Archive for August, 2009

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A community on edge after seven murder victims were found in a mobile home, was urged to remain vigilant as police pour through leads hoping to find the killer. Investigators combed a 2 mile area looking for clues that would bring...

No lesser philosopher than John “Hannibal” Smith on “The A-Team” (am I dating myself?) said “I love it when a plan comes together.” And so it was with the launch of STS-128 a minute before midnight Friday. You may recall my stories about...

A gaming deal that would include more card games for the Seminole Tribe of Florida and a little more flexibility for pari-mutuels is in the works and will likely be signed by the parties on Monday. The Seminole tribal council was slated to meet Friday...

Ford says growing Lincoln soon will outsell shrinking Mercury. No wonder. With two midsize sedans — a larger MKS and a smaller MKZ — and two crossovers — a seven-passenger MKT and five-passenger MKX — Lincoln boasts a solid lineup....

ST. PAUL – Just a few blocks from the Giant Slide and still-shuttered Cheese on a Stick stand on the 320-acre Minnesota State Fairgrounds, Joe Barrett and his grandsons prepare The Big Pepper for yet another season. “We’d be here, whether...

ATLANTA – Parents are calling for better security on school buses a day after a naked man tried to hijack an Atlanta school bus carrying 10 teenage students. On Thursday, police say 23-year-old Arris Pitmon entered the school bus after attacking...

Nintendo calls it the Wii Remote. You call it the Wiimote. Al Ries calls it a motion-detecting wand. I love Al Ries. Marketing guru, author and chairman of Ries & Ries Focusing Consultants, I’ve always thought of Ries as a sort of Nostradamus...

With seven astronauts and a host of experiments and equipment on board, space shuttle Discovery completed a flawless ascent into orbit Friday night to begin a two-day chase of the International Space Station. With Commander Rick “C.J. ” Sturckow...

Rob Zombie knows what scares you. Heck, he keeps some of the tools to do it in his living room. There’s the mounted monkey on his mantel. Or the towering polar bear from “The Addams Family.” Or the shrunken head that he can never keep...

FORT MYERS, Fla. – An 8-year-old boy has been charged with battering a pregnant school employee who took away a pencil that belonged to him. The boy, who The News-Press will not name because of his age, is accused of hitting Fran Albany, who is...