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Shelby sets up cooling center Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:08AMShelby Township officials will help residents beat the heat today when they open the clubhouse at the Shelby Manor senior housing complex as a cooling center.
Council approves public comment policy for OTA Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:00AMOTA must now solicit and consider public comment before raising a fare or carrying out a major reduction of transit service.
Horse Racing Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:02AMTODAY AT DEL MAR By Richard Eng Post Time 2 p.m. Race 1 - 1 mile, Purse $65,000, Optional claiming $40,000, 3-year-olds and up 7 Price - Third start off a 7-month hiatus; broke his maiden at Del Mar, blinkers off and a perfect cycle for a big race.
U.S. squad dashes 37.90 400m Relay world lead in Lignano Sabbiadoro Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:28AM20 July 2011 - Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy – A U.S. quartet clocked a world season’s best of 37.90 in the men’s 4x100 relay (37.90) to highlight the 22nd edition of the International Meeting “Sport e Solidarietà” in Lignano Sabbiadoro on Tuesday.
North Branford Boys' Track Runs Out the Season Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:13AMThe North Branford boys' track team placed well in the Shoreline Conference Championship at East Hampton on May 25, capping off a solid season.
It's July, or is it? Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:48AMMatt Freeman Well, I think all fisherman here in the valley can agree, this has been a weird year in terms of fishing.
Eating for summer, planting for winter Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:23AMAs you're puzzling in that pleasant way about whether to grill or steam those marvelous ears of sweet corn that are soon to come, if you're a gardener, you're also already thinking of fall.
Homeowner, condo group fights get ugly Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 2:21AMThe Inlet House condo complex in Fort Pierce, Fla., was once the kind of place the 55-and-older set aspired to. It was affordable. The pool and clubhouse were tidy, the lawns freshly snipped. Residents, push-carts in tow, walked to the beach, the bank, the beauty parlor, the cinema and the supermarket. In post-crash America, this was a dreamy little spot. Especially on a fixed income.
Flashback: In '66, Billie Jean King won exhibition at Saucon Valley Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:54PMA weekly look back at sports in the Lehigh Valley, in anniversaries of multiples of five.
Zayda scores from last to first in the $50,000 Seattle Slew Handicap at Emerald Downs | Horse Racing Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:46PMZayda rallied from last place in a bulky 12-horse field Sunday and scored a convincing 2-¼-length victory in the $50,000 Seattle Slew Handicap for 3-year-old colts and geldings at Emerald Downs.
Coastal Plain All-Star festivities start with a bang Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:14PMThe Coastal Plain League festivities continue tonight in Fayetteville, with J.P. Riddle Stadium serving as the All-Star Game site. A charity softball game and home run derby were held there Sunday night.
Teen pleads guilty to seal bashing Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:08PMA Marlborough teenager has pleaded guilty to clubbing to death 23 seals near Kaikoura last year.Jason Trevor Godsiff, 19, of Renwick, admitted charges of possessing an offensive weapon and wilfully ill-treating the seals by beating...
Tour Bus Crash in Western N.Y. Kills 2, Hurts 35 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:07PMBATH, N.Y – A tour bus traveling from Washington, D.C., to Niagara Falls crashed in a wooded median in western New York on Sunday afternoon, killing two people and injuring 35, state police said.
Two generations of Miami Hurricanes ready for more father-son memories Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:04PMFormer UM football player James Burgess is excited to see his son, James Burgess Jr., a UM commit, line up for the Hurricanes next year.
Local Civil War vet succumbed to heat in 1911 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:03PM1911The oppressive heat spell claimed the life of Henry H. Wells, one of Hutchison's best known old ...
17 injured in 4 separate wrecks on Sunday Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:19PMSeventeen people were injured in four separate traffic accidents Sunday, police said. The spate of wrecks began at 11:15 a.m. on Route 222 in East Cocalico Township. Eight people were injured when the van they were riding in sustained a tire blowout and crashed off the side of Route 222 near the Eas...
