Rescuers to drill hole in coal mine

Rescuers to drill hole in coal mine

GREYMOUTH, New Zealand

Anguished relatives of 29 workers missing after an explosion at New Zealand coal mine grew frustrated over delays in the rescue operation today, as officials prepared to drill a small hole through hundreds of feet of rock to test for levels of deadly gasses.

Nothing has been heard from the men who were deep in the mine near Atarau on South Island when a massive blast ripped through it late Friday. A working phone line to the bottom of the mine has been ringing unanswered.

Boil-water advisory in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS

Mayor Mitch Landrieu says New Orleans’ most widespread boil-water advisory since Hurricane Katrina will continue at least until 3 p.m. today, because that’s how long it will take to test for bacteria.

The advisory covers most of the city, affecting more than 300,000 people.

Mother, 3 kids found dead in Fla.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

A woman and her three young children were found killed at a violent crime scene in a north Florida home Saturday, and homicide detectives were out looking for whoever might have had a reason to harm them, police said.

Family and neighbors said the woman was a single, stay-at-home mother raising twin 6-year-old girls and a 3-year-old son.

Police spokesman David McCranie wouldn’t elaborate on the signs of violence police found at the home, but investigators believe the four were slain by someone else. The case is being investigated as a homicide.

Facebook-banning pastor admits affair

NEPTUNE TOWNSHIP, N.J.

A pastor who said Facebook was a “portal to infidelity” and told married church leaders to delete their accounts or resign once testified that he had a three-way sexual relationship with his wife and a male church assistant. The Rev. Cedric Miller confirmed the information reported Saturday by the Asbury Park Press of Neptune, which cited testimony he gave in a criminal case in 2003. The relationship had ended by that time.

Associated Press