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Nearly 100 Reported Injured After Quake Hits Coastal Peru
KTLA NewsLima, Peru -- Civil defense officials reported nearly 100 injuries after a strong earthquake shook coastal Peru early Monday. The magnitude 6.3 quake hit about 15 kilometers (9 miles) southeast of Ica, at a depth of 39.2 kilometers (24.4 miles), the U.S....Tags: Television Stations, Health, Television Industry, U.S. Geological Survey, Peru
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Severe Weather Rakes Southeast; 2 Dead in Alabama
CNNBIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Severe weather tore across the Southeast early Monday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100 and spreading damage through several states, emergency officials said. The two fatalities reported were near Birmingham,...Tags: Weather, Twitter, Inc., Broken Bones, Media Industry, Injuries and Wounds
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SoCal Marks 18 Years Since Northridge Earthquake
KTLA NewsNORTHRIDGE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Tuesday marks 18 years since the Northridge Earthquake rocked the San Fernando Valley. The 6.7 quake struck at 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994. The actual epicenter of the quake was in Reseda, near the intersection of Reseda...Tags: Highway Transportation, Natural Disasters
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7.3 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Sumatra
CNN/KTLA NewsINDONESIA -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 struck off the western coast of western Indonesia's Sumatra island early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake, which happened at 12:37 a.m. local time (1:37 p.m. Tuesday ET)...Tags: Earthquakes, Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey, Malaysia, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Philippines Revises Down Death Toll from Quake
CNNNEGROS, Philippines -- The Philippine authorities have significantly revised down the death toll from a strong earthquake that shook the country's third-largest island on Monday. The state-run Philippines News Agency had reported Tuesday that the...Tags: News Agency, Earthquakes, U.S. Geological Survey, CNN (tv network), Philippines
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Dave Malkoff
Six time Emmy award-winning journalist Dave Malkoff takes a unique approach to storytelling.
He joined KTLA 5 in May of 2010 with the goal of telling stories that are not normally told and using unique methods for explaining complicated ideas. Dave often...Tags: Entertainment, Television Industry, Radio, Michael Jackson, Music Industry
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Travel experts share bargain-hunting tips
If you don't know where you're going on vacation this year, you may not be indecisive. You might just be a bargain hunter.
Increasingly, travelers are trading the certainty of the destination for savings, Peter Yesawich, vice chairman of MMGY Global, a...Tags: Los Angeles Hotels, Air Transportation Industry, Media Industry, Personal Service, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Backing away from emergency operations center would be foolish waste of money
First of two parts.
Nine months ago, county commissioners voted 3-2 to build an emergency operations center.
Since then, the county has spent $500,000, mostly on architect fees, to design and to prepare to build next to the new judicial-center expansion...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Elections
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New Mexico scientists develop drought-tolerant alfalfa
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - With much of the Southwest struggling with drought, many ranchers and dairy farmers are having difficulty finding enough hay for their livestock and making tough choices: pay up to twice as much as last year and ship it in from...Tags: Agriculture, Chemicals, Human Body, Genetics, Droughts
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Weddington Family Rebuilds Home One Year After Destroyed By Tornado
5NEWS ReporterOne Weddington family is celebrating New Year’s Eve in their new home, after their old one was destroyed last New Year’s eve by a deadly tornado. The Maxwell family says the road to rebuilding had its challenges, but on this one year...Tags: Renovation, Tornadoes
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Cincinnati Brings Closure to the One Year Anniversary of the Deadly Tornado
5NEWS ReporterThe tornado left its mark on the small town of Cincinnati. That early morning tornado left four people dead there and left the community struggling to rebuild. Cincinnati residents came together in their new fire department to thank the hundreds of...Tags: Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Tornadoes, Justice System
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