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$1,330 bid saves Santa Claus, 4 reindeer in Flint
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A $1,330 bid was good enough to save a Santa Claus, sleigh and four reindeer that once brought holiday cheer atop City Hall in cash-strapped Flint. Winning bidder Melodee Mabbitt said she and her husband pooled money from about...Tags: Holidays, Auction Service, Santa Claus (fictional character), Religious Festivals, Newspaper and Magazine
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INDOT works to clear Christmas snowfall
The following was released by the Indiana Department of Transportation just before noon today: LAPORTE – Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plow truck drivers are working overtime to ensure holiday travels are as safe as possible....Tags: Road Transportation, Holidays, Weather, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Travel
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Blast casts shadow on Indy family's Christmas
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Christmas time in the Koerner household is different. Most years, matriarch Vicky Koerner would be busy setting up a large tree in the living room, adorning it with her vast collection of ornaments. She'd be getting her...
Tags: Holidays, Punishment, Emergency Incidents, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Religious Festivals
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Storms, tornado threats for Christmas around US
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Freezing rain and sleet made for a sloppy Christmas morning trek in parts of the nation's midsection on Tuesday, while residents along the Gulf Coast braced for thunderstorms, high winds and the possibility of tornadoes. Icy...Tags: Natural Disasters, Weather Warnings, Executive Branch, Tornadoes, Politics
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Work on Christmas a drag for some, $ for others, and honorable duty for a few
If you wanted to go out to eat on Christmas, your restaurant choices were limited. Just about every place was closed. One place we found open: the Grand Empire International Buffet in Mishawaka. "Most restaurants, they close,” said manager James...
Tags: Holidays, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Entertainment, Movies, Religious Festivals
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Special day re-created for South Bend Chronic Migraine sufferer
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND – A South Bend woman has spent her life battling chronic headaches and now is being instrumental in spreading awareness about the disabling symptoms of the neurological condition. Donna Love is the winner of the “Rewrite Your Day&...Tags: Holidays, Symptoms, Headaches, Migraine, Physical Conditions
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RAW VIDEO: Surveillance cameras capture Mobile, Alabama tornado
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Twisters hopscotched across the Deep South, and, along with brutal, straight-line winds, knocked down countless trees, blew the roofs off homes and left many Christmas celebrations in the dark. Holiday travelers in the nation's...
Tags: Christianity, Air Transportation Delays, Holidays, Religion and Belief, Anglicanism
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Annual popular Christmas light display ending
WSBT-TV ReporterIt is a holiday staple...Christmas lights. Some take this tradition further than others though. One Southwest Michigan family has been going ALL OUT for the past 30 years. Their display is so well known it attracts thousands of people every year....Tags: Holidays, Golf, Family, Religious Festivals, Sports
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Big Midwestern snowstorm leads to 25-vehicle crash
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The first widespread snowstorm of the season began a slow crawl across the Midwest on Thursday, creating treacherous driving conditions that, in Iowa, led to a 25-vehicle pileup that killed one person. Drivers were...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Transportation Accidents, Alliant Energy Corporation, Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents
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Meijer plans to hire 12,000 for holiday season
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Midwest retailer Meijer Inc. says it's planning to hire 12,000 new employees as it prepares for the holiday season as well as to support continued growth. The Grand Rapids-based company has stores in Michigan, Ohio,...Tags: Holidays
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Man charged in sexual assault of boy, 14
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Police say an HIV-positive Ypsilanti man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy he met through an annual Christmas dinner he sponsored. Fifty-three-year-old Leonardo Devinci Christian was arraigned...Tags: Sex Crimes, AIDS, Sexual Assault, HIV
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Leaner school district ahead in Galien
GALIEN — The Galien school district will be open for business after the first of the year, but it's going to be a leaner operation than perhaps some parents would like. Galien School Board members voted Monday night to recall some of the district's...Tags: Unemployment, Teachers, Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Students
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