Monday, February 1, 2010

Chopp, other pols come out for dedicated transit/rail lanes on 520 bridge
Seattle Times
Six elected officials lent their support to neighborhood groups who demand that two lanes of the future six-lane bridge be designed for bus-rapid transit ...
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Join me for D.C. area traffic, transit chat
Washington Post (blog)
How do you rate the performance of the highway and transit agencies? How do you rate the performance of your fellow drivers and transit users? ...
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White House Budget Seeks $4B for Transportation Infrastructure Bank
New York Times
As expected, the request for overall spending on the two largest federal ground transportation programs, highways and transit, remained relatively constant ...
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China: Jiangling resumes build of Ford Transit Classic
Automotive World
Jiangling Motors, a joint venture partner of Ford in China, has resumed production of the Transit Classic commercial vehicle. This followed the completion ...
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Bomb Squad Blows Up Suitcase At Burien Transit Center
KIROtv.com
A bomb squad robot blew up an unattended suitcase left at the Burien Transit Center early Monday, reported KIRO 7 Eyewitness News. Police said the suitcase ...
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Transit Cop Testifies That He Witnessed NYPD Subway Sodomy
Gothamist
During testimony today, a transit cop broke ranks and testified that he witnessed an NYPD officer sodomize a man during an arrest in the Prospect Park ...
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Bellevue's 'vision' puts transit out of focus
TheNewsTribune.com
The value of the Sound Transit light-rail system depends on its proximity to people and the places they want to go. Opposition to the regional transit ...
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Wired News
Tardy Transit? Tweet To The Top
Wired News
“Hopefully the governor is getting a lot of these tweets as well since it's the state, not San Francisco, that has abandoned public transit,” Winnicker said ...
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VentureBeat
San Francisco to funnel $171M into green transit center
VentureBeat
Slated to cost $4 billion, the revamped Transbay Transit Center would integrate several ambitious green concepts. Not only would its 5.4-acre roof double as ...
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Chicago Press Release Services (press release)
Transit agencies plan layoffs, cuts, fare hikes
Chicago Press Release Services (press release)
Just two winters ago, Chicago-area transit riders feared a doomsday scenario with threatened fare hikes, route cuts and layoffs. Again in late 2009, ...
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Calgary City News: Calgary Transit service lane Staff assist Haiti ...
By Brad Linn
Supporting charities and donating to worthwhile causes are things Calgary Transit's bus service lane employees think about on a daily basis. Each day, they collect bottles and cans that are left behind ontransit vehicles. ...
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WCHL News. Due to unsafe road conditions, Triangle Transit will be unable to serve portions of most bus routes. 102 Route The 102 route will NOT serve Jones Sausage Rd (ConAgra Foods). 105 Route The 105 route will NOT serve the District ...
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Georgia expects Russia to understand NATO transit | ICT magazine
Georgia confirmed on Monday its offer of military cargo transit for NATO troops in Afghanistan and expressed hope that Russia would not object to this move. Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili told Associated Press last Friday that Georgia had offered its ... I propose you center to this news if you're intellection of leaving your employ so you crapper intend a see of how a mortal crapper advancement from digit playing help to the next, every the patch making money. ...
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OPINION Blog | The Dallas Morning News
By letterseditor
We see now the problems of a regional transit system struggling with the local option of the cities in the region to participate. It may have been better to have a single regional vote to create DART or not, rather than allowing each ...
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Suspicious suitcase destroyed in Burien - Breaking News - The ...
A suitcase left at the Burien Transit Center looked suspicious because it was chained to a bus schedule sign.
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Salt Lake Transit News Thread - Page 108 - SkyscraperPage Forum
UTA to study transit options for Daybreak and Draper By Laura Hancock Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Transit Authority board of trustees on ...
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee needs a transit authority ...
With all due respect to the governor and other politicians who attended a news conference unveilingtransit legislation Tuesday, theirs may not have been ...
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Whitfield Schools Winter Dismissal Controversy
WTVC
But, they say there were no major bus accidents and no injuries reported, and they are looking at their procedures to see if they can improve the process ...
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Bus Accident Reconstruction
By admin
This is a accident. It happened in South Bend, IN on May 10, 2001. The bus' gas pedal got stuck, and it went onto the curb. It ran over two people. One of them was killed. The driver was temporary suspended. The bus itself, was repaired ...
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Proposed Georgia legislation to crack down on texting while ...
... attorney representing seriously injured people and families of people killed in tractor trailer, big rig, semi, intermodal container freight, log truck, cement truck, dump truck, log truck and bus accidentsstatewide in Georgia. ...
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Toyota Recall Lawyer – Were You Injured Due To A Faulty ...
