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Two killed; 20 injured in devastating accident

Two people were killed and many were rushed to the hospital after an accident occurred on Interstate 790 early this morning. According to Sgt. Albert Wei of the Police Department, two tractor-trailers collided causing many other cars to crash as well. In all, 14 cars and four tractor-trailers were involved in the disaster. One of the trucks was carrying diesel fuel; luckily, it didn’t explode and none of it leaked onto the street. The fire department had a hard time getting many people out of their cars. Many cars were so severely damaged that the fire department had to cut the roofs off to get to them. Fire Chief, Tony Sullivan said the crash looked something from a war zone. After all was said and done, 20 people were sent to the hospital, “Life Flight” flew two into Memorial Hospital because of how bad their injuries were. Traffic was diverted from Interstate 790 to Interstate 690. Wei has no idea when the interstate will be open again.

Obama to announce bioterrorism plan during State of the Union

President Barack Obama will bring up his plan against bioterrorism when he gives his State of the Union speech. The White House Administration wants to better prepared than they were for the H1N1 virus. Barack Obama says there are no bioterrorism threats at this time.

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Winfield named to Pro Bowl By Judd Zulgad

Antoine Winfield, of the Minnesota Vikings, was selected to the Pro Bowl for his second consecutive season. He was out for six games during the regular season but has since returned and has had a big impact on the Vikings success.

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