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BC-NY--New York News Digest,ADVISORY, 6:30 pm Update, NY

Edit The Oklahoman 19 May 2016
— HEALTH INSURANCE-PREMIUMS, TEACH NY, EX-ASSEMBLY SPEAKER TRIAL, GREAT LAKES WATER ... Representatives of Great Lakes states and provinces have given preliminary approval to a precedent-setting request by a Wisconsin city to draw water from Lake Michigan ... Representatives of Great Lakes states and provinces have given preliminary approval to a precedent-setting request by a Wisconsin city to draw water from Lake Michigan....

Crews rescue person from subway tracks at State-Lake Red Line station

Edit Chicago Tribune 19 May 2016
Chicago Fire Department crews rescued a person on the State Street "L" tracks at the Lake Street station Wednesday evening, authorities said. A person was rescued after being down on the tracks, but preliminary information indicated the person did not come in contact with a train or the electrified... ....

Police rope in fishermen as precaution

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
The city police and the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) were on high alert on Wednesday following the rain that lashed the city over two days ... “We were constantly tracking the lake levels and rain updates ... Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services personnel said that there were very few calls regarding tree fall ... Traffic flow was also slow in many parts of the city due to water stagnation....

Rivalry Week: All the Dynamo rivalries you didn't know about (Houston Dynamo)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
Both the Gulf Coast (Houston) and the Great Lakes region (Chicago) lay claim to the title of the 'Third Coast,' thus we have a derby. The derby was formalized with the Calen Carr Cup after the former Chicago Fire forward was traded to the Dynamo in March 2011 ... Both teams have notched two regular season wins and tied seven times, though the Dynamo recorded a win over the Fire in the knockout round of the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs....

Police rope in fishermen to help them

Edit The Hindu 19 May 2016
The city police and the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) were on high alert on Wednesday following the rain that lashed the city over two days ... “We were constantly tracking the lake levels and rain updates ... Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services personnel said that there were very few calls regarding tree fall ... Traffic flow was also slow in many parts of the city due to water stagnation....

United Way of Salt Lake honors Changemakers for 2016

Edit Deseret News 19 May 2016
SALT LAKE CITY — United Way of Salt Lake honored six individuals and organizations Wednesday as 2016's Changemakers and United for Change award-winners ... It takes many helping hands and dedication across multiple sectors,” said Scott Ulbrich, chairman of the United Way of Salt Lake board of directors ... and CEO of United Way of Salt Lake....

Pedal to work Thursday and grab a bite to eat at one of seven pit stops

Edit The Salt Lake Tribune 19 May 2016
In honor of “Bike Month,” cyclists on Thursday can stop by one of seven commuter pit stops for a copy of Salt Lake City’s new “Bikeways Map” and grab a bite of breakfast on the way to work. The event is hosted by Bike Utah and Salt Lake City, as well as Jade Market and several local bike shops. The pit stops, according to Mayor Jackie Biskupki’s office, are a perk in recognition of growing numbers of bike commuters....

Polynesians refused service at Utah bar settle case

Edit Times Union 19 May 2016
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Polynesian men who sued a Salt Lake City bar where they said they were refused service because of their ethnicity have agreed to settle their lawsuit for about $2,500 each ... He said he couldn't provide any other information because of confidentiality rules ... The Salt Lake City area has a relatively large community of people of Polynesian descent....

Rwanda opens pioneering methane electricity plant

Edit Topix 19 May 2016
Rwanda formally opened a unique methane power plant Monday which it is hoped will one day provide 60 percent of the country's electricity, according to its operator. The generation station on Lake Kivu in Rwanda's west will also help reduce the risk of a potentially catastrophic natural disaster should the lake's vast quantities of methane and carbon dioxide be disturbed by an earthquake ... ....

Long strides, quick feet help Bonney Lake’s Miller dominate hurdles

Edit The News Tribune 19 May 2016
Bonney Lake High’s Cody Miller entered the week ranked second in state in Class 3A 110-meter hurdles. Miller finished first in the 110 hurdles and fifth in the 300 hurdles at sub-districts. Bonney Lake is primed to come back even stronger next year in both hurdles events ... ....

Lake Highlands High football player confessed to raping 15-year-old girl on campus, police say

Edit The Dallas Morning News 19 May 2016
A star football player at Lake Highlands High School has been accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at the school. LaQuantis Davis, 18, was arrested May 6 and charged with sexual assault of a child ... A year later he joined the Forerunner Mentoring Program, a nonprofit organization that says it aims to “break the cycle of fatherlessness” in the Lake Highlands area....

South Pond at Bogachiel Hatchery to open for trout fishing (State of Washington)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
State of Washington) ... Reason for action.Because of recent restrictions to general public access to Wentworth Lake, hatchery trout normally planted into Wentworth Lake are being planted in the South Pond at Bogachiel Hatchery....

Prescribed Fires Planned in Zion Canyon (NPS - National Park Service)

Edit Public Technologies 19 May 2016
Zion National Park will be implementing a series of five small prescribed fires totaling 21 acres this spring in Zion Canyon ... The primary objectives of these burns are to reduce the amount of exotic vegetation and its associated fire hazard, thus providing safety to park visitors, staff and park infrastructure, while simultaneously restoring native perennial grasses....
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