13 horses lost in barn fire
Providence Journal - They died in their stalls Saturday night in a fire that was already tearing through the hay and exposed wood when neighbors saw the flames and a passing motorist stopped and banged on the owners' front door. By the time firefighters arrived, it was

Suit claims report was altered
Biloxi Sun Herald - GULFPORT - An engineering company altered a report to eliminate the significant role wind played in severely damaging the home of an elderly Gulfport couple during Hurricane Katrina, according to a lawsuit filed Friday in Chancery Court. The Merlin

Driver says he didn't see train
Glenwood Post Online - NEW CASTLE - When firefighter Austin Coryell saw the train bearing down on his firetruck with his three passengers inside, he didn't think they were going to make it. The 20-year-old volunteer fireman for the Burning Mountains Fire Protection

Ole carved a name for himself
In-Forum - Valley R&R columnist Bob Lind has been with The Forum since 1969. He retired from full-time reporting in 1998 and writes the "Neighbors" column on a part-time basis. He is married, with four children and eight grandchildren. He was a quiet

By Jim Evans
Daily Tribune - Daily Tribune photo by Rosh Sillars . Laura Buscher of Bishop Foley fights for control of the ball in a Catholic League soccer game against Marian Tuesday. Marian took a 4-2 victory. You can purchase this photo. It will appear later this week in our

Intact mobile homes given total-loss status
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - The mobile homes weathered Hurricane Wilma with minor damage. Yet insurers consider them a total loss. Except for a blown-in window and a damaged carport from Wilma's winds, Jeanne Farthing's 33-year-old mobile home escaped the storm relatively

Carnegie Center decision a long way off
Modesto Bee - TURLOCK Work continues behind the scenes to determine the future of the burned-out Carnegie Arts Center. A Nov. 23 fire gutted the 1916 building, one of more than 2,000 libraries industrialist Andrew Carnegie built nationwide. The city has not

NOTES FROM NEW ORLEANS: New Orleans Guide Local Speak The Katrina
EURweb - New Orleans-speak sounds like a Bronx native with a bad southern problem. If you get the cadence down and liberally sprinkle your dialogue with baaybie and darhlin , you can pass as a local. But still, you ll need to know some of the

Calls to insurance agents next step for residents affected by
Northwest Arkansas News - BENTONVILLE Now that blue skies have replaced tornadoes, Benton County residents are picking up the pieces and wondering where to look next. A call to the insurance agent was a first step for some. "I wanted to make sure I was the first one on

Jury awards $6.5 million to agoraphobic worker
San Jose Mercury News - SANTA ROSA - A Sonoma County civil jury has awarded $6.5 million to a former county employee who claimed he lost his job because his panic disorder prohibited him from face-to-face contact with his clients. The six men and six women on the jury

Private investigator says it's just another day on the job
Statesville Record & Landmark - Chad Sigmon does not dress like Tom Selleck or wear flamboyant disguises like Harry Crumb. The Mooresville-based private investigator runs an immaculate office in a suite on South Main Street. On a mid-March morning, he is wearing a hunter green polo

Picking up the pieces at airport
Northwest Arkansas News - BENTONVILLE Since Monday, Ty Kempson has waded through the wreckage at the Bentonville Municipal Airport, disassembling broken airplanes to put them back together again. For Kempson, the salvage manager for the Clinton, Ark.-based Dawson Aircraft

Robert H, Stuhrenberg, 84
Greensburg Daily News - Robert H, Stuhrenberg, 84 Greensburg, Indiana passed away Wednesday March 15, 2006 at Decatur County Memorial Hospital Greensburg. He was born April 15, 1921 in Vernon, Indiana the Son of Joseph and Anna (Idlewine) Stuhrenberg. He served in the Army

Branded for Life
CTV - It's a bit late to be starting over again, but at 53 that's exactly what John Hudak is trying to do. There's a new town, Trail, B.C., and, he hopes, a new career. He's studying to be an insurance adjuster. That's not exactly how he'd planned it

Community pitches in to help residents in need
Longview News-Journal - KILGORE Sharon Hendrix-Hightower and her husband, Joe, sat Monday morning in their backyard, enjoying the stillness of the day. Early morning rain brought midday sunshine, and the two relished in the day's beauty. While the once green grass in

Jury awards $6.5 million to agoraphobic worker
San Jose Mercury News - SANTA ROSA - A Sonoma County civil jury has awarded $6.5 million to a former county employee who claimed he lost his job because his panic disorder prohibited him from face-to-face contact with his clients. The six men and six women on the jury

