Native animals to return to Dirk Hartog Island (State Government of Western Australia)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Oct 2016
State Government of Western Australia) ​10 native mammal species and one bird species to be reintroduced to historic Dirk Hartog Island $22.5 million for stage two of ecological restoration project. Environment Minister Albert Jacob has approved funding of $22.5 million to reintroduce native animals to Dirk Hartog Island National Park for stage two of an ecological restoration project....

The Latest: 825K without power in South Carolina

Edit The Oklahoman 09 Oct 2016
Hurricane Matthew ate away at the beach on Folly Beach but did no major structural damage to homes on the island southwest of Charleston ... City police have a checkpoint at the bridge leading to the island and are keeping out sightseers ... And there was good news for islanders late Saturday as the sun tried to peak through the clouds left in the wake of Matthew ... But that part of the island was inaccessible by vehicle Saturday afternoon....

Commuter train derails east of New York City

Edit Austin American Statesman 09 Oct 2016
A spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road says the eastbound train derailed east of New Hyde Park just after 9 p.m ... He says none of the injuries are life-threatening.In this photo provided by Sarah Qamar shows a Long Island Railroad train derailed near New Hyde Park, N.Y., Saturday, Oct ... A spokesman for the Long Island Rail Road says the ......

'All tore up': 3 dead as Matthew leaves big mess in Georgia

Edit The Roanoke Times 09 Oct 2016
TYBEE ISLAND, Ga ... Simons Island, where around 3 a.m ... After the storm passed, the couple drove around the island Saturday marveling at how few homes were damaged in the midst of so many fallen trees ... Those who ignored evacuation orders on Tybee Island, 18 miles east of Savannah, got a similar glimpse when the weather calmed ... The Coast Guard rescued a man stranded on a sailboat in the Bull River near Tybee Island, officials said....

NR 16-60/61 (Brevard County Sheriff's Office)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Oct 2016
192 (Melbourne Causeway)  SR 518 (Eau Gallie Causeway)  SR 404 (Pineda Causeway)  SR520 (Hubert Humphry Bridge into Merritt Island)**  SR 528 (Beachline Expressway)  SR 405 (NASA Causeway)  SR406 (A ... At this time, the City of Cocoa Beach is the only area on the barrier island that is not open for evacuees to return ... As the other causeways are cleared by FDOT, we will release them for traffic back onto the barrier island....

Saturday's Scores

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 09 Oct 2016
Pine Island def. Pine Island def. Pool BChisago Lakes def. Chisago Lakes def. Triton def. Triton def. Triton def. Visitation def. Visitation def. Pine Island def. [...] PlaceTriton def. Park (Cottage Grove) TournamentPark (Cottage Grove) def. Park (Cottage Grove) def. Park (Cottage Grove) def. St. Paul Academy def. St. Paul Academy def. St. Paul Highland Park def. [...] PlaceSt. Paul Highland Park def. St. Paul Highland Park def ... Centennial def ... Bemidji def....

Up to 100 suffer non-life-threatening injuries after Long Island commuter train derails

Edit Business Insider 09 Oct 2016
A train sits derailed near the community of New Hyde Park on Long Island in New York, U.S., October 8, 2016. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Long Island Rail Road passenger train derailed on Saturday near the community of New Hyde Park, New York, injuring dozens of people and forcing suspension of service on the key transit line in both directions, railroad and police officials said....

Minehunters rendering safe (Royal Australian Navy)

Edit Public Technologies 09 Oct 2016
HMA Ships Diamantina and Huon have spent two weeks finding and destroying unexploded Second World War munitions in the waters around the Solomon Islands during Operation RENDER SAFE. The Sydney-based mine hunters found over eight tonnes of projectiles and bombs during their searches around the Russell Islands, Florida Group and Honiara....

Hurricane Matthew: Anastasia Island takes a hit, but starts to get back to normal

Edit Tampa Bay Times 09 Oct 2016
ANASTASIA ISLAND — Hardly anyone had stayed on this island as Hurricane Matthew rolled north up Florida's east coast. And now, the day after the storm, many of the residents were stuck in hotels and shelters in nearby St. Augustine, unable to drive back home over the Bridge of Lions, blocked by the National Guard ... ....

Villanova 35, URI 0: Rams have no answer for Wildcats

Edit The Providence Journal 09 Oct 2016
(AP) — Zach Bednarczyk threw two touchdown passes, Villanova ran for 317 yards and three scores and the Wildcats beat Rhode Island, 35-0, on Saturday. Bednarczyk completed 8 of 9 passes for 133 yards and added 59 yards rushing ... limited Rhode Island (1-5, 0-3) to one first down — due to a personal foul — in the first [...]> ......

John Gillooly: Portsmouth's Coyne has a leg up on the competition

Edit The Providence Journal 09 Oct 2016
PORTSMOUTH — It didn’t matter what form of social media you visited a few weeks ago because there was a video of Portsmouth’s Sean Coyne kicking a 58-yard field goal in a Rhode Island high school football game. That’s not surprising because a high school kid kicking a field goal that long is not something you see every ......

Train derailment disrupts passenger service on Long Island, New York

Edit Reuters 09 Oct 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A train derailed on Saturday near the community of New Hyde Park on Long Island in New York, forcing suspension of passenger service in both directions, the Long Island Rail Road said, as local media reported multiple injuries. ....

Latin America expresses solidarity with Haiti after Hurricane Matthew

Edit Xinhua 09 Oct 2016
Food, bottled water, mattresses as well as machinery to remove rubble and medical staff form part of the convoys that different Latin American countries have sent to help the island ... Mexico is also playing its part and standing in solidarity with the island nation ... which has not been completely eradicated from the island since the 2010 earthquake....
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