Fast GMC News

Workers at the Wentzville General Motors plant were set to return to work Wednesday afternoon, ending a nationwide two-day United Auto Workers strike.

A Wyandotte, Okla., woman was killed and two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash which took place at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday on U.S. 60, four miles east of Seneca near Copeland s Corner.

THE Harlow-based health trust responsible for the breast screening unit at St Margaret's Hospital, Epping, has been criticised by a General Medical Council panel which found a doctor whose mistakes led to women being wrongly cleared of breast cancer guilty of misconduct.

The former office manager of a Washington County car dealership pleaded guilty yesterday to embezzling about $400,000 from her employer.

Last week, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies, acting on a tip from the illegal immigration hotline, stopped three unrelated vehicles for traffic violations in the Wickenburg area, resulting the in the arrests of 21 more illegal aliens under state and federal immigration laws.

A consultant accused of misconduct after failing to diagnose a lump as cancer escapes being struck off.

MILTON — A portion of Interstate 80 westbound near mile marker 215 in Turbot Township was closed for nearly three hours Tuesday afternoon following an accident that left five people injured.

WASHINGTON, Pa. - The former office manager of an automobile dealership pleaded guilty Tuesday to bilking her employer out of about $400,000.

Culture (FOR CULTURE VULTURES AND OTHER PARTY ANIMALS.) Scoop - Gossip should have no friends

The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. have reached a tentative contract agreement they say has ended a two-day nationwide strike.   Slideshow: New York Auto Show 2007

Katherine Martin was unanimously reappointed to the Jackson Housing Commission, with her term ending Oct. 30, 2012. Pashia Mallett was unanimously appointed to the Citizens Advisory Council for Community Development, with her term ending Dec. 31.

General Motors Corp. and the United Auto Workers reached a tentative deal early Wednesday to end a two-day strike.

LUCAS — Emily Bachert’s birthday couldn’t have been any better. The Greenwood senior shot a 2-over, 74 - cruising to victory Monday in the Girls’ Region Five Golf Tournament at Barren River Lake State Resort Park.

Class action against major auto makers, dealers alleges plot to charge more in Canada than U.S.

ST LEONARDS based rally team GMC Motorsport made a triumphant return to tarmac racing at the EW Services Lindesfarne Rally. The duo of Davie Hatrick and Gerry McCafferty had been forced to take a year out due to continued engine problems with their Vauxhall Corsa.

WOMEN wrongly cleared of cancer by the screening unit of St Margaret's Hospital in Epping have reacted with anger and relief to the findings of the healthcare watchdog.

The former office manager at a Washington County automobile dealership has pleaded guilty to bilking her employer out of about $400,000.

RHINEBECK — It might be another two weeks before state police in Rhinebeck receive toxicology results for a Cairo woman who collapsed on a lawn and died following a car crash in late August.

Layoffs began Tuesday at Delphi Corp. in Lockport as the strike at General Motors Corp. quickly spread to a major supplier.

Playing on its new home field after parting ways with Edgar Field, the Metuchen High School football team christened its new digs with an impressive 26-6 win over GMC Gold Division rival Cardinal McCarrick, South Amboy. "It was definitely the best we've played all year," Metuchen head coach Bob Ulmer said.

Local suppliers to General Motors Corp. might already be feeling the pinch from the national United Auto Workers strike, but the effects on the economy will depend on the length of the strike.

The United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. have reached a tentative contract agreement they say has ended a two-day nationwide strike.   Slideshow: New York Auto Show 2007

When most area residents hear the name Rendel's, they think of the towing company, which dates back to the early 1900s. But the company is so much more and always has been, said Vice President Pat Polcyn. And now it's poised for even bigger things.

Mobile police arrested Shamekia Loshell Kennedy, 26, of Chickasaw on Tuesday and charged her with second-degree arson in connection with a Sunday housefire.

A DOCTOR whose mistakes led to hundreds of women in Redbridge being wrongly cleared of breast cancer has been found guilty of misconduct.

CRIMINAL DAMAGE, BULLHEAD CITY - Between Sept. 19 and Monday someone damaged two residences in the 900 block of Roadrunner Drive using a BB gun. One residence had more than $1,000 worth of damage while the other had less than $250 in damage.

Sophomore forward Anest Roberts scored the go-ahead goal twice in a four-minute span to lead the Edison High School boys soccer team, ranked No. 7 in the Home News Tribune Top 10, to a 3-1 victory over Piscataway on Tuesday.

