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Tropical Storm Fay stationary over Daytona
Sentinel Staff WriterAs of 5 a.m. the center of the Tropical Storm Fay is staying put off Florida's east coast, about 20 miles east-southeast of Daytona Beach. Fay's maximum sustained winds are still near 60 mph and extend outward 150 miles from the storm's center. Fay is...Tags: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Weather Statistics, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Fay, Hurricanes
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2 feet of rain, and 'nowhere for it to go'
Sentinel Staff WritersAt first, Jane Kazee's greatest fear was that Tropical Storm Fay would bring tornadoes to her Melbourne-area home. But as the system hovered over Brevard County on Wednesday, the resident of the Lamplighter Village retirement community realized that...Tags: Brevard County, Meteorological Disasters, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Tropical Storms
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Palm Bay's floods, fires a case study in Florida's flood-plain follies
Sentinel ColumnistThree months ago, Palm Bay was burning up in a wildfire fueled by drought. And now it's drowning in a flood. This is a cursed city, almost perfectly designed for the disasters that have befallen it. Palm Bay was one of Florida's greater flood-plain...Tags: Wildfires, Natural Disasters, Indian River Lagoon, Water Restrictions, Property
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Deadly crash in Madrid
Associated PressMore than 150 people were killed yesterday when an airliner taking off en route to a Canary Islands resort swerved off the end of a runway at Madrid's airport, crashed and burst into flames, Spanish officials said. The plane, an MD-82, carried 172...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Maryland, Health and Safety at Work, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Boeing Co.
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Volunteer Notes
The Volunteer Center Serving Howard County, in cooperation with CERN (the Community Emergency Response Network), is recruiting members of the community and referring them to local nonprofit and government agencies in need of volunteers for Disaster...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Disasters
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Teen strives to eradicate hunger by stocking food banks
Forum Publishing GroupPatience is a virtue, but James Flaig did not want to wait, not when he knew there were so many hungry people out there. The 16-year-old Coral Springs resident, who is a student at American Heritage School in Plantation, is the inspiration behind Can-...Tags: Schools, Charity, Law Enforcement, Police, Teen-agers
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Community Notes
The Columbia Association will hold a KidsKorner Meet and Greet at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the east Columbia library, 6600 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. The event will highlight opportunities and information available through the association's KidsKorner Web...Tags: Defense, Charity, Triathlon, Environmental Pollution, Chesapeake Bay
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FAA says it will review Eclipse very light jets
Associated Press WriterFederal aviation officials said Wednesday they are conducting an unusual 30-day review of the Eclipse 500 very light jets in response to reports of safety problems when the planes were certified in 2006. The union representing aircraft certification...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Bill Gates, Transportation Industry, Air and Space Accidents, Air Transportation
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'The closest thing to hell'
Los Angeles TimesIt was a troubled flight from the beginning. One attempt at takeoff was aborted. Departure was delayed by more than an hour. Passengers, many of them parents traveling with their young children, were grumpy and hot, eager to get on with it, to start their...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Maryland
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Congressman Dan Lipinski jumps aboard Canadian National deal
Chicago Tribune reporterCanadian National Railway's bid to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway gained momentum this week as a key congressman joined a coalition of suburban leaders throwing their support behind the controversial deal. U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-Ill.) and the...Tags: Des Plaines, Crete, Illinois, National Government, Indiana
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Volusia braces for Fay as Brevard battles flooding
Sentinel Staff WritersAs Brevard battles severe flooding, Volusia officials were bracing for Tropical Storm Fay. Coastal Volusia County residents are seeing the worst of the storm -- up to 10 inches of rain and winds up to 60 mph -- overnight and later this morning. Public...Tags: Brevard County, Hurricane Preparedness, Volusia County, Meteorological Disasters, Natural Disasters
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Fla. crews on rescue missions
Associated PressEmergency crews launched airboats into submerged streets yesterday to rescue central Florida residents trapped by rising floodwaters from a stalled Tropical Storm Fay, which soaked the state for a third consecutive day. Meanwhile, Gov. Charlie Crist...Tags: Brevard County, Georgia, Florida Keys Vacations, Natural Disasters, Meteorological Disasters
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