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Man dies after lightning strike during violent storm in TorontoWednesday, July 9, 2008 @ 8:08AMA man was hit by lightning and killed during Tuesday night's violent thunderstorm in Toronto.

Court rejects Frackville pleaWednesday, July 9, 2008 @ 8:00AMFRACKVILLE — A second objection filed by the borough of Frackville has been overruled.

Revolutionary Portable Video Borescope from GEWednesday, July 9, 2008 @ 8:00AM BILLERICA, Mass.----GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies announces the release of its revolutionary XL Go VideoProbe®. Weighing only 3.8 lbs., the XL Go is the most portable, lightweight, high-resolution video borescope available to tackle inspections in small, hard to reach places.

Healdsburg plans new sewer billingWednesday, July 9, 2008 @ 7:49AMHealdsburg, which has the highest sewer rates in Sonoma County, is adopting a new way of measuring household use that will reward conservation.The City Council late Monday unanimously approved a new rate formula based on usage, rather than a flat rate for residences. Most households will save, city officials said.

Mudslide victim, SR reach tentative $550,000 dealWednesday, July 9, 2008 @ 7:48AMSanta Rosa City Hall has tentatively agreed to pay more than half a million dollars to settle a lawsuit filed by a woman seriously injured in a mudslide inside her home in 2005 after the city changed the neighborhood's drainage system.