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A man was critically injured in a two-car crash with a firefighter rushing to a house fire in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday night.
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Meth lab found after explosion in Pennsylvania

Investigators uncovered a meth lab following an explosion in Carbon County Sunday night.

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Tagged Carbon County, explosion, Lansford, meth lab, police | Reply
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SEPTA to simulate subway attack

The drill is scheuled for 8:30 a.m. at the Broad Street Line station located at Broad and Fairmount Avenue.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged attack, drill, explosion, septa, subway | Reply
An aerial view shows the aftermath of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Texas officials to launch criminal investigation into plant explosion

Texas officials are launching a criminal investigation into the fertilizer plant explosion last month in West, Texas, the state Department of Public Safety said Friday.

Posted in National
Tagged criminal investigation, explosion, fertilizer plant, Texas
The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas early April 18, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Stone

Texas Fire Marshal hopes to find cause of fertilizer plant blast

Investigators hope to determine by next week what caused the explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant that killed 14 people and injured about 200.

Posted in National, News
Tagged explosion, fertilizer, national, Texas
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IRS warns of charity scams for Boston, Texas in wake of tragedies

In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings and Texas fertilizer plant explosion, scam artists may be impersonating charities to steal money or get private information from well-intentioned taxpayers.

Posted in National, News
Tagged attack, Boston, Boston Marathon Bombings, explosion, irs, terror, Texas | Reply
Church goers bow their heads in prayer during an open air Sunday service four days after a deadly fertilizer plant explosion in the town of West, near Waco, Texas on April 21, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees

Texas residents seek healing at church after deadly blast

Hundreds of residents of the close-knit town of West, Texas sought healing at a church service on Sunday, as schools were readied to reopen and authorities investigated the cause of this week’s deadly fertilizer plant blast.

Posted in National, News
Tagged church service, deadly blast, explosion, fertilizer plant, Texas, West
An aerial view shows the aftermath of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas April 18, 2013.REUTERS/Adrees Latif

UPDATE: At least 14 dead in Texas fertilizer plant blast

Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of homes destroyed by a fiery fertilizer plant explosion in a rural Texas [...]

Posted in National, News
Tagged 14, explosion, fertiiser, Texas, West
Sen. Ted Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor

Mass. General surgeon: ‘I could see the smiles’ as Obama visited Marathon bombing patients

A Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon said he could see the smiles of the Boston Marathon bombing victims as they visited with President Barack Obama at the hospital Thursday.

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Tagged Alice Gervasini, barack obama, blast, bombings, boston marathon, Dr. David King, explosion, hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, president, Trauma surgeon, visit | Reply
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 22:  A general view of Boston's Children's Hospital on March 22, 2013 in Boston.  (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images)

President, First Lady visit Marathon blast victims at Boston hospitals

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama left this morning’s interfaith service at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and are meeting with patients, families and staff at separate Boston hospitals.

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Tagged blast, bomb, bombing, Boston, Children's Hospital, explosion, First Lady, hospitals, marathon, Mass General, motorcade, Obama, patients, president | Reply
The remains of a fertilizer plant smolder after a massive explosion in the town of West, near Waco, Texas April 18, 2013.
Credit: Reuters

Rescuers search for survivors of Texas fertilizer plant blast

Rescue teams searched the charred rubble of homes in a small Texas city on Thursday for survivors of a fiery explosion at a nearby fertilizer plant that killed as many as 15 people, injured more than 160 and destroyed dozens of buildings.

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Tagged explosion, fertilizer plant, survivors, Texas, Waco | Reply
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