Friday, November 14, 2008

11/14/08

Two Arrested in Connection With Fatal Bus Shooting
Washington Post - United States
By Dan Morse US Marshals in Houston stormed a city bus today and arrested two fugitive gang members wanted in connection with fatal shooting of a ...
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30 students ill after riding on Clinton school bus
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
Clinton police are investigating a report of fumes on a school bus that made more than two dozen students sick. A 911 call was made just before 9 am ...
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Car hits special needs school bus; no serious injuries
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Posted: 10:03 AM- A car hit a handicapped school bus in Salt Lake City Thursday morning, but no one was seriously injured. The accident happened at about ...
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Ottawa Citizen
Jury gets first-hand view of bus stabbing scene
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
An Ottawa jury got a first-hand look yesterday at the exact spot where Michael Oatway was stabbed, boarding the same OC Transpo bus the 23-year-old was ...
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Increased bus fare unreasonable
Daily Cardinal - Madison,WI,USA
Tuesday night, the common council agreed to increase Madison Metro bus fares to $2 per ride in 2009. The increase is 50 cents higher than the current fare. ...
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6-year term for pushing elderly man off bus
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
Isafio Ferreras survived the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War, only to die at the age of 85 after being pushed off a city bus by a burly young man ...
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RFTA misses bus, raises fares, considers dogs
Aspen Daily News - Aspen,CO,USA
by Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer They approved a 5 percent fare hike on discount bus passes as part of a $29 million operating budget ...
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Unscheduled stop: Bank robbery suspect nabbed on getaway bus
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
By TIM HARLOW, Star Tribune A man who allegedly robbed a south Minneapolis bank on Wednesday used a most unusual get away vehicle: A Metro Transit bus. ...
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Scaled-back bus service may eventually hit ALEX
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
14, 2008 07:03 AM Phoenix will cut some of its Valley Metro bus services in December in an effort to quell budget woes. But city transit officials aren't ...
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Canada.com
School bus driver seen drinking while on job
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA - Dennis Caron was sitting by his apartment window catching up on e-mails Thursday afternoon when he was disturbed by an idling school bus. ...
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NJ Transit Offering Bus, Train Delay Info Online
By NYConvergence
The statewide transportation system will offer subscribers information about delays on its bus and rail systems via e-mail or text messages sent to their cell phones. Subscribers get information on service delays of at least 15 minutes, ...
NYConvergence - A digest of New... - http://www.nyconvergence.com/
Prescription help "bus tour" visits Providence
By Maria Armental
Since it was created in April 2005, the PPA bus tour has visited all 50 states and more than 2000 cities, helping more than 5 million patients, including more than 37000 in Rhode Island. A news conference will be held at 10:30 am at ...
Projo 7 to 7 News Blog - http://newsblog.projo.com/
Chamber holds redevelopment bus tour- The Register Citizen News ...
By noreply@blogger.com (Christopher Zurcher)
Chamber holds redevelopment bus tour- The Register Citizen News - Northwest Connecticut's Daily Newspaper: "TORRINGTON — The Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce held a day-long bus tour on Thursday through a number of towns with ...
CT Environmental Headlines blog... - http://www.ctenvironmentalheadlines.com/
11 killed in J&K bus mishap
11 people were killed and 15 others injured in a bus accident in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on November 12. The accident occurred when a mini bus skidded off the road and fell into Chenab River in the Karada area.
Video - MSN India: News - http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-in
Van crashes into school bus at South Bend intersection
SOUTH BEND — One person was injured in an accident involving a van and a South Bend Community School Corporation bus at Ironwood and Jackson roads.
WSBT - News - Local News - http://www.wsbt.com/news/local
Stanford Student Leaders Cancel Thursday Bar Outings
U.S. News & World Report - Washington,DC,USA
... the Thursday night bar outings that have recently been blamed for multiple hospitalizations and vomiting incidents on buses, the Stanford Daily reports. ...
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Violent incidents in South Florida schools
MiamiHerald.com - Miami,FL,USA
Parkway Charter Academy, Miramar, 2005: On the bus to school, Camille Burke shot and wounded classmate Kaliesha Cheatham. Classmates said Cheatham and her ...
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Another BATA bus rider is injured
Traverse City Record Eagle - Traverse City,MI,USA
The bus driver hit the brakes to avoid an accident, and Harris fell face-first out of the chair, according to a BATA incident report filed by the driver. ...
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Anti-Obama racial incidents spread across US
Detroit Free Press - United States
... according to one story. In an Idaho town, parents learned that second- and third-graders were chanting “assassinate Obama” on a school bus.
