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Robot swept road for bombs before blast killed 4
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The father-in-law of an Indiana National Guard commander says a robot swept a southern Afghanistan road for bombs before the blast that killed him and three others — including a local soldier from Hamlet.
Retired...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Snow preparations started before snowy blast
MISHAWAKA – Crews will work around the clock Thursday night into Friday morning to stay on top of this storm and they did not wait for the snow to fall.
Some crews have been out all morning treating the roads. While crews were using the tools to...Tags: Snow Storms, Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Family of fallen soldier speaks for first time
PLYMOUTH – For the first time since a road side bomb killed four Indiana National Guard members last week, the family of one of those soldiers talks about the loved one they lost.
Spc. Robert Tauteris Junior, 44, was killed in a road side bomb...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Human Interest, Afghanistan, Heroism, Explosions
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NE Indiana man loses hand in blast, police find bomb
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Several bombs and bomb-making materials were found at the Fort Wayne apartment of a man suspected of causing an explosion that blew off one of his hands, police said Tuesday. Police were not releasing the name of the 43-...Tags: Health, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Hospitals and Clinics, Hospitals and Clinics, Defense
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Explosion on sun being felt on Earth
SOUTH BEND – A massive explosion on the sun has made its way to Earth. In the past, solar flares have knocked out complete power grids and they can have major effects on our technology. So what can we expect from this one?
It's a phenomenon that'...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Air and Space Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: East Windsor, Emergency Planning, Colchester, Federal Aviation Administration, Regional Authority
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Bryan Anderson-A true Inspiration!
Bryan Anderson is not ordinary, he’s extraordinary. I had the chance to meet him when he first came home from the Army and through the years has become my friend. Here’s a guy that I am amazed by everytime I talk to him and who’s...Tags: Health, Rolling Meadows, Marisa Tomei, Hospitals and Clinics, CSI: New York (tv program)
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Small town lit up by explosive early morning train derailment
Tribune reportersOne moment Joe Passi was asleep in his bed. The next, he was fully awake, rocked into consciousness by an explosion the likes of which he had never heard before. Looking out the front window of his home on the eastern edge of the town of Tiskilwa,...Tags: Health, Bank Robbery, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Transportation Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board
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Scientist explains likely cause of grain elevator explosions
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsWhen grain dust mixes with oxygen and it meets fire, the results are explosive. "It's very similar to a bomb," says Robert Henry, a science instructor at Wichita State University. "Basically, it ignites just like gun powder would." In a demonstration,...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents
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Mourners remember Westminster airman killed in Afghanistan
Mourners of Airman 1st Class Matthew Ryan Seidler said the Westminster man had followed his dream of serving his country, found a band of brothers in the Air Force and died protecting his fellow soldiers in Afghanistan.
"When we talked to him New Year'...Tags: Judaism, Afghanistan, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Awards and Prizes
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Airman from Westminster is killed in Afghanistan
A 24-year-old airman from Westminster was killed when an improvised explosive device hit his vehicle in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said Saturday. Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler died Thursday in the attack, which killed two other airmen....Tags: Transportation Accidents, Chris Crawford, Afghanistan, Travel, Explosions
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Maryland Guard travels dangerous road in hopes of Afghan peace
For the soldiers of Task Force Raven in Afghanistan, the tempo is high, the roads are rough, and the work is dangerous.
The Maryland National Guardsmen, members of the 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, carry equipment through insurgent-...Tags: United States Naval Academy, Armed Conflicts, National Government, Politics, Afghanistan
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