Fourth suspect at large

MALONE -- A Malone man will spend time in prison on drug charges. U.S. Attorney Glenn T. Suddaby said Scott L. Boyea, 45, of Malone was sentenced in Albany before Senior U.S. District Judge Thomas J. McAvoy to 18 months of imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release.

An Oklahoma woman was killed and two others were injured Tuesday afternoon in a Taney County head-on collision, the Missouri Highway Patrol said.

Bargainers reportedly settle major issues as effects of national strike start to spread Bargainers for the United Auto Workers and General Motors Corp. were close to reaching a contract agreement last night that would end a nationwide strike by 73,000 workers, two people who were briefed on the talks said.

By Linda Metz, Staff writer

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) - The former office manager at a Washington County automobile dealership has pleaded guilty to bilking her employer out of about $400,000.

Sheriff’s Dept. • Michael Forman, 24, Vanderbilt, was northbound on Old 27 North, one-half-mile north of Matelski Road in Livingston Township, Sept. 18 around 2:50 p.m. when he reportedly fell asleep while driving a 2001 Ford Taurus.

Burglary reported at Waite’s Body Shop

The former office manager of an automobile dealership pleaded guilty Tuesday to embezzling about $400,000 from her employer.

Three people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a kidnapping. Police are still searching for a fourth suspect.

In the end, the first US-wide strike against General Motors Corp (GM) in 37 years came because the United Auto Workers (UAW) want something that GM will find difficult to promise -- job security.

An AMBER alert has been issued for a Collinsville boy reported missing about 4:30 p.m. today. Illinois State police and Collinsville police are searching for Kenneth J. Marks, 12, who was last seen in the 500 block of South Clinton Street in Collinsville.

Vermont State Police are searching for a 26-year-old Winooski man who they said is connected to an assault and robbery in Chittendon and Franklin Counties.

A leading obstetrician is accused of causing the death of a baby by failing to perform a caesarean section until it was too late.

A 4-month-old boy remains in critical condition today at the University of Mississippi Medical Center after a one-vehicle accident near Bolton Monday morning.

LONGVIEW---GM plants and parts distributors are in thirty states, and a total of 7.1 million jobs depend on GM manufacturing. Six hundred of these jobs are in Longview at Dana Corporation.

Culture (FOR CULTURE VULTURES AND OTHER PARTY ANIMALS.) Scoop - Gossip should have no friends

BRATTLEBORO -- A Massachusetts woman who died in a crash on Route 9 near the Marlboro town line Sunday was identified by police on Monday.

If the strike against General Motors stretches on for a while, the economy of the entire state of Wisconsin -- not just the Janesville area -- will be affected, a Janesville business leader said. And a local real estate broker said home sales may already have slowed over strike fears. But John Beckord, president of Forward Janesville, a private-sector economic development group, said the talk ...

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.   Slideshow: New York Auto Show 2007

Valdosta - A South Georgia college is making sure students are heading back to class with the right supplies. The students, faculty and staff at Georgia Military College in Valdosta collected nearly 13 hundred notebooks, pens, crayons, backpacks and other school supplies.

Involved in 3-car crash.

A DOCTOR whose mistakes lead to hundreds of women in Redbridge being wrongly cleared of breast cancer has been found guilty of misconduct.

General Motors Corp. Moraine assembly plant has canceled its second shift general assembly production as the United Auto Workers strike hinders the flow of parts into the facility, a plant spokeswoman said Tuesday afternoon.

A strike of two weeks or less would not hurt GM's cash position and would actually improve its inventory situation, Lehman Brothers analyst Brian Johnson said Monday in a note to investors.

Alliance Program adds solutions from partner hardware and software companies, content management systems integrators and consulting companies.

General Motors Corp. has told dealers that it has enough vehicles to meet consumer demand for at least a month before the UAW strike seriously undercuts sales.

Princeton and Sycamore might find it difficult to match the fireworks the two teams displayed in their encounter last season, but the elements are in place.

The General Motors Moraine assembly plant experienced its first parts inventory issue this morning because of the United Auto Workers strike, a plant spokeswoman said.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested for several car burglaries on Monday after his mother called and turned him in.

CALEDONIA TWP. - An 87-year-old Linden man was killed when witnesses said he ran a red light just north of Corunna Monday afternoon and caused a three-vehicle collision.