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It's True: Bus Drivers Have Eyes in the Back of Their Heads
New Canaan News Review - New Canaan,CT,USA
... we had probably 12 reportable incidents," NCSD Transportation Director Roy Walder said. It is illegal for a car to pass a stopped bus when children are ...
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Possible Luring Incident Investigated
Lex 18 - Lexington,KY,USA
Lexington police are investigating after a mother says her son was waiting for a school bus Thursday morning when someone drove up and the passenger asked ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for November 14, 2008.
By spdk(spdk)
On 13/11/2008 at 1750 hrs accused Vinod R/o Volamogaru village Putttur Taluk conductor of bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-B-6816 and Guruprasad driver of said bus abused one Manjunatha Hegde Police constable of Kavoor Police Station while he ...
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ACLU Concerned after Students in the South told not to say Obama
By Bruce
“I did have two incidents and the principals did review the bus driver tapes. It appears that some persons, out of disappointment and disillusionment with the election, may have been so frustrated that they said something inappropriate ...
the bruce blog - http://thebruceblog.wordpress.com/
Students on school bus in Idaho chant 'assassinate Obama'
By Therion(Therion)
Even with the election over, incidents continue to make the news. Earlier this week up to a dozen cars were sprayed with racist graffiti on eastern Long Island. At North Carolina State University graffiti included a threat to shoot ...
Therion - http://aidanmaconachyblog.blogspot.com/
School bus accident injures two
Coos Bay World - Coos Bay,OR,USA
Anderson said it’s common to have accidents at that intersection, but not to have vehicles actually hit the fire station. The truck destroyed the middle bay ...
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Northern Territory
Accidents keep police occupied
Northern Territory - Australia
Police would not rule out if the bus turned without giving way or if the stationwagon was speeding. It was one of two accidents yesterday afternoon. ...
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WLFI.com
TSC to purchase buses with seat belts
WLFI.com - West Lafayette,IN,USA
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The Tippecanoe school corporation will purchase new school buses with seatbelts, for more protection in case of roll over accidents ...
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Bus accidents gives students a scare
WNDU-TV - South Bend,IN,USA
Starke County Police say a pick-up truck slammed into a school bus this morning in Knox. It happened at the intersection of Toto Rd and County Rd 250. ...
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School bus struck from behind by car
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
Esary said the district has had several school bus accidents this winter, though bus drivers have rarely been at fault. She cautioned drivers to drive ...
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Two AM School Bus Wrecks
WTVC - Chattanooga,TN,USA
Chattanooga Police Lt. Kim Noorbergen reports a very busy morning with traffic accidents, including two school bus accidents. ...
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2 County School Buses In Minor Accidents: Pedestrian Struck
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
There is another school bus accident at Old Hixson Pike and Gadd Road in Hixson. There were no injuries and minor damage.
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Cop run over while probing accident
Express Buzz - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
Doddegowda, the driver of the bus has been detained by the police. St one pelting After this accident, the angry public that had gathered at the spot pelted ...
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Fijivillage
Remembrance Day For Bus Fire Victims
Fijivillage - Suva,Fiji
... road accidents on Saturday, the National Road Safety Council will hold a remembrance day for the 12 victims of bus fire at Naevuevu Village, Sigatoka. ...
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Six killed in road accident in eastern Nepal
Monsters and Critics.com - USA
However, police suspected speeding by the bus was the main cause of the accident. Hundreds of people are killed each year in road accidents blamed mostly on ...
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Leaders promise transit funding, new forestry policy
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Liberal Leader Jean Charest says he'll boost public transit services in the Montreal area if his government is re-elected on Dec. 8. ...
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CTA OKs fare hike for 2009
Chicago Sun-Times - United States
BY MARY WISNIEWSKITransportation reporter mwisniewski@suntimes.com CTA riders will see higher fares with the new year: The transit agency board this ...
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CTV.ca
Charest pledges help for public transit
CTV.ca - Canada
MONTREAL -- Premier Jean Charest says he'll boost public transit services in the Montreal area if his government is re-elected on Dec. 8. ...
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Montreal public transit fees may go up soon
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Montreal bus and transit users may be facing another fee increase in the new year. The Montreal Transit Corporation would not confirm it is raising prices, ...
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ATS gets transit remand of Dayanand Pandey
Hindustan Times - India
Press Trust Of India Maharashtra ATS on Thursday got the transit remand of Dayanand Pandey, a seer arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast case, ...
