Avianca Flight 52 Crashes Near Kennedy After Fuel Warning
Colombian Boeing 707 carrying 152 passengers crashes into a suburban hillside near Kennedy Airport during a second approach, killing 72. The crew had warned they were low on fuel but did not declare an emergency. Ninety-eight survived. 25 in serious or critical condition. Investigators say the jet may have lost power in three engines, with about 10,000 pounds of fuel remaining at impact.
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Bogota
Dickinson
Seattle
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Jack Gamble
Huron County backs casino petition drive in Ohio
Huron County election officials report 1136 valid signatures supporting a statewide casino referendum sent to the Secretary of State. In Lorain, prospects dim as 19 of 28 counties miss the 5 percent rule from last gubernatorial voters. Steve Fought notes counties must improve their signature rate for success.
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Lorain
Huron County
Secretary of State
Columbus
Steve Fought
Jail May Lock Out County Offices Overcrowded Jail Costs
Lorain County faces possible delays in building a new county office if state or federal aid to expand the overcrowded jail is not secured. Commissioner Jacoby says funding from the general fund is insufficient to cover both jail expansion and the office project. The county faces a lawsuit over jail conditions and the advisory group favored a site near the courthouse.
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Lorain County
Herbert Jacoby
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Citizens’ Advisory
Mary Jo Vasi
Flu season returns with runny noses and aches
Dr Raymundo de la Pena at Elyria Mediclinic urgent care notes flu symptoms returning this season. He says patients experience malaise, fatigue, fever, and sometimes bronchitis or sinus infections, with some cases lasting two weeks.
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Elyria Mediclinic Urgent Care
de la Pena
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Explosion causes spark in magnesium hopper at Rossborough
Avon Lake investigators say a spark from a metal tool struck the magnesium mixing hopper, igniting magnesium and triggering a fatal explosion at Rossborough Manufacturing Co. Two workers died, a third remained critically injured. Civil and regulatory agencies led the probe and noted $100,000 in damage.
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Rossborough Manufacturing Co
Fred Alverson
Avon Lake Fire Department
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Warner
James Pry
Lorain
Brian Smith
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland
Lorain County Emergency Management Agency
Brian Nelson
Rossborough
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