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MICHIGAN CITY -- Alcohol was a factor in a Michigan City area man driving off the road and getting killed, police said. According to police, 26-year-old Mick Mullins Jr. had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit.

A Bella Vista woman died Sunday when a tractor-trailer struck the vehicle she was riding in at Jane, Mo.

A Buellton man who owns a car dealership in the Santa Ynez Valley and Cuesta Cadillac in downtown San Luis Obispo is buying Rancho Grande Motors from longtime owner Dean Haupt. Neither the buyer, Mike Sell, nor Haupt would discuss the transaction. They also declined to provide the purchase price of the San Luis Obispo car dealership until escrow is completed, which Sell expects will be in a few ...

Vipul Dhumak, 1399 Kentucky St., reported on Dec. 2 his Dell Inspiron laptop, bluetooth headset, flash drive, bluetooth dongle and backpack stolen from the Mass Media and Technology Hall computer lab. The value of the theft was $1,525.

• Bobbie Joe Pointer, 28, of the 2700 block of Clarendon Road, was arrested at 4:43 p.m. Sunday at Wal-Mart, on a charge of second-degree burglary, according to Sedalia Police Department reports. Pointer entered the store after being banned and failed to pay for several items, reports stated.

Police obtained search warrants Monday for a man and woman suspected of kidnapping a Tucson couple Nov. 26, a Tucson police spokesman said.

CORNING — Back in the fall of 2005 I waited patiently near one of the tee boxes at Harding Park Golf Course for John Daly. It was the third round of the WGC-American Express Championship and it was a perfect San Francisco day — sunny skies with mild temperatures and not much wind.

An 85-year-old Syracuse woman was killed in a collision Sunday afternoon in Unadilla. Leola Mohlman was a passenger in a 1995 Buick Century driven by her husband, Willard Mohlman, 90, according to the Otoe County Sheriff’s Office.

Editor’s note: Over a period of 12 years beginning in 1983, local historian Ken Munford wrote 561 columns for the Gazette-Times. As part of the city’s 150th anniversary, the newspaper will publish a selection of these columns each Saturday. This one was originally printed on March 11, 1991.

Subaru WRX STI road test, LaCrosse spy pics. (Daily Auto News)

Charges have been filed in a fatal motorcycle accident that took place Saturday in Jasper County.

Squeaks, rattles, and HEPA filters. (Ask a Mechanic)

DETROIT — Spy photographers caught what appears to be a test mule for the next-generation 2010 Buick LaCrosse testing under close supervision, and managed to snap these heavily camouflaged shots.

An 8-year-old girl was struck by a passing vehicle as she exited a Warrick County School Corporation bus on Monday afternoon. Kasey Groves, a third-grade student at John H. Castle Elementary School, was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville with leg injuries.

King Edward VIII?s 1934 Buick, which he rode to Downing Street to announce his abdication from the British throne in 1936, sold at auction for $205,429.

A Tucson woman kidnapped last week has been released in Mexico and tonight Tucson Police are looking for two suspects. Twenty-six-year-old Sarai Borquez was accosted along with her boyfriend last Monday.

Route 44 in Raynham - at the Route 24 exit - was cleared of snow early Monday morning after a dusting of snow fell on greater Taunton the night before.

A woman who was held against her will for almost a week has been released by her captors who now face criminal charges.

Need windshield and a new motor for the wipers. I want to keep it running forever...classic! Would you buy another car from this manufacturer?

Japanese vehicles continue to reign supreme when it comes to customer satisfaction in the US, according to a survey released yesterday.

A Bella Vista woman died Sunday when a tractor-trailer struck the vehicle she was riding in at Jane, Mo.

The arrest Sunday night on Interstate 30 of a Hot Springs man resulted in the seizure of a quantity of marijuana and more than $3,000 in cash, the Arkansas State Police said Monday.

CLOUDS of dust rose from the narrow laterite road as the convoy of cars trundled through the estate. A range of rare and unique cars meandered pass a new village with hardly five shops and across railway tracks into an estate square.

Sure, you say, you know the movie “Hoosiers” frontward and backwards. It’s high school hoops season, maybe time to haul it out again and watch Gene Hackman in one of his best roles, leading Hckory High to the state championship of Indiana in 1951.

