Saranac Lake seeks to turn sand pit into housing

The village is eyeing a potential housing development at the 10-acre sand pit it owns off of Will Rogers Drive. For years, the pit has been mined for sand and stone for village projects and road ...
People

Best Friends, Both 14, Die After Sand Hole They Were Digging Collapses on Them

Derrick Hubbard Jr. and George Watts were "inseparable," a family member said GoFundMe Two 14-year-old boys, who were best friends, died after a tunnel they were digging collapsed in a Florida park ...
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9-year-old boy, 'blue in color,' rescued from collapsed sand hole at Silver Lake Sand Dunes now home, 'doing well'

OCEANA COUNTY, Mich. — A child was rescued from a collapsed sand pit over the weekend, the Oceana County Sheriff's Office says. They're saying the situation is a stark reminder of the dangers of ...
WRAL

Man Dies in Concrete Company Sand Pit

A worker for a Fayetteville concrete company died Tuesday morning after being buried under a mound of sand, authorities said. The accident occurred at about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at S & W Ready Mix ...
NBC New York

Sand collapses on toddler at Jersey Shore beach, burying him

A 2-year-old boy gave his parents the scare of their lives over the weekend when sand collapsed and buried him alive as he played at a Jersey Shore beach, authorities said Monday. Sea Girt Police say ...
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Permit flaws alleged in sand mine proposed near Kings Bay

As construction advances on the final segments of the Suncoast Parkway extension, opponents of a proposed sand mine in west ...