13 horses lost in barn fire
Providence Journal - They died in their stalls Saturday night in a fire that was already tearing through the hay and exposed wood when neighbors saw the flames and a passing motorist stopped and banged on the owners' front door. By the time firefighters arrived, it was

Real Living: Blessings flow after woman heeds voice within
Atlanta Journal Constitution - The transmission had gone bad in the last car Bobbi Pack owned. And so, naturally, she was grateful when she finally could buy the used Prism a friend had told her about. It, too, was in need of a few repairs an oil change, for one but

Road to recovery
Lafayette Daily Advertiser - NEW IBERIA - Two college degrees and years of professional work experience were not enough to help Steve and Nathalie Leroux maneuver smoothly through the maze of red tape they encountered after Hurricane Katrina destroyed their Arabi home in St

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Rapid City Journal - RAPID CITY -- When Mary Jackson and her husband, Tim Johnson, were startled awake shortly after midnight early Sunday morning, it took them a while to realize what had happened. "We thought the house blew up or that there was a fire," Jackson said

Community pitches in to help residents in need
Longview News-Journal - KILGORE Sharon Hendrix-Hightower and her husband, Joe, sat Monday morning in their backyard, enjoying the stillness of the day. Early morning rain brought midday sunshine, and the two relished in the day's beauty. While the once green grass in

Private investigator says it's just another day on the job
Statesville Record & Landmark - Chad Sigmon does not dress like Tom Selleck or wear flamboyant disguises like Harry Crumb. The Mooresville-based private investigator runs an immaculate office in a suite on South Main Street. On a mid-March morning, he is wearing a hunter green polo

Harry Shearer: Carnival Diary, part six
HuffingtonPost - Feb 25 8:01 AM
Rain splattered Friday afternoon in New Orleans, but wisely left town just before parade time. Two companions who'd just arrived were joining me in the unlikely project of watching the parades on Canal Street, usually so full of tourists that it's way off-limits for anyone self-described as a resident. But this year, the only problem was timing: when were the rain-delayed parades arriving? A Save to My Web

In His Hands (Entre Sus Mains) | Thriller tracks plight of a straying spouse
Miami Herald - Mar 09 12:18 AM
Claire (Isabelle Carre), the hero of In His Hands (Entre Sus Mains), leads a seemingly enchanted life: She has a devoted husband, a 5-year-old daughter and a successful career as an insurance adjuster. She lacks for nothing, except perhaps for a little excitement, a little unpredictability.Save to My Web

Local News
The Daily Iberian - Mar 09 11:39 AM
Six months after hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thousands of people have not registered for FEMA assistance, FEMA Public Information Officer Stan Mulford said this week while making his rounds in Iberia Parish.Save to My Web

Lawsuit claims engineering company altered damage assessment report
WREG-TV Memphis - Mar 19 6:13 AM
GULFPORT, Miss. A lawsuit filed in chancery court claims an engineering company altered a report to eliminate the role wind played in severely damaging the home of an elderly Gulfport couple during Hurricane Katrina.Save to My Web

Woman slams car past standing traffic
Miami Herald - Mar 15 4:16 PM
For South Florida drivers the scenario is all too common. Stuck in traffic, trying to merge. No one will let you in. But while it might cross their minds, few drivers would resort to the approach that officials said a 26-year-old Sunrise woman took on Tuesday morning.Save to My Web

ET children feel effects of missing parents
The Longview News-Journal - Mar 11 9:20 PM
Cru Barnes is only 9 years old, but over the past three years the New Diana fourth-grader has had to bear a lot more than most children his age.Save to My Web

Crash victims recalled at sentencing
Baltimore Sun - Mar 03 3:31 AM
Hundreds grieve as families describe lives torn apart by Severna Park crash that killed 2 teens As more than 300 people watched and wept, an Annapolis woman was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for killing two teenagers when she drove drunk and crashed her speeding pickup truck into the rear of the youths' car, which was stopped at a red light. Save to My Web

County Obituaries A-E
San Diego Union-Tribune - Mar 22 4:13 PM
Kathleen Bolding, 62, of Ramona died March 10. She was born in Washington state and was a senior volunteer with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.Save to My Web

Novel idea for valley tycoon
San Jose Mercury News - Mar 05 3:13 AM
Tom Perkins serves on two company boards, works from his office when he is not traveling, and for five years has managed the development of a high-tech yacht he says will be the world's fastest.Save to My Web