Bomb sniffing dogs to protect Super Bowl By WINK News, AP Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 2:32 PM EST MIAMI – Several dozen bomb-sniffing dogs, robots that defuse explosives safely and police bomb squads are being deployed to protect the Super Bowl. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives showed reporters Tuesday how the dogs can detect even minute amounts of bomb compounds. Four dogs easily found a small amount of residue hidden in a closed car trunk. Miami ATF chief Hugo Barrera says the dogs can smell 19,000 different bomb components. The ATF puts them through a 16-week training course before they’re ready for duty. Some of the ATF dogs deployed for the Super Bowl are veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Dogs are also on duty for Sunday’s game from the Miami-Dade Police Department and Broward Sheriff’s Office Next article Local man helping to re-build Haiti
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Local man helping to re-build Haiti Owns a concrete business By WINK News Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 1:51 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 1:51 PM EST A local man is talking to WINK News about what it will take to rebuild Haiti and how he’s playing a part. Michael Gay, 62, owns GDG, a concrete business headquartered in Haiti. He built the two most prominent buildings that survived the earthquake – the American Embassy and the Digicel building. Gay, a Haitian-American, says he located his business in Haiti a few years ago after retiring early in the U.S. He hopes his experience will help the Haitians. “I came back here mostly to help to try to see what I could do as far as helping this country develop as far as using the knowledge and the resources that I had acquired and invest them in Haiti,” he said. Gay has been meeting with international officials to help coordinate the massive rebuilding effort in Haiti. He says the priority right now is restoring power. Previous article Bomb sniffing dogs to protect Super Bowl Next article Escaped teens caught in Glades County
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Escaped teens caught in Glades County By WINK News Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 12:16 PM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 12:16 PM EST CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. – The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reports that the two teen who escaped from AMI/Kids Crossroads Wilderness yesterday, were apprehended at 11:41 a.m. this morning in Glades County. CCSO, in mutual aid with deputies from Glades and Hendry counties, responded to a location after a caller said they sighted two youths in the Muse area at 10:51 a.m. The CCSO Aviation helicopter responded to the coordinates given as N 26 47 95-W 81 31 59. The teens were located and in a coordinated effort, a Glades County Sheriff K-9 unit on the ground apprehended the escapees who were taken into custody. Next article Cape looking into sewage overcharge
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Here comes spring! Mona the groundhog does not see shadow By WINK News Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 8:33 AM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 8:33 AM EST Bring on spring! Early Tuesday morning in Fort Myers, Mona, The Shell Factory’s own groundhog, appeared via closed-circuit TV and did not see her shadow. That means there will not be another 6 weeks of winter. At least, according to legend! Previous article Car accident kills woman in Cape Coral Next article Firefighters: Minor damage to Sandy Parrot restaurant after fire
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Toyota fix could arrive as early as Tuesday By WINK News By Associated Press Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 6:14 AM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 6:14 AM EST WASHINGTON (AP) – A small steel shim the size of a postage stamp may fix what ails some Toyotas. The parts to repair sticky gas pedals could start arriving as early as Tuesday. The shims are designed to relieve the friction in the accelerators that can cause them to get stuck. The problem led to the recall of more than 2 million Toyotas, including the popular Camry and Corolla. The company says the fix will take about half an hour. Toyota insists the solution has been through rigorous testing and will solve the problem for the life of the car. The automaker expects finishing all the repairs will take months and says some dealers will be open around the clock to handle the vehicles. Federal regulators say Toyota has “done the right thing.” At the same time, a Transportation Department official says the government is investigating reports that electrical problems may also be at play. Previous article Sexting gets popular among baby boomers Next article Fix coming for millions of recalled Toyotas
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Firefighters: Minor damage to Sandy Parrot restaurant after fire By WINK News Story Created: Feb 2, 2010 at 6:20 AM EST Story Updated: Feb 2, 2010 at 6:20 AM EST Firefighters responded early Tuesday morning to a small fire at the Sandy Parrot restaurant on South Tamiami Trail in Lee County. A passerby saw smoke coming from the building and called 911. Firefighters tell WINK News the fire was contained to the kitchen and they were able to put it out quickly. The Sandy Parrot will be open at 11am Tuesday. Next article Sexting gets popular among baby boomers
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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska now has its own version of Groundhog Day. Then-Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill last year to make every Feb. 2 Marmot Day in Alaska. The bill was introduced by Sen. Linda Menard, a Wasilla Republican. Because there are no groundhogs in Alaska, Menard says it made sense for the ground squirrel to become Alaska’s version of Punxsutawney Phil, the Pennsylvania groundhog famed for his winter weather forecasts. Menard’s bill didn’t give marmots any weather forecasting duties, but she hopes the state will create educational activities around the animal. — Information from: Juneau Empire, http://www.juneauempire.com
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