| Horror accident subdues TV boss
HE didn't get Channel 7 to the top of the ratings without ruling with an iron fist, but network CEO David Leckie is now facing the gruelling possibility of losing half of his left index finger. In a potentially debilitating situation for the Seven boss, Leckie will undergo a second operation on Tuesday to repair the damage done to his finger after it was virtually severed by his garage roller-door at his Eastern Suburbs home two weeks ago. Leckie, accompanied by his wife Skye, hastily made his way to hospital, where he was rushed into emergency surgery in a bid to minimise the serious injury. Doctors performed micro-surgery on the head honcho's finger, the top of which had almost been cut off. But despite their best efforts, the badly damaged tissue is preventing the skin from grafting properly, forcing Leckie back into surgery next week.
Fire causes $100K of damage to PSL home
PORT ST. LUCIE Hurricane Wilma left Thomas Tomanek's home with about $120,000 in damages that took 18 months to repair. On Friday, an early morning blaze caused about $100,000 in damages to his residence in the 6700 block of Northwest Duke Avenue. Still, the local man seemed relatively upbeat hours after the 12:30 a.m. fire. "Nothing else to be," he said. "I can (lie) down in the driveway and cry if everybody wants me to, but it ain't going to do no good." He said his wife, Raquel Montero, and 6-week-old daughter, Gabrielle, were in the bedroom, when his 13-year-old son, Brandon, started beating on the door. Brandon had walked to the garage to get a broom and saw a "small fire in the fuse box," Tomanek said. They all got out while Tomanek, a nightclub manager in Miami, was at work.
European GP - Sunday - Team Quotes
Fernando Alonso (1st): "This was a really exciting race for both the drivers and all the fans. The conditions were unbelievable - mainly at the start when we were just aquaplaning everywhere. In the dry conditions the Ferraris were a little faster but in the final stages when the rain started again, we were quicker and I was able to overtake Felipe to take the lead. During this battle we touched twice, but that is motor racing, and we were fighting for victory. There was a close one in the pitlane during my last stop where there was a lot of traffic, and I was side-by-side with Giancarlo. All in all a good weekend for me, and I gained valuable World Championship points for both me and the team. In difficult conditions the team did a great job." Lewis Hamilton (9th): "This was an extraordinary weekend and a new experience for me.
So far, so good on Highway 40 shutdown
They also said the evening rush built up more quickly, and was over quicker, than the morning commute. "We're happy with how the system has performed," Rahn said. "We still haven't faced a 100 percent normal traffic day yet, but the corrections that have to be made are minor." One change will be prohibit traffic from going north onto I-170 from Eager Road. That traffic will be diverted to Brentwood Boulevard, then north to Galleria Parkway for the next ramp to the Inner Belt. Officials said southbound and northbound I-170 traffic jammed at the Eager intersection. They have changed the signals to allow more time for flow from southbound I-170 onto Eager. .
Feb 19, 7:18 AM EST
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- After touring a neighborhood where some homes were completely destroyed and many others heavily damaged by a tornado, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley noted that 23 volunteers had come to help clean up one of the mangled homes. "One of the great things about living in Alabama - and I say this after every major emergency we have - it truly is amazing to see what's happening out there with all the families in this state," Riley said Monday. About 50 people were injured when the tornado ripped through the area Sunday, and about 200 homes and 40 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Two people were listed in serious condition Monday, said Todd Stacy, a spokesman for the governor. Both Riley and Mayor Jim Byard said they were working with Federal Emergency Management Agency preliminary assessment teams to determine whether the area will be eligible for federal emergency management assistance.
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