Friday, February 5, 2010

Leads 1-2

Lead 1:

"Small Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Santa Clara County."

A small earthquake, with a magnitude of 2.2, struck earlier this morning at 8:32 a.m. in the foothills off Alum Rock Falls Road in Santa Clara County. No injuries or structural damages to housing were reported.

Lead 2:

"Wind and Rain causes Trees to Fall, Sealing off Highway 9 for Nearly 9 Hours!"

Highway 9 was closed yesterday, in Saratoga County just west of Saratoga at Pierce Road, for almost nine hours due to rain and wind issues causing trees to fall onto to the road during the night.

1 comment:

  1. 1) Good, but use either "a.m." or "this morning," not both.

    2) Close. I'd tweak it as follows: Highway 9 was closed for almost nine hours yesterday after wind and rain caused several trees to fall onto the roadway over night just west of Saratoga at Pierce Road.

    9/10

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