County asks feds for $3 million to buy out flood-prone neighborhood (The Columbus Dispatch)

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Franklin County officials have applied for a $3.08 million grant to tear down 21 houses from a flood-prone area near Whims Ditch in Franklin Township and relocate the homeowners. The county wants to convert the property into green space, County Administrator Don L. Brown said.


Survivors stories begin to emerge from the rubble (Independent)

When the earth began to buckle, Alberto Rozas instinctively grabbed his seven-year-old daughter and waited in the bathroom for it to be over. He knows now that he can bless his stars for what happened next. The newly-built tower fell like an oak in a gale, plunging father and daughter an equivalent of 13 stories to the ground.


Uh-Oh, More Snow! Winter Storm Warnings, Watches For Parts Of Carolinas (WSPA Spartanburg)

Look for 2-3 inches of snow in the Northern Upstate and 3-5 inches in Western North Carolina.


Miracle escape of dad and girl who plunged 13 storeys (MalaysiaNews.net)

When the earth began to buckle, Alberto Rozas instinctively grabbed his seven-year-old daughter and waited in the bathroom for it to be over. He knows now that he can bless his stars for what ...

 
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