By Personal Injury Lawyer Ledger
This is just one of the many tragic accidents that led up to Toyota recalling approximately 2.3 million vehicles. Included among the recalled vehicles are certain models and years of the RAV4, Corolla, Matrix, Avalon, Camry, Highlander, ... Select Category, Auto Accident Lawyer (45), Aviation AccidentLawyer (1), Bus Accident Attorney (2), Case Of The Week (2), Ethical Attorney Marketing (6), General Legal Advice (9), Law Firm Technology (5), Law Office Management (9) ...
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Study: Distracted Driving Laws Have Not Reduced Crashes - motor ...
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airline safety; airplane accidents; bus accidents; bus safety; car accidents; CDC; CPSC; defamation; drug safety; FDA; food poisoning; food safety; foodborne illness; medical malpractice; negligence; NHTSA; NTSB; recalls ...
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No Texting Laws Affect Truck and Bus Drivers
By Michelle Rue
After several incidences of students reporting that their bus driver was texting while driving them to or from school, or actual accidents that arose, has caused this law to be enforced. Although, this is far from solving the problem ...
ChoiceAutoInsurance.com Blog - http://blog.choiceautoinsurance.com/Auto-Insurance-Blog/


New Info: School Bus Accident In Pasquotank County
The driver of a pickup truck which struck a loaded school bus Tuesday outside of Elizabeth City is in serious condition at a Norfolk hospital.
Elizabeth City Bus Accident Leaves Several Students with Injuries ...
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How drivers can prevent school bus accidents - Accident News ...
Accident News Article: Jan 22, 2010 - After an area student was struck and killed by an on-coming vehicle while trying to board a school bus, ...
The Kahn Law Firm, PC: Houston Truck-Bus Accident Leaves Three ...
The Kahn Law Firm, PC wrote a note titled Houston Truck-Bus Accident Leaves Three Injured-Texas Accident Lawyers. Read the full text here.
Chinese man arrested after fatal bus rampage kills nine
BBC News
A man has been arrested on suspicion of killing nine people after he allegedly stabbed his boss, stole abus then crashed it, Chinese media reported. ...
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Hearings this week on D.C. suburban bus service
Washington Post (blog)
This week, several suburban jurisdictions are scheduled to hold forums and hearings on bus fare increases and service cuts. -- Montgomery County's Ride On ...
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Buttars: Ax high school bus, 12th grade
Salt Lake Tribune
"How many times have you seen a senior high bus go down the road and it's got three kids in it? A lot." Should funding for high school busing in urban areas ...
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Metro bus and MetroAccess resuming normal service
Washington Post (blog)
1:40 pm UPDATEMetro bus and MetroAccess are resuming normal service, except for on a handful of routes. Bus routes that are still operating on emergency ...
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Greyhound Passengers Stranded for Four Days in Memphis
FOXNews
Dozens of Greyhound Bus Line passengers have been stranded for up to four days in Memphis, Tenn., where one passenger was forced to wait outside in the ...
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Nissan Diesel S.Africa, WesBank Partner for Loans, Bus. Day Says
Bloomberg
By Ana Monteiro Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Diesel Motor Co.'s South African unit is partnering with FirstRand Ltd.'s WesBank, the nation's largest ...
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PennDOT Truck, Port Authority Bus Collide On Parkway
ThePittsburghChannel.com
A crash between a Port Authority bus and a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Vehicle is causing problems for some commuters in Wilkinsburg. ...
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Suspicious suitcase destroyed in Burien
Seattle Times
A suitcase left at the Burien Transit Center looked suspicious because it was chained to a busschedule sign. The Associated Press A suitcase left at the ...
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Car hits Miramar teen on her way to catch bus
Sun-Sentinel
By Alexia Campbell, Sun Sentinel A high school student walking to a bus stop Monday morning was hit by a car and rushed to the hospital, authorities said. ...
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Driver hospitalized in Pittsburgh-area bus crash
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
An exit onto outbound Interstate 376 east of Pittsburgh remains closed after a transit bus crash that has injured the driver. Port Authority of Allegheny ...
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Nine killed in West Bengal bus accident (Lead)
Nine killed in West Bengal bus accident ...The bus was overtaking a truck near Lalpur area wh...The Manbazar-bound bus from Adra hit a culvert and...Several of the injured were in serious condition. ...
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Nine Killed in West Bengal Bus Accident
Kolkata, Feb 1 - Nine people were killed and 30 injured Monday when a bus overturned in West Bengal's Purulia district after its driver lost control of the. ... About Vamban News Blog. Vamban is name of the village located at Pudukkottai district in tamilnadu – india. Also Vamban is a famous malayalam movie name, starring with Ratheesh, Ravi T G, Rohini, Anuradha, Kalarenjini, Rani Padmini and directed by Hassan which relaesed on year 1987. Latest News ...
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Singer Susan Boyle still catches the bus – Coach Broker News (blog ...
