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Subcontractor Owes Mississippi Navy Base for Stolen Tools

A 61-year-old Long Beach man has been fined $1,000 and ordered to repay the Navy nearly $5,000 for tools stolen while he worked as a civilian subcontractor at the Seabee Base in Gulfport, Miss. The Sun Herald reports Joseph Daniel …

Jumper Hurtles into West Virginia River as Chute Fails

In front of horrified spectators, a BASE jumper’s chute didn’t fully open during Bridge Day celebration in Fayetteville, hurtling him into the New River at a speed of 60 to 80 mph. The unidentified jumper was airlifted Saturday to Charleston …