Two killed, 35 hurt as tour bus crashes Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:02PMA tour bus travelling from Washington, D.C., to Niagara Falls crashed in a wooded median in western New York on Sunday afternoon, killing two people and injuring 35, state police said.
Donation brings American flag to area cemetery Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:50AMThe North Platte Telegraph Old Glory now waves proudly at Floral Lawns Memorial Gardens, thanks to donations provided by two North Platte families.
Off-duty officer hit by graffiti vandal Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:43AMAn off-duty policeman has been beaten up, when he tried to stop a graffiti vandal in central Perth.
Pennridge Area Police Reports Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:49AMDrugs Charges of being in possession of drug paraphernalia and a small amount of suspected marijuana are being filed against Brian Walter Hendrickson, of Souderton, who was stopped for traffic violations at Route 152 and Meeting House Road in West Rockhill about 9:47 a.m. July 5, Pennsylvania State Police at Dublin said.
Polishing one of Owosso’s gems Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:11AMPere Marquette 1225 hauls the North Pole Express. Pere Marquette #1225 hauls the North Pole Express on Sunday, November 25th.
Gimme shelter Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:15AMIt was an all too familiar scene. An exasperated man showed up at the already at-capacity Nine Lives Feline Rescue Shelter on Hill Street in Norton last month with a dilemma.
Police log Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:07AMASSAULT: Boyd David Campbell III, 39, of 555 Kraiss Ave., Chambersburg, was charged with aggravated assault and recklessly endangering after he allegedly assaulted a woman around 4:16 p.m. on Friday.
Springfield Township police reports Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:48AMBurglary … A home in the 700 block of Brooke Road, Oreland, was burglarized between 11 a.m. July 8 and 10:30 a.m. July 9, according to Springfield police.
Cambina, Nereid finish in dead heat in American Oaks Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:48AMZenyatta, the record-breaking mare who won 2010 Horse of the Year honors, is off making babies now, but her trainer, John Shirreffs, still is making history.
So, what's going on outdoors for July 17, 2011 Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:00AMHere's a quick look at a few things you might find interesting from the outdoors beat:
New Jasper totem pole angers area First Nations group Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:21PMParks Canada erected a striking new totem pole in Jasper on Saturday but the monument is causing frustration for a local First Nations group. The new pole was carved by two brothers from the Haida nation, which is hundreds of kilometres away, off the north coast of B.C.
Sports digest Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:43PMA round-up of today's other stories in brief
Simon Turnbull: Britain or Ireland? Why McIlroy has to choose for Rio 2016 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:37PMIt remains to be seen whether Rory McIlroy – the boy from Holywood, Northern Ireland, who made it big in the US last month – will be tasting success in another of the golfing majors at Sandwich come Sunday. It will be another five years before he will be able to get his teeth into an Olympic challenge, when golf is re-introduced to the Games after a gap of 112 years in Rio de Janeiro. Still, the ...
Baby coyote caught at Near North auto service center Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:34PMA baby coyote was rescued Wednesday morning after it was found hiding underneath a car at a parking structure for a Goose Island Mercedes-Benz service center.Chicago Animal Care and Control received a call from the 1100 block of West Division Street about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, and found the coyote hiding in the parking structure.“It took a while, but we found him on the top (4th) level, hiding ...
The latest arrest: a hardened hack with a hotline to the Met Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:22PMNeil Wallis is known as The Wolfman, not just because of his occasional penchant for facial hair and lupine looks, but also because, during his coverage of the Yorkshire Ripper murders, he came up with the theory that the killer attacked only on a full moon.
Horse Sense Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:15PMHow is training horses like life? In just about every way possible, according to the Tao of Buck Brannaman, the self-effacing hero and subject of Buck, an engaging and evocative documentary from filmmaker Cindy Meehl.
Thole: The OSU Blackeyes, I mean Buckeyes Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:59PMIt seems that the only opponent that could possibly knock the Ohio State University from its lofty perch atop the Big Ten Conference is the Buckeyes themselves.
Campus 'bat show' will soon be available online Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:54PMThe bats are back, and soon they'll be coming to a computer screen near you.
