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• FDOT projects

The Monroe County Engineering Department recently completed two local projects.

Emergency responders took advantage of a brief break in the weather this weekend to assess damage and make road and other repairs countywide, while also

1866: Cholera was spreading at Key West, and at least 17 military personnel were down with the disease.

DEATH VALLEY AREA FORECAST

Mr Jouret stayed in his car and used minimal gas and battery power, only sometimes turning the SUV on to warm up. He stayed alive by eating the few snacks he was carrying with himself and would occasionally roll down the windows to eat snow,

Jerry Jouret, 81, ate snow and croissants, too, while waiting to be rescued from a deserted road.

While ski operators in the eastern Sierra Nevada are hoping the buildup of snow will allow them to stay open as late as July 4, the storms have added a dangerous edge to life in nearby towns as residents confront impenetrable snowbanks, high winds, road closures, avalanches and flooding.

As record snows saddle the eastern Sierra Nevada, snowmelt threatens to inundate Los Angeles Department of Water and Power infrastructure.

Inyo County Administration, Office of Emergency Services, and Sheriff’s Office are urging residents to prepare now for an incoming weather event which could