The eye reached the mainland at about 3 a.m. after hours of violent weather with heavy rain and tornadoes. Over 480,000 utility customers across three states lost power as emergency preparations spread to New York City and New England.
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Rustburg, Va
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FirstEnergy crews head south to aid Floyd outages
FirstEnergy Corp sends 41 line crews totaling 128 crew members from Penn Power New Castle Mercer Cranberry Township to Ashville North Carolina to assist Carolina Power and Light in restoring electricity after Hurricane Floyd. The move pools staff from multiple service areas to prevent shortages at home if the storm shifts locally.
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Floyd
Georgia
Florida
Carolinas
Lawrence County
Mark Durbin
FirstEnergy Corp
Ashville
N.C
Carolina Power and Light
Penn Power
Durbin
New Castle
Mercer
Cranberry Township
Insurance crews prep for Floyd fallout in NC and coast
As Hurricane Floyd nears, insurers plan for flood of claims. Durbin says crews based in Ashville, North Carolina, will be deployed to coastal areas or larger damage sites. They anticipated the storm and began arranging assignments in advance.
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Ashville
North Carolina
Harvesting Pot Plants Confiscated From Pulaski Township Field
Law enforcement from multiple jurisdictions spent hours sweeping a 100 acre Pulaski Township cornfield after an anonymous tip. They uprooted 27 marijuana plants, some up to six feet tall, with a potential street value of 15 000 to 20 000 dollars.
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Lawrence County District Attorney’s
Pulaski Township
James B. Morris Jr
Morris
Neshannock
Union Townships
Shenango Township
New Wilmington Borough
New Castle
Dave Kelly
Richard Presnar
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Lawrence County District Attorney's
Motive in attack at church unknown
Fort Worth Texas AP reports police seeking a motive for the deadly church shooting at Wedgwood Baptist Church during a teen service. Larry Gene Ashbrook, 47, killed seven, wounded seven others, then died by suicide. He wore dark clothes, carried a 9mm and a .380, and reloaded during the attack while witnesses described chaotic scenes and church leaders prepared to aid survivors.
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Larry Gene Ashbrook
Bethany Williams
Ashbrook
Ralph Mendoza
Mendoza
Ashbrook Codgwood Baptist Church
al Meredith
Meredith
Yeple
Forty Days
Gath
Dan Hughes
Pat Svacina
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