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Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers are close to an agreement on a new contract that would end a two-day strike by 73,000 workers at the biggest U.S. automaker, five people briefed on the talks said.

Antonio Coulter made his choice: He could get arrested on a weapons charge or he could shoot a police officer. With thoughts of going to jail running through his mind, he pulled the trigger on his sawed-off shotgun, Coulter told police, law enforcement officials said yesterday.

The United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. could crimp key vehicle launches, such as the Malibu midsize sedan, but in the short run, it could also create a buying frenzy for hot-selling vehicles already in showrooms.

DETROIT - The first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise: job security.

A rookie Philadelphia police officer who chased a suspect for several blocks after being shot in the face during a traffic stop underwent several hours of reconstructive surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania yesterday, police said.

BERKELEY HEIGHTS: A 54-year-old Newark man is facing drug charges after being found sleeping in his car, police said yesterday.

KINGSTON - Marty’s GMC-Pontiac-Buick-Isuzu was selected from more than 6,500 General Motors dealerships in the U.S. to participate in the Today Show’s consumer segment “The Secrets Of.........”

Pune, Sep 26 (IANS) Zaheer Vakil, 73, bought his first car out of his pocket money when he was in school, a 1928 Fiat. It took him two years to restore it. On his 18th birthday, when he got his licence, he drove it to college.

The Best Cupcakes and Barbecue in Minnesota Are Available Only a Few Hours a Week, But They're Worth Building Your Weekend Around

A motorcycle-automobile collision in Sun City West on Monday afternoon left one motorcyclist dead and the other seriously injured, authorities said.

The transmission sucks it either has ADHD or some other personality disorder. Paint SUCKS, an acorn can fall of the tree and scratch the black cherry finish.

FLINT, Michigan, Sept 25 - Don Spillman says he's here to defend the American dream.

James B. Stewart offers his bold ideas about what U.S. auto makers can do to make American cars the best in the world, starting with the proposition that quality must be the only goal.

AUBURN - The Board of Selectmen last night continued its hearing on Diamond Buick-Pontiac-GMC-Cadillac's license for another 60 days.

Within seven hours of United Auto Workers members setting up picket lines at General Motors plants across the US on Monday, a GM transmission plant in the Canadian city of Windsor ground to a halt.

Teamsters backing the UAW could leave dealerships without vehicles if the strike runs long.

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers' return to bargaining with General Motors Corp. within hours of calling the first national strike against the automaker in 37 years may signal the union's desire for a quick end to the walkout.

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers strike halting General Motors Corp.'s U.S. production may curb sales of the automaker's new sport-utility vehicles by paring already tight supplies.

DETROIT — Buick may be a dying brand in North America, but Chinese consumers are keeping the torch burning for the storied 103-year-old brand. Buick's parent General Motors on Monday inked a deal to ship the new Enclave to China — some 25,000 units in all, beginning in the second half of 2008.

The Russellville Police Department responded to a collision with injuries at the intersection of Ninth and Nashville Streets on Sept. 18, 2007. Elvis Latham, 75, was operating a 2001 Buick LeSabre northbound on Nashville Road when the right front of his vehicle collided into the right front of Joan West's, 67, 1989 Dodge Omni.

GM Canada closed its Car Plant 1 in Oshawa, Ontario, at 3 a.m. (0700 GMT) on Tuesday, the second day of the U.S. strike, said Stew Low, public relations director at GM Canada.

DETROIT, Sept. 25 -- The national autoworkers strike against General Motors forced an U.S. auto-parts maker to lay off hundreds of workers and already is disrupting the Canadian economy, with the union president there predicting as many as 100,000 layoffs by the weekend if it continues.

Negotiations continued on the second day of the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors. Analysts say a prolonged strike could cost GM billions of dollars and stop the momentum the company was building with some of its new models.

DETROIT If the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. lasts longer than a week or two, it could cost GM billions of dollars and stop the momentum the company was building with some of its new models, according to several industry analysts. A strike of two weeks or less would not hurt GM's cash position and would actually improve its inventory situation, Lehman Brothers analyst ...

MILTON - Police have yet to decide whether to charge a 77-year-old driver whose car struck a woman walking her dog. Joan Silta, 64, of Hyde Park, underwent surgery at Boston Medical Center following the accident Sunday morning and was listed in critical condition today.

