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    May 22, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  1. Boca Raton sinkhole caused by water main break

    There were no injuries after a school bus hit a large sinkhole on a <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/news/bocaraton?track=tax-bocaraton">Boca Raton</a> street on Monday afternoon, police and city officials said.
    There were no injuries after a school bus hit a large sinkhole on a Boca Raton street on Monday afternoon, police and city officials said. Just after a water main broke at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, a school bus with about a dozen children on board drove...

    Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Town Center at Boca Raton

    2. May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Water bill whirlpool

    There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system &mdash; it is a money-soaking hole that puts the Queen Mary to shame.
    There is an old adage, often heard in the local marinas, that a boat is nothing more than a hole in the water into which you pour money. Turns out the same could be said about Baltimore's water and sewer system — it is a money-soaking hole that puts...

    Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Finance, Environmental Issues, Edgar Allan Poe, Environmental Pollution

    3. May 8, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  3. Colleen Castille: The right path for Florida's water future

    Every day, news outlets highlight Florida's water challenges: Rising sea level, drought, and concerns about water quality. Today, Florida is over-pumping our groundwater aquifer — a finite water source — and consuming water at an...

    Tags: Conservation, Water, Environmental Issues, Environmental Cleanup, Droughts

    4. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. City: 98-year-old water main cause of sinkhole that swallowed 3 cars

    As a relentless rainstorm battered the Chicago area early Thursday morning, Laide Giwa watched her Dodge Charger drop into a sinkhole.
    Tribune reporter
    As a relentless rainstorm battered the Chicago area early Thursday morning, Laide Giwa watched her Dodge Charger drop into a sinkhole. The hole — which had already swallowed two vehicles before claiming Giwa's car —was not caused by the rain...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Mayor, Physical Conditions

    5. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Widespread flooding closes expressways, many streets

    Flooding spawned by as much as 5 inches of rain closed the Edens, Eisenhower and Kennedy expressways this morning as a second wave of thunderstorms moves through the Chicago area.
    Flooding spawned by as much as 5 inches of rain closed the Edens, Eisenhower and Kennedy expressways this morning as a second wave of thunderstorms moves through the Chicago area. The Edens Expressway was closed between Foster and Touhy avenues and...

    Tags: National Weather Service, Air Transportation Delays, O'Hare International Airport, Metra, Chicago Weather

    6. Mar 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Possible sinkhole disrupts Florida families near where man died

    A possible sinkhole has forced two Florida families from their homes, officials said, in the latest example of the geological phenomenon that has frequently struck the Sunshine State.
    A possible sinkhole has forced two Florida families from their homes, officials said, in the latest example of the geological phenomenon that has frequently struck the Sunshine State. About 5 p.m. Tuesday, an emergency telephone call to Hillsborough...

    Tags: Hillsborough County, Television Stations, Television Industry, American Red Cross

    7. Mar 13, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Golfer is swallowed by 18-foot-deep sinkhole in middle of fairway

    Note to Mark Mihal: That's not what they mean by a hole in one.
    Note to Mark Mihal: That's not what they mean by a hole in one. Mihal was playing golf with some friends at Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill., on Monday. On the 14th fairway, Mihal was trying to gauge the distance from his ball to the hole when a...

    Tags: Golf, Sports

    8. Mar 12, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  8. That sinking feeling

    Golfers are used to hazards, but this is something out of the ordinary.
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    Golfers are used to hazards, but this is something out of the ordinary. A huge sinkhole opened up on the 14th fairway of a southern Illinois golf course. Golfer Mark Mihal had to be rescued from it by a rope. The sinkhole swallowed him and...
    9. Mar 5, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  9. Sinkhole Damage Isn't Covered By Standard Homeowner's Insurance In Connecticut

    If a home is swallowed by a sinkhole, the damage is not covered by a standard homeowner's insurance policy in Connecticut, according to the state Insurance Department.
    The Hartford Courant
    If a home is swallowed by a sinkhole, the damage is not covered by a standard homeowner's insurance policy in Connecticut, according to the state Insurance Department. Sinkholes have alarmed the public recently since a man and his bedroom fell into one...

    Tags: Insurance

    10. Mar 5, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Pictures in the News | March 5, 2013

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    In Tuesday's Pictures in the News: Kenyan men watch early election results on a television in the Kibera slum of Nairobi as the nation held its first presidential election since 2007 (more photos); a fire burns at Naples' museum park; workers remove...
    11. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| KWCH

  11. Kansas sinkhole disaster--just a matter of time?

    <span style="font-size: small;">In 2009, residents of a Hutchinson neighborhood worried their homes might be swallowed up by large sinkholes.&nbsp; The sinkholes were caused by years of underground salt mining.</span>
    KWCH 12 Eyewitness News
    In 2009, residents of a Hutchinson neighborhood worried their homes might be swallowed up by large sinkholes.  The sinkholes were caused by years of underground salt mining. The mining company bought out all 32 homes affected, so nobody will be killed...

    Tags: Salt, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida)

    12. Mar 4, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Florida sinkhole visible after victim's home demolished

    Demolition crews in Seffner, Fla., on Monday knocked down walls of the house where Jeff Bush, 37, was living before a sinkhole swallowed his bedroom on Thursday night.
    Demolition crews in Seffner, Fla., on Monday knocked down walls of the house where Jeff Bush, 37, was living before a sinkhole swallowed his bedroom on Thursday night. The hole was not visible outside the home before an 80-foot excavation arm knocked...
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