Cause Unknown In Fatal Frat House Fire

" November 18, 2006 Nebraska - Officials Saturday sought the cause of a deadly fire at Nebraska Wesleyan University's Phi Kappa Tau fraternity house in Lincoln. A 19-year-old sophomore died in the Friday blaze that may have started in a second-story room, the Beatrice (Neb.)...

Chemical Reaction Sends Nine To Hospital

"Maryland - The Prince Georges County Fire/Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department was alerted this afternoon to an incident that would result in nine patients being transported to area hospitals after being...

Send Hamas leaders 'to paradise': Israeli deputy PM - CBC News

" Last Updated: Saturday, November 18, 2006 | 5:29 PM ET CBC News Leaders of the Hamas militant movement should be assassinated and moderate Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is "irrelevant," Israel's deputy prime minister called Saturday for. The comments by...

Cornelius Fire Rescue - Vehicle Into A House

"North Carolina - On Saturday November 11th at 0305 hours, Cornelius Fire and Rescue responded to a MVA at the intersection of North Main St and Davidson Street. At the time of dispatch, units were advised that...

Return of the Leonids: Saturday Night--Be There

""We expect an outburst of more than 100 Leonids per hour," says Bill Cooke, the head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office in Huntsville, AL. This pales in comparison to the Leonid storms of 2001 and 2002, when sky watchers saw thousands of meteors. Even so, a hundred per...

Strong Leonid Showers Expected Saturday

"Amazing Leonid showers are expected to begin tomorrow Saturday 18th around 9 p.m. in Los Angeles(12 a.m. EST). "

Belinda Emmett farewelled today

"FAMILY and friends will farewell Belinda Emmett today at the church where she married TV personality Rove McManus, after taking steps to make one of her final dreams come true. It was revealed yesterday that Emmett was close to finishing her "personal labour of love'' - a...

Hillbilly Fundamentalist Gun Nut Attacks Teen

"KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The bandit should have paid closer attention to the used car salesman's "Friends of the NRA" ball cap before pulling his gun. Auto dealer Greg "Lumpy" Lambert, a Knox County commissioner, said a young man walked onto his sales lot Saturday and was...

Paterson Fire Department - General Alarm

"New Jersey - On Saturday Morning, November 11th shortly after midnight the Paterson, NJ Fire Department responded to 225 16th Ave on a reported fire. On arrival, companies found a fully involved 2.5 story vacant frame partially collapsed and extending to both exposures....

Three Alarm Fire Destroys San Jose Home

"California - Units of the San Jose Fire Department were alerted to a house fire at 1845 Newport Ave. in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood just before 2:30 a.m., Saturday, November 11, 2006. Firefighters found...

Bush praises US troops on Veterans Day for their bravery ... - Canada.com

" View Larger Image President Bush pauses during his news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington in this Nov. 8, 2006 file photo. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Terence Hunt, Canadian Press Published: Saturday, November 11, 2006 Article tools ...

Today in history - Nov. 11

"Today is Saturday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2006. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between...

Protesters, Electronic Ticket Error, A Blogger Arrested: Lets Get it On, Virg...

In Virginia Jim Webb and George Allen are in a race to the end line. It's getting nasty, well nastier than before, as a crucial Senate seat is up for grabs. This race is so big that it has essentially over...

Man Killed By Bonfire Explosion

" November 6, 2006 A man died when an object exploded from a bonfire. Fire investigators said they believe the man was hit by a gas canister at the fire in Bilston near Wolverhampton on Saturday evening. West Midlands Fire Service dealt with 354 incidents on Saturday, 75% of...

SF Snowboard & Ski Event Soars High: Luckily There was a Net

"The only hitch seemed to be the main event. Early on, the man-made snow -- actually more like a giant Slurpee -- caused some problems: It didn't provide enough speed for the athletes on the in-run to get enough...

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