Oil spill in Gulf from BP pipeline slick 25 miles wide
About 155000 gallons of crude spilled from a broken underwater BP pipeline, creating a 25 mile slick swathing the gulf. The leak, 100 miles southeast of New Orleans, prompted platform shutdown and automatic pipeline closure. Coast Guard teams sprayed dispersant to speed dissipation.
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Gulf of Mexico
BP Exploration
Mississippi River
Steve Peacock
South Pass
Louisiana
Peacock
Glynn Smith
Coast Guard
Smith
Pacific
San Francisco
National Marine Sanctuary
U.S. Coast Guard
Santa Cruz
Ben Benson
Half Moon Bay
Benson
San Francisco Bay
Man steals 7 Up delivery truck in wild Los Angeles chase
A 29 year old man allegedly stole a 7 Up delivery truck and led police on a nearly two hour chase through traffic in Los Angeles area. Bottles flew from the rig as it careened and exploded on the pavement before crashing into a Northridge wall. The suspect was arrested for grand theft auto after the crash.
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Los Angeles
John Butner
Grand Theft Auto
Northridge
Judge rejects dismissal of racially charged case in Virginia
INDEPENDENCE Va AP One of two white men charged with burning alive a black man failed to have charges dismissed. An investigator searched Cressell s cell and seized letters from his attorneys. The judge ruled the search did not violate his right to a fair trial. Trial set for Oct 28. Grayson County case involves Emmett Cressell and Louis Ceparano in the July 25 1997 killing of Garnett P Johnson Jr Ceparano pleaded guilty to capital murder and robbery earlier. Cressell held in jail awaiting trial. The sheriff s department searched for contraband and confiscated papers from Cressell. Prosecutors contend the action did not breach rights.
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Emmett Cressell
Mark Claytor
Grayson County
Colin Campbell
Cressell
Louis Ceparano
Garnett P. Johnson Jr
Ceparano
Johnson
Sheriff's Department
Eeannae Aetnd
Sheriff’s Department
Hyatt
Damage estimate climbs to 400 million in Florida
About 250 million dollars of the destruction occurred in the Florida Keys with the rest from wind and flooding in the Panhandle after Georges dropped about 25 inches of rain. Rivers have crested in western Panhandle but many cannot yet allow returns to beaches. Erosion is severe in some areas as Panama City Beach promotes beach reopening.
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Pensacola, Fla
Florida Keys
Panhandle
David Greenberg
State Emergency Management Division
Dan Stark
Panama City Beach
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