BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA-Yesterday, the Jefferson County Commission in Alabama voted to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy. This makes this bankruptcy filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. The previous record was when Orange County filed in California in 1994.
TELLER, ALASKA-Citing deteriorating weather and water conditions, Teller Search and Rescue have called off further searches for a Kyle Komok, age 26, of Teller at 2:30 pm today.
NEW YORK-The deputy United Nations humanitarian chief today urged donors to give generously to assist Nicaragua and El Salvador cope with the aftermath of the recent floods, saying that the scale of the disaster is beyond what the small Central American nations can handle on their own.
AMBLER, ALASKA-In the early morning hours on Tuesday, the Village Public Safety Officer in Ambler notified the Alaska State Troopers in Kotzebue of an unfortunate accident involving a double drowning that occurred shortly after 1 am that morning on the Kobuk River.