Smokey Bear Balloon Entangles With Tower At Albuquerque Fiesta
Smokey Bear piloted by Bill Chapel collided with a radio tower during the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Chapel and two youths Aaron Whitacre and Troy Wells climbed down as emergency crews secured their safety. The 700 foot tower halted KKOB AM transmission while crews freed the canopy and balloon from the structure.
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Aaron Whitacre
Troy Wells
Kkob-Am
Kathie Leyendecker
Festival
Leyendecker
Smokey Bear
U.S. Forest Service
Nevada woman charged in 2003 home invasion child neglect case
Tamara Ann Bergeron faces 18 counts of child neglect and abuse tied to the January 2003 break-in in Las Vegas that left 11-year-old Brittney Bergeron paralyzed and 3-year-old Kristyanna Cowan dead. Her boyfriend Robert Schmidt is charged as well. two teens were arrested for the stabbing during a drug dispute retaliation.
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Las Vegas
Tamara Ann Bergeron
Robert John Schmidt
Brittney Bergeron
Kristyanna Cowan
Bergeron
Schmidt
Cowan
Inmates Escape From Montgomery Prison In Georgia
Four inmates escaped a medium security prison in Mount Vernon Georgia by cutting through a fence. Authorities searched across Georgia on Sunday looking for the men. One convict had manslaughter conviction. Residents told to be cautious while awaiting developments.
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MT. Vernon
Georgia
Montgomery
Mount Vernon
Sheree Lipscomb
Department of Corrections
Matthew downgraded but floods southern Louisiana report
Tropical Storm Matthew weakened to a tropical low over southern Louisiana after bringing up to 12 inches of rain and flooding in southeastern parishes. A Terrebonne Parish canal levee breached flooding about a dozen homes while New Orleans saw scattered outages. Nicole, a subtropical system, affected Bermuda and coastal areas with gusty winds, with outer effects expected toward New England and Atlantic Canada.
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Matthew
Louisiana
Nicole
Bermuda
Gulf of Mexico
Alabama-Florida
Intracoastal City
National Hurricane Center
Miami
National Weather Service
Terrebonne Parish
Matt Black
Hurricane Center
Nantucket
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Maine
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Emory Hospital clarifies brain surgery patient case
Atlanta authorities ponder a possible truck theft. Emory University Hospital confirms a brain surgery patient does not have vCJD but has a rare fatal disorder resembling it. A letter says lab tests are positive and that exposure concerns relate to surgical instruments used on the patient.
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Atlanta
Emory University Hospital
Robert B. Smith III
California budget halts state park land purchases
Sacramento report says California will stop accepting or buying new park land due to a potential $10 billion deficit. Public Works officials froze acquisitions in March to avoid staffing and maintenance costs, though the California Public Works Board later approved adding 1,000 acres of redwoods to Castle Rock State Park amid protests from environmentalists.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
San Jose Mercury News
California Public Works Board
Castle Rock
Santa Cruz Mountains
Fire destroys aviation museum hangar in Michigan
A fire at Yankee Air Museum in Willow Run Airport, Van Buren Township, destroyed a hangar and nonflyable aircraft with three main planes saved: C-47 Yankee Doodle Dandy, B-25D Yankee Warrior, and B-17G Yankee Lady. No injuries reported. cause under investigation.
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van Buren Township
Mich
Aviation Museum
Yankee Air Museum
Willow Run
Willow Run Airport
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