Eds: UPDATES 9th graf with negotiations resuming. Moving on general news and financial services. AP Video.

Momentum created by new products could be stopped short, according to analysts 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.

If the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors Corp. lasts longer than a week or two, it could cost GM billions of

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...

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.   Slideshow: New York Auto Show 2007

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 Brian ...

A doctor who wrongly diagnosed hundreds of patients with epilepsy is allowed to practice without restrictions again.

GALDWIN COUNTY, Mich. -- A Gladwin man is in critical condition after his horse and buggy were hit by a truck on Monday night. Police said a 2002 GMC pickup truck struck the buggy from behind on F-97, near M-18 in Sherman Township.

A building housing Coleman's Asphalt on Curtin Street in Osceola Mills sustained major damage when a driver struck the building with a truck, then fled the scene, state police at Philipsburg reported.

DAYTON - If it continues, the impact of the national United Auto Workers strike against General Motors could be felt as soon as today at the GM assembly plant in Moraine, a labor leader said Monday.

PLYMOUTH -- One man was injured and another arrested following an early morning rollover accident on U.S. 30 Sunday.

Find out which gas/electric vehicles get failing marks on fuel efficiency.

Two people were killed and five were injured in a collision Sunday night in Folkston, the Georgia State Patrol said.

United Auto Workers at the General Motors Corp. plant in southwest Allen County are manning picket lines around the clock in four-hour shifts, standing behind the international UAW’s decision to strike.

If the proposed plan to shuffle six Fairbanks car and truck franchises is successful, it will also mean some Fairbanks real estate could change hands.

Ten vehicles had windows reported broken since Thursday, but vandalism rather than theft appears to be the motivation, since nothing was missing, police said.

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

DETROIT (AP) - 0924dv--uaw--talks

If it continues, the impact of the national United Auto Workers strike against General Motors may be felt as soon as today, a local labor leader said Monday.

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 U.S. facilities for the nation's largest automaker didn't strike Monday over what many thought would trip up the talks: A plan to shift the retiree ...

Talks between General Motors Corp. and union negotiators resumed Monday afternoon, hours after autoworkers walked off their jobs in the first major work stoppage to hit the U.S. auto industry in nine years. The United Auto Workers union, which represents 73,000 GM workers in 82 U.S. facilities, including one in Wyandotte County, launched a nationwide strike Monday against the nation's biggest ...

DETROIT -- 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. ... - By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN The Associated Press

(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.

Ben Lomond

Automaker, union at odds over job security, health care plan. DETROIT - 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.

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

JANESVILLE -- Anita Ahrens burst into tears as hundreds of United Auto Workers streamed out of the General Motors Corp. assembly plant here Monday morning. "Oh my God, here they come, " said Ahrens, 39. "This is unreal. " Members of the United Auto Workers union walked off the job at GM plants around the country in the first nationwide strike during auto contract negotiations since 1976. Like ...

Tow/Haul has started to engage by itself, I have to turn truck off and back on to disengage, the button at end of column shift lever does not seem to work. Can anyone help me?

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

DETROIT (AP) - 0924dv--uaw--talks

DETROIT (AP) - 0924dv--uaw--talks 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.

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

An accident in Hinds County this morning has claimed the life of a teenage girl from Clinton and injured a baby. It happened around 7:45 on Johnson Line Road, near Trotter Road, southwest of Flora.

DETROIT (AP) - 0924dv--uaw--talks

Roseville police are looking for help in finding thieves who have been stealing tires and chrome rims off vehicles.

Workers at Fort Wayne's General Motors Truck Plant have walked off the job, as part of a nationwide strike against the giant automaker. The focus at the Fort Wayne plant has turned from making trucks to walking picket lines.

A motorcyclist suffered major injuries Sunday in a collision with a large SUV in the switchbacks on Highway 74 just south of Palm Desert, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said.

General Motors and United Auto Workers bargainers have gone home for the night but plan to resume talks tomorrow to try to end a nationwide strike. INSIDE: Watch latest report...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY — Several people were transported to area hospitals following vehicle crashes in the county over the weekend, according to reports from the State Highway Patrol Lancaster Post.

Inside the General Motors plant in Janesville today, half-finished SUVs sit on an idle production line.

General Motors Canada is scrapping the sport utility vehicles it makes at Cami Automotive to assemble a new GMC SUV -- and another new vehicle will be added to the plant, automotive industry officials say.

