Roger Alford

(AP Photo/David Kohl) Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, right, and Washington Township fire chief Dana Kellenberger, left, look over damage in the village of Moscow, Ohio, Saturday, March 3, 2012. Massive thunderstorms, predicted by forecasters for days, threw off dozens of tornadoes as they raced Friday from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes. Twisters crushed blocks of homes, knocked out cellphones and landlines, ripped power lines from broken poles and tossed cars, school buses and tractor-trailers onto roads made impassable by debris.

Storms demolish small towns in Ind., Ky.; 38 dead Storms demolish small towns in Ind., Ky.; 38 dead

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 4:47pm

WEST LIBERTY, Ky. — Rescue workers with search dogs trudged through the hills of Kentucky, and emergency crews in several states combed through wrecked homes in a desperate search Saturday for survivors of tornadoes that killed dozens of people.

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US mine deaths hit record low of 34 in 2009

Roger Alford   The Associated Press
Last updated Friday, January 1, 2010 - 11:50pm

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The number of miners killed on the job in the United States fell for a second straight year to 34, the fewest since officials began keeping records nearly a century ago.

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