Police said they captured Tracy Goodwin after a high-speed chase of a stolen car and then a short foot pursuit. Goodwin was finally nabbed in a storage shed.

Around 1:30 P.M. the La Crosse Police and Fire Departments were called to an accident on Ca Crosse Street.

LONDON—The 1934 Buick that carried King Edward VIII to announce his abdication sold for more than $185,000 Monday at Bonhams auction house in London. The world's oldest surviving Rolls-Royce, from 1904, went for more than $7.2 million.

The 1934 Buick that carried King Edward VIII to announce his abdication sold for more than $185,000 Monday at Bonhams auction house in London.

Chesterfield police are seeking a missing man. Police say 44-year-old Alonzo Blackmon was last seen leaving his home on Sunrise Five Way at noon Sunday.

The Canadian Press December 3, 2007 - 6:04 p.m.

Arrests • Bobbie Joe Pointer, 28, of the 2700 block of Clarendon Road, was arrested at 4:43 p.m. Sunday at Wal-Mart, on a charge of second-degree burglary, according to Sedalia Police Department reports.

Braintree police are searching for a man who wore a New England Patriots shirt and robbed the Eastern Bank branch in Weymouth Landing Saturday afternoon.

An accident Sunday morning claimed the life of a local teenage girl.

TORONTO - General Motors of Canada suffered a 10.2 per cent sales decline in November compared with a year ago, as the the industry in general experienced "a soft month overall."

A Michigan City man was charged Monday with driving while suspended prior, battery to law enforcement and reckless driving, Burns Harbor Police said.

Chesterfield Police are searching for a missing man who is in need of medication. According to Police, Alonzo A. Blackmon, 44, was last seen leaving his home in the 700 block of Sunrise Way around noon

After three consecutive monthly increases, GM dealers in the United States delivered 263,654 vehicles in November, down 11 percent compared with a year ago, reflecting continuing reductions in daily rental sales and softening industry demand.

The deluxe Canadian-made Buick once used to shuttle King Edward VIII and his love Wallace Simpson, for whom he would eventually abdicate the throne, will go under the hammer Monday at Bonhams auction house in London, England.

Lois Ada (Moldenhauer) Pieper, 83, of Watertown, passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, 2007.

JEFFERSON - Florence M. Hamilton, 92, of Jefferson passed away on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2007, at Countryside Home in Jefferson. She was born on Sept. 8, 1915, in Prairie du Chien, daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Suhrada) Konicheck.

DU QUOIN - The Du Quoin Jaycees are asking the community for nominations for their annual outstanding service award, and distinguished service award for 2007.

A Gardners woman who was flown to Hershey Medical Center after a crash near Route 34 and Peach Glen Road on Friday afternoon remained in fair condition Sunday.

The king's custom-made Buick was expected to fetch as much as 50,000 pounds (US$100,000 Ђ67,750), while the 1904 luxury Rolls could go for up to 2 million pounds (US$4 million, Ђ2.71 million).

GM goes incognito with follow-up four-door. (Spy Shots and Future Cars)

The king's custom-made Buick was expected to fetch as much as 50,000 pounds (US$100,000 Ђ67,750), while the 1904 luxury Rolls could go for up to 2 million pounds (US$4 million, Ђ2.71 million).

An 85-year-old Syracuse woman was killed in a collision Sunday afternoon in Unadilla. Leola Mohlman was a passenger in a 1995 Buick Century driven by her husband, Willard Mohlman, 90, according to the Otoe County Sheriff’s Office.

Braintree police are searching for a man who allegedly held up an Eastern Bank there on Saturday.

The 24th-annual Uvalde Leader-News/Oasis Outback Trophy Buck Contest will once again offer new rifles for the hunters bagging the best deer statewide and in Uvalde County.

A 36-year-old Bella Vista woman was killed Sunday night in a two-vehicle accident on U.S. 71 at Jane, in McDonald County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D. Tara E. Clark, the victim, was a passenger in a car driven by Harry E. Black, 40, of Pineville. He received serious injuries and was flown to Northwest Regional Hospital in Bentonville, Ark., according to the patrol. The ...