A woman killed in a one-vehicle accident near Bolton this morning has been identified as 17-year-old Mindy Hill.

JANESVILLE, Wis. Anita Ahrens burst into tears as hundreds of United Auto Workers streamed out of the General Motors Corp. plant here Monday morning. The union had set a strike deadline for 10 a.m. CDT if negotiations failed to product a new contract. "Oh my God, here they come," said Ahrens, 39. "This is unreal." Ahrens has seven years at the plant, where she works nights installing speakers in ...

By Steve Sharp of the Daily Times staff Monday, September 24, 2007 12:43 PM CDT TOWN OF JEFFERSON - A Fort Atkinson man was killed Friday after he lost control of his vehicle and struck another on state Highway 26 near Airport Road in the town of Jefferson.

Two Natchitoches men charged with possession with intent to distribute illicit drugs remain in custody under $150,000 bonds each at the Natchitoches Parish Detention Center, law enforcement authorities report.

Members of the United Auto Workers declared a strike against General Motors Corp. effective Monday after failing to agree on a new contract.

A teenage girl from Clinton was killed and a baby injured in a bad wreck Monday morning in Hinds County. It happened around 7:45 on Johnson Line Road, near Trotter Road, southwest of flora.

VERMILION -- An Oberlin man was thrown from his motorcycle and injured before it burst into flames Saturday after a three-vehicle crash on Ohio 60 at the intersection of Darrow Road in Erie County.

About 2,800 General Motors workers walked off the job in Janesville on Monday morning after a strike deadline passed.

JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) Anita Ahrens burst into tears as hundreds of United Auto Workers streamed out of the General Motors Corp. plant here Monday morning. The union had set a strike deadline for 10 a.m. CDT if negotiations failed to product a new contract. Oh my God, here they come, said Ahrens, 39. This is unreal. Ahrens has seven years at the plant, where she works nights installing speakers ...

JANESVILLE - Anita Ahrens burst into tears as hundreds of United Auto Workers streamed out of the General Motors Corp. plant here Monday morning. The union had set a strike deadline for 10 a.m. CDT if negotiations failed to product a new contract.

Associated Press - September 24, 2007 12:25 PM ET JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - Inside the General Motors plant in Janesville today, half-finished SUVs sit on an idle production line.

CD copies, cranky Chevys and tire life. (Ask a Mechanic)

Fancy a spin behind the wheel of your very own new car? American Airlines, a founding member of the oneworld® Alliance, has introduced an online promotion at AA.com offering a chance to do just that!

JANESVILLE (AP) Anita Ahrens burst into tears as hundreds of United Auto Workers streamed out of the General Motors Corp. plant here Monday morning. The union had set a strike deadline for 10 a.m. CDT if negotiations failed to product a new contract. "Oh my God, here they come," said Ahrens, 39. "This is unreal." Ahrens has seven years at the plant, where she works nights installing speakers in ...

A Conway man died in a car wreck Sunday afternoon when a Hummer came loose from the bus that was towing it and slammed head-on into another car. The highway patrol is investigating whether there was a mechanical failure or human error that caused the Hummer to break loose from a towing mechanism on Sunday afternoon. "No charges have been filed," said Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins. The wreck happened ...

VERMILION -- An Oberlin man was thrown from his motorcycle before it burst into flames Saturday after a three-vehicle crash on Ohio 60 at the intersection of Darrow Road in Erie County.

UAW wants guarantees of production in United States; Indy plant picketed (see the video).

General Motors Corp. and other automakers are bracing for more pain in U.S. showrooms as a crumbling housing market stalls sales in what could turn out to be the worst year for auto retailing in nearly a decade.

Doctors convicted of sex and child porn offences are still working in the NHS, it has emerged. The General Medical Council, said it cannot strike 11 medics off the medical register because it would contravene the Human Rights Act. Conservative David Davis said this revealed a 'major loophole' in legislation

MORAINE — Local GM workers are watching developments closely after the United Auto Workers declared plans to strike at 11 a.m. Monday if a deal has not been reached with General Motors Corp.

In the 48 hours since 9 a.m. Monday, the Lodi Police Department handled 294 calls for service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers:

Rain washes out two events

Job security apparently was issue that hung up talks on new contract. Workers want assurances that new models will be built at U.S. plants.

