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ATLANTA (AP) — A patient infected with the Ebola virus has arrived in the United States for treatment. An Air Force spokesman says the patient arrived at Dobbins Air Reserve Base near Atlanta today after being flown from West Africa on a specially outfitted plane. The Samaritan's Purse missionary group identifies the patient as Dr. Kent Brantly, who worked at a hospital in Liberia that treats Ebola patients. The patient was taken to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital, where someone in protective clothing was seen climbing out of an ambulance.
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's governor is declaring a state of emergency in northwestern Ohio, where about 400,000 people are being warned not to drink the water. That's after tests revealed the presence of a toxin in the tap water, possibly from algae on Lake Erie. The emergency declaration by Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) will allow the state to start bringing water into the Toledo area, where most stores have run out of bottled water.
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dismantling the San Onofre (oh-NOH'-fray) nuclear power plant in Southern California will take two decades and cost $4.4 billion, according to a plan announced by Southern California Edison. U-T San Diego says it could be the most expensive decommissioning in the 70-year history of the nuclear power industry. But Edison CEO Ted Craver says there's already enough money to pay for it. Edison shut down the plant in 2012 after extensive damage was found to tubes carrying radioactive water.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The mayor of Albuquerque, New Mexico, says he's forming a task force to address chronic homelessness among Native Americans. The step by Mayor Richard Berry was spurred by the recent slayings of two homeless Navajo men. Three teenagers are being held on murder charges in the attack. The mayor says data collected by the city shows Native Americans are on the streets longer than other populations and are more likely to be victimized.
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves say longtime broadcaster Pete Van Wieren (WEER'-uhn) has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69. Van Wieren was affectionately known as "The Professor" for his encyclopedic knowledge of baseball and long hours of research. He was part of a landmark team that ushered in the "SuperStation" era on TBS along with Ernie Johnson and Skip Caray. Van Wieren spent 33 years with the Braves before retiring.
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