CORNING — Back in the fall of 2005 I waited patiently near one of the tee boxes at Harding Park Golf Course for John Daly. It was the third round of the WGC-American Express Championship and it was a perfect San Francisco day — sunny skies with mild temperatures and not much wind.

An 8-year-old girl was struck by a passing vehicle as she exited a Warrick County School Corporation bus on Monday afternoon. Kasey Groves, a third-grade student at John H. Castle Elementary School, was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville with leg injuries.

A woman who was abducted at gunpoint last week along with her boyfriend has been found after her captors reportedly released her in Mexico, police said Sunday.

A Tucson woman who was accosted and kidnapped Nov. 26 while leaving a South Side home with her boyfriend has been found, a police spokesman said.

A Dickinson Township crash Friday afternoon left a Gardners woman injured and police searching for the occupants of the car that hit her.

Whether we like it or not, China’s mega-economy is the dynamo of the global economy. For that reason, Pittsburgh-area officials are right to look to Asia as they try to rebuild the region’s economy.

A 2-year-old boy watched paramedics take his family away by ambulance, after their car crashed into a tree on airport boulevard. The toddler was strapped into his carseat and survived...

Editor’s note: Over a period of 12 years beginning in 1983, local historian Ken Munford wrote 561 columns for the Gazette-Times. As part of the city’s 150th anniversary, the newspaper will publish a selection of these columns each Saturday. This one was originally printed on March 11, 1991.

With the season of giving under way, the Toys for Tots Foundation is once again encouraging people to buy one more toy than their shopping list requires to give Christmas gifts to children in need.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Norv Turner finally found a team that could handle the Kansas City Chiefs. Now, his San Diego Chargers could be ready to run away with the AFC West.

"Roger and Me" chairman leaves mixed legacy. (Daily Auto News)

Richard Marti has coached in hundreds of basketball games at Lamar High School.He endured something new, however, on Saturday night in the championship game of the Lockwood Tournament.Jasper outlasted the Tigers 82-79 on Matt McKinney’s trey with six seconds left in the fourth overtime.

An 8-year-old girl was struck by a passing vehicle as she exited a Warrick County School Corporation bus on Monday afternoon. Kasey Groves, a third-grade student at John H. Castle Elementary School, was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville with leg injuries.

Those looking out the windows saw downtown Joplin, but many who explored downtown lofts on Saturday said they were reminded of lofts in New York and other urban living spaces.

Silent assassin Frank Lickliter doesn’t golf. Golf Frank Lickliters WINTER GARDEN, Fla. – Welcome to The Frank Lickliter II School of Shut The Hell Up. Some people just call it hell. Others, Q-School.

n Worth Giles, principal field auditor for NC Department of Revenue, began his 30th year with the department. n Alexander Huffman, retired farmer and Spanish American War veteran, passed away at age 79. n "Tiny Tot Talk" features Wesley and Warren Clark, twin sons of Mr. And Mrs. Joe Clark. n NC Employment Security Commission placed 94 persons in jobs during November. n December calendar girl is ...

(NOTE: This is part of a series entitled “Looking Back” offering interesting glimpses into Plainview history. To coincide with the city’s centennial, articles will rely heavily on information gleaned from Herald files.)

A Ridgeland man is dead after a car collides with his motorcycle. The highway patrol tells us it happened Saturday around 4:30 on South Carolina Highway 462 in Jasper County.

A 58-year-old man was killed this morning after a three-car accident on Keene Road and Drew Street, police said.

Frankie Dettori and Jimmy Fortune were among the winners in Mauritius.

COXSACKIE - The man killed in a Friday afternoon car accident on state Route 81 has been identified by state police at Catskill as Michael Mann, 39, of 1223 U.S. Route 9W, of Coxsackie.

With the season of giving under way, the Toys for Tots Foundation is once again encouraging people to buy one more toy than their shopping list requires to give Christmas gifts to children in need.

It's not easy being the baby of the family. Especially when you're 56.

"Sherry" catapulted the Four Seasons to the top in 1962. The force of the song revs up to a fever pitch in "Jersey Boys," the 2005 Broadway hit that comes to the 5th Avenue Theatre on tour this week.

