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| | | Authorities responded to a large explosion at the General Motors Proving Grounds on Tuesday in Milford. The facility sits between Oakland and Livingston counties, with parts of the building located in Brighton Township. No injuries were reported. Officials say no one was on-site at the time of the explosion. Brighton Area Fire Chief Michael O'Brian says crews received a call … |
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| | | There is good and bad when it comes to social media, but a recent online challenge going around is just downright dangerous. “There’s a trend going on right now where folks on TikTok and other social media platforms are being encouraged to either draw pictures on a mirror or on some sort of a surface with isopropyl alcohol, or rubbing … |
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| | | VIDEOS: Investigators are working to figure out how an underground stormwater system caught fire, subsequently causing the parking lot behind the Williamsburg Premium Outlets to collapse. The fire, which initially broke out Saturday morning, is still active as of Tuesday night. Now, News 3 is learning more about what’s fueling the flames. Julie Laferriere with the Virginia Department of Environmental … |
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| | | PHOTOS: Ben Fair didn’t always have his own parking space at fires in Bedford. Before he was old enough to legally drive, his mother provided the transportation. No one has a reserved parking space at a fire – it’s a figure of speech. But it accurately describes Fair’s response for the past three years, and this dedication and the resulting … |
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| | | VIDEO: When a new building opens, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is often held. At the official opening of Longview’s new fire station however, the Longview Fire Department uncoupled a red hose. With the hose uncoupling, the City of Longview officially opened Fire Station 8. Longview Fire Chief J.P. Steelman said the new station eight took about a year and a half … |
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