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Battered Ken doll, false teeth and a garden shed: 'Weird and wacky' items found in sewer system
“How some of this stuff has got in there is anyone’s guess, but it makes the job pretty entertaining for everyone," said a sewer company spokesperson.
'City of heck No!': OEM's non-involvement in Adams' 'City of Yes' housing plan leaving flood-prone Queens 'at risk'
The Adams administration is “beyond dumb” and “ridiculous” for pushing a new initiative to create 100,000 new Big Apple homes over the next 15 years without involving the city agency...
Puppy rescued after spending 8 hours trapped inside of sewer
A scared and soggy puppy was rescued after being trapped in a San Antonio sewer line for more than eight hours this week.
New Yorkers overwhelmingly approve ballot propositions on school, sewer debt
Neither proposition was met with any significant opposition heading into Election Day. Both sailed through the state legislature with unanimous or near-unanimous support.
SI migrant shelter's sewage issues causing foul odor in neighborhood: 'It absolutely smells'
The shuttered school in Arrochar that was transformed into a shelter is a 67-year-old structure that was never intended to be an around-the-clock residence, and bathroom, for up to 300...
Indiana woman rescued from storm drain after police spot hand sticking up through manhole
Officers from the police department's bike unit were patrolling the city's East Gate neighborhood when they stumbled upon the bewildering sight.
US tourist rescued from Thai sewer after being trapped for hours
Passerby in Pattaya heard the man’s cries for help around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
Alligators in sewer myth is true: Workers find out in jaw-dropping video
The moment was captured in video footage that recalls the big-city myth that inspired the 1980 B-movie “Alligator," and was further popularized by Drew Barrymore in Steven Spielberg's 1982 sci-fi...
Burst sewage pipe destroys $134K Audi on camera: 'The car is filling up with feces'
The gas tank became a septic tank in an instant. Footage captured the moment a busted sewer pipe filled a luxury sports car with sewage.
'Sewer Divers' showcases what may be the dirtiest job ever
Star Don Gann said that he hopes audiences who watch “Sewer Divers” get a new appreciation for what he and his colleagues do on the job every day.
You dirty rats! Researchers find COVID-19 in NYC sewer rodents
New Yorkers may have a new reason to loathe rats.
Raw sewage turned this Park Slope home into a poopy mess: lawsuit
A Brooklyn homeowner claims the city left his pricey Park Slope pad a stinky mess when sewer construction went awry, sending human waste flooding into his basement, according to a...
Utah Jazz? Salt Lake City sewers cause mysterious music in homes, toilets
Residents of downtown Salt Lake City have reported hearing strange music coming from the sewers, sparking some to speculate that the sound may have extraterrestrial origins.
Second apparent newborn baby's leg found at NYC sewage facility: cops
A second leg apparently belonging to an infant or newborn was discovered at a Bronx sewage treatment plant after another limb was found hours earlier, cops said Thursday. The severed...
Newborn baby's leg possibly found in NYC sewer: police sources
The “possible human remains” were discovered by a city Department of Environmental Protection employee on a sewage conveyer belt Wednesday morning inside a Bronx facility, according to an internal report...
17 million gallons of sewage dumped into Santa Monica Bay
The untreated sewage dump was an emergency measure triggered by an overflow at Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant, Los Angeles' oldest and largest wastewater treatment facility.
Prickly situation: Hundreds of syringes found on Jersey Shore beaches after storms
Hundreds of syringes have washed up on Jersey Shore beaches since last week’s tropical rainstorm -- possibly caused by sewer runoff from New York City, according to reports.
Belgian work crew finds gold bars in sewer beneath Brussels
The streets of Brussels may not be paved with gold, but this is the next best thing. A Belgian work crew found two gold bars in a sewer beneath Brussels,...
Danbury, Conn. sewage plant officially named John Oliver's 'poop factory'
The Mayor concluded the host is the only person who would want their name on a "poop plant."
Shocked workers encounter 'giant rat' while cleaning sewers
Was that Splinter from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"? Mexico City cleanup crews lived everyone's worst nightmare on Sept. 18 when they discovered what looked like a monster drowned rat while...