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DONATE: Red Cross helping tornado victims across the Midwest
WASHINGTON, Monday, May 20, 2013 — The American Red Cross is helping people in the Midwest with shelter, food, relief supplies and emotional comfort after tornadoes over the last couple of days injured many people and destroyed homes. As many as...
Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Google Play, National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Natural Disasters
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Tips for finding your contractor
After the hurricane, the real work begins — if there is damage to your property. Assess the damage and write a list to give to your insurance company. Before you hire a contractor: • Find out what your property insurance will cover. At...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Land Price, General Contracting
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Death toll rises to 2 in Oklahoma tornadoes; more storms expected
The death toll from the most recent outbreak of tornadoes in the Midwest climbed to two on Monday morning as parts of four states braced for the possibility of more storms by nightfall. An official at the Oklahoma state medical examiner’s office...
Tags: National Weather Service, Mary Fallin, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Weather Warnings
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Twisters batter Oklahoma, killing 1, injuring 21, wrecking homes
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A series of tornadoes raked a broad swath of the Midwest on Sunday, destroying homes and a trailer park in Oklahoma, killing one person and injuring at least 21 others, officials said. As night fell, rescuers with flashlights picked through the rubble...Tags: Mary Fallin, National Weather Service, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Red Line construction project gets started
Tribune reporterHours into a Red Line construction project that promises to snarl commutes for months, the southbound train steered away from the Dan Ryan Expressway on Sunday morning and instead traveled down the Green Line tracks. As the operator reminded riders...Tags: Chicago Transit Authority
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Two years later: Road to Recovery in Joplin
areynolds@ky3.comJOPLIN, Mo -- This week will mark two years since the deadly tornado hit the town of Joplin. The twister killed 161 people and damaged thousands of homes and business. Two years later and Joplin is still on the road to recovery. A new hospital, schools,...Tags: Joplin, Missouri Tornado (2011), Natural Disasters, Cunningham Park, Tornadoes, FEMA
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Sex offenders seek safe haven at mobile home park
LEALMAN - When a 75-year-old man was fatally stabbed at the Palace Mobile Home Park last month, residents were shocked. The slaying was out of character for this community of 80 mobile homes, spread out behind a liquor store and used merchandise shop in...
Tags: Boca Raton, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Trials, Tampa
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Housing starts fall 16.5% in April, but building permits jump
WASHINGTON -- Housing starts dropped 16.5% in April to the lowest level since November, but permits for future construction rose to a nearly five-year high, providing mixed signals for the red-hot real estate market. Construction on privately owned...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Land Price, Real Estate
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Costa Mesans weigh in on General Plan
From urging better zoning enforcement to improving housing options for the homeless, those who attended a Wednesday night workshop on updating Costa Mesa's General Plan gave a wide variety of input. The workshop, in the Emergency Operations Center... -
Hiring subcontractors takes time, know-how
Carpenters used to handle almost every phase of home construction and renovation. That changed with the post-WWII building boom and housing mass production. Since then, building trades have become increasingly specialized. There may be a general...
Tags: Services and Shopping, General Contracting
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New-home trends that can work for your remodel
Builders are back in business, and new-home construction is up in areas across the country. So is remodeling, as plenty of Americans choose to stay put and upgrade their current homes rather than tackle the challenge of buying and moving into something...Tags: Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Energy Saving, Architecture, Renovation
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