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Dozens of residents of a hillside overlooking scenic Puget Sound have evacuated their homes after a landslide occurred early Wednesday on Whidbey Island, about 50 miles north of Seattle. About 400-500 yards of earth of Whidbey Island slid off the coast of Washington about 600-700 yards into the water early this morning, forcing the evacuation [...]

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Police on Thursday said two brothers, ages 2 and 4, who were swept away Monday night when waves of water crashed into an SUV driven by their mother in Staten Island were found dead. A mother headed out of New York on Monday with her two son’s, Brandon Moore and Connor Moore, hoping to reach [...]

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At least 7 fires are burning across Colo. as the state battles one of the most severe wildfire seasons in recent memory. The state’s governor says officials across the country recognize that it’ll take a big push to get the blazes under control. At least 11,000 residents of Manitou Springs, Cascade, Chipita Park and Green [...]

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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has ordered mandatory evacuations for residents in low-lying coastal areas ahead of Hurricane Irene. Almost 300,000 people in flood prone areas of New York are under the first ever mandatory evacuation for a hurricane in parts of New York City includes all five buroughs — Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The [...]

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View Arlingtoncardinal.net/fireblog in a larger map Palatine police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 10:00 a.m. Monday to a gas leak after a construction crew severed a 2.5-inch gas line during construction work. Firefghters on the scene detected gas levels in multifamily residences and issued an evacuation order that lasted until about 3:00 p.m. Monday. Nicor sealed [...]

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