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Human Error Caused 2016 Suburban Detroit Sinkhole

A sinkhole that damaged homes in a neighborhood north of Detroit, Mich., and cost $75 million to fix was caused by human error that allowed the quick release of waste and water into a sewer line, according to a top …

Charlotte’s Quest for Broadband Causes $700,000 in Damage

Officials in Charlotte, N.C., have sent nearly $700,000 in repair bills to crews installing new broadband network lines across the city for AT&T and Google Fiber. The contractors are digging up areas across Charlotte to install the lines needed for …

Sinkhole That Ate Car Costs Northwest Ohio City $100,000

A utilities official says a large sinkhole that swallowed a moving car and briefly trapped the driver cost a northwest Ohio city about $100,000. Utility workers and contractors had to clean out broken sewer lines and fill the sinkhole that …