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New Jersey Shore Towns Worry Over Lack of Fire Boats

During a fire, it is customary for local companies from surrounding towns to respond. But if the fire occurs over the water, only a handful of companies in the southern New Jersey region are able to offer assistance, and local …

AAA Honoring Safest Towns in South Carolina

South Carolina’s safest communities are being honored by the Foundation for Traffic Safety of AAA Carolinas. Awards are being handed out in Columbia on Thursday at a luncheon featuring AAA and state officials, including Secretary of Transportation Robert St. Onge …

Switzerland Calls Up Army to Help Flooded Towns

Authorities in Switzerland have called in the army to help evacuate people and livestock from villages cut off by heavy flooding in the Alps. The Defense Ministry said Tuesday that soldiers have been deployed to the Bernese Highlands south of …