News Story #1

Yesterday, firefighters rescued Robert Kent, 50, from a fire in a single-story home on Annapolis Way in San Jose. Kent is retired and lived alone.

According to San Jose fire Captain Rob Piper, the fire began in the kitchen and spread to the attic as smoke engulfed the entire house. No smoke detector was inside the home

Firefighters pulled Kent out of his home as he was surrounded by flames. Kent suffered third-degree burns and is burned on 50 percent of his body. He was found on the floor unconscious, says Piper. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Lead Exercise #5

Delayed 1

Gross Engineers employee Duane La Chance suffered third-degree burns while installing new pipes on the roof of the Springfield Municipal Power Plant.

The 55-year old pipe fitter was electrocuted when he accidently touched a power line, he is listed in serious condition in the intensive care unit of Springfield Hospital.

Immediate 1

Gross Engineers pipe fitter Duane La Chance lies in critical condition at Springfield Hospital after suffering third degree burns by accidently touching a power line carrying 15,00 volts.

Delayed 2

Two cars collided today on the U.S. 63, just one-tenth a mile north of Blue Ridge Road.

James W. Cunning, 20, and Wayne Clay, 19-years old were involved in the accident after Clay crossed the center line sticking Cunning's vehicle.

Immediate 2

A serious car accident occured today on the U.S. 63 near Blue Ridge Road, both parties suffered minor injuries and are in satisfactory condition at Springfield Hospital.

Leads Exercise #4

Forty passengers evacuated from Northwest Airlines jet.

Forty passengers were evacuated from a Northwest Airlines jet today at LaCrosse, Wis., Municipal Airpot. Flight 428 was spotted having smoke near the wheels by tower employees, following a flight from Minneapolis. 

7-year old missing boy found in Brick Township N.J.

A 7-year old boy who had been missing for three years, was found in Brick Township N.J. on Monday night. A neighbor called police, after recognizing the child's picture when it was shown after the movie Adam : The Song Continues.

Leads Exercise #3

1. Yesterday, comedian and Bard College alumni, Chevy Chase, was appointed to the board of trustees for Bard College in New York.

2. Yesterday at 1:30 p.m. , the Amtrak train, the Colonial, collided with three Conrail locomotives on a switch that merges four tracks into two causing the worst accident in Amtrak's history. The crash happened near Chase, Md., and killed 15 people, injuring 175. Amtrak spokesman, Larry Chase claims the Conrail diesels were headed northbound with the Amtrak trains, and apparently ran a stop sign. 

AP Style Exercise #1 (A-D)

Please find and correct the AP style errors in the following sentences. The number in parentheses at the end of each sentence tells you how many errors are in that sentence. Be sure to consult your AP Stylebook for this exercise.

1) The new head of the Journalism Department, Dr. Deborah Dunwoody, recently bought a house at 6 Riverside Dr. in San Mateo; a lovely city in the San Francisco bay area.

2) "What kind of person would break into my apartment and steal my brand new thongs?" she asked her friend.

3) The instructor asked her students to read Chapter 6 in the text, and to pay close attention to the section on the Great Depression, beginning in the late 1920's and continuing through the 1930's. 

4) Sarah Smith has not let partial blindness nor wheelchair confinement stop her from living her life to the fullest. In spite of her handicaps, she volunteers at a local seniro center and enjoys going for strolls -- she calls them "rolls"-- with her friends.

Lead Exercise #2

Yesterday, a US Air airplane crashed directly into the ground outside of Pittsburgh as it prepared to land. The rash killed all 131 people on board and was flying in from Chicago. This crash is the worst in the United States in the past 3 years. 

Lead Exercise #1

1) A local couple was awarded $150,000 in damages yesterday in Butte County Court for suffering injuries in a traffic accident this past March.

2) Another snowstorm is expected to hit the Sierras today as apart of a series of snowstorms this week.

3) Three firefighters were injured and 41 families were evacuated as a fire roared through a six-story building at 204 Union Ave. today, stated police.