US Coast Guard says 1 dead, 4 rescued and 5 missing from capsized boat off Florida's Atlantic Coast
Read full article: US Coast Guard says 1 dead, 4 rescued and 5 missing from capsized boat off Florida's Atlantic CoastU.S. Coast Guard crews are still searching for five people missing after a boat capsized off Florida’s Atlantic Coast.
Trip to Margaritaville can soon be made on Jimmy Buffett Highway
Read full article: Trip to Margaritaville can soon be made on Jimmy Buffett HighwayIconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet named one of his albums “A1A” in honor of the coastal highway that winds through about 340 miles along the state’s Atlantic Coast, and now Florida is about to return the honor.
SATELLITE, TRACK, MODELS: Category 1 Hurricane Ian aims for Atlantic after swamping southwest Florida
Read full article: SATELLITE, TRACK, MODELS: Category 1 Hurricane Ian aims for Atlantic after swamping southwest FloridaHurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast.
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Huge, stubborn recycling plant fire could burn for days
Read full article: Huge, stubborn recycling plant fire could burn for daysThe multi-alarm fire in the recycling plant started after midnight and burned into the morning. PASSAIC, N.J. – A huge fire engulfed a recycling plant overnight in northern New Jersey and raged into Saturday as firefighters battled flames, wind and frigid cold that turned the water from their hoses into treacherous ice. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries, but all 70 employees at the Atlantic Coast Fibers plant are accounted for, Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said. “When you consider a recycling plant, everything inside is conducive for continuing to burn,” he told WABC-TV, calling the building “a complete loss.”AdThe cause is under investigation, Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost said, but he doesn’t consider it suspicious. A lot of factors,” Trentacost told WLNY-TV.
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Big 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in September
Read full article: Big 12 moves ahead with fall sports beginning in SeptemberThe Big 12 Conference reaffirmed its decision to press on with college football and other fall sports Wednesday, joining the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences in taking the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. The move came one day after the Big Ten and Pac-12 announced they would not be participating this fall. The schools will all play each other to give them 10 total games with the Big 12 title game scheduled for Dec. 12. All non-conference opponents also must adhere to Big 12 standards. The virus continues to evolve and medical professionals are learning more with each passing week, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a statement.