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Extreme Cold Leads to 150 Frozen Water Mains in Detroit

DETROIT (AP)–Crews with the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department were working Wednesday to repair 75 active water main breaks, about half the number reported since the beginning of the year. “We expect the final number for January will be the …

Her Car Was Crushed In Hurricane Zeta, Days After She Moved

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Looking back, there’s always that fateful moment. Coming home with hurricane supplies a few hours before Hurricane Zeta struck, Kimberly Laque parked her 1997 Honda CRV in front of Z’otz Cafe, about 30 feet back from …

Too Soon to Cast Blame in Maryland Road Collapse

Baltimore City Councilman Carl Stokes says it’s too soon to say who’s to blame for a street collapse that sent a retaining wall onto a railroad track in heavy rain. The slide April 30 swallowed part of 26th Street in …