The officer underwent several hours of reconstructive surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

General Motors' two auto assembly plants in Oshawa, Ont., shut down Tuesday due to lack of parts, as the effects from a United Auto Workers strike in the U.S. spread in Canada.

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers' return to bargaining with General Motors Corp. within hours of calling the first national strike against the automaker in 37 years may signal the union's desire for a quick end to the walkout.

DETROIT -- Representatives of the United Auto Workers and General Motors Co. returned to the bargaining table this morning in an effort to resolve a strike that began Monday morning.

Several thousand employees have already been sent home and it's believed more will be idled in the hours and days to come.

A strike lasting longer than a week or two could cost billions, but a strike of less than two weeks could help GM’s inventory, according to industry analysts.

By TOM KRISHER If the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. lasts longer than a week or two, it could cost GM billions of dollars and stop the momentum the company was building with some of its new models, according to several industry analysts. A strike of two weeks or less would not hurt GM's cash position and would actually improve its inventory situation, Lehman Brothers ...

Tom Krisher And Dee-Ann Durbin September 25, 2007 - 07:46 a.m.

For local auto dealers selling General Motors vehicles, the impact of the United Auto Workers' strike against GM boils down to one word: duration.

An Upper Freehold man has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury on one count of second-degree vehicular homicide and three counts of fourth-degree assault by auto.

Renowned international player GM sold a record 876,747 vehicles in the year 2006 in China, and for its second round of export the target is for more than $800 million worth of US-built Buick sport utility and other vehicles and components.

A dizzying amount of jargon has infested the advertising industry in recent years, but if you cut through the confusing verbiage, one thing is constant: Brands are all about bonding with consumers to boost sales.

The first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years has begun because the United Auto Workers union wants job security, an issue the company will find difficult to promise. UAW officials said the 73,000 UAW members who work at about 80 U.S. facilities for the nation’s largest automaker struck at 11 a.m.

DETROIT - The strike at General Motors Corp. will cause US production losses of 760 vehicles per hour and could shut the automaker's facilities in Canada and Mexico within three days, a leading industry analyst said yesterday.

TOKYO: General Motors Corp said it would export more than $800 million worth of US-built Buick sport utility and other vehicles and components to China starting in 2008 in its second export agreement with China this year.

SHANGHAI : US auto giant General Motors (GM) said Tuesday it will boost its exports of US-made vehicles and auto parts to China by more than US$800 million from 2008.

Calera police have issued a warrant for a Jemison man they say was involved in a shooting at a mobile home park on 10th Street.

AUBURN - The Board of Selectmen last night continued its hearing on Diamond Buick-Pontiac-GMC-Cadillac's license for another 60 days.

US auto giant General Motors (GM) said Tuesday it will boost its exports of US-made vehicles and auto parts to China by more than 800 million dollars from 2008.

The walkout endangers GM's ability to deliver vehicles that are catching on.The 73,000 unionists begin the first national strike against GM in 37 years.

DETROIT - The first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise: job security.

This story was reported by Christine Olley, David Gambacorta and Damon C. Williams, and written by Will Bunch. His comrades, from the Philadelphia Police Academy to the hardscrabble city streets that Officer Richard Decoatsworth has patrolled for fewer than six months, all use the same one word to describe the 21-year-old rookie cop.

A rookie Philadelphia police officer who chased a suspect for several blocks after being shot in the face during a traffic stop underwent several hours of reconstructive surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania yesterday, police said.

Workers began picketing Monday at a General Motors parts-distribution plant in Aurora, and car dealers were girding for what they hope will be a short national strike against the auto giant.

General Motors Corp signed a deal worth more than $US800 million ($A922.56 million) on Monday to export Buick Enclave sport utility vehicles to China over a four-year period beginning in 2008.

WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. will ship up to 25,000 Buick Enclave SUVs and auto parts worth more than $800 million to China over the next four years under an agreement signed Monday with its Chinese joint venture.

Keep it short. A strike that lasts more than a few days could do irreparable damage to GM as it launches three key vehicles, including two built in Michigan.

For local auto dealers selling General Motors vehicles, the impact of the United Auto Workers' strike against GM boils down to one word: duration.

