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Michigan couple killed in bed by fallen tree
FREMONT, Mich. (AP) — A tree fell onto a home in western Michigan's Newaygo County, killing a couple in bed. Authorities say the victims are 65-year-old William Vandekieft and his 64-year-old wife, Nancy. The tree fell around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday near... -
Frustration over power outage; I&M official responds
Nearly 71,000 Indiana Michigan Power customers in Indiana are still without electricity, but less than 400 St. Joseph County families are affected. For I&M outage map, click here Most of the repairs that still need to be made following that big...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Indiana Michigan Power Company
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Colorado wildfires ranks as most destructive in state history
DENVER (Reuters) - An 85-square-mile (220-square-km) wildfire raging out of control for a week in northern Colorado has destroyed 181 homes, ranking it as the most destructive blaze in state history, fire officials said on Saturday. The so-called High...
Tags: John Hickenlooper, Agricultural Research and Technology, Fires, Science and Technology, Forestry and Timber
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Former Penn student dies at Brown County State Park
20-year-old former Penn High School student Chelsea Ann Lovett has died while horseback riding at Brown County State Park. The Indiana Conservation Officers confirm the Granger woman was shortly into the ride around noon Sunday when a dead tree fell and...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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UPDATE: Former Penn High School student killed in horseback riding accident
BROWN COUNTY, Ind -- Indiana conservation officers are investigating the death of a Granger woman who died after a tree fell on her while she was giving a horse-guided tour in Brown County Sunday. Police say 20-year-old Chelsea Ann Lovett of Granger...
Tags: Accidental Death, Health and Safety at School, Disasters and Accidents, Health, Environmental Issues
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Indiana bat halts I-69 work until October
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — All trees greater than 3 inches in diameter that must come down for construction of I-69 must have been cut by now. Those that weren't will have to wait until October to be felled — because of a bat. Female Indiana...Tags: Endangered Species, Conservation, Cher, Forestry and Timber, Environmental Issues
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UPDATE: Culver man critical after tree-cutting accident
POLK – Firefighters say a 19-year-old Culver man is in critical condition after an accident while topping a large pine tree at 3rd and Pine roads in Marshall County this morning. CLICK HERE FOR A MAP Vince Neace, owner of Statewide Tree, told WSBT...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Notre Dame football recruiting: Irish land playmaker Neal
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterWhen pressed to use one word to describe Davonte' Neal's college announcement on Tuesday, "strange" comes to mind. Coerced into using two words, however, at least from Notre Dame's perspective, "happy ending" seems appropriate. Neal, a gifted athlete...Tags: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Forestry and Timber, Rich Rodriguez, Environmental Issues, Sports
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100-foot tree falls on Calif. house and kills girl
ARNOLD, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Northern California say a 100-foot-tall tree fell onto a house and killed an 8-year-old girl who was sleeping inside. The Record of Stockton reports (http://bit.ly/xO9Tqi ) the accident happened in the town of...Tags: Environmental Issues, Natural Resources
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Leopard kills man, scalps another in Indian city
GAUHATI, India (AP) — A leopard that wandered into a city in eastern India went on a rampage, killing one man, swiping off part of another man's scalp and injuring three other people before authorities tranquilized it. Neighbors in Gauhati say...Tags: Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, India, Natural Resources
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Man arrested after brief pursuit through Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC -- An 18-year-old man is behind bars after leading police on a brief pursuit through Dowagiac early Sunday morning.
According to a release from the Dowagiac Police Department, around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, an officer attempted to stop a driver...Tags: Natural Resources
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