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Transit agency interested in REDDI project
Gettysburg Times - Gettysburg,PA,USA
BY SCOT ANDREW PITZER The agency that plans to operate a Gettysburg area transit system has announced that it is interested in obtaining a downtown property ...
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ATS gets transit remand of Dayanand Pandey
Hindustan Times - India
PTI Maharashtra ATS on Thursday got the transit remand of Dayanand Pandey, a seer arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast case, till November 16 to ...
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Washington buys transit
Baltimore Sun - United States
The good news is that Washington has finally decided to make a major new investment in transit. The bad is that it's metropolitan Seattle, Wash., ...
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ATS gets transit remand of Dayanand Pandey
Expressindia.com - New Delhi,India
Lucknow, November 13: Maharashtra ATS got the transit remand of Dayanand Pandey, a seer arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast case, till November ...
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Transit union boss backs PQ
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
Claude Benoît, head of the union representing the Montreal Transit Corp.'s 3800 bus drivers and métro ticket-takers, loudly interrupted Péquiste leader ...
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5-year-old boy left on school bus in Baxter
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
The boy was found unharmed in the bus at the Cass County home of the bus driver, who has been fired. Associated Press BAXTER, MINN. ...
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Stolen tour bus recovered in Michigan
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP ALBION, Ind. - Police have found a 45-foot tour bus stolen from a northern Indiana garage in a Detroit suburb and have arrested a man they believe was ...
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Pace budget will raise bus fares effective Jan. 1
Chicago Tribune - United States
Suburban bus riders will see higher fares starting Jan. 1, but they can still transfer onto Chicago Transit Authority buses and trains using a new seven-day ...
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Metro hosts Wilshire bus lane meetings beginning tonight
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
A quartet of public meetings begin tonight to discuss the proposed Wilshire bus lane project. The idea is to dedicate the right-hand lane to buses on ...
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Anguish of rush hour bus tragedy girl's family
Belfast Telegraph - United Kingdom
By Matthew McCreary A teenage girl who was killed in a tragic bus accident was last night described as a “wonderful and much-loved daughter”. ...
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Council OKs $238M budget -- and bus fare increase
The Capital Times - Madison,WI,USA
The council eventually voted 12-8 in favor of the mayor's plan for Metro, with one amendment that would move funds from the free bus ride program on Clean ...
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CROSSTOWN BUS ON A SNAIL TRAIL
New York Post - New York,NY,USA
By TOM NAMAKO, Transit Reporter At an average 3.7 miles per hour, it's the M96 crosstown bus. That pace was slow enough to take home the Straphanger ...
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Council OKs capital budget; bus fares, road projects are hot topics
The Capital Times - Madison,WI,USA
Other speakers in favor of an operating budget to keep Madison Metro fares at current levels included Laurie Wermter, a member of the Madison Area Bus ...
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Irate Mom Waves Gun at Students on School Bus, Police Say
MyFox Dallas - Dallas,TX,USA
An angry mom boarded a school bus on Tuesday morning and threatened students while waving a gun, according to police. According to witnesses, children on ...
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Late bus worries parent
Picayune Item - Picayune,MS,USA
She was told that a child on the bus become ill, causing her child’s bus to turn around, head back to the bus barn and where the remaining children wer ...
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Travel News - Blinded Pilot Lands Safely, Bus Hijacked to Disney ...
By chris2x
You’ve just hijacked a bus, what are you going to do next? Bus driver taken hostage at gunpoint; forced to drive to Downtown Disney. A man took a tour bus driver hostage briefly and forced her to drive to the Downtown Disney ...
Tripinator - Travel 2.0 - http://tripinator.com/
Marion County: Another driver sought in school bus crash
Police are looking for the driver of a small, red pickup truck with no front bumper who investigators said may have been contributed to a Wednesday afternoon school bus accident in Marion County.
TimesFreePress.com Breaking news - http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/breakingnews/
No injuries in Starke County school bus accident
STARKE COUNTY — A rough start to the school day for students on a bus in Starke County.
WSBT - News - Local News - http://www.wsbt.com/news/local
Stolen tour bus recovered in Michigan
ALBION, Ind. (AP) - Police have found a 45-foot tour bus stolen from a northern Indiana garage in southeastern Michigan and have arrested a man they believe was responsible for its theft.
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Bus crash report notes erratic driving
CHIPPEWA FALLS - The driver of a school bus that overturned Monday morning reportedly was driving erratically, including driving in the wrong lane, failing to stop at railroad tracks and not picking up students on her route, ...
Leadertelegram.com News Headlines - http://www.leadertelegram.com/

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