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Nov. 16--BARSTOW

--Barstow Fire Department Chief Darrell Jauss is speaking out against Mayor Joe Gomez's proposal to legalize fireworks in Barstow.

INDIANA COUNTY, Pa. --

Burning a cross in someone's yard may have happened in the 1960s in the heart of the civil rights era, but in 2009 it is pretty rare, making a recent incident in the Alleghenies that much more shocking.

CINCINNATI

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Fire crews are investigating what caused a downtown building to catch fire.

The fire broke out at about 10:45 p.m. Monday at a building located at 1536 Republic Street in Over-the-Rhine.

A fire captain told News 5 that the building was boarded up when they arrived and that they believe the building was vacant.

2-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Vacant OTR Building

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BOXHOLM, Iowa --

Two workers were hurt Monday morning during an explosion at a grain elevator in northern Iowa.

Sarah Dorman, a spokesperson for West Central Cooperative, said the small explosion came from a grain dryer near the Boxholm elevator at 29 Beech St.

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MIAMI --

Fire investigators are trying to determine what sparked a two-alarm fire at a storage facility in Miami-Dade County Monday morning.

The blaze, which started around 2 a.m. at the Public Storage facility located at 185th Street and Northeast Fifth Avenue, could be seen for miles.

Fire crews used power saws to cut through the steel roll-up doors of each storage bay to locate the source of the fire.

HOUSTON

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Houston Fire Department Assistant Fire Chief Kevin Alexander confirmed with Local 2 News that three people died Sunday in a structure fire in northeast Houston.

According to Alexander, the fire started just after 7:30 p.m. and the victims were discovered about 30 minutes later on the second floor. Victim identifications and causes of death are pending autopsies.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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Investigators said are looking for an arsonist who set a fire outside a Sacramento area mosque.

The federal government has moved to seize Islamic Center. Meanwhile, worshippers said they are being unfairly attacked.

Kept out for three days, worshippers were anxious to return to the Carmichael Islamic Center to pray, but instead they were greeted by ashes.

"It could be an act of hate or racism it is possible," said Yusub Ali Muhammad, with the Carmichael Islamic Center.

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HONEA PATH, S.C. --

County officials are set to decide the fate of the Honea Path Rescue Squad, which provides emergency medical services to thousands of people.

The County Commission will hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the issue.

Squad members have been accused of using taxpayer money to pay for internet dating and other things.

Nov. 15--ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP -- Firefighters blocked State Road between Route 20 and Middle Road Saturday afternoon after a chemical release sent a cloud of gas south from the Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Cristal Company plant at State Road and Middle Road.