By Watch Susan Boyle
Singer Susan Boyle still catches the bus. Coach Broker News (blog) The former church volunteer turned millionaire singing sensation, Susan Boyle, proves that old habits die hard. The 48-year-old from West Lothian is . ...
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Girl student hit by bus, dies
Girl student hit by bus, dies...Dinapriya Swain of Aurobindo High School died when...After the accident, a mob set the school bus on fi...The local people blocked the roads and demanded co...In view of the tense situation, the district ...
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Six killed as bus overturns in West Bengal
Six killed as bus overturns in West Beng...The driver lost control while overtaking a truck n...The buswas going to Manbazar from Adra....Several of the injured were still trapped in the b...
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Guided Bus news, and news « Chairman's log
Guided Bus news, and news. January 30, 2010. News to the Cambridge News is that BAM Nuttalls are being charged £14000 a day for late delivery. ...
School Bus Caught in Sinkhole - Baltimore News, Weather, Breaking ...
Rescue crews are on the scene in Dundalk after a school bus got caught in a sinkhole.

Lindbergh to send home note about bus stop incidents; second happened this morning
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog)
By Valerie Schremp Hahn After an incident Monday afternoon involving a man who called to a girl at a bus stop, a second unrelated bus stop incident happened ...
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Bus with Florida soldiers overturns, 1 critically hurt, 18 sent to hospital
Orlando Sentinel
A military bus carrying Florida-based soldiers overturned on State Road 21 in North Florida this afternoon, causing critical injuries to one soldier and ...
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Baroud praises officers for rescue efforts in Ethiopian plane crash incident
Daily Star - Lebanon
... Majzoub's alleged kidnapping in January as well as the shooting incident at a Syrian bus in the northern region of Deir Ammar earlier in January. ...
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Bill would fine drivers who leave kids on school buses
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"We have seen way too many incidents of children being left behind on a school bus," he said in a news release. "It is time to institute harsh penalties for ...
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Bulgaria-Greece Border Sees Increased Police Presence, Tensions Mount
Novinite.com
Photo by BGNES Tensions and incidents occurred late Tuesday night at the border crossing point Kulata – Promahon between Greece and Bulgaria. ...
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Former teacher facing sex charges
Ocala
At the time of the alleged incidents, Nichols was 23, officials say. The former Meadowbrook Academy teacher, whose contract was not renewed at the end of ...
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US missionaries see judge in Haiti child case
Reuters
He added the situation in badly damaged Port-au-Prince was mostly calm, apart from "isolated incidents of looting or attacks on convoys of food. ...
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Alaska's Rogue Star - Spill Baby, Spill
Huffington Post (blog)
On a big, blue bus custom-fitted for Sarah Palin's multi-state book tour, her smiling face looks out - next to an oversized autograph, superimposed against ...
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Fare spat highlights growing tensions
San Francisco Examiner
In 2009, there were 81 assaults recorded against Muni operators, a 33 percent increase from 2008's 61 incidents, according to Municipal Transportation ...
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Two girls report possible luring attempts in Tacoma
TheNewsTribune.com
The first incident occurred about 7:25 am near South 13th and G streets. A 13-year-old girl was waiting for the school bus when a full-size blue pickup ...
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DC Metro Plans Terrorism Drills on Train, Bus Systems - Grendel Report
The drills will be followed by tabletop exercises that will help Metro coordinate a strategy to mitigate such incidents with local agencies, including the police, fire and emergency departments from Arlington County, Alexandria, ...
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News Highlights | 98.9 X-FM 102.5
By ken
In a separate incident, members of the Antigonish-Guysborough Street Crime Enforcement Unit arrested a 19-year-old Antigonish County woman for impaired driving. Police say both drivers face charges of impaired operation of motor vehicle and ... The driver of a bus that plunged into the Tracadie River Saturday evening near Monastery was involved in a similar accident last winter. Ken Mitchell was one of five people sent to hospital after the bus smashed through a guardrail ...
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MArooned: Guess Who's Having a Birthday Today!
By Jay G
I've learned how to change a diaper, remove a splinter without pain, and drop the kids off at school when they miss the bus and *not* get caught in the massive traffic jam that is the morning dropoff... Along the way there have been highs and lows, frightening incidents and life-changing milestones. I've felt my blood run cold as the doctor made a tentative diagnosis of meningitis (later proven to be just a stubborn bug); I've put him on the big yellow school bus taking ...
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The Mudflats » Voices from the Flats – Spill Baby, Spill
By akmuckraker
Add the big blue bus – a modern day version of the old covered wagon – to the seemingly inexhaustible list of Alaska images. Missing from this picture is the private jet that flew Palin from city to city while her road crew drove the bus ..... The game plan ADEC and its contractor had devised would have ignored small spills and minor incidents, reasoning that such incidents do not cause serious problems. Project critics pointed out that the approach the state was taking ...