Traffic on Interstate 90 slowed for hours Wednesday morning after a 12-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes in Willoughby, Patrolman Charles Krejsa of the Willoughby Police Department said.

An 11-8 record for the Fort Hays State University volleyball team so far in 2007 hasn't come all that easy.

Janet Bratter lives in a camper covered in peace signs, religious symbols and liberal slogans. And she ticks people off. Bratter, who turns 61 today, is a serial overstayer and trespasser who parks her 1983 GMC Leisurecraft motor home wherever she thinks she can stay a while, often a long while. In the past year, at least a half-dozen people around the college town have complained to police ...

Haltom City man killed in pickup accident HALTOM CITY -- A 23-year-old Haltom City man was killed when his GMC pickup rolled over early Sunday morning, police said. Nicholas Kuykendell was thrown out and died at the scene, 5350 Fossil Creek Blvd., about 1 a.m., according to the Tarrant County medical examiner's office. Haltom City Sgt. Terry Stayer, a police spokesman, said investigators ...

Sid Johnson worked long and hard every day to maintain his success in the car dealership business.

Lakeway Baptist Church's car show and carnival was the hot spot in The Colony on Saturday. Visitors to Stewart's Creek Peninsula were greeted by a parking lot filled with shiny, old cars and their owners lounging under canopies, enjoying the warm, breezy weekend.

BULLHEAD CITY - A Venice, Calif., man was arrested on four counts of attempted homicide Sunday afternoon after his truck crashed head-on into a vehicle carrying his ex-girlfriend, her estranged husband and their two children, according to a press release from the Bullhead City Police Department.

North Brunswick senior tailback Pushaun Brown posted a more-than-respectable 260 rushing yards over the first two weeks of the season, ranking fourth overall in the area, but had zero touchdowns and an 0-2 start to show for it after the Raiders lost to Sayreville (41-0) and Edison (21-9).

Flowers and other shrubs now fill the lot where a bail bonds business once was located. The site is the scene of an unsolved homicide.

A Conway man died in a car wreck Sunday when a Hummer came loose from the bus that was towing it and slammed head-on into another car. The wreck happened at 2 p.m. on U.S. 378, about six miles west of Conway, said Lance Cpl. Sonny Collins with the S.C. Highway Patrol. A 1963 GMC bus was traveling west on the highway, pulling the Hummer. When the Hummer came unhitched, it crossed the center line ...

Transient with RV overstays welcome.

Detroit

A month ago The Gazette ran an article about National Thank You Day, an unofficial holiday declared by the Emily Post Institute to remind everyone to say thanks. For the little things. Or the big things. For anything.

Eleven doctors are still free to work in the NHS despite being convicted of sex and child pornography offences, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.

Lakeway Baptist Church's car show and carnival was the hot spot in The Colony on Saturday. Visitors to Stewart's Creek Peninsula were greeted by a parking lot filled with shiny, old cars and their owners lounging under canopies, enjoying the warm, breezy weekend.

A manager of a Princeton fast food restaurant walked into a burglary in progress early Sunday morning.

A motorcyclist sustained major injuries when his vehicle collided with a large SUV in the switchbacks on Highway 74 just south of Palm Desert, a California Highway Patrol dispatcher said.

The crash occurred at State Route 60 at the intersection of Darrow Road, Vermilion Twp., Erie County.

Motorcyclist killed

ROYSE CITY – Out in Rockwall County, a 200-foot trench is carved into the earth and filled with mud. Grown men will try to drive their trucks through it, just to see how far they can get.

"Old truck" ought to refer to my neighbor Bubba's pickup, a battered beater with a cracked windshield, slick tires and two decades' worth of dirt in the back.

At 12:18 a.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old Hallettsville man died after his truck went off the road and struck a tree and burst into flames, a Department of Public Safety official said.

At 12:18 a.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old Hallettsville man died after his truck went off the road and struck a tree and burst into flames, a Department of Public Safety official said.

The college campus off North Davis Drive isn't invisible, but for all the notice it gets it might as well be.

Some Nebraska State Troopers were planning to go home early Saturday after a busy late shift, courtesy in part of Husker traffic. Ten troopers — including two in a helicopter — responded to three crashes involving eight cars on Interstate 80 near the 27th Street interchange Saturday afternoon.

The Calabash-N.C.-based Fishmeister crew dominated the inaugural Savannah Kingfish Classic competition Saturday, bringing in a 50.04-pound king mackerel.

