Columbus, OH

The installation of solar panels on the roof of a leisure centre will cost hundreds of thousands of pounds more than expected.The installation of panels at Perdiswell Leisure Centre, in Worcester, was first predicted to cost £274,000 but the installation alone is now believed to amount to £480,000 with re-roofing and other costs also to be added.Worcester City Council backed the project to generate 154 megawatt hours of energy in July last year.A different type of solar panel was found to generate more power but at a greater cost, and the council's Policy and Resources Committee will decide next week...

Leisure centre solar panel cost soars

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

A farmer has been ordered to pay £3,500 for letting his grandchildren ride on a tractor. Howard Walters, 78, was also given a 12-month community order after he was spotted with a child in the cab as he fed cattle. Walters had already been handed a prohibition notice by...

Farmer fined for letting grandchildren on tractor

Dr Christopher Ogbonna is suspended after pressuring patient to help with an assessment.

Doctor who asked patient to cry suspended

Plans have been submitted to demolish parts of a shopping centre and replace it with a retail, commercial and leisure complex. The scheme would see up to 762 homes being built on the site of The Meadows, Chelmsford, if approved. Developer Dominus said it would "breathe new life" into the...

Shopping centre could be demolished for 762 homes

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Jacksonville, FL

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Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said he will consider more DUI patrols if voters legalize recreational marijuana use in Florida. Voters will consider Amendment 3 in November. It would allow adults 21 or older to possess, purchase or use marijuana products and marijuana accessories for non-medical purposes.

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Louisiana State

Natrona County, WY

Houma, LA

WyoFile

A worker died Aug. 5 when the crane he was operating toppled at a wind farm construction site in remote Natrona County, state and local officials say. The victim, John William Hoffpauir, Jr., 55, of Houma, Louisiana, was working as a crane operator at the Cedar Springs wind energy construction site north of Casper and Glenrock under the control of Blattner Energy at the time of the accident. Hoffpauir was a Blattner Energy employee, a spokesperson for the company told WyoFile.

Worker killed in accident on wind energy construction site in Natrona County

The government confirms three more cases of bluetongue virus in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Three more cases of bluetongue disease confirmed

A huge blaze at a landfill site in Staffordshire was likely caused by a battery, the fire service has said. Flames broke out in an area of waste at Walleys Quarry in Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme, at about 22:00 BST on 4 August. Crews were at the site until the fire was...

Fire at landfill site likely caused by battery

The blaze near Harleston is under control and one appliance remains.

Fire service remains at the scene of straw fire

Bryonie Gawith and her three children Denisty, Oscar and Aubree died in the blaze in Bradford.

Murder charges over house fire that killed family

The neighbouring hotel on the old A14 is advised to keep its doors and windows closed.

Former Burger King goes up in flames

Two men have been arrested after almost 150 cannabis plants were found at a house in Nottingham. Nottinghamshire Police said they were called to reports a man had been threatened on Monday, which led to them finding the grow at a house in Tunstall Crescent, Aspley. The force said plants...

Arrests after almost 150 cannabis plants found

Videos showed thick black smoke billowing out of a 45-storey tower block in east London.

Firefighters tackle Blackwall tower block blaze

Pensioners in Hull have said they will have to choose whether to "eat or heat" after losing out on winter fuel payments. About 10 million people in England and Wales will lose the allowance under the chancellor's plans which would see the payments only go to those who receive pension credit or other means-tested benefits.

Winter fuel payment cuts mean 'eat or heat' choice

The 57-year-old man is also charged with assaulting an emergency worker.

Man charged following house explosion

Cheyenne Naeb shoved railway worker Brittany Mansfield in front of a train at Glasgow's Queen Street station.

American student who pushed woman on to rail track jailed

Georgia State

Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

A teenage girl is among those seriously injured in the crash on Thursday, police say.

Man arrested after multi-vehicle A1(M) crash

A body has been found in the search for a woman missing for more than two weeks. Christine Stenson, 66, from the Wheatley area of Doncaster, was last seen walking along Cantley Lane on 12 August at about 17:30 BST. Police have not said where the body was found, but...

Police find body in search for missing woman

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Electricity substation can double in size

South Norfolk Council approves National Grid's plans for the facility on the edge of...

Electricity substation can double in size

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