Sure, you say, you know the movie “Hoosiers” frontward and backwards. It’s high school hoops season, maybe time to haul it out again and watch Gene Hackman in one of his best roles, leading Hckory High to the state championship of Indiana in 1951.

A Dickinson Township crash Friday afternoon left a Gardners woman injured and police searching for the occupants of the car that hit her.

REPUBLIC, Mo. — Carl Junction, behind Joseph Fauvergue’s 26 points, wrapped up fifth place Saturday in the Republic boys prep basketball tournament.

MONTICELLO, Ark. — Pittsburg State’s fast start was no match for Arkansas-Monticello’s furious finish. The Cotton Blossoms, with starting guards Andrea Dubose and Kristi Martin combining for 24 second-half points, rallied past Pittsburg State 83-71 Saturday in the Arkansas-Monticello Classic.

Three winters ago if my memory is accurate, we had a big rain late in the winter and the water on Stockton Lake came way up.

When Missouri Southern’s offense went missing in action Saturday afternoon, it was the bench to the rescue. Reserves carried the undefeated Southern women to their sixth victory, 60-42 over St. Edward’s (Texas) University at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center.

Joplin High School plays second-seeded Har-Ber from Springdale (Ark.) at 8:30 p.m. Thurday in the final first-round game of the 11th annual Freeman-Lady Eagle Classic at Kaminsky Gymnasium.

Whether we like it or not, China’s mega-economy is the dynamo of the global economy. For that reason, Pittsburgh-area officials are right to look to Asia as they try to rebuild the region’s economy.

The Loma Linda Property Owners Association will sponsor the annual Loma Linda Golf Cart Parade at 6 p.m. Sunday. Many of the golf carts are decorated for the annual parade, which starts at the town office. Santa will also make an appearance at the event.

The distribution of pretzels was a new twist this year as marching bands and glittering floats entertained the community members lined along Main Street during the hourlong annual Joplin Jaycees Christmas parade.

Who: Andrew Helm, 99, of Kansas City When and how he died: Nov. 11, from blood clotting As a young boy: One of 11 children, Helm was just 7 years old when his father died. Growing up, his mother raised him to be honest and kind toward others, even though his family was poor, said his wife, Harriet Helm. His mother taught him, “You have to work for everything you have. Nothing is given to you.”

ST. PETERSBURG - An 81-year-old driver died Saturday after her car collided with a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus, St. Petersburg Police reported.

ST. PETERSBURG (Bay News 9) -- One person died and three others were injured in a multi-vehicle accident involving a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) bus Saturday afternoon.

GRANBY, Mo. — A committee will recommend that the East Newton School Board not pursue a ballot issue in April for construction of a new building or for renovations to existing buildings, an official said last week.

Coxsackie – One person was killed and another was injured when the driver of a sedan crossed lanes on SR 81 in Coxsackie and struck a pickup truck, State Police at Catskill said Saturday.

Ryan Moore rode one winner on the first day of the International Jockey's Championship in Mauritius.

A 33-year-old man is under arrest for DUI manslaughter in connection with an accident last night on Interstate 275 in which another motorist was killed.

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My wife and I also bought the 2002 Rendezvous CXL in 2005 after her sister Janet had bought one. It had 53,000 on it and was loaded with HUD, power sunroof, heated leather seats, and more. We have loved this vehicle since we bought it.

Want to keep Americans working, then look at the percentage of north American parts being used in the vehicle. The Toyota Truck struggled to get the 51% American parts content that NASCAR required them to have.

NILES - Christmas is rapidly approaching and if you don't have any idea what to get the golf fan in your family, the Niles golf program can help you out.

NEKOOSA -- A reported attempt to abduct a child Thursday has officials asking parents to remind children about keeping safe.

Information for the crime section comes from reports provided by area law-enforcement agencies and collected by Repository staff members.

Emergency personnel attempt to extract an 80-year-old woman from her Buick sedan after a two-car collision sent the woman tumbling over an embankment and into the creek bed at the intersection of Highways 72 Bypass and 254 in Greenwood.