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Former Pontiac resident Hector Gutierrez, son of Dr. Nestor and Martha Gutierrez, Downs, graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine with a doctor of veterinary medicine degree May 13.

A 4-year-old boy died Monday after three others were killed in a three-vehicle collision caused by a driver who was fleeing from another wreck, police told KPRC Local 2.

· Larry Dixon earned his fourth career win at Englishtown in his sixth consecutive final-round appearance at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

ROYAL OAK - Thank you for not cruising.

What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments? I traded in my 1999 Chevy Astro for a 1999 Pontiac Montana. The Montana I liked because it had dual sliding doors unlike the Astro (easy for piling the kids in and out). The Pontiac Montana was very nice looking and in perfect condition.

A Chicago man was charged today in a hit-and-run accident that killed a motorcyclist in the West Englewood neighborhood over the weekend.

A Fort Lauderdale man was in critical condition early Monday after what appeared to be a botched armed robbery, police said.

FORT LAUDERDALE -- A man was in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in the back during an attempted robbery Monday morning, police said.

FORT LAUDERDALE -- Police have identified a man who is in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in the back during an attempted robbery Monday morning, police said.

A man on a motorcycle was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident in West Englewood early Sunday, police said.

OGLESBY -- The Morris Muddogs American Legion Post 294 baseball team was the only undefeated team in the 5-team Oglesby Wood Bat Tournament over the weekend, completing a 2-0 mark with a 3-0 win over Pontiac on Sunday. Two games scheduled for Saturday were rained out.

PONTIAC — When Ellie Alexander tells people to “go fly a kite,†she means it in a good way.

PONTIAC -- Tall, green weeds jut from cracks in the massive concrete sea around the Pontiac Silverdome, the only sign of life after the Detroit Lions left for Ford Field in 2002.

June 25 5 years ago (2002): Illinois State basketball forward Boo Bojang, the Redbirds’ reigning most valuable player, had the cast and four pins removed from his surgically repaired right wrist. Bojang should be able to practice at full strength in eight weeks.

As we are reminded every summer, three little months can amount to quite a bit of stuff going on, especially when those months are June, July and August.

PONTIAC -- Move over, Spoon River Scenic Drive. Take note, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

PONTIAC — When Ellie Alexander tells people to “go fly a kite,†she means it in a good way.

Greg Anderson said his NHRA Pro Stock victory yesterday in the Pro Care Rx SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park "just put an exclamation point on our weekend here."

A Billings police officer was dragged several feet by a car early Saturday while trying to arrest a man who is suspected in several crimes in Billings and is wanted in Arizona for trying run over a police officer.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 24, 2007) -- It was not the day that Jason Line envisioned, as his KB Racing LLC, Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO came up short by an eyelash in his opening round race against Jim Yates during eliminations today at the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 24, 2007) -- Greg Anderson continues his torrid pace in the first 10 races of the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series winning the Pro Stock class at the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals over Jeg Coughlin.

* Larry Dixon earned his fourth career win at Englishtown in his sixth consecutive final-round appearance at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Final finish order (1-16) for professional categories at the 38th annual ProCare Rx NHRA SuperNationals presented by R2B2 Motors at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. The race is the tenth of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series.

The Banner Pontiac GXP.R of Kelly Collins and Paul Edwards finished third today in the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GT race.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 23, 2007) -- There was just one word for the performance of Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and their No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac-powered Riley this evening in the EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course: Dominance.

The No. 99 GAINSCO Pontiac Riley Daytona Prototype (DP) won the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve this evening.

Firefighters responding to a blaze in a trash bin in the 6100 block of South Indiana found a man's body inside. An autopsy Saturday determined the man, who was unidentified, died of stab wounds, the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

BELLA VISTA — The rain didn’t seem to dampen the spirit of the Cancer Challenge Golf Tournament held in Bella Vista on June 22 -23. (Benton County Daily Record)

FULTON, NY - The New York State Police at Fulton are currently investigating the attempted murder of a New York State Trooper that occurred at approximately 12:37 p.m., Saturday on county Route 57, in the town of Volney.

