All Stories from August 22, 2014 (Change date)
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Washington wildfire burn scars turn into mudslidesAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - TWISP, Wash. - Rain in Washington state unleashed mudslides on land left bare by wildfires, washing down hillsides, damaging homes and closing highways as the threat of ...
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Man charged in attack on Chicago gang recruitAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - A third person has been charged in an attack on a 15-year-old Chicago boy who refused to join a gang. Police on Thursday announced that Marco Garcia-Bojorquez has been c...
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Rural, volunteer fire agencies receiving $194,000Aug 22, 2014 1:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS - Rural and volunteer fire departments from 29 counties throughout Indiana have been awarded more than $194,000 in grants. The grants are administered by th...
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CLC job events:Aug 22, 2014 1:01 am - Job-seekers are invited to attend two September hiring events sponsored by the College of Lake County Career and Placement Services. The Union Pacific Railroad will cond...
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Batavia man pleads guilty to pot chargeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - A Batavia man who was one of five people arrested with 598 pounds of marijuana pleaded guilty Friday to trafficking in cannabis. Richard Ecklund, 49, of the 2700 block o...
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Parents had hoped to negotiate with Foley captorsAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - ROCHESTER, N.H. - The parents of slain journalist James Foley said they regarded an email they received from his captors last week as a hopeful sign they could negotiate...
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Vincennes U. gets nearly $200,000 to train minersAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - VINCENNES, Ind. - Vincennes University has received more than $191,000 to provide safety training to miners. The grant is part of a total of $8.3 million awarded to 47 s...
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Yellen: Job market makes Fed hesitant on rate hikeAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming - If anyone thought Janet Yellen might clarify her view of the U.S. job market in her speech here Friday, the Federal Reserve chair had a message: ...
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Artist Christo says river project at a standstillAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - CANON CITY, Colo. - The artist Christo says his plan to suspend nearly 6 miles of silvery fabric in sections over the Arkansas River is in a "stand-still situation." The...
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Wisconsin shelter pauses cat adoptions after virusAug 22, 2014 1:01 am - RACINE, Wis. - Cat adoptions will be temporarily suspended at the Wisconsin Humane Society shelter in Racine after four cats tested positive for a contagious and often f...