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LTA: School closures: Honesty includes deficit figures
By Langley Teachers' Association
There is a dramatic reduction in incidents of fighting and vandalism. The safer caring environment created by a small school promotes academic and personal development for all students. I could go on, but I know that you have to agree that small ... Now parents have to pay for their children to take the school bus, because of the deficit. You want to close more schools; more children will have to take the school bus. Are you trying to make a profit, or educate children? ...
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Stranger alert in Lindbergh school district after two incidents ...
In the last 24 hours, two unconnected bus stop incidents were reported to Crestwood Police. Police have investigated both incidents, interviewed the ..
1 killed, 3 hurt when school bus collides with car near Greeley, Colo.
Los Angeles Times
(AP) — A teenager is dead after the car she was riding in was hit broadside by a school bus north of Greeley, Colo. Investigators say the Tuesday-morning ...
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19 Florida Army National Guard members injured when bus overturns at training ...
Los Angeles Times
(AP) — Nineteen members of the Florida Army National Guard have been injured when the bus they were riding in overturned at a training center. ...
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Pa. woman allegedly hits bus driver with snowball
Washington Post
... faces a hearing on charges that she hit a transit but driver in the head with a snowball because he wouldn't let her board with an expired bus pass. ...
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1 dead, 15 hurt in Long Island bus crash
Newsday (subscription)
February 2, 2010 By AP (AP) — Police say a man was killed when his car collided with a bus on eastern Long Island. The crash Tuesday morning involved a ...
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The real Super Bowl winners? Indianapolis school children
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
In 2007, IPS was forced to cancel classes the day after the Super Bowl because too many bus drivers did not pick up children. You hear that, bus drivers? ...
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Metro scales back its bus service due to road conditions; may affect morning rush
Washington Post (blog)
Metro decided to limit its Metrobus service Tuesday night to snow emergency routes only. According to a statement from the agency, buses are traveling only ...
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Cops: Bus driver faces charges after taping boy's mouth
Newsday (subscription)
The school bus driver who taped an unruly student's mouth shut in an effort to quiet him has been charged with endangering the 10-year-old boy, ...
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Fairfax Connector running limited bus service
Washington Post (blog)
The Fairfax Connector has altered several of its bus routes due to the snowfall throughout the region. Check the latest updates on the Connector's snow ...
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Students hurt in Marlborough bus crash leave hospital
MetroWest Daily News
By Paul Crocetti/Daily News staff All of the injured students have been released from the hospital following Monday's school bus accident, ...
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Campus closes after car-bus crash near Pittsburgh
phillyBurbs.com
The bus driver was complaining of leg pain but there were no immediate reports that any bus passengers were hurt. School officials closed the campus until ...
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Sindh Today – Online News » Three killed as mini bus overturns in ...
By SindhToday
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Three people, including a student, were killed and about two dozen people were injured when a mini bus overturned near Majnu Ka Tila in north Delhi Wednesday, an official said. The accident occurred after a tyre ...
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No injuries in Great Kills school bus crash | Staten Island South ...
By Staten Island Advance
From our South Shore weekly: • A fertile idea for Island foodies. • ELSEWHERE · » MORE WEEKLY STORIES. Staten Island Neighborhoods: South Shore. Local news & events from Tottenville, Great Kills, Huguenot and more. Real-time news » ... STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- There were apparently no injuries when a school bus and a car were involved in a minor crash at the intersection of Ridgewood and Leverett Avenues in Staten Island's Great Kills section this morning. ...
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25 Florida National Guard soldiers hurt when bus overturns
Officials say twenty-five soldiers were injured this afternoon when the bus they were traveling in overturned.
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Would-be MP supports Fareham-Gosport bus scheme - Portsmouth Today
Would-be MP supports Fareham-Gosport bus scheme - Gosport's prospective MP has pledged her support for the Bus Rapid Transit scheme. ... Would-be MP supports Fareham-Gosport bus scheme ... Resident Helen Nelson told The News she will now not vote for Mrs Dinenage if she continues to support the BRT scheme. The 80-year-old, from Brune Lane, Rowner, said: 'I won't be voting for Caroline as she is supporting it. 'I think it's a crazy idea. What's the use of running a bus ...
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So Salem: Community news from Salem - Roanoke.com » Singles Travel ...
By Chelsea Arner
So Salem's Miranda Adkins covers community news in Salem, Virginia.
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Military Bus Overturns, Injures 25 - Jacksonville News Story ...
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. -- A military bus carrying 30 Florida National Guard members overturned Tuesday afternoon on State Road 21 near Goldhead Branch State Park ...
National Guard members hurt in bus crash |West Palm Beach News ...
At least 19 members of the Florida Army National Guard were injured when the bus they were riding in overturned in north Florida.

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