If John Davis's sudden withdrawal from and return to the Attleboro mayor's race makes this the week of the sore loser who wasn't a loser (technically, he was runner-up to Mayor Kevin Dumas in the Attleboro preliminary election), cheer up. An antidote is on its way.

SPRINGHILL TWP. - A 58-year-old Connellsville man died in a fiery crash early Saturday after the minivan he was driving ran off Route 857 and struck two vehicles in a driveway, causing an explosion and fire that burned the vehicles and the siding off a house, state police said.

A 65-year-old Clare County man died Wednesday afternoon when he was trapped under a bus in Lincoln Township. Funeral services for Lowell Stewart are scheduled for Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Clare Chapel of Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home, the Rev. Jerald Wardell officiating.

Still no arrest in an reported sexual assault on a woman who told police she was dragged from her car after she was forced off the road. The incident happened in the 400 block of Arbuckle road sometime between 2:30 and 3 Friday morning..

According to witnesses Jerry Stafford walked into a McDonald's and told three kids to get into his vehicle. Police say he then forced their mother Virginia Gonzales Stafford into his truck.

Trucks, trucks and more trucks — and even some farm tractors — will compete for points and $10,000 in prize money at the Annual Tifton Truck and Tractor Pull Friday and Saturday. Pulling shows start at 7 nightly at the American Legion Fairgrounds on U.S. Highway 82 East in Tifton.

Witness reported that they were taken from fast food restaurant. Austin police are searching for a woman and three children who were last seen at a Northeast Austin fast-food restaurant Friday afternoon.

A Gwinnett County woman was hospitalized after being found outside her burning home early Saturday morning.

Police are concerned about the safety of Virginia Gonzales Stafford and three children after they say Jerry Stafford forced them into a vehicle and drove off.

Austin police are searching for a woman and three children who may be in danger after witnesses say they were forced into a car at a restaurant in Northeast Austin.

Allen Ray Hollins, 38, of Hamburg, formerly of Crossett, was killed after his 2003 Honda CBR motorcycle collided into the passenger side of a 1998 GMC Jimmy driven by Charles Thomas, 85, of Crossett.

In the 48 hours since 9 a.m. Monday, the Lodi Police Department handled 294 calls for service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers:

Lakeway Baptist Church's car show and carnival was the hot spot in The Colony on Saturday. Visitors to Stewart's Creek Peninsula were greeted by a parking lot filled with shiny, old cars and their owners lounging under canopies, enjoying the warm, breezy weekend.

Thousands of dollars worth of marijuana and cocaine, more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition, two vehicles and a venomous snake have been seized as a result of police investigation into the illegal drug trade.

SHAMED GP Jayanti Ghosh has been banned from practising medicine for nine months.

Greenville – A Port Jervis man was killed Friday morning when his GMC pickup truck failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville and struck several trees.

Senior running back Kendall Owens ran 53 yards for a touchdown on the opening play of the second half Friday night and La Salle pulled away for a 51-10 victory over Anderson. Ohio high school roundup

Junior quarterback Brendon Gregory threw two touchdown passes to lead Lloyd to a 22-7 victory over Newport Friday night.

More fuel-saving hybrid cars and SUVs are hitting the showrooms for 2008, but they're not just gas-sipping compacts anymore.{f} See how the hybrid cars work

Officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Station will conduct a DUI checkpoint tonight in an undisclosed unincorporated area of the Santa Clarita Valley.

High School Schedule, results

Virginia Gonzalez knew when she took over the Monroe High School field hockey squad five years ago that the Falcons would one day reap the rewards of a newly formed middle school program.

Picking up right where it left off last season, the East Brunswick High School girls tennis team has dominated the Greater Middlesex Conference from top to bottom so far this season.

When Brian Figueiredo took over the Woodbridge High School girls soccer program last year, it was his job not to mess up a good thing. Not only has he not messed it up, but Figueiredo could very well be in the process of taking it to an even higher level.

Jordan Beckett and Sean Gardner, who both star for the Wardlaw-Hartridge boys soccer team, are a couple of diamonds in the rough.

Jerod Ralston, 28, of Titusville, was eastbound on Route 27 in Warren County traveling toward Grand Valley on Thursday when he fell asleep while negotiating a left curve and drove off the right side of the roadway. Ralston's GMC Safari struck an embankment and a Verizon telephone pole.