FLINT -- General Motors Corp. workers striking Metro Detroit plants on Monday said they are determined to stand up to the automaker and the government as they defend what they concede to be a dying way of life.

WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. signed an agreement Monday to export more than $800 million in U.S.-built vehicles to China over a four-year period.

General Motors Corp signed a deal worth more than $800 million to export Buick Enclave sport utility vehicles to China over a four-year period beginning in 2008.

TOKYO: General Motors Corp said it would export more than US$800 million (RM2.8 billion) worth of US-built Buick sport utility and other vehicles and components to China starting in 2008 in its second export agreement with China this year.

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The United Auto Workers' return to bargaining with General Motors Corp. within hours of calling the first national strike against the automaker in 37 years may signal the union's desire for a quick end to the walkout.

General Motors Corp said it would export more than $800 million worth of U.S.-built Buick sport utility and other vehicles and components to China starting in 2008 in its second export agreement with China this year.

General Motors Corp signed a deal worth more than US$800 million on Monday to export Buick Enclave sport utility vehicles (SUV) to China over a four-year period beginning in 2008.

Ten-year-old Flor Salgado was woken up early Sunday morning by her mother after a car crashed into their yard off Winston 8 Ranch Road.

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A labor strike against General Motors will present more challenges for auto parts suppliers, which have struggled with bankruptcies and increased competition in recent years, analysts said Monday.

Four people - all under age 30 - died over the weekend in traffic accidents on Minnesota roads and three of them were not wearing seat belts, the Department of Public Safety said. The deaths raised the total of traffic-related fatalities on state roads this year to 360, up from 344 at this time last year. The state recorded 474 deaths in 2006, the lowest total since 1945. Minnesota State Patrol ...

(AP Photo/Tom Gannam) United Auto Workers union members picket outside the General Motors production facility Monday, Sept. 24, 2007 in Wentzville, Mo. The workers walked off the job at 10 am CDT after contract negotiations fell apart.

In the end, the first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise: Job security. Weary bargainers stopped to rest around 8 p.m. and talks were to resume Tuesday morning.   Slideshow: New York Auto Show 2007

DETROIT - IN the end, the first US-wide strike against General Motors Corp in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise: Job security.

WASHINGTON -- A labor strike against General Motors will present more challenges for auto suppliers, which have struggled with bankruptcies and increased competition in recent years,...

United Auto Workers union-represented employees walked out of General Motors plants Monday in the first nationwide strike against a U.S. automaker since 1976. Two experts recount the day's events and the walkout's impact.

The Lansing built crossover will be sold in China.

Keep it short. A strike that lasts more than a few days could do irreparable damage to GM as it launches three key vehicles, including two built in Michigan.

Roughly 3,900 union members, from Local 602 and Local 652 are employed at General Motors' Lansing Delta Township Plant.

In the end, the first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise.

WHAT HAPPENED: About 73,000 members of the United Auto Workers went on strike at 11 a.m. Monday against General Motors Corp. as contract talks broke down.

Analysts expect GM to be able to ride out the first strike in the U.S. automotive industry since 1976, estimated to cost the automaker $100 million per day, so long as it is a short one. But a prolonged walkout may cause deeper financial problems. By MSNBC.com’s Roland Jones.

Angelina County deputies have arrested a man for murder after a Redland man was found shot to death in the back seat of a wrecked car off U.S. Highway 59 Sunday morning.

In the end, the first nationwide strike against General Motors Corp. in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers want something that GM will find difficult to promise: Job security. UAW officials said the 73,000 UAW members who work at about 80...

General Motors Corp. signed an agreement Monday to export more than $800 million in U.S.-built sport utility vehicles to China. Under the deal, signed in Washington, GM will send 5,000 Buick Enclave luxury crossover SUVs a year to China for three to four ...

General Motors Corp. signed an agreement Monday to export more than $800 million in U.S.-built sport utility vehicles to China.

Gary Norris, The Canadian Press September 24, 2007 - 4:02 p.m. "Our car plants will be impacted almost immediately," Buzz Hargrove, President of the Canadian Auto Workers Union said.

DETROIT – Buick will expand its international reach following a four-year agreement signed today by General Motors and Shanghai GM to export up to 25,000 of the brand’s hot-selling Enclave luxury crossover to China beginning in the second half of 2008.

