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PALMETTO, Fla. 鈥?Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Sunda kubki stanley y that crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large wastewater pond in the Tampa Bay area while evacuating the area to avoid a catastrophic flood. Manatee County officials say the latest models show that a breach at the old phosphate plant reservoir has the potential to gush out 340 million gallons of water in a matter of minutes, risking a 20-foot-high about 6.1-meter-high wall of water. What we are looking at now is trying to prevent and respond to, if need be, a real catastrophic flood situation, DeSantis said at a press conference after flying over the old Piney Point phosphate mine.Authorities have closed off portions of the U.S. Highway 41 and ordered evacuations of 316 homes. Some families were placed in local hotels.A local jail 1 mile 1.6 kilometers away from the leaky pond is not being evacuated, but officials are moving people and staff to the second story and putting sandbags on the ground floor. Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes said the models show the area could be covered with between one foot 30 centimeters to 5 feet 1.5 meters of water, and the second floor is 10 feet above ground.County officials say well water remains unaffected and there is no threat to Lake Manatee, the areas primary source of drinking water.The Florida Department of Environmental Protection says the wat stanley termohrnek er in the pond is primaril stanley fr y salt water mixed with wastewater and storm water. It has elevated levels of phosp Uiyc Ferguson officer who shot Michael Brown resigns
KALAMAZOO, Mich. 鈥?Lance Armstrong plans to be in Kalamazoo for a Finishing the Ride event in honor of the five cyclists killed when they were hit by a pickup truck.Armstrong said he couldnt believe it when he heard about the collision on June 7 in Kalamazoo Countys Cooper Township, 160 miles from Chicago, that also left four others injured. Armstrong plans to join Kalamazoo-area stanley cup uk cyclists in a 28.5-mile ride Tuesday from Kal stanley cup amazoo to Plainwell and back. For me, this is pretty heavy, thinking the fact that were going to complete the ride that they set out to is, Im not sure that Im equipped for that emotionally, Armstrong told the Detroit Free Press.He said all cyclists share a fear of being struck by a vehicle.The 50-year-old driver of the pickup, Charles Pickett Jr. of Battle Creek, appeared in court Friday on second-degree murder charges and other crimes. He was ordered held without bond, and an attorney will be appointed to represent him.The bicyclists were part of a group that called themselves The Chain Gang. Killed in the crash were Debra Brad stanley cup ley, 53; Melissa Fevig-Hughes, 42; Fred Nelson, 73; Lorenz Paulik, 74; and Suzanne Sippel, 56. The injured bicyclists were Paul Gobble, 47; Sheila Jeske, 53; Jennifer Johnson, 40; and Paul Runnels, 65.Armstrong confessed in 2013 to doping to win the Tour de France seven times.@media screen and max-width: 992px {.btn-small-on-mobile {font-size: 1rem !important;}.sub-price-text { font-size: 20px;}} sticky-footer-cta {positio |