Natural gas leaks an expensive, dangerous enemy (The Celina Record)
As a home inspector, Mark Elliott is accustomed to detecting natural gas leaks, but it’s where he finds most of them that may be most surprising.
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Public Safety: Murder-suicide suspected in elderly couple's deaths (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Police believe an 88-year-old Carlsbad man shot his 90-year-old wife with a small-caliber handgun before killing himself, but authorities haven't determined a motive. It is being investigated as the county's second apparent murder-suicide reported on the first day of the year.
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Colder Weather Could Stoke Rodent Problem (The 33 News Dallas Fort Worth)
  Pest control companies in North Texas say they can't remember a time when they've seen so many people having problems with rats and mice. They say cold weather causes the rodents to move toward homes in search of a warm place. However, North Texas has had very few hard freezes in recent years. Hard freezes tend to kill rodents, so their populations have been allowed to swell.  " Locate ...
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Press & News - South Crow River News - News (South Crow River News)
The following public safety summary information from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division is provided to residents as a public service. These highlights from Dec. 8 to Dec. 14, 2008, do not reflect all incidents handled or investigated by the HCSO during this time period.
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Next rainstorm threatens to cause more slides (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)
PORTLAND -- A mostly dry day on Monday was expected to provide relief to areas hit by flooding, but another rain storm arriving late Monday threatened to cause even more landslides and possible flooding, according to KGW Meteorologist Dave Salesky.
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