TORONTO - Tens of thousands of workers at General Motors of Canada and in the Canadian auto parts industry are being hit by the impact of the strike against GM in the United States, Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove said Monday.

Halton Police are looking for the thief who took something that belonged to them.

The strike at General Motors Corp. will cause U.S. production losses of 760 vehicles per hour and could shut the automaker's facilities in Canada and Mexico within three days, a leading industry analyst said on Monday.

An Upper Freehold man has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury on one count of second degree vehicular homicide and three counts of fourth degree assault by auto. Louis A. Tufano, Jr., 27, of Upper Freehold, was indicted last week on the charges arising out of a fatal two-car collision on February 2, 2006, in Upper Freehold. An investigation into the crash conducted by the New Jersey ...

Members of the United Auto Workers union at General Motors Corp reacted with a mixture of nervousness, surprise and stoicism on Monday after their union called a strike against the top U.S. automaker.

Gary Norris, The Canadian Press September 24, 2007 - 2:42 p.m. "Our car plants will be impacted almost immediately," Buzz Hargrove, President of the Canadian Auto Workers Union said.

TORONTO - Tens of thousands of workers at General Motors of Canada and in the Canadian auto parts industry are being immediately hit by the impact of the strike against GM in the United States, Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove said Monday.

General Motors Corp. signs a deal worth more than $800 million on Monday to export Buick Enclave sport utility vehicles to China over a four-year period beginning in 2008.

WASHINGTON (AP) - General Motors Corp. ( Nachrichten / Aktienkurs ) signed a deal worth more than $800 million on Monday to export Buick Enclave sport utility vehicles to China over a four-year period beginning in 2008.

WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. signed a deal worth more than $800 million on Monday to export Buick Enclave sport utility vehicles to China over a four-year period beginning in...

General Motors Corp. signed a deal worth more than $800 million on Monday to export Buick Enclave sport utility vehicles to China over a four-year period beginning in 2008.

WASHINGTON -- General Motors Corp. signed an agreement today to export more than $800 million in U.S.-built vehicles to China.

Standing on the tacky, skid-marked drag strip at Gateway International Raceway in Madison Tuesday, Bret Kepner, a drag racing photographer-turned-ESPN personality, had some practical advice for the 20 or so firefighters and police officers who turned out to battle one another.

Two Fayette County men were in critical condition Sunday with injuries suffered when a car struck a guard rail.

Charges have been filed against a Raleigh County woman who allegedly led police on a chase in a stolen vehicle Saturday morning.

Air conditioner had to be replaced and updated. This was a big nuisance, mainly because the dealer couldn't seem to figure out how to fix it. Little electric problems with windows, turn signals, panel lights.

"Drives like a muscle car. Rides like a Cadillac" What things have gone wrong with the car?

New technology could yield more miles per gallon. (Green Car News)

Thieves stole a Nitro bass boat, boat trailer, and fishing equipment between Sept. 15-17 parked at a plumbing business at 41550 Route 45, police said. Total value was estimated at $30,000.

The trial for former Penn State student Anthony Torsell, charged with vehicular homicide in connection with an October 2006 accident, began today. In the early morning of Oct. 28, 2006, Torsell struck Penn State student Aaron Stidd and visitor Richard Smith with his Buick Skylark.

Autoworkers began walking off their jobs at General Motors Corp. this morning after efforts to reach agreement on a new contract fell short of a union-imposed deadline.

State police at Uniontown said three people were injured in a four-vehicle accident on Route 119 at Pechin Road at 10:21 a.m. Friday. Vehicles involved in the crash were operated by Nancy Lee King, 48, of Connellsville; Dean Louis Rellick, 35, of Youngwood; Roger Newton Mory, 60, of Blandon; and Delmer Knopsnider, 57, of Connellsville.

When she was only 13 years old, Ramona Scaggs, known as “Miss Mona” to her students, was teaching piano. She lived in rural Boyd County, Ky., and started taking piano lessons when she was eight years old. She started playing the piano at Leach Station Baptist Church.

Adrian Woodford samples some fine vintages in magnificent settings during an intense six-day wine excursion in New Zealand.

SWISSVALE - Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 50 a quarter mile east of mile post 230 near Swissvale about 1 p.m. Sunday.

