Three die in car crash on Brown Mountain Road
State troopers report a Nissan Altima driven by 23 year old James Nutt left a winding mountain road about 7 p.m. Sunday near Morganton North Carolina, went down a 40 foot embankment and struck a tree. Nutt Kristen Olson and Christopher Gallino died. a fourth person was seriously injured.
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Morganton
James Nutt
Nutt
Kristen Olson
Cornelius
Christopher Gallino
Concord
Wake County man dies after 50 foot fall at Elk River Falls
A Wake County man, 41 year old Andrew Shelley, fell about 50 feet over Elk River Falls in Avery County NC while on vacation. Witnesses saw him at the top before the fall. Authorities note at least a dozen waterfall fatalities have occurred in western North Carolina since 2001.
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North Carolina
Avery County
Asheville
Citizen-Times
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Fort Bragg Green Berets Remembered at Memorial Day Ceremony
The U S Army Special Forces Command honored 18 Special Forces soldiers killed in action last year during the 42nd Special Forces Memorial Day at the Army Special Operations Forces Plaza. Maj. Gen. Michael S Repass praised the fallen, noted 90 Association members who died, and saluted their communities and widows for their strength and resilience.
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Army Special Operations Forces Plaza
Michael S. Repassa
Special Forces
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Relief for Gulf 2 months away
The hunt to stop the Gulf spill hinges on two relief wells as BP prepares a cut and cap attempt as early as Wednesday. Experts warn the first try is unlikely to seal the leak, with success potentially taking weeks and a plan to drill diagonally into the gushing well for a later seal.
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American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Tad Patzek
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Doug Rader
Environmental Defense Fund
Yucatan Peninsula
Gulf
BP eyes relief wells and cap plan for Gulf gushing well
BP seeks relief wells as backstop if first efforts fail while turning to a cap like device and robot subs to seal the blowout. Officials project potential temporary oil increases during capping and monitor uncertain reservoir size and flow.
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Ed Overton
Louisiana State University
Biden honors fallen troops amid Lincoln ceremony
Vice President Biden praised America's service members as the nation's spine at a ceremony in Elwood Illinois while Obama’s Land of Lincoln tribute was dampened by a thunderstorm. Obama bowed over headstones at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery before wreath laying and a taps performance. He later visited the Tomb of the Unknowns as Admiral Mike Mullen and other officials observed.
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