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San Francisco bridge shutdown spills into workweek
SAN FRANCISCO - It will be trains, boats or roundabout routes, all of them packed, for Bay Area commuters as the long weekend shutdown of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge spills into the workweek.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-08
Workers race to fix Bay Bridge crack before Tues.
SAN FRANCISCO - Transit crews scrambled to repair an unexpected crack in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and finish a long-planned seismic upgrade with just a day to go before the crush of morning commuters.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-09-07
Winter storm latest test for Fargo's levees
FARGO, N.D. - A blizzard battered North Dakota on Monday, threatening to create wind-whipped waves that could lash the patchwork levee system that has shielded much of Fargo from the swollen Red River. Engineers scrambled to shore up the dikes in hopes of averting the latest potential disaster nature has inflicted on this beleaguered city.
Nations:U.S. People:Bruce Willis Source:(AP)
2009-03-30
Fargo spends day in church and fighting off floods
FARGO, N.D. - Weary residents of this sandbagged city came together in churches Sunday, counting their blessings that the Red River finally stopped rising and praying the levees would hold back its wrath. A brief levee break that swamped a school provided a warning of the kind of threat that still hangs over them in the days ahead.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-03-29
Fargo gets good news with new flood forecast
FARGO, N.D. - Fargo's fears of a catastrophic flood eased Saturday with word that the Red River apparently crested at lower-than-expected levels, and weary residents turned their attention to ensuring their hastily built levees hold up against an onslaught of ice-laden water expected to stay high for at least a week.
Nations:U.S. People:Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2009-03-28
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