Ottawa student helps with historic rowing expedition to the magnetic North Pole Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:38PMTORONTO - A Carleton University grad student has found a way to combine his two main passions — rowing and science — into one activity. And he's going to be part of history in the process.
Valmont Announces Record Second Quarter Results Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:30PMValmont Industries, Inc. , a leading global manufacturer of engineered products for infrastructure, mechanized irrigation equipment for agriculture, and a provider of coating services, reported sales for the second quarter of $668.6 million compared with $481.6 million for the same period of 2010.
For the Record: Justin Moore, David Bromberg, Jill Scott Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:16AMLast week, "Outlaws Like Me," 27-year-old Justin Moore's sophomore album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Charts.
Ever Seen the Aurora Borealis in the Lower 48? Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:43AMI saw the aurora borealis in Southern Illinois one night many years ago. I didn't quite recognize it for what it was, but I did realize the night sky was strangely tinted red. Next day, USA . . .
Smokestack plan leaves Montclair residents fuming Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:32AMIt was meant to be a compromise that would end a controversy and a persistent problem, but it isn't pleasing everybody.
Franklin County area community calendar of events Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:13AMBlood drive, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Summit Health Center, 757 Norland Ave. Picnic, AARP Chapter 2287, Franklin County, noon, Norlo Park, 3050 Lincoln Way East; Bette Boyer at 264-1187.
Franklin County area police log Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:12AMCRASH: Bryan Michael Pickel, 24, of 559 Rife St., Chambersburg, was cited for careless driving Tuesday after he crashed into a parked car. Chambersburg Police said the crash happened about 10:05 p.m. at 125 N. Franklin St. Pickel suffered minor injuries and both vehicles were towed from the scene.
INCIDENTS 7/14/11 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:09AMINCIDENTS JACKSON COUNTY Agency assist with a wreck involving a vehicle that left the scene, 300 block North Main Street, Brownstown, 11:41 p.m. Tuesday. Battery at Brownstown Speedway, 476 E. 100S, Brownstown, 11:20 p.m. Tuesday. Complainant...
No objections raised to CMP power lines in China Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:59PMCHINA -- Residents asked questions about a $26 million plan by Central Maine Power Co. to upgrade its transmission lines, but the project yielded no opposition at a public hearing Tuesday.
One car crash in Clinton injures three Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:57PMAlcohol appears to have been a factor in a one-car crash that sent three men to the hospital, two with serious injuries, late Tuesday after their car went off the road and struck a utility pole, according to the Ohio Highway Patrol’s Canton Post.
Power connections picking up speed Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:53PMLake County officials are expected to begin totaling the damages Friday as people are still coping with the fallout from the super storm as the pace of restoring power to area residents is picking up.Meanwhile, Jim and Michele Ross of Waukegan had been the lucky ones. They had not lost power during Monday’s storm at their home in the 1100 block of Hickory Street.That changed Wednesday morning ...
Parks completes epic challenge Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:44AMFormer Wales international Richard Parks made history on Tuesday when he became the first ever person to reach the highest summits on each of the world's continents and trek to both poles in the same calendar year.
Record melt will see Arctic ice-free in summer by 2030 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:06AMSea ice in the Arctic is melting at a record pace this year, suggesting a largely ice-free Arctic can be expected in summer months within 30 years.
Serving the community around the clock Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:04AMThe North Platte Telegraph North Platte is known for icons such as Scout's Rest Ranch and the Golden Spike. Noon Rotary Club President Mark Blackledge hopes the new Rotary clock, which was dedicated at the corner of 6th Street and Jeffers on Wednesday, will become one of those images that will stand out to North Platte's visitors and residents alike.
Woman bitten by distressed dog Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:02AMNote: The following story details an unfortunate accident that occurred Tuesday night. The names of those involved have been left out since authorities have deemed the incident as accidental, but the incident is a reminder of how to handle an injured animal.
Two Hospitalized After Motorcycle Crash Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 8:32AMTwo people are in serious condition after a motorcycle accident. The North Dakota highway patrol says 39 year old Dale Schneider lost control of his Harley on highway 81 where it intersects i-29. He drove