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A Carlisle-area woman was listed in critical condition at Hershey Medical Center following an accident Wednesday morning at Hogestown Road and Bentzel Drive in Silver Spring Township.

PONTIAC -- St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital has launched its innovative weight management program that helps children and teens improve both their physical and emotional health.

The former treasurer of the Armada Fair pleaded not guilty Monday to embezzling from the organization. Richard Sniecikowski, 55, of Roseville is alleged to have taken $60,000 from the fair during the nearly six years he was its treasurer. He was charged with embezzlement over $20,000 during an arraignment Monday in Macomb County Circuit Court. Defense attorney Dennis Rickert maintains his ...

The IAA Foundation and Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom believes that agriculture’s future will depend on a well-educated society. This means children and adults will need to understand and appreciate agriculture’s importance. We must invest now in our children’s education because they will become our industry’s Policy Makers, Employees, Leaders and Consumers.

The Charleston Area Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the Coles County Farmer of the Year. The purpose of this award is to formally recognize the accomplishments and achievements of a Coles County farmer within our community.

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.

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

Last week the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee (JFC) examined portions of the 2007-09 budget request from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).

PONTIAC — More than two dozen emergency vehicles and more than 50 firefighters from surrounding towns remained at the scene of a plant fire in Pontiac early today.

PONTIAC -- A 51-year-old trucker from Little Rock, Ark., was dead at the scene of a semi-trailer truck crash on Interstate 55 near Pontiac, said Livingston County Coroner Mike Burke in a statement.

The news in brief for May 22 Ailing student’s wish for tools fulfilled

Public safety reports for May 22 Arkansas trucker killed in I-55 crash PONTIAC — A 51-year-old trucker from Little Rock, Ark., was dead at the scene of a semitrailer truck crash on Interstate 55 near Pontiac, Livingston County Coroner Mike Burke said Monday in a statement.

May 22 5 years ago (2002): The 19th Pantagraph Honor Roll Meet was blessed with sunny, windless conditions and Bloomington’s Tiffany Gaston responded by winning three girls track events. Double winners in the boys meet were Matt Dunham of Pontiac, Chase Slover of Metamora and Jimmy Schultz of Olympia.

When Sammi heard a classmate talking about her behind her back, it gave her chills. And she felt sick when he leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Are you ready for a man again?"

CALCUTTA — William Wright, 22, of Dresden Avenue was transported by ambulance to East Liverpool City Hospital Monday night for possible injuries to his leg following a head-on vehicle collision on Dresden Avenue.

Pineville police are searching for an armed robber, who has a fitting tattoo on his forearm. Monday morning, a woman was walking to her car at the Plum Creek Apartments, when she was confronted by an armed man, wearing a ski mask.

James Vanderwal, 33, of Shallow Lake died in a single car rollover on Highway 6 north of Springmount early Monday. An OPP news release said Vanderwal was driving a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am which appeared to have been northbound before it left the highway and rolled several times.

Pest control experts set traps to catch woodchucks at historic Pontiac cemetery

A local company has stepped in to help a cemetery fight its woodchuck problem.

I have only put 5k miles on this car. The only thing I have noticed is that both of the seat belts get wet when it rains hard, or I go thru the car wash. I have read on other reviews that this has something to do with the drain for the sunroof. I have yet to take it in.

A Marshville man has been charged in the fatal beating of his grandmother, police said.

LANSING -- As the state's budget crisis becomes more personal, bearing down on individuals who rely on mammoth spending programs such as Medicaid, some are wondering whether Michigan taxpayers will save them.

A warrant was issued Friday, May 18, for a Slater woman on suspicion of parental kidnapping, according to a news release from the Saline County Sheriff's Department.

New radio equipment at the Pontiac Fire Department will be tested Tuesday morning, resulting in the siren warning system being sounded, Fire Chief Dennis McDugle is alerting residents.

Amanda Gourley, relative of area residents, received an associate's degree in applied science Feb. 2, majoring in paralegal studies from Robert Morris College. She also received the George Washington highest honors award for maintaining a 4.0 grade point average.

Pontiac is one of six cities that will be a gathering point for bicyclists riding the 369 miles of Illinois' new Route 66 Trail on Saturday, June 2, National Trails Day 2007.

One person is dead and another person is in critical condition after two Rock County traffic accidents early this morning. And two Sunday crashes sent two people to Mercy Hospital.

Alaska State Troopers report a head-on collision on the Sterling Highway yesterday (Saturday) that killed a 22-year-old woman and destroyed a semi hauling hazardous chemicals.

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP -- Township police put three schools on a temporary lockdown Monday morning as a precaution while officers searched for a crime suspect in the Pontiac Lake and Cass Lake area.

DENNISON – Area residents responded to the warm, sunny weather Sunday by taking in the sights and sounds of the Dennison Railroad Festival, which was in its last day. Spectators particularly were drawn to the annual car show that was held at noon across from the gazebo.

NEENAH Fire destroyed a car Sunday along the northbound lanes of U.S. 41 north of County G.

A lockdown at a Waterford school has been lifted, but police continue to search for a man on the run.

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An unpredictable first weekend of Daily News League action saw the two-time defending champion lose its opener and a first-year squad pull out a wild victory.

Ohio Highway Patrol troopers are continuing their investigation into a fiery crash near Barlow that killed an area woman Friday.

The driver who died from injuries suffered Sunday in a one-car accident in Boone County has been identified as a North Carolina man.

Mark Winger's alleged plot to have a key witness in his Sangamon County murder case and a former childhood friend killed by "hit men" is as outrageous as the double-murder scheme for which he was sentenced to life in prison in 2002, court documents show.

A Carlisle-area woman was listed in critical condition at Hershey Medical Center following an accident Wednesday morning at Hogestown Road and Bentzel Drive in Silver Spring Township.

A Kissimmee man killed in an early morning traffic accident on I-95 near Grant on Sunday was a prime suspect in an Orange County homicide, authorities said.

Illinois routes gain riders, lose time Hefty ridership gains on state-funded Amtrak trains since last fall have exceeded even the optimistic expectations of Illinois officials. But habitually late trains are creating a bad impression of the expanded intercity rail service, leaving some Amtrak passengers to wonder why they ever gave up driving or flying.

Authorities tried to stop a wrong-way driver on Interstate 485 early Sunday, but the 20-year-old man drove around their barricade, traveled several more miles and then crashed into another car.

Two people were killed and a third critically injured early Sunday when a car veered off Interstate 95 after striking a truck near Grant Road in Micco, then spun out and flipped over, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

NEENAH Fire destroyed a car Sunday along the northbound lanes of U.S. 41 north of County G.

SPRINGDALE -- Longtime Springdale businessman Russell Charlesworth died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. He was 78.

DANIELSON -- Dozens of classic cars lined either end of Main Street Sunday, a rainbow of metallic paints challenging the rain clouds that threatened above.

NEWS IN BRIEF Route 66 bike ride set for June 2 PONTIAC -- Bicyclists riding between Chicago and St. Louis on historic Route 66 will gather at 11:45 a.m. June 2 at the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum.

PONTIAC -- A paralyzed retired autoworker is suing a gas station manager and Troy police, claiming they violated his civil rights under the state disabilities act.

The IAA Foundation and Illinois Agriculture in the Classroom believes that agriculture’s future will depend on a well-educated society. This means children and adults will need to understand and appreciate agriculture’s importance. We must invest now in our children’s education because they will become our industry’s Policy Makers, Employees, Leaders and Consumers.

For the third time in less than two weeks, a fatal crash has claimed two lives in Brevard County, this time killing two people in a vehicle investigators said entered the emergency lane to speed past a truck on Interstate 95.

BLOOMINGTON -- The 24th Pantagraph Honor Roll Track Meet will not lack for intriguing plot lines at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Bloomington High School.

FAIRBURY -- Wes Steidinger of Fairbury drove to victory in the late model feature race Saturday at American Legion Speedway, capturing his first feature win at the Fairbury races.

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.

It's finally time to shed your thick winter skin and reward yourselves for suffering through the subzero temps. One problem: You're ready to hit the outdoors, but not sure where to start.

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

When Sammi heard a classmate talking about her behind her back, it gave her chills. And she felt sick when he leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Are you ready for a man again?"

NEWS IN BRIEF Route 66 bike ride set for June 2 PONTIAC -- Bicyclists riding between Chicago and St. Louis on historic Route 66 will gather at 11:45 a.m. June 2 at the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum.

Breath analyzers have been a prom chaperone at Manchester High School for 20 years. Officials at the southern Summit County school say the hand-held device -- which will be at the prom later this month -- deters drinking before and at the big dance.

PONTIAC - The oil had been used earlier in the week to fry up tenderloins at Pontiac Township High School, and now Ryan Kelly was pouring it into a John Deere tractor to get it started.

Sunday, May 20, 2007 - Smart pit strategy by the SAMAX Motorsport crew at the start of Round 5 of the 14-race Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California on Sunday required Ryan Dalziel to come in on lap one for a stop and go when the race went full course yellow.

Obituary: Jeremy Collins Jeremy Shane Collins, 30, of New Boston, Texas, died Thursday, May 17, 2007, in a Little Rock hospital. Mr. Collins w...

DENNISON – Area residents responded to the warm, sunny weather Sunday by taking in the sights and sounds of the Dennison Railroad Festival, which was in its last day. Spectators particularly were drawn to the annual car show that was held at noon across from the gazebo.

War changes our troops. Here is a way to help their transition home.

NEENAH Fire destroyed a car Sunday along the northbound lanes of U.S. 41 north of County G.

A North Carolina man died this morning in a single-vehicle crash in Boone County, police said.

Two people are dead overnight after another wrong-way wreck on I-485 in south Charlotte.

With just a few drops of fuel left in his tank, defending Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT champion Andy Lally delivered the TRG team a home state victory in Saturday’s U.S.

A recent parolee is in custody following a car accident Saturday night at Sanford and Pike streets in Pontiac that killed his passenger, a 30-year-old Pontiac woman.

Someone once complained to me about the noise children were making just before the morning church service. He wanted absolute silence in the sanctuary and found the sound of children talking and laughing a distraction.

Investigators say two people were killed in high-speed accident on Interstate 95 this morning.

A 24-year-old man who was wanted in connection with a murder in Union County, N.C., was arrested in Lancaster on Thursday evening. Jamez Dorjan Hunter had been accused of killing his 72-year-old grandmother, Rosa Lee Hunter, who was found dead Monday inside her home in Marshville.

With just a few drops of fuel left in his tank, defending Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series presented by Crown Royal Special Reserve GT champion Andy Lally delivered the TRG team a home state victory in Saturday's U.S. Sports Car Invitational delivered by Luggage Express, leading TRG teammate Daniel DiLeo in a 1-2 finish under caution in the two-and-a-half hour, 92-lap race.

A Carlisle-area woman was listed in critical condition at Hershey Medical Center following an accident Wednesday morning at Hogestown Road and Bentzel Drive in Silver Spring Township.

In the end, it was Anthony J. Capozzi who led detectives to the Bike Path Killer.

Men's A: Beef O'Brady's 2-0; Jerry's Tavern 2-0; Expressway Bar 1-1; Michigan Truck Spring 0-1; Billy's Contracting 0-1; Jet's Pizza 0-2.

The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Fort Wayne a $200,000 brownfields assessment grant. Fort Wayne has identified 68 brownfield properties. Property is deemed a brownfield after use or expansion is hindered by the potential presence of hazardous substances.

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SPRINGDALE -- Longtime Springdale businessman Russell Charlesworth died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. He was 78.

WAYNESBORO — At 3 years old, Patrick Brooks can barely turn a wrench, but he already knows what kind of cars he likes — big, mean and fast.

Grant Keesling, 28, holds his daughter Karin Keesling, 6, as Las Cruces Police Officer Jose Rodriguez rolls her thumb across an inkpad to make a fingerprint Saturday during the DNA LifePrint Child Safety Program at Sisbarro Buick Pontiac GMC. The dealership offered the service free to parents.

PONTIAC - The oil had been used earlier in the week to fry up tenderloins at Pontiac Township High School, and now Ryan Kelly was pouring it into a John Deere tractor to get it started.

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.

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

When Sammi heard a classmate talking about her behind her back, it gave her chills. And she felt sick when he leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Are you ready for a man again?"

The Normal Community High School baseball needed just nine hits to score 14 runs, but the Ironmen couldn’t keep up with Bradley-Bourbonnais in an 18-14 loss in the first game of a doubleheader at Normal.

Three people suffered serious injuries in a three-vehicle crash on I-294, near the exit ramp for westbound I-88 about noon. Saturday.