R.I. school districts advised to inspect roofs after Foster collapse | Education | projo.com | The Providence Journal

FOSTER — Town officials continued Friday to assess damage from the collapse of a roof section at the Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School while making plans to temporarily relocate students to out-of-town schools next week.

Thousands of fish turn up dead in area waters | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Thousands of dead gizzard shad are showing up in Lakes St. Clair and Erie and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers.

The fish are victims of a double whammy: cold temperatures and possibly the dreaded fish-killing disease viral hemorrhagic septicemia.

Sen. Puckett shows support for coal after deluge of cap and trade calls » Local News » Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Bluefield, WV

Puckett said that he opposed cap and trade from the beginning. “I thought it was harmful to the coal industry and to coal miners, and I couldn’t support it,” Puckett said. He said that he put out his own robo call Thursday night, explaining that he hasn’t changed his position on cap and trade.