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Residents sift through ashes of 52 Utah homes

SALT LAKE CITY — Residents are sifting through the ashes of more than 50 houses destroyed by a central Utah wildfire. a helicopter picks up 2,600 gallons of water from an irrigation pond on Wednesday, June 27, 2012, to help fight the Wood Hollow Fire in central Utah. Livestock scatter in the commotion. The fire [...]

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Authorities remove 11 children from Texas home in abuse case

DAYTON, Texas –  Texas authorities said Tuesday they removed 11 children from a crowded home where a registered sex offender lives after they found eight confined in a small, dark bedroom with restraints tying some to their beds. Along with the children, 10 adults were living in the one-story, 1,700-square-foot home in Dayton, about 30 [...]

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Library offers portable video players for children

The Richland County Public Library now lets patrons check out hand-held video players for children, a popular diversion for car trips. The new Playaway videos, added to the library’s collection this year, are preloaded with “animated books” geared toward children older than 3, spokeswoman Padgett Mozingo said. They have proved popular. “The whole goal is [...]

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