ONEIDA - 'The 11th Commandment,' said Robert Salzman, 'should be 'Thou shalt not ration justice'.'

Nick Hopmann of League City and Don Bayer of Lexington will be pulling the trigger on new rifles after taking top honors in this year's Uvalde Leader-News/ Oasis Outback Trophy Buck Contest.

Davis police are asking for information to help find an 82-year-old woman who has been missing since Friday.

Local General Motors Corp. union workers walked off their jobs this morning after United Auto Workers and GM leaders failed to reach a labor pact by a union-set 11 a.m. deadline. Workers were headed to the picket lines at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant, where the Cadillac CTS, STS and SRX are made. Workers at the Lansing Delta Township assembly plant where the Saturn Outlook, GMC Acadia ...

A look at the U.S. team

40 Years Ago From The Farmington Press, Sept. 21, 1967

Joplin -- A man who drew the ire of his neighbors by living in a car for six years in the backyard of his Pittsburg, Kan., home has been evicted and is living in a homeless shelter in Joplin.

“A bad day of golf is still a good day.” So said Fred Wellenkamp, a retired Santa Maria furniture store owner and one of the 124 men and women who teed it up Monday at the 6th Annual Hancock Cup and Bulldog $1,000,000 Hole-In-One Shootout at the Santa Maria Country Club.

MANATEE - A woman's former boyfriend broke into her home early Sunday morning and beat her before fleeing, according to a Manatee County Sheriff's Office report.

eteran car dealer Craig Zinn wants to recapture the buzz dealerships enjoyed in the Septembers of old, when manufacturers rolled out their new models.

Once Again, General Motors.

A crash in the town of Estella late Friday afternoon killed a 75-year-old Illinois female driver.

The defense attorney for an admittedly drunk driver -- who police say fatally hit one man and critically injured another in October 2006 -- said he is preparing to show the jury today that the victims were the individuals at fault.

We write a lot about the latest and greatest cars, but let's face it: A lot of people don't want to commit to five years of monthly payments for a brand-new car. Still, everybody needs wheels - a cheap ride for college, a grocery-getter for the family, something for the daily commute. Needs vary, but lots of shoppers seem to ...

Nearly half of car buyers surveyed in May 2006 by Cars.com said they didn't know enough about alternative fuels like ethanol to consider flex-fuel vehicles for purchase.

40 Years Ago From The Farmington Press, Sept. 21, 1967

RAPID CITY — Black Hills Speedway called it a season, crowning its 2007 point champions on a crisp, made-for-racing Friday night.

The Cereal City Lions Club held their first annual golf outing on Friday September 14th.

When she was only 13 years old, Ramona Scaggs, known as “Miss Mona” to her students, was teaching piano. She lived in rural Boyd County, Ky., and started taking piano lessons when she was eight years old. She started playing the piano at Leach Station Baptist Church.

Screeching across the rectangular manmade pit, hard-topped automobiles battled to destruction. The Morgan County Fair Board hosted the second annual demolition derby Saturday night. Local controversy and the exciting atmosphere filled the bleachers with spectators.

“A bad day of golf is still a good day.” So said Fred Wellenkamp, a retired Santa Maria furniture store owner and one of the 124 men and women who teed it up Monday at the 6th Annual Hancock Cup and Bulldog $1,000,000 Hole-In-One Shootout at the Santa Maria Country Club.

RAPID CITY — Black Hills Speedway called it a season, crowning its 2007 point champions on a crisp, made-for-racing Friday night.

If there's a sure formula for successful retirement, Jim and Mary Sanderson must know it. I first met the couple several years back while doing a story on the restoration of a century-old house in the city's Old Town district. Working as a team, the two volunteers, then in their mid-70s, were pounding nails like pros.

Nearly half of car buyers surveyed in May 2006 by Cars.com said they didn't know enough about alternative fuels like ethanol to consider flex-fuel vehicles for purchase.

The Cape Coral Police Department honored employees during an awards ceremony Wednesday at Cape Coral City Hall.

A crash in the town of Estella late Friday afternoon killed a 75-year-old Illinois female driver.

ASHEVILLE -- ASHEVILLE -- A plan to build two of the tallest buildings outside of downtown will be up for consideration early next month by appointed city commissioners.

