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Local Red Cross, utilities sending hurricane help
Local volunteers from the American Red Cross and utility workers are leaving this weekend for various parts of the East Coast in anticipation of Hurricane Irene.
At least four Red Cross are going from St. Joseph County, four from Elkhart County and...Tags: Indiana Michigan Power Company, Volleyball, Fort Wayne (Allen, Indiana), Northeast Utilities, Social Issues
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Local disaster relief group prepares for Irene
As the East Coast gets ready for Hurricane Irene to roll in, Joe Wilkey is getting ready to go there.
“We plan to pull out of here either Monday or Tuesday,” he said, talking on the phone to a church leader in Norfolk, Virginia.
Wilkey is...Tags: Disasters, Natural Disasters, Joplin (Jasper, Missouri), Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Missouri
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Newborn found dead in NC grocery store bathroom
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities say a newborn girl was found dead in a bathroom stall at a North Carolina grocery store. An employee at a Bi-Lo in Hendersonville called police around 9 p.m. Sunday to say the infant's body was found... -
Local disaster relief truck heading for East Coast
A local emergency response vehicle is hitting the road to help victims of Hurricane Irene. The St. Joseph County Red Cross disaster relief truck will leave South Bend on Tuesday morning.
Last week, they sent over 20 local volunteers to the East Coast...Tags: American Red Cross, Human Body, Hurricane Irene (2011), Blood, St. Joseph County (Indiana)
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Alligator bites boy, 11, at Valparaiso amusement park
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Police say an 11-year-old North Carolina boy was bitten on the hand by an alligator at a northern Indiana amusement park after a man invited nearby children to pet the 2-foot-long reptile. The Post-Tribune of Merrillville...Tags: Travel, Theme Park Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Indiana
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Man arrested after woman's body found in car trunk
CLIFTON FORGE, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina man has been charged with homicide and being a fugitive from justice after authorities discovered a woman's body in the trunk of his car in western Virginia. WAVY-TV in Portsmouth, Va.,...Tags: Steger, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Crimes, Murder
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Shark bite injures girl off North Carolina coast
OCRACOKE, N.C. (AP) — The family of a 6-year-old girl bitten by a shark in North Carolina says the child is in good condition. A statement from the parents issued by Pitt County Memorial Hospital said the girl's mother was 10 feet away and...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Human Interest, Gardens and Parks
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Woman charged for preacher kiss at gay pride event
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina woman has been charged with simple assault after she kissed a Bible-waving preacher at a gay pride parade. Joan Parker of Colfax admits she kissed a man on the cheek at the event Saturday, called Lesbian, Gay,...Tags: Bible, Gays and Lesbians, Minority Groups, Religious Texts
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Secrets of woman with 5 dead husbands die with her
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — To the outside world, Betty Neumar was a diminutive Georgia grandmother with a shock of white hair who operated beauty shops, attended church and raised money for charity. No one asked questions when her last husband died. It...Tags: Georgia, Louisiana, Crime, Law and Justice, The Associated Press, Crimes
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Abortion showdown could cost Indiana $4.3 billion
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A looming showdown over Indiana's new law that cuts funding for the Planned Parenthood organization may test how far Republican-led states are willing to go in pressing their tough new anti-abortion agendas.
The stakes are high....Tags: Medical Services, Abortion Issue, Barack Obama, Politics, Medicaid
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Indiana, Michigan, Ohio salmonella outbreak tied to chicks, ducklings
ATLANTA (AP) — Health officials say 39 people have been sickened from a salmonella outbreak spread through handling baby chicks or ducklings. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the cases occurred from late February to late May...Tags: Wisconsin, Georgia, Maryland, Health, Ohio
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Virginia inmate sues after gruesome tries at sex change
DILLWYN, Va. (AP) — Crouched in her cell, Ophelia De'lonta hoped three green disposable razors from the prison commissary would give her what the Virginia Department of Corrections will not — a sex change. It had been several years since...Tags: Medical Services, The Ohio State University, Science and Technology, Psychotherapy, Health Treatments
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