Fire consumes historic block in Galveston downtown
In Galveston Texas UPI firefighters battled a blaze that destroyed most of a one block area of historic three story warehouse style buildings near The Strand. About 100 firefighters from several cities fought the fire for nearly four hours before it was brought under control around 5 a.m. CDT. One firefighter received smoke inhalation treatment, with no other injuries reported. The district had flood damage from Hurricane Alicia eight days earlier and remained largely without power while the Strand area saw limited reopenings.
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Syracuse Weather Forecast Update
Syracuse Metro today and Saturday show humid conditions with scattered showers this afternoon and evening in the mid 80s. Tonight is hazy with a 30 percent chance of showers and mid 60s. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers around 80. Extended outlook calls for fair conditions Sunday through Tuesday with highs 80 to 85 and lows around 60.
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Weather outlook and heat wave threaten State Fair opening
The National Weather Service says warm humid opening day at the State Fair with a 30 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms. Weekend forecasts show 80 to 85 degree highs statewide with scattered showers in the Midwest and continued heat hitting farmers with crop losses in the billions. Barry the tropical system may reemerge, and drought relief and possible disaster declarations loom as farmers await rain.
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Agriweather Update Signals Mixed Weekend Conditions
Agriweather reports 2 to 4 hours of sun for Saturday with drying today but poor Saturday. Cooler, drier weather favors fall crop planting and lettuce and radish crops that will ripen soon. Rain has reduced disease pressure as soil dries, aiding Home gardens. Coop Extension and NWS sources.
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Notes from the heavens and morning sky previews
The article describes Venus near inferior conjunction and rising in the dawn sky with Orion visible low in the east. It provides extended weather forecasts from the National Weather Service, including regional zone details, temperatures, humidity, rain chances, and references to historical weather data and air quality indices.
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Judge imposes probated 10 year term with chemical castration
San Antonio Texas. A repeat sex offender Joseph Frank Smith 29 pleaded guilty to burglary with intent to rape in two separate attacks on the same woman and received a probated 10 year sentence conditioned on Depoprovera treatment. District Attorney Millsap condemned the decision calling it a sad day for justice. Judge Rickhoff ordered continued detention while arranging a residential treatment facility and noted no precedent for such a sentence.
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City declares bankruptcy over cop’s $4.5 million judgment
South Tucson Arizona filed for bankruptcy claiming inability to pay a multimillion dollar verdict won by Roy Garcia, a wheelchair bound officer paralyzed in a 1975 shootout. The city faces a five year payment plan while vowing “business as usual” for taxpayers despite the judgment.
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