A Winona man accused of beating a man unconscious on a Mankato Avenue sidewalk smiled as a judge read the charges against him in Winona County District Court on Friday.

My pickup truck is now officially a "beater." If the front license plate, which hangs at a 45-degree angle, doesn't give it away, the rust over the rear tires does.

A Saturday morning high-speed chase of a stolen vehicle ended when the suspect ran a red light and crashed into another car, resulting in two people going to the hospital, Beckley police said.

A 37-year-old man was robbed at a Greenville apartment complex Wednesday morning, according to reports filed with the Greenville Police Department. The victim told police he was approached by two suspects, one of whom put a handgun to his head and demanded money. They stole an unknown amount of cash before fleeing the scene on foot.

Steve Graham knows he wasn’t popular among his neighbors, which is all the more reason he was shocked to discover somebody filed a missing persons report on him after he was evicted on Sept. 6.

A Mid-South crime scene investigator is in the hospital tonight after a car smashed into him in North Memphis.

Standing on the tacky, skid-marked drag strip at Gateway International Raceway in Madison Tuesday, Bret Kepner, a drag racing photographer-turned-ESPN personality, had some practical advice for the 20 or so firefighters and police officers who turned out to battle one another.

Sunset Hills Country Club members Tom Noascono, Jay Blanquart and Jim Daech have a few interesting tee times next week.

A review of the action from Saturday's meeting at Newmarket.

Just a year ago Teslin inflicted a debut defeat on subsequent Derby winner Authorized and could hardly have gone into the Victor Chandler Nijinsky Handicap at Newmarket with stronger credentials.

40 Years Ago From The Farmington Press, Sept. 21, 1967

An 81-year-old woman died Thursday and a 21-year-old man died Friday afternoon after two separate wrecks, Alabama State Troopers said.

ROAD WORK: HC Contractors wrapped up the main paving work on the $6.4 million Steese Highway project this week, applying the last layer to a surface that in some places is now up to 30 inches thick.

"Cujo" surely doesn't love Plaza Pontiac Buick anymore.

A man was indicted on a charge of killing a woman because his car ran out of gasoline and he needed another vehicle to drive home.

A Napa truck driver was not injured in a head-on crash on Thursday morning that claimed the life of an elderly Vacaville woman in Sonoma County.

Insurance agents and auto body shops were flooded with phone calls Friday from Fargo-Moorhead area residents whose homes and vehicles were pounded by hailstones as big as baseballs during an early morning storm.

North Union Twp.

A Winona man accused of beating a man unconscious on a Mankato Avenue sidewalk smiled as a judge read the charges against him in Winona County District Court on Friday.

“A bad day of golf is still a good day.” So said Fred Wellenkamp, a retired Santa Maria furniture store owner and one of the 124 men and women who teed it up Monday at the 6th Annual Hancock Cup and Bulldog $1,000,000 Hole-In-One Shootout at the Santa Maria Country Club.

It's new model time! Yes, on Oct. 1, the 2008 automotive model year begins. The date affects all of us because our vehicles officially become one year older. This column reminds readers of the new car announcement date every year. Otherwise, you would not realize the latest versions have ...

A 75-year-old woman from Illinois was killed after a car crash Friday afternoon near Cornell.

ALTON — The Alton Township supervisor is facing his second charge of driving under the influence after his arrest shortly after midnight Wednesday.

A crash in the town of Estella late Friday afternoon killed a 75-year-old Illinois female driver.

Travel: Simon Mills ducks out of the cigar factory and rum distillery tours of Trinidad and discovers empty beaches and impromptu gigs instead.

“A bad day of golf is still a good day.” So said Fred Wellenkamp, a retired Santa Maria furniture store owner and one of the 124 men and women who teed it up Monday at the 6th Annual Hancock Cup and Bulldog $1,000,000 Hole-In-One Shootout at the Santa Maria Country Club.

40 Years Ago From The Farmington Press, Sept. 21, 1967

Police asked for help today in locating two men considered persons of interest in an investigation into the August shooting death of Courtney G. Sommerville, 26, of Kansas City, Kan.

Cabot police are investigating the city’s first homicide in over 15 years. Police say a woman called 911 just before 10pm Thursday saying she found her husband unresponsive on the kitchen floor. Police say 39 year old Kevin Bell was shot several times.

