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Questions about Indiana stage collapse linger

Tom Coyne, Tom LoBianco The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 7:50am

INDIANAPOLIS — As the Indiana State Fair reopened after a deadly collapse of a concert stage, questions lingered about the structure's safety, why fans weren't evacuated as a storm moved in and whether anything could have been done to prevent the tragedy.

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(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) A portion of Old Snowbasin Road in Weber County started cracking and sinking after an April 18 storm caused four or five big breaks. Repeated attempts to repair them have proved unsuccessful. The road, which is closed every year until June 1, is still undrivable.

Federal funds to help repair N. Utah flood damage

Jesus Lopez Jr. Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 11:53pm

OGDEN — The floodwaters might have cleared away, but emergency management crews still have a list of damaged items in need of repair.

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Layton's Joplin Relief Effort

Jasen Asay Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 9:00pm

LAYTON -- Having lived in Utah for 25 years, Myke Crowder has often told people from out of state that Utah has the best people around. Still, he did not expect this.

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Storm washes out Bountiful's Skyline Drive

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau

Last updated Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 11:42am

FARMINGTON — Davis County emergency crews have closed Skyline Drive in Bountiful because it has washed out — again.

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Workers enter Japanese reactor for first time since quake

John M. Gilonna, Kenji Hall, Los Angeles Times

Last updated Thursday, May 5, 2011 - 8:58am

SENDAI, Japan - For the first time since the March earthquake and tsunami, workers on Thursday entered the No. 1 reactor at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to the Tokyo Electric Power Co.

The recovery team began a project to install six ventilation machines that would absorb isotopes from the air inside the building, said company spokesman Taisuke Tomikawa. Due to the high risk of radiation exposure, teams were expected to work in shifts inside the reactor.

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