Homer Rogers, 81, drove toward a Victoria funeral home on Friday to arrange for a loved one's memorial service. His longtime companion died a day prior. Viola Schoener was 96, he said, and a woman he swayed from a nursing home to live with him years ago.

Not that long ago, heavy-duty pickups were beasts of burden: If you had to tow a 13,000-pound trailer, you needed an industrial-strength truck.

Greenville — A 26-year-old Port Jervis man died in a crash yesterday on Greenville Turnpike, state police said.

COLERAIN TWP. — It went from bad to worse for the Middletown Middies Friday night.

BRIDGETON -- A 19-year-old Hopewell Township woman was taken to South Jersey Healthcare-Bridgeton Health Center after she was in an accident with a city dump truck at Mayor Aitken and West Park drives late Friday morning.

Two refugee doctors talk about the difficulties of finding a job in the NHS.

Marcus Hahnemann, Reading's press officer tells me, tends to be one of the last to finish training as he is usually called upon for extra shooting practice.

A FAMILY doctor from Kilmacolm has been prohibited from prescribing drugs for herself pending the ouctome of a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation.

A FAMILY doctor from Kilmacolm has been prohibited from prescribing drugs for herself pending the ouctome of a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation.

A FAMILY doctor from Kilmacolm has been prohibited from prescribing drugs for herself pending the ouctome of a General Medical Council (GMC) investigation.

Two women died and six other people were injured in a pair of crashes on Missouri 13 in and around Lowry City this morning. The accidents occurred within about 1/4 mile and one hour of each other. The first occurred in Lowry City at 10:55 a.m., when a 1991 Ford Taurus pulled out of a private drive into the path of a GMC Sierra. The northbound Sierra struck the Taurus, which then collided with a ...

HAMTRAMCK -- Hamtramck police are looking for a man in his 30s driving a 2003 GMC Sonoma who they believe carjacked a woman at a local health care center and shot her in the head, leaving her in critical condition.

It is hard to say what runs deeper under Sonora: the mines and tunnels of days gone by or the myths and legends built upon them.

Greenville – A 26-year-old Port Jervis man was killed Friday morning when his GMC pickup truck failed to negotiate a sharp turn on Greenville Turnpike in the Town of Greenville and struck several trees.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21 / Christian Newswire / -- Platinum-selling musical artists Kirk Franklin and Donnie McClurkin wowed the crowd at the Walter Kaitz Foundation Annual Fundraising Dinner at the New York Hilton Wednesday night.

Restrictions have been imposed by the General Medical Council on the right of a Kilmacolm GP to practise. The restrictions have been placed on Dr Nicolle Soinne pending the outcome of an investigation by the GMC.

HUDSON, N.H. -- A 62-year-old Pelham man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after the truck he was driving was involved in a rollover accident on Wason Road in Hudson, N.H.

Greenville -- 6:12 p.m. -- A 26-year-old Port Jervis man died in a car crash yesterday on Greenville Turnpike, state police said.

Maureen Dryburgh's stolen $74,000 luxury SUV may have been returned to her, but not the joy of owning it. The Porter Street resident says she has been fearful since her vehicle's recent theft -- so much so that she actually sold her 2002 Cadillac Escalade SUV shortly after it was returned to her.

HUDSON, N.H. -- A 62-year-old Pelham man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after the truck he was driving was involved in a rollover accident on Wason Road in Hudson, N.H.

COACHELLA, California -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Excitement continues to build, and so does the list of celebrities joining the inaugural All-Star Poker Challenge at Spotlight 29 Casino.

The search for a missing Stratford man near the Town of Val Cote has yet to yield any sign of him.

DUXBURY - A Kingston man was injured today when his pickup truck was struck by a car and rolled over on Route 3. Dale Loring, 43, was taken to Jordan Hospital with what State Police said appeared to be minor injuries.

Fort Wayne-based Steel Dynamics Inc. announced that it is progressing with the Mesabi Nugget iron-making project at Hoyt Lakes, Minn., and that the state of Minnesota is participating in the project #8217;s financing.

In the 48 hours since 9 a.m. Monday, the Lodi Police Department handled 294 calls for service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers:

Someone cut a hole in the garage at Dave Saunders Photography around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to a Lancaster police report. A witness headed home past the business reported hearing a loud noise coming from the business. The witness reported seeing a large dark figure leave the area.