General Motors Corp., trying to extend an August U.S. sales gain, will offer incentives including a revival of no-interest loans of as long as five years on some Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra large pickups, Bloomberg News reported today.

James, 19, of Lee Center, is a member of the Sauk Valley Community College Skyhawks basketball team, and is studying physical education. He is the son of Jim and Charlotte Van Natta, of Lee Center, and has a sister, Jenny, 31, of Dixon; two brothers, Brandon, 27, of Amboy, and Jeff, 24, of DeKalb.

Milwaukee ranks as 18th-best city in which to do business in the nation, according to a new study by MarketWatch.com. Minneapolis-St. Paul ranked as the top city in the nation for business in the report, which ranked the country's 50 largest metropolitan areas.

TRURO - Town police are seeking public assistance in trying to locate a vehicle involved in a hit and run accident Thursday night.

Three vehicles were involved in an accident on M-20 near Nine Mile Road after one vehicle crossed the center median Thursday morning.

When she was only 13 years old, Ramona Scaggs, known as “Miss Mona” to her students, was teaching piano. She lived in rural Boyd County, Ky., and started taking piano lessons when she was eight years old. She started playing the piano at Leach Station Baptist Church.

Police arrested one man and took more than 200 grams of cocaine in a Melbourne drug sweep at the Ramdas Inn.

Sunset Hills Country Club members Tom Noascono, Jay Blanquart and Jim Daech have a few interesting tee times next week.

Standing on the tacky, skid-marked drag strip at Gateway International Raceway in Madison Tuesday, Bret Kepner, a drag racing photographer-turned-ESPN personality, had some practical advice for the 20 or so firefighters and police officers who turned out to battle one another.

Standing on the tacky, skid-marked drag strip at Gateway International Raceway in Madison Tuesday, Bret Kepner, a drag racing photographer-turned-ESPN personality, had some practical advice for the 20 or so firefighters and police officers who turned out to battle one another.

Associated Press - September 21, 2007 10:34 AM ET FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Aurora Motors in Fairbanks has announced it will sell its five automotive franchises to two local competitors.

LOS ANGELES (Dow Jones) -- Forget the bone-chilling winters, the Buick-sized summer mosquitoes and the "MinnesotaNice" demeanor mocked in the film "Fargo."

A 31-year-old Fort Wayne man had been out of Allen County Jail for about three weeks before being arrested Wednesday for robbery, battery and carjacking.

40 Years Ago From The Farmington Press, Sept. 21, 1967

(AP) -- A man was indicted Thursday for allegedly killing a woman because his car ran out of gas and he needed another vehicle to drive home.

BRENTWOOD — The investigation into a fatal accident on Route 101 Monday morning concluded on Tuesday.

A Petroleum man was in critical condition Thursday afternoon after a three-vehicle crash involving a state police cruiser in Wells County on Wednesday evening.

MARIANNA, Fla. -- A man was indicted Thursday for allegedly killing a woman because his car ran out of gas and he needed another vehicle to drive home.

A Mundelein man with a past DUI arrest is suspected of being drunk when he crashed into a motorcycle late Wednesday night, leaving the driver in critical condition. Sergio A. Gomez, 42, of 277 S. Hickory Ave., No. 8, was arrested following the wreck on Midlothian Road.

A group of locally owned automotive dealers announced a sales agreement on Thursday that likely means the end of one of the oldest businesses in Fairbanks.

Fasten your seatbelts, because struggling General Motors is shifting its ad accounts again. This time the automaker moved accounts all within Interpublic Group's ad agency fold, which GM called a "corporate realignment." The Detroit company...

The City Council Wednesday decided on a design for its long-anticipated community center project, but one official's argument about funding created some temporary doubt as to whether any progress would be made.

Three local women are recovering after a five-vehicle crash in southern Virginia that pinned them between pavement and flames from a burning vehicle hauler for more than an hour.

PENANG: DK Leather Corporation Bhd is expecting its Europe operations’ contribution to its group revenue to grow to 35% for its year ending March 31, 2008 from 28% on the back of its expanding presence in the continent.

A Napa truck driver was not injured in a head-on crash on Thursday morning that claimed the life of an elderly Vacaville woman in Sonoma County.

An Orangeburg woman was transported to the hospital after a collision with an Orangeburg County deputy Thursday morning.