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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) —
The instability of landslide debris is delaying a search Wednesday for three men believed to have been buried at a neighborhood construction site in a rain-saturated southeast Alaska town.
The plan is for crews in Sitka to use heavy equipment to clear a ditch to divert away stream water that is washing over the debris to stabilize the ground, according to Jeremy Zidek, a spokesman for the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
"We don't want to put additional people in harm's way and compound the problem," he said.
City officials have identified the three missing people as city building inspector and fire marshal William Stortz, 62, and construction workers, brothers Elmer Diaz, 26, and Ulises Diaz, 25.
Gov. Bill Walker was touring the slide in a Coast Guard helicopter Wednesday morning and planned to then take a ground tour, as well as meet with relatives of the missing men. A geologist is expected on-scene later Wednesday.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) —
Longtime Subway pitchman Jared Fogle agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to allegations that he paid for sex acts with minors and received child pornography in a case that destroyed his career at the sandwich-shop chain and could send him to prison for more than a decade.
Prosecutors allege that Fogle knew the pornography had been secretly produced by the former director of his charitable foundation, which sought to raise awareness about childhood obesity and arranged for Fogle to visit schools and urge children to adopt healthy eating and exercise habits.
Authorities said Fogle offered to pay adult prostitutes a finder's fee if they could connect him with minors for sex acts, including some as young as 14 or 15 years old.
"This is about using wealth, status and secrecy to illegally exploit children," U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler said.
A tight-lipped Fogle sat in federal court with his hands clasped and quietly answered "no" when the judge asked whether he had any questions about his rights. He is expected to enter the formal plea at a later date to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
The agreement released by prosecutors said Fogle will pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 minor victims, who will each receive $100,000. He will also be required to register as a sex offender and undergo treatment for sexual disorders.
SAN DIEGO (AP) -
Five people were killed as two airplanes collided while nearing an airport in Southern California, authorities said.
The crash occurred around 11 a.m. PDT Sunday about 2 miles northeast of Brown Field Municipal Airport in southern San Diego County, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said.