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Weed Rotary is holding its second annual golf tournament on June 30 at the Weed Golf Course.

LAKEWOOD – Residents gathered near the heart of their village Saturday afternoon to meet and greet a vital part of their community.

400 block of Hammond Avenue, Mansfield -- A 16-year-old boy was arrested after police said he stabbed a 15-year-old boy Friday night. Officers found the 15-year-old on Glessner Avenue and transported him to MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital for treatment.

ARCH, Fort Wayne’s non-profit agency dedicated to preserving the past, has stepped into the future with its latest annual round of preservation awards, known as the ARCHIES.

After more than 40 years, iconic Ocean City motel remains a favorite, with an extremely loyal clientele Old black-and-white photos show the place back when Rose and George Brous bought it in 1963. The Flamingo Motel was a flat cinderblock rectangle, sitting on the sand. Twenty-three rooms on three floors, each with a pair of double beds and a phone - no TV - cooled only by the sea breeze. ...

A motorist was injured shortly after 11 a.m. Saturday when two vehicles collided at the intersection of M-50 and Woodard Road in Tompkins Township.

Zach Arnold, a 21-year-old Neuqua Valley High School grad, is recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center in Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, after losing his left leg when his armored vehicle ran over land mines in Iraq. The U.S. Army sergeant's goal is to go for a drive in his stick-shift 2006 Pontiac GTO, and run down 95th Street like he did when he was in high school.

A Billings police officer was dragged several feet by a car early Saturday while trying to arrest a man who is suspected in several crimes in Billings and is wanted in Arizona for trying run over a police officer.

State police say a Fulton man deliberately drove his van head-on into a trooper's vehicle on county Route 57 in Volney Saturday, then got out and attacked the trooper with a four-by-four piece of lumber he grabbed from a nearby pickup truck.

As we are reminded every summer, three little months can amount to quite a bit of stuff going on, especially when those months are June, July and August.

PONTIAC -- Move over, Spoon River Scenic Drive. Take note, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

After more than 40 years, iconic Ocean City motel remains a favorite, with an extremely loyal clientele Old black-and-white photos show the place back when Rose and George Brous bought it in 1963. The Flamingo Motel was a flat cinderblock rectangle, sitting on the sand. Twenty-three rooms on three floors, each with a pair of double beds and a phone - no TV - cooled only by the sea breeze. ...

Lexington Ohio (June 23, 2007): It will be an all Banner Engineering Pontiac GXP.R front row for the EMCO Gears GT Classic at Mid-Ohio as Kelly Collins and Leighton Reese played a waiting game during qualifying and used late session runs to blast their Banner GXP.Rs onto the front row for Sunday's Rolex-Grand Am GT race.

When Beaverton resident John C. Wilson saw two Marines through the peephole in his door last week, he knew immediately. His son had died while serving in Iraq.

June 24 5 years ago (2002): Lexington’s Mark Anderson took the lead on lap 10 from high running Roger Long, and then held off Pontiac’s Ron Donaldson for the late model feature win at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway. Chatsworth’s Lance Dehm, El Paso’s Ryan Unzicker and Colfax’s Ryan Retter won other feature races.

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Monroe police are still searching today for two armed robbery suspects accused of robbing a man and woman outside of a local bar.

CHEYENNE - A tractor-trailer driver from Cheyenne was involved in an accident earlier this month in Kansas that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl.

PONTIAC -- Two men have been convicted of drug trafficking in Livingston County.

PONTIAC -- A Pontiac man was acquitted of rape char-ges by a Livingston County jury.

NORMAL - A total of 2,585 students at Illinois State University completed requirements for the bachelor's degree at the end of the Spring 2007 semester.

NORMAL - Illinois State University had 362 graduate students completing requirements for master's degrees or specialists in school psychology certificates for the Spring 2007 semester. Announcement of those awarded degrees was made following certification of all records.

Police are seeking two people -- a man and a woman -- after a 27-year-old woman was stabbed in the abdomen around 6 p.m. at a convenience store at 25th and Hillside. Lt. Mike Hennessy said an altercation broke out between the two women at the store's front door. The victim was stabbed once in the torso. Hennessy did not know what caused the altercation. The victim knew her attacker, described ...

COOKEVILLE - A man in Cookeville tried to steal some steaks last week but ended up losing his shirt instead. A witness gave police this account:

June 24 5 years ago (2002): Lexington’s Mark Anderson took the lead on lap 10 from high running Roger Long, and then held off Pontiac’s Ron Donaldson for the late model feature win at the Fairbury American Legion Speedway. Chatsworth’s Lance Dehm, El Paso’s Ryan Unzicker and Colfax’s Ryan Retter won other feature races.

PONTIAC -- Two people have been convicted of drug trafficking in Livingston County.

PONTIAC -- A Pontiac man was acquitted of rape charges by a Livingston County jury.

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

As we are reminded every summer, three little months can amount to quite a bit of stuff going on, especially when those months are June, July and August.

NORMAL -- Normal will host a special event to showcase Route 66 during National Trails Day observances Saturday.

PONTIAC -- Move over, Spoon River Scenic Drive. Take note, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

Alex Gurney crossed the finish line more than 30 seconds ahead of Scott Pruett and teamed with Jon Fogarty to win the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series' Daytona Prototype race Saturday in the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

A Northbridge teen and three passengers escaped without injury Friday night from the 1994 Pontiac they were traveling in when the car's engine burst into smoke and flames, fire officials said.

PONTIAC -- Two men have been convicted of drug trafficking in Livingston County.

PONTIAC -- A Pontiac man was acquitted of rape char-ges by a Livingston County jury.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 23, 2007) -- Running both a track record elapsed time and a track speed, Greg Anderson, driver of the KB Racing LLC, Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO, took the No. 1 position on the final Pro Stock ladder for tomorrow's eliminations for the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals being contested this weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 23, 2007) -- With his KB Racing LLC, Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac GTO displaying power and consistency, Jason Line earned the No. 4 qualifying position on the final Pro Stock qualifying ladder for the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals currently underway at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in Englishtown, N.J.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J., June 23, 2007 -- Justin Humphreys definitely needs a little luck. He isn't asking much, just a quicker qualifying quarter-mile run by one-thousandth of a second or two would do.

The Banner Pontiac GXP.R racers will start one and two for tomorrow's EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course GT race and round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve.

The security setting on my vehicle has caused more of a false sense of security. The car will not start at times and I have been left stranded on more than one occasion. I will have the vehicle towed to a mechanic, only to have the vehicle start right up.

One person died and two others were lifeflighted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville when a 1996 Pontiac Sunfire crossed the center line of State Route 10 east of Hartsville around 5:50 a.m. Saturday striking an oncoming 2004 Ford F-350 truck almost head-on, a spokesman for the Tennessee Highway Patrol's Cookeville office said.

The 2008 race to the White House is about to pass through Edwardsville.

Toyota/Save Mart 350 Infineon Raceway Just when you think you have the world by its tail something jumps up and bites you on your own tail. The gods of fate are always diligent in making sure we don’t have too much fun without some aggravation....

One of three defendants in St. Charles' only homicide case last year pleaded guilty Tuesday.

Funny Car veteran Tommy Johnson Jr.'s 4.729-second pass at 321.96 mph led a record-filled Friday at venerable Old Bridge Township Raceway Park as all four professional categories set new performance marks for this facility.

A Morgan County man who was reported missing over the weekend was found dead in his vehicle Wednesday on Route W in Morgan County.

It's his first top spot in nearly two years. Jamie McMurray outdrove the road racing specialists and the rest of the contenders Friday to win his first pole in nearly two years.

Change is inevitable. At Pontiac Township High School, a change will take place in August when students are welcomed by Principal Jon Kilgore. Kilgore will have assumed his duties from Jim Drengwitz, who officially complete his tenure as the top administrator at the school at the end of the month.

400 block of Hammond Avenue, Mansfield — A 16-year-old boy was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a 15-year-old boy Friday night. Officers who responded to a call found the 15-year-old on Glessner Avenue and transported him to MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital for treatment.

Things that have gone wrong with my car scence I had it!! 1. when I first got it I had to replace timing bel battery and the O2 senses. 2. about a few months ago I had to replace the oil scencers and get new tires.

The left headlight motor..

Weed Rotary is holding its second annual golf tournament on June 30 at the Weed Golf Course.

CHEYENNE - A tractor-trailer driver from Cheyenne was involved in an accident earlier this month in Kansas that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl.

In Brief n RACINE Driver turns himself in after failed police chase A one-mile chase through the city Wednesday afternoon ended when officers lost sight of the car, but still resulted in an arrest after the alleged driver turned himself in five hours later.

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

As we are reminded every summer, three little months can amount to quite a bit of stuff going on, especially when those months are June, July and August.

NORMAL -- Normal will host a special event to showcase Route 66 during National Trails Day observances Saturday.

PONTIAC -- Move over, Spoon River Scenic Drive. Take note, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

A FICO credit score of 723 is pretty good, but slightly below the 750 you'd need to get the best car loan rate, says Bankrate car expert Terry Jackson.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 22) -- The cool climes of Old Bridge Township Raceway Park helped Jeg Coughlin Jr. zip to the number three position on the provisional ladder of the 38th annual ProCare RX NHRA Nationals Friday.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Funny Car veteran Tommy Johnson Jr.'s 4.729-second pass at 321.96 mph led a record-filled Friday at venerable Old Bridge Township Raceway Park as all four professional categories set new performance marks for this facility.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Results Friday after qualifying for the 38th annual ProCare Rx NHRA SuperNationals presented by R2B2 Motors at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, tenth of 23 events in the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Qualifying will continue Saturday for Sunday's final eliminations.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 22, 2007) -- The Daytona Prototype field again saw only the taillights of the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac-powered Riley, as Jon Fogarty captured the pole position in record-shattering fashion this afternoon in qualifying for tomorrow's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.

"The Pontiac Riley package is really working," said Fogarty. "We have another great car under us this weekend. The turn-in of the car is really good and that is what separates us from the rest of the field. At Watkins Glen, we were really strong through the Bus Stop turn.

Fund started for family of mom, daughter St. George police have helped establish an assistance fund for the family of the woman and infant daughter who died there this week.

Jon Fogarty was the fastest racer on the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in today's Daytona Prototype qualifying. With a time of 1:18.374 (103.718mph), Fogarty and Alex Gurney will start on pole position for tomorrow's two-hour and 30 minute race.

Ah, the joys of owning a convertible. The road noise. The leaky roof. The fear of knife-wielding thieves.

Detectives are still looking for a man who walked into a Breiel Boulevard bank Thursday morning, passed a note demanding cash, then fled before many customers inside the crowded bank knew he was a robber.

NORTH KINGSTOWN — The drivers of two cars involved in a fatal accident Thursday afternoon remained hospitalized yesterday, the police said.

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

As we are reminded every summer, three little months can amount to quite a bit of stuff going on, especially when those months are June, July and August.

NORMAL -- Normal will host a special event to showcase Route 66 during National Trails Day observances Saturday.

PONTIAC -- Move over, Spoon River Scenic Drive. Take note, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

A 20-year-old man led Brownsville police through a short chase Friday afternoon through North Brownsville.

Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department investigators want to question Jaquez Omar "Peanut" Baker, 20, about a shooting four weeks ago that involved an SCMPD officer.

NORTH KINGSTOWN — The drivers of two cars involved in a fatal accident Thursday afternoon remained hospitalized yesterday, the police said. Motor vehicle violations are pending against one of the drivers, whom the police would only identify as a 63-year-old Jamestown woman.

L ee White vehemently denies that Toyota is "recruiting" Joe Gibbs Racing to run its cars in Nextel Cup starting next year.

A Steelton man was found guilty on charges of attempted homicide yesterday in Dauphin County Court. Orlando Montalvo, 24, who has addresses in Steelton and Glendale, Calif., was convicted in the June 24, 2006, shooting of Ramone Arroyo, 27, of Harrisburg.

SPRING HILL - A high-speed chase that involved a wreck with a Hernando County sheriff deputy's car ended with a successful escape attempt and one man taken to jail.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 21, 2007)-- After helping the team record their best finish of the season two weeks ago at the 'Six Hours of the Glen' Ryan Hunter-Reay will share driving duties with team co-owner Jim Matthews in the #91 Riley-Matthews Pontiac Daytona Prototype for the GrandAm Rolex Series EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Saturday, June 23.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 21, 2007) -- In a trio of half-hour test sessions today at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty sped to the lead pack again in the No. 99 GAINSCO Auto Insurance Pontiac-powered Riley, as they prepare for Saturday's Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series EMCO Gears Classic presented by KeyBank.

A Kansas City school teacher was carjacked near Town Center Plaza.

A Kansas City school teacher was carjacked near Town Center Plaza Thursday night, police said.

Pontiac District 429 board of education members approved a school improvement plan for Pontiac Junior High School and heard that summer work is mostly on schedule at Thursday's meeting, the first since students were out for the summer.

The Missouri Southern State University Board of Governors made two major financial decisions during their meeting on June 22. Board members set a student fee for an upcoming recreation center and established a budget for the next school year.

He’ll rule if he has to, but Jasper County Circuit Judge David Dally strongly urged the city of Joplin and the Jasper County Emergency Services Board to reach a political decision in the conflict that brought the two sides to his court.

Noblesville police investigated a chain-reaction crash involving a police car and three other vehicles on Ind. 37 south of Pleasant Street early this afternoon.

Early Sunday morning, deputies with the Washington County Sheriff's Office responded to a hit-and-run crash into a backyard and home in the 20000 block of Southwest Rock Drive in Aloha.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Florida Highway Patrol, Friday, released the names of two people who died in what troopers are calling a street racing crash.

Today Edcor Data Services (Edcor) announced the acquisition of BenefitSource, Inc. in a stock transaction.

Janesville police are investigating a report of an early morning home invasion and attempted sexual assault. They do not suspect the reported incident is connected to the city's string of similar incidents committed by a serial rapist.

Neighborhood residents say they are fed up. 'Blood was everywhere,' one woman said. A 20-year-old man was arrested on charges of vehicular homicide Thursday after the drag-racing deaths of two people on a narrow, residential street in south Orange County.

A motorist driving drunk and on drugs when his car rolled over north of Cambria, killing a 12-year-old girl, was sentenced to six years in prison.

From CDT staff reports

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. A motorist driving drunk and on drugs when his car rolled over north of Cambria, killing a 12-year-old girl, was sentenced to six years in prison.

NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Police have identified the victim of a fatal two-car crash in North Kingstown. Police said 83-year-old Manuel Rocha died after the Pontiac Grand Prix he was riding in collided head on with a Subaru Legacy.

As we approach the midway point of the sales year, some interesting trends are appearing: There are vehicles in the top 10 for May – the most recent month we have statistics for – that are not traditional top sellers. And there are a few vehicles that seem to be sagging.

Replaced entire engine due to AC parts bad, and rear head gasket leaking. It was cheaper putting in a 2004 motor than having to repair the old one. Was pretty bad due to overheating.

2100 block of East Market Street. A man said a woman came to his door and told him to stop bothering her sister, then punched him in the face with her fist around 8:30 a.m. Monday.

An off-duty Winnipeg cop was pepper-sprayed in the face Wednesday as he tried to stop a break-in he had spotted in progress at a house in Windsor Park.

Charges filed in fatal head-on in April A 42-year-old Copperton woman was charged Monday with automobile homicide after her truck allegedly slammed into an oncoming car in April.

AKRON: Summit County Council's chief of staff has dropped out of the race for Trumbull County's top administrator. David Hannan Jr. was one of five finalists for the job, which will pay about $80,000 in salary plus benefits. Trumbull County is east of Portage County and includes the city of Warren.

The remote control has been "fixed"+/or replaced X6 and I had to call a tow truck again tonight. Paint finish has stains at all corners on the windows and they will not come off.

An undocumented immigrant charged with vehicular homicide in the death of a Tennessee State University student appeared intoxicated and was belligerent when police arrived on the scene, a Metro officer testified Thursday.

A Peoria County coroner’s jury ruled Wednesday that an inmate’s death at the Livingston County jail was a suicide.

PONTIAC — As contract negotiations with the Livingston County Board drag into a third year, union employees of the county highway department say they are getting frustrated with the delay.

Oxford Village Council President George Del Vigna is urging his colleagues to stand firm and reject a counteroffer from the township for its old offices. The village offered $200,000 for the old township hall after officials moved to a bigger facility last year on Seymour Lake Road, but the township last week countered with $262,500. The village is the only bidder on the building on West Burdick ...

ROCHESTER HILLS -- The Madrigal Chorale of Southfield will donate the free-will offering from its Austrian Tour Send-off Concert to Habitat for Humanity.

PONTIAC -- The trial of a self-described druid began Thursday with Oakland Assistant Prosecutor Paul Walton telling jurors the Wixom man's slaying of a 19-year-old ex-girlfriend was driven by jealousy.

A Peoria County coroner’s jury ruled Wednesday that an inmate’s death at the Livingston County jail was a suicide.

PONTIAC — As contract negotiations with the Livingston County Board drag into a third year, union employees of the county highway department say they are getting frustrated with the delay.

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

As we are reminded every summer, three little months can amount to quite a bit of stuff going on, especially when those months are June, July and August.

NORMAL -- Normal will host a special event to showcase Route 66 during National Trails Day observances Saturday.

PONTIAC -- Move over, Spoon River Scenic Drive. Take note, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

Three deaths this week along Interstate 12 near O’Neal Lane sparked one state lawmaker on Thursday to label a 9-mile stretch of the highway “a deathtrap” and another to demand changes because he is “tired of the deaths” there.

PONTIAC -- A landlord who pleaded guilty to molesting three women who rented rooms in a house he shared with his fiancee at the time was sentenced to 93 days in jail and three years probation Thursday.

With already a near 100 shops, banks and eateries at the Village at Sandhill, Kahn Development Co. is plowing ahead to add at least 200,000 square feet of retail space at the three-year-old center. Scott McCarthy, Kahn’s director of operations, said this next phase — dubbed Sandhill Station — is slated to open next spring. Space was built for at least two family-oriented restaurants and a ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN — One person died and two others were hospitalized yesterday after a two-car crash on Boston Neck Road.

1993 Pontiac Grand Am Green in color,new mufler,brake pads and new oil change. $1000.00 firm no M.V.I but will have no problem passing.great running car only needs new brake line.

Police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old woman found beaten and strangled in her Mountain Creek home Thursday. Andrea Peterson, a computer firm employee, had recently broken up with a boyfriend whom police describe as a person of interest in the case.

Police are investigating the death of a 30-year-old woman found beaten and strangled in her Mountain Creek home Thursday. Andrea Peterson, a computer firm employee, had recently broken up with a boyfriend whom police describe as a person of interest in the case.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 21, 2007) -- In Saturday's EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the seventh of 14 rounds on the 2007 Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series calendar, Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and the GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing team will seek to score their second consecutive win and, in doing so, close up a 30-point gap that separates the pair from the Rolex Series drivers' ...

Thursday, June 21, 2007 - Patrick Carpentier will have a new teammate this weekend for Round 7 of the 14-race Grand-Am Rolex Series schedule to be run at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Kris Szekeres of Hartland, Michigan has joined the SAMAX Motorsports team for this Saturday's 400 kilometers run and will be on board for the following event in Daytona.

Two people are dead and a third person is in critical condition after a Kensington shooting, police say.

Coming off of an exciting podium finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans last weekend, the Krohn Racing drivers are elated.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 20, 2007) -- Reigning NHRA POWERade Pro Stock champion Jason Line goes after his fourth consecutive win at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park when qualifying begins on Friday for the professional classes at the 38th annual NHRA ProCare Rx SuperNationals.

ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 20, 2007) -- KB Racing has dominated the first nine races thus far in the 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. Either Greg Anderson or his teammate, Jason Line, has had a Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock Pontiac GTO in the final round at eight of the nine events.

A Morgan County man who was reported missing over the weekend was found dead in his vehicle Wednesday on Route W in Morgan County.

A 53-year-old Mississauga man is dead after being struck by a car Wednesday while changing a tire on the westbound Hwy. 401 at Dixon Road.

The cousin of a North York councillor is dead after being struck by a car Wednesday while changing a tire on the westbound Hwy. 401 at Dixon Road.

Police are investigating a hit and run and they are asking for your help. Officers say the accident happened around 9:30 Thursday morning at the intersection of Front and Oak Street in Traverse City. They say the suspect vehicle struck the rear of another vehicle and then sped away.

PHOENIXVILLE - A Phoenixville man was arrested on a plethora of charges after he allegedly drove a vehicle without permission, transporting a threeyear old child that wasn't secured in a child seat, Monday morning.

Two people died this afternoon and a driver was arrested after a minivan and sedan crashed while drag racing on a narrow street in a south Orange County subdivision, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Trooper Kim Miller said.

Clint Goss's book has two chapters on Great Race style events. In it he says that the navigator must be the observer and help keep the car on course, and that the driver has to assume the navigation duties and keep the car on time.

Sam Mammoliti was struck and killed by a passing car while changing a flat on the side of Hwy. 401. June 21, 2007 - Sam Mammoliti was known among his colleagues as a generous and independent man.

CANTON A 42-year-old father of two was shot multiple times and killed outside his 20th Street NE home, apparently the victim of a robbery. Police found the body of Steven J. Hight, 42, of 2311 20th St. NE, lying in a pool of blood in his carport about 12:25 this morning.

An off-duty Winnipeg cop was pepper-sprayed in the face yesterday as he tried to stop a break-in he'd spotted at a house in Windsor Park.

MADISON TOWNSHIP -- Two people were injured when a Fremont woman ran a stop sign at the intersection of Ohio 600 and Sandusky County Road 66 Wednesday evening.

POLICE

Concern over engine fires in certain supercharged General Motors sedans has sparked the expansion of an existing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) probe.

A third teenager has died from injuries suffered in a car accident May 29 in Lake County, the Florida Highway Patrol said Wednesday.

Fort Wayne firefighters went to a house fire in the 1200 block of West Packard Avenue at 10:46 p.m.Wednesday.

A 42-year-old Canton man was shot and killed early this morning outside his 20th Street N.E. home. According to detectives with the Canton Police Department, Steven J. Hight was found lying outside his home in the 2300 block of 20th Street N.E. Police say that Hight, who was unemployed, was shot several times.

My car does this, but it is only when the car is hot. Has anyone else had this problem? It works in the morning or when I park it in the shade.

The man accused of driving drunk and on drugs in a rollover crash that killed a 12-year-old girl north of Cambria earlier this year was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison. San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge Michael Duffy sentenced Jason Halvorson, 25, of Gorda to six years in prison for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and causing injury and for inflicting grave bodily ...

PLAINFIELD -- A Naperville man learned a hard lesson about speeding when his prized sports car was seized by authorities who clocked him traveling 127 mph in a 35 mph zone.

June 21, 2007 - A Toronto newspaper says the 52-year-old Mississauga man killed while changing a tire on the shoulder of Hwy. 401 yesterday is the cousin of Toronto Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti.

Trinity Biotech plc (NASDAQ: TRIB) (DUBLIN: TRIB), a leading developer and manufacturer of diagnostic products for the point-of-care and clinical laboratory markets, today announced the launch of its new test for the detection of Legionella antigen in urine. The product is a rapid lateral flow test for the qualitative detection of Legionella pneumophilia in urine from patients with symptoms of ...

PINEVILLE, N.C. -- Police are searching for the people who they believe broke into nine cars in parking lots near Carolina Place Mall. Officers chased the suspects for a short time Wednesday, but they lost them.

Drivers were in top form yesterday -- cautious, courteous and slow -- when they saw the five Hilliard police cruisers that had staked out southbound I-270 near Cemetery Road.

The Dedication Ceremony for the Veterans Glass City Skyway Bridge

They will collapse into heaps of scrap. Period. It's not a question of if, but when. "A derby car is usually a one-shot deal," said Kevin Graham, who put a month of work into his paint-flamed 1964 Pontiac Catalina.

Each man had a job to do.

Looking good and going fast just got a little more affordable, thanks to high-performance versions of two of the best convertibles to hit the market last year. The new turbocharged Pontiac Solstice GXP and Saturn Sky Redline are head-snapping bargains that provide 260 horsepower for less than $30,000.

Fishing: The Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League Michigan Division's third tournament of the season is set for June 30 on Saginaw Bay out of Hoyles Marina in Linwood. Top prizes are as much as $7,500 in the boater division and $3,500 in the co-angler division. Boaters and co-anglers are teamed at random. Takeoff is at 7 a.m. and the weigh-in deadline is 3 p.m. There is no charge for spectators. For entry ...

It's late on a Friday afternoon at the Asheville Motor Speedway. Sitting there under the blue August skies, the setting sun's final bright rays glisten on Mike Pressley's No. 81 Pontiac Late Model stock car.

PONTIAC -- Jury selection for a self-described druid is scheduled to begin today in the case of a Wixom man charged with strangling his ex-girlfriend to death with a hair ribbon.

DETROIT -- They serve in soup kitchens. They teach adults to read. They mentor fatherless boys. They do it willingly and freely.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Steve Williams does what millions of American motorists can’t: Fill up on cheaper, ethanol-based fuel from a local gas station.

It isn’t hard to tell where Sam Oginni finds his inspiration.

In today's GO! cover story, we've given you an extensive preview of all the big-name concert events scheduled in Pantagraphland between now and summer's end.

As we are reminded every summer, three little months can amount to quite a bit of stuff going on, especially when those months are June, July and August.

PONTIAC -- Move over, Spoon River Scenic Drive. Take note, Parke County Covered Bridge Festival.

Area businesses are conducting special promotions until June 30 to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.

LEXINGTON, Ohio (June 19, 2007) -- Safe to say the No. 10 SunTrust Pontiac Riley team has figured out a way to win at just about every track it has visited in just three-plus seasons competing in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

One of the items on Justin Humphreys' to-do list for the Pro Care Rx Super Nationals this weekend at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park is "make good runs in the good sessions."

OSWEGO, NY - On a recent test-drive of the 2007 Pontiac Torrent, from Tucker’s Auto in Oswego ( www.tuckersauto.com ), I was pleased to see how well this crossover vehicle responded to everyday driving.

Pontiac Daytona Prototype (DP) and GT teams are headed to the Midwest for the EMCO Gears Classic at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and round seven of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve to be run on Saturday and Sunday June 23 - 24.

Chicago police are searching the South Side for a 62-year-old retired police officer who disappeared Tuesday and suffers chronic medical problems.