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Several Injured In Cedarbrook Deck Collapse

Philadelphia police and fire officials are investigating the cause of a deck collapse that left several people injured including a 3-month-old baby. Just before 5:30 p.m. fire officials were called to a home on the 7900 block of Michener Avenue in the Cedarbrook section of the city for reports of a collapse. When officials arrived they discovered that the rear deck from the home appeared to have ...

Boat tour steers clear of rickety bridge

A tour boat operator in Saskatoon isn't taking any chances going under the city's Traffic Bridge which was recently closed to deck traffic.

Weakened Earl packs less force than feared

The remnants of Hurricane Earl took aim at Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping heavy, wind-driven rain on Cape Cod cottages and fishing villages accustomed to nor'easters.

Weakened Earl hits Mass. with wind, rain, surf

The remnants of Hurricane Earl headed for Nova Scotia early Saturday after a brush with the Northeast that was far less intense than feared, dumping wind-driven rain on Cape Cod's gray-shingled cottages and fishing villages.

Region under a cloud

A "cloud to the deck" pea-soup fog yesterday capped off a murky but warmer and wetter Wairarapa August than usual that saw other east coast spots sodden with rain.