Thursday, July 31 2014 4:51 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:51:47 GMT
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:50 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:50:47 GMT
An engineering firm hired by a Bridgeton-area school district has concluded that soil from schools 2 miles from a radioactive landfill didn't show high levels of radiation.
An engineering firm hired by a Bridgeton-area school district has concluded that soil from schools 2 miles from a radioactive landfill didn't show high levels of radiation.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:48 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:48:50 GMT
A storytelling event at an abandoned coal mining camp is planned by Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in September.
A storytelling event at an abandoned coal mining camp is planned by Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in September.
BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) -
Officials will address concerns at the site of the massive sinkhole in south Louisiana Tuesday evening.
Texas Brine will hold a public meeting in Assumption Parish at the Texas Brine command post at 5:30 p.m.
Residents who attend will be updated on current activities and operations at the site.
History of the Sinkhole
The sinkhole opened up in August 2012 and was roughly 1/24 of the size it is now. The sinkhole formed when an underground salt cavern collapsed.
In the past, seismic activity is reported, then the sinkhole burps up debris and then a slough-in happens. Burps occur when air and gas from deep in the sinkhole bubbles up. It can cause debris and an oily substance to float to the top. A slough-in is when the sinkhole swallows trees and land that is on the edge of the sinkhole.
Berms were placed around the sinkhole shortly after it opened up to keep the oily, debris filled water contained to the sinkhole area so it would not contaminate the area bayous.
It has more than a year since hundreds living near the giant sinkhole were forced from their homes.
Bubbles were spotted in Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou in June 2012. Two months later, the ground opened up and left what is now a 24-acre sinkhole. Residents were evacuated and the most affected residents began receiving weekly checks from Texas-Brine in the amount of $875 per week. Texas Brine owns the salt cavern that collapsed, causing the sinkhole.
On August 2, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced the state will be suing Texas Brine for environmental damages caused by the failed Texas Brine cavern.
Parish and Texas Brine officials agree the situation is far from over. 3D seismic surveys show the sinkhole itself it beginning to slow and stabilize, but the recovery is focused on another danger; natural gas gathering underneath a nearby aquifer.
Tuesday, April 1 2014 7:05 AM EDT2014-04-01 11:05:22 GMT
The giant sinkhole in south Louisiana isn't getting any smaller, which is evident by more land being swallowed up recently. New video was posted to YouTube Monday by the Assumption Parish Police Jury.
New video posted to YouTube shows bubbling, and then a chunk of land on the sinkhole's eastern side sinks underwater.
Thursday, March 27 2014 1:13 PM EDT2014-03-27 17:13:55 GMT
Officials said the giant sinkhole in south Louisiana swallowed more trees Wednesday afternoon. The Assumption Parish Police Jury said there was a burp and slough-in around 3:25 p.m. Officials said debris
Officials said the giant sinkhole in south Louisiana swallowed more trees Wednesday afternoon following a burp at the site.
Monday, March 17 2014 1:08 PM EDT2014-03-17 17:08:03 GMT
The public will have a chance to hear what's going on at the giant sinkhole site in southeast Louisiana. Texas Brine said there will be an operational update meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the command trailer
The public will have a chance to hear what's going on at the giant sinkhole site in southeast Louisiana.
Wednesday, March 12 2014 3:38 PM EDT2014-03-12 19:38:37 GMT
There is new information being released about recent bubbling in a bayou near the massive sinkhole in south Louisiana. Texas Brine, the company responsible for the sinkhole, reported scientists determined the
Texas Brine, the company responsible for the sinkhole, reported scientists determined the new bubbling site is the result of swamp gas and is not related to the giant slough in nearby.
Tuesday, February 25 2014 8:00 AM EST2014-02-25 13:00:21 GMT
Officials said a new bubbling site has been discovered near the massive sinkhole in south Louisiana. According to the Assumption Parish Police Jury, bubbles were spotted on Grand Bayou, which runs along
Officials said a new bubbling site has been discovered near the massive sinkhole in south Louisiana. The bubbles were seen on Grand Bayou.
The Assumption Parish, LA sinkhole continues to grow. The ground opened up on August 3, 2012 and residents were evacuated from their homes. Click here to see the photos from August 2012 until now.
The Assumption Parish, LA sinkhole continues to grow. The ground opened up on August 3, 2012 and residents were evacuated from their homes. The sinkhole, or slurry, is consuming land and trees. Many images are from the Assumption Parish Police Jury. Click here to see the photos from August until now.
Thursday, July 31 2014 4:51 AM EDT2014-07-31 08:51:47 GMT
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
Police in a St. Louis-area city are investigating contradictory reports from their mayor and a bicyclist who says the elected official caused him to crash.
The longtime music director at a suburban Chicago Roman Catholic church says he was fired after posting on social media plans to marry his same-sex partner.
The longtime music director at a suburban Chicago Roman Catholic church says he was fired after posting on social media plans to marry his same-sex partner.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 3:33 PM EDT2014-07-30 19:33:10 GMT
WBTV was alerted to the issue after a viewer sent in a video of a man who says he lives in Charlotte. In the video, the man laughs, jokes, and douses himself in rubbing alcohol.
WBTV was alerted to the issue after a viewer sent in a video of a man who says he lives in Charlotte. In the video, the man laughs, jokes, and douses himself in rubbing alcohol.
Wednesday, July 30 2014 11:37 PM EDT2014-07-31 03:37:00 GMT
Missouri voters will have the chance to vote on whether the "right to farm" or constitutional amendment No. 1 is right for the state on Tuesday, August 5.
Missouri voters will have the chance to vote on whether the "right to farm" or constitutional amendment No. 1 is right for the state on Tuesday, August 5.
Source: Assumption Parish OEP
