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Posted: May th, 2012, 2:14am Eastern Daylight Time
A sinkhole that opened Monday on Hammonton-Smartsville Road has been repaired, and the road reopened Thursday, according to Yuba County Public Works. The sinkhole, near the Doolittle Gate to Beale Air Force Base, opened because of collapsed drainage pipes , causing the soil to sink. The pipes have...
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Posted: May th, 2012, 10:34pm Eastern Daylight Time
Winnipeg city crews closed part of William Avenue on Thursday night due to a sinkhole in the roadway.
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Posted: May th, 2012, 6:00am Eastern Daylight Time
SANTEE — A sinkhole has appeared on Old Number Six Highway next to the Bank of Clarendon for the third time in about nine years.
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Posted: May th, 2012, 10:07pm Eastern Daylight Time
For the second time this month, a Florida family is at risk of having their home swallowed by the Earth. A sinkhole sucked in Robert Matheny’s entire backyard Friday, and as of Monday, the hole was about 105 feet long and 80 feet wide, slowly...
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Posted: May th, 2012, 3:13am Eastern Daylight Time
YUBA COUNTY - A sinkhole will close down a road outside of Beale Air Force Base in Marysville for at least a week.
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Posted: May th, 2012, 6:27pm Eastern Daylight Time
The 100-foot-wide sinkhole in Windemere is attracting one local sinkhole company. The business is mailing out flyers offering their assistance to alert homeowners if their property could become the next victim of a sinkhole. Fred Plummer owns Angler Incorporated, a sinkhole inspection company that looks for signs that your home could be the next victim of a sinkhole. "Cracks in their stucco ...
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Posted: May th, 2012, 1:04pm Eastern Daylight Time
A 100-foot diameter well-rounded sinkhole appeared outside the home of a family in Windermere, Fla., Thursday. The sinkhole may still be expanding, so the family has moved out.
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Posted: May th, 2012, 8:07am Eastern Daylight Time
A still-growing sinkhole has led a family to evacuate their Florida home.
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Posted: May th, 2012, 2:57am Eastern Daylight Time
A Still-Growing Sinkhole Has Led a Family to Evacuate Their Florida Home
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Posted: May rd, 2012, 8:42am Eastern Daylight Time
A deep sinkhole estimated to be 50 feet in diameter opened Thursday morning in Windermere, according to authorities. The sinkhole is located in the 4900 block of Indian Deer Road. Orange County Fire Rescue officials said homes are located about 40 feet from the hole, but none has been affected by it. Crews will work to stabilize the sinkhole and monitor the situation. Watch Local 6 News and stay ...
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Posted: March th, 2012, 3:00am Eastern Standard Time
There's no escaping Solyndra Syndrome. Here in my home state of Colorado, citizen journalists have uncovered our own gaping government green loan sinkhole. The stench of Chicago-on-the-Potomac is fouling the fresh Rocky Mountain air.
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Posted: March nd, 2012, 3:38am Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole caused Atlanta police to block off East Sussex Road in both directions on Friday.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 9:44am Eastern Standard Time
A large sinkhole caused by a previous water main break has shut down the westbound lanes of Annapolis Road in Bladensburg and will remain closed through Wednesday morning.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 8:50am Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole caused by a water main break has closed westbound lanes of Route 450 in Bladensburg, and the commute route will remain closed through the morning.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 6:39am Eastern Standard Time
Residents of Leyte province are alarmed over a 12-feet-deep sinkhole spotted in Barangay Caridad, Julita. The sinkhole was discovered after a strong earthquake hit the eastern Visayas region last February 6. The sinkhole, measuring 3 meters wide, continues to grow.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 5:47am Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole caused by a water main break has closed westbound lanes of Route 450 in Bladensburg, and the commute route will remain closed through the morning.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 8:29am Eastern Standard Time
Another sinkhole was found in Dalaguete town in southern Cebu while a 20-meter crack was reported near a school in Ginatilan town, days after the 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the islands of Cebu and Negros on February 6.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 7:31am Eastern Standard Time
Another sinkhole, which might have been triggered by a strong earthquake that struck Central and Western Visayas on February, was reported in Dalaguete town, 85 kilometers south of this city.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 4:30am Eastern Standard Time
DALAGUETE, Cebu, Philippines - After the discovery of a sinkhole in Dumanjug town, stirring up residents in nearby towns, another sinkhole was discovered - this time in Sitio Carpo, Barangay Casay, this town, authorities said.The sinkhole in said barangay was reported to the local police station around 7:35 a.m. through a telephone call.Inspector Dexter Basirgo, Dalaguete police chief said the ...
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Posted: February rd, 2012, 8:15pm Eastern Standard Time
A RECTANGULAR gap believed to be a sinkhole was reported yesterday in the coastal barangay of Casay, Dalaguete. It was the third discovery in Cebu since the province was struck by a magnitude 6.9 earthquake last Feb. 6.The hole measures six feet deep and five feet wide. It’s inside a farm owned by the late Monico Ernopia. The farm is roughly seven kilometers from the town proper.The hole was ...
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Posted: February rd, 2012, 7:00pm Eastern Standard Time
ANOTHER sinkhole was discovered in barangay Casay, Dalaguete, southeast Cebu yesterday and may have been triggered by the Feb. 6 earthquake that hit Central Visayas.
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Posted: February nd, 2012, 8:51am Eastern Standard Time
MANILA, Philippines – A big sinkhole in a farm lot in Dumanhug town, Cebu continues to draw onlookers from neighboring towns of Barili and Ronda.
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Posted: February st, 2012, 7:15pm Eastern Standard Time
IF the sinkhole found in a farm in barangay Cambuang, Dumanjug town, stops widening, it can be used as a well due to the presence of water in the area.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time
CEBU CITY – Cornelia Tines looks out the window every night, unable to sleep since the day a sinkhole appeared on a farm 50 meters away from their house. Her fears grew when a pool of water appeared at the bottom of the hole.“Ang akong kahadlukan kay basin musulbong ang tubig (What I fear is that the water may rise),” said the 44-year-old mother of six. Their house is located on a hill ...
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Posted: February th, 2012, 1:16am Eastern Standard Time
SYLACAUGA – A 15-foot deep sinkhole on Quarry Road is still sinking despite five attempts to fill it by the street department. Street department director Tommy Woolley said they are working hard to fill it, but cannot determine when it will stop sinking.
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Posted: February th, 2012, 11:45am Eastern Standard Time
A large sink hole in Goffle Brook Park revealed the remains of an old borough building, according to the Hawthorne Historical Society.
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Posted: February rd, 2012, 5:41pm Eastern Standard Time
Detectives arrested a Tampa engineer who oversaw repairs involving sinkhole houses. Ram Goel was booked into the Hillsborough County jail on one count of organized fraud. He is the latest to face charges in a sinkhole fraud scheme our I team Investigator Jackie Callaway exposed in 2010.
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Posted: February rd, 2012, 9:45am Eastern Standard Time
Work continues Friday on a huge sinkhole in an East York neighbourhood that swallowed a dump truck.
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Posted: February rd, 2012, 7:32am Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole is causing traffic headaches at Coxwell Avenue and O'Connor Drive.
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Posted: February rd, 2012, 12:00am Eastern Standard Time
Officials in the Ringgold School District are developing another emergency plan after a third sinkhole has appeared on property near the Ringgold (Finley) Middle School.
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Posted: February st, 2012, 12:37pm Eastern Standard Time
What was initially believed to be a sinkhole endangering a home off Old Porter Pike actually wasn't a sinkhole at all.
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Posted: February st, 2012, 9:02am Eastern Standard Time
SAUKVILLE — The Ozaukee County Sheriff’s Department says a sinkhole has been repaired and the eastbound lanes of Highway 33...
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Posted: January th, 2012, 3:44am Eastern Standard Time
THE rain may have stopped in Brisbane, but problems continue on the roads with a large "sinkhole" appearing on the northside.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 10:02am Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole shut down part of a busy highway in Franklin County at the intersection of Highway 82 and 243 near Russellville.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 8:40pm Eastern Standard Time
BLOOMINGTON — A sinkhole that trapped a school bus carrying 13 children Wednesday afternoon was caused by a water main break — the city’s eighth in less than three weeks and the third on West Oakland Avenue in that same time.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 1:12pm Eastern Standard Time
NEWPORT, Ore. -- A sinkhole was developing on Highway 101 near Newport, according to Oregon State Police. The potential sinkhole is located near milepost 144. Drivers were warned to expect delays in the area, as Highway 101 is down to one lane of traffic. Road crews with the Oregon Department of Transportation have been monitoring the erosion and will create a detour around it, if necessary ...
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Posted: January th, 2012, 9:26pm Eastern Standard Time
Section of Highway 101 near Newport (milepost 144) eroded away and traffic is reported down to one lane.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 8:54am Eastern Standard Time
The city of Tulsa has shut down one lane in each direction of Riverside Drive at 31st Street due to a sinkhole in the roadway.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 10:06pm Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole at the Geraldton Port has shut down grain and iron ore rail traffic from reaching waiting ships at the port, disrupting multi-million dollar mining and agriculture operations.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 6:17pm Eastern Standard Time
It sounds like a homeowner's worst nightmare a giant sinkhole opens up in your backyard and threatens to take in your house. That dream has become a reality for one Bowling Green family.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 11:13pm Eastern Standard Time
Outwardly, the only signs of damage are the many crews pumping grout under the foundations of houses in Florida subdivision.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 7:13am Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole was reported Thursday morning on Floyd Street near Central Avenue, according to MetroSafe. The sinkhole, reported on the 2900 block of Floyd, was described as being about three feet wide, said a MetroSafe supervisor.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 12:08pm Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole opened early Friday in the 2200 block of Scottwood near Bancroft in the Old West End. The hole is about 6' wide and 8' long. It's about 4' deep.
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Posted: January th, 2012, 10:57am Eastern Standard Time
By Susan Taylor Martin and Dan DeWitt, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, January 4, 2012 Despite repeated attempts, the Florida Legislature has yet to write a sinkhole insurance law that prevents abuses yet ensures affordable coverage for homeowners with legitimate sinkhole damage. That is the conclusion many readers and officials came to after reading "Cracks in the System," a Tampa Bay Times ...
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Posted: December st, 2011, 11:45am Eastern Standard Time
Trouble continued for drivers traveling along Route 4 in Farmington.
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Posted: December st, 2011, 12:25am Eastern Standard Time
A large sinkhole has closed Route 4 in Farmington between South Road and Interstate 84.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 3:30pm Eastern Standard Time
Rush hour traffic on a road in Farmington had to be rerouted due to a large sinkhole.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 2:20pm Eastern Standard Time
Crews have been working throughout the night in Farmington to try to repair a massive sinkhole that opened up across Route 4.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 2:03pm Eastern Standard Time
Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Farmington Facebook Page Route 4 near South Road is closed after a large sinkhole developed there Tuesday afternoon.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 12:16pm Eastern Standard Time
A U.S. senator is enlisting the help of Pennsylvania insurance commissioner to help protect the Keystone State’s homeowners from sinkhole damages. In a letter to Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Consedine, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-Penn.) asked that all new homeowners …
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Posted: December th, 2011, 12:39pm Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole has forced the closure of one lane on Route 33 North as well as the William Penn Highway on-ramp to Route 33 in Bethlehem Township, Pa. PennDOT maintenance forces are making emergency repairs. The lane and ramp are expected to remain closed until 6 a.m. Wednesday.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 6:30pm Eastern Standard Time
Some residents in Reading are hoping a sinkhole does not sink their holiday spirit.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 3:42pm Eastern Standard Time
A large sinkhole has closed part of a busy street in Manchester, N.H. Police say a 12-inch water main broke Monday morning and the sinkhole formed. A car got stuck in it, and police said it was difficult to remove because it was on top of a gas line.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 11:44am Eastern Standard Time
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A massive sinkhole opened up after a water main break in Manchester, N.H. on Monday.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 6:13pm Eastern Standard Time
This time of the year, many people try to make their homes a holiday showplace. One Erwin family is a showplace for another reason -- there is a swimming-pool size sinkhole that's swallowing their yard and forcing them to move. Click for video
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Posted: December th, 2011, 2:26pm Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole has drained a family's swimming pool in Erwin and was growing in size. Homeowner Brad Thelen said the noise of the sinkhole opening under the in-ground pool awakened his wife Chemene on Wednesday night.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 4:10am Eastern Standard Time
ERWIN — A large sinkhole opened under swimming pool at a home on Bradshaw Woods Road on Thursday morning, threatening the adjacent residence. Homeowner Brad Thelen said the inground pool “was pulled underground.”
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Posted: December th, 2011, 12:17am Eastern Standard Time
The extensive repairs to the sinkhole that closed the intersection of Pear and Walnut streets in September, damaging most of the seven utility lines running through it, were supposed to be done by November but now likely will take until February, officials Thursday.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 9:33pm Eastern Standard Time
A large sinkhole has tarnished the landscape along South Lee Highway in Cleveland, Tennessee for about a week now.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 4:34pm Eastern Standard Time
ERWIN — A large sinkhole opened under swimming pool at a home on Bradshaw Woods Road on Thursday morning, threatening the adjacent residence. Homeowner Brad Thelen said the inground pool “was pulled underground.”
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Posted: December th, 2011, 2:51pm Eastern Standard Time
Sinkhole issues continue to cause problems for businesses in Georgetown, as long-time family business Landy's Cleaners announced they'd be closing down their Fraser Street location this weekend.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 12:28pm Eastern Standard Time
There are renewed fears for the three families in Lehigh County forced out of their homes by a giant sinkhole.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 12:16am Eastern Standard Time
A huge sinkhole could be the Grinch that stole Christmas for some Lehigh County families.
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Posted: December th, 2011, 1:29pm Eastern Standard Time
A large sinkhole causes some residents to evacuate their homes and leads to a water advisory for nearly 200 residents. Photo Credit: NBCPhiladelphia.com
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Posted: November th, 2011, 9:32pm Eastern Standard Time
A large sinkhole has opened up near Sayre, Okla., and people are wondering if it's related to a string of small earthquakes shaking the region.
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Posted: November rd, 2011, 10:55pm Eastern Daylight Time
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Crews work overtime to fix a gaping hole in Old Town.
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Posted: November rd, 2011, 11:37am Eastern Daylight Time
A large sinkhole formed after firefighters in Memphis responded to a fire at a day care center late Thursday morning.
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Posted: November nd, 2011, 11:23am Eastern Daylight Time
A Long Island, N.Y., man is safe and sound after falling into an 8-foot sinkhole that opened up in his front yard on Sunday, Oct. 30. Michael Ciron, 80, was retrieving his morning newspaper when the ground opened beneath him. His screams woke his daughter who called authorities and Ciron was rescued -- sore but still holding his newspaper.
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Posted: October st, 2011, 9:45pm Eastern Daylight Time
One Pasco County man has filed 12 sinkhole claims at 12 different homes. Is he just extremely unlucky? The I-Team is investigating. INSIDE: Find a map of the properties with pictures of the homes
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Posted: October st, 2011, 12:30pm Eastern Daylight Time
City officials are trying to figure out what caused a sinkhole to form in a parking lot in downtown Georgetown. Parking spots in front of Lindy Swails' insurance company are on the verge of being swallowed.
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Posted: October st, 2011, 11:38am Eastern Daylight Time
80-year-old Long Island man went to retrieve a newspaper from his front lawn when he was swallowed by massive sinkhole
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Posted: October st, 2011, 9:50pm Eastern Daylight Time
The large sinkhole that damaged a well-traveled road and disrupted major San Diego businesses such as Scripps Health, Qualcomm and SAIC two weeks ago may be fixed within days at a fraction of the feared cost.
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Posted: October st, 2011, 6:14pm Eastern Daylight Time
Conewago Township officials have awarded the bid for the repair of a sinkhole and the reconstruction of the road over it to the lower of two bidders.
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Posted: October th, 2011, 11:19pm Eastern Daylight Time
It wasn't so much the sinkhole pouring water down their street that ticked off Logan Square resident Molly Marino.
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Posted: October th, 2011, 11:14am Eastern Daylight Time
The "sinkhole to China" soon will be sealed over and Oak Drive reopened, if all goes according to plans.
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Posted: June st, 2011, 1:10pm Eastern Daylight Time
HICKORY, N.C. -- The state Department of Transportation has shut down two of three lanes of traffic along U.S. Highway 70 at Valley Hills Mall in Hickory to make final repairs to a sinkhole that opened up May 19.
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Posted: June st, 2011, 12:31pm Eastern Daylight Time
LOCKPORT—A portion of South Transit Street will be closed for two or three days after a sinkhole opened up beside the street Tuesday, Mayor Michael W. Tucker said.
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Posted: June st, 2011, 11:15am Eastern Daylight Time
Crews are making repairs to a sinkhole that developed last month on U.S. 70 in Hickory.
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Posted: June st, 2011, 9:19am Eastern Daylight Time
HICKORY, N.C. -- Crews in Hickory are finishing work on a drainage pipe that caused a huge sinkhole to open up on U.S. 70 in May. Two of three westbound lanes are now closed on the highway in front of Valley Hills Mall. Contractors are digging up the area to install a 24-inch drainage pipe, replacing a damaged pipe. Crews hope to have the work completed by Friday or Saturday. The 12-feet wide ...
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Posted: June st, 2011, 2:11am Eastern Daylight Time
Sinkhole cause possibly due to faulty sewer line 25 feet underground
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Posted: May st, 2011, 11:58pm Eastern Daylight Time
LOCKPORT, N.Y. -- A section of South Transit Road in the City of Lockport will remain closed for at least two or three days due to a large sinkhole. A neighbor spotted the problem Tuesday afternoon and reported it to police and city officials.
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Posted: May th, 2011, 6:13pm Eastern Daylight Time
A sinkhole popped up in Lehigh County on Monday, causing what officials are calling "significant property damage".
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Posted: May th, 2011, 4:33pm Eastern Daylight Time
A sinkhole the size of a car hood will close a street near a Lexington bridge until at least Wednesday.
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Posted: May th, 2011, 8:27am Eastern Daylight Time
Repair work at the huge sinkhole is taking longer than expected, but a new report says no groundwater has been contaminated.
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Posted: May th, 2011, 10:48am Eastern Daylight Time
MARQUETTE - A sinkhole was discovered Tuesday on the concrete bulkhead at Mattson Lower Harbor Park. The sinkhole, about the size of a manhole cover and about 1.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 5:19am Eastern Standard Time
A 20-foot sinkhole has closed a section of Long Hill Avenue in Shelton.
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Posted: February rd, 2011, 7:49pm Eastern Standard Time
Homeowners in the Fore Ranch community in Ocala can't enjoy long walks around their lake like they use to. There's a sinkhole that's at least 30-feet deep and 20-feet wide that's stopping them.
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Posted: February nd, 2011, 5:30pm Eastern Standard Time
The Senate banking and insurance committee today passed a sweeping property insurance bill that would eliminate a requirement that companies offer comprehensive sinkhole insurance to Floridians. Under this proposal, coverage would only be required for "catastrophic ground collapse," which basically refers to a home demolished when it's sucked into the earth. Bill backers say the change is ...
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Posted: February nd, 2011, 4:45pm Eastern Standard Time
A property insurance bill allowing certain rate hikes and eliminating a requirement that insurers offer full sinkhole coverage cleared its first legislative committee Tuesday.
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Posted: February st, 2011, 7:29pm Eastern Standard Time
An East Point couple is suing the Georgia Department of Transportation and the City of East Point over a giant sinkhole.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 6:48pm Eastern Standard Time
A Chilton County family is worried about losing their home to sinkhole cracks. Everyday Glenn Greer checks his yard for ever-growing cracks which have grown deeper over the last few months.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 5:18pm Eastern Standard Time
A large sinkhole created a roadblock on the city's South Side Thursday.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 8:29am Eastern Standard Time
Citing sinkhole losses and higher operating expenses, State Farm Florida asked state regulators Tuesday for a 28 percent premium increase on its homeowners policies.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 5:57pm Eastern Standard Time
Citing sinkhole losses and higher operating expenses, State Farm Florida asked state regulators today for a 28 percent premium increase on its homeowners policies.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 6:40am Eastern Standard Time
KING OF PRUSSIA — Construction to fix voids underneath 500 feet of Route 422 in Montgomery County will begin today to the tune of $2.7 million, according to a press release from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 12:13am Eastern Standard Time
Caernarvon Township officials have learned of a sinkhole at the Morgantown Business Park along Hemlock Road. A letter was read at Tuesday night's meeting from a representative of Titanium Metals Corp.'s Morgantown Mill at the park.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 5:15pm Eastern Standard Time
A huge sinkhole opened up beneath a Houston Public Works dump truck Wednesday, sending the back of the vehicle plunging into the earth.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time
A huge sinkhole appeared below a dump truck carrying asphalt in southwest Houston Wednesday, sending the back of the seven-ton vehicle plunging into the earth.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 5:54pm Eastern Standard Time
A sinkhole opens up in a Southwest Houston neighborhood, and it nearly swallows a city dump truck.
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Posted: February th, 2011, 12:59pm Eastern Standard Time
A city work crew sent to repair a damaged road saw its truck fall into a sinkhole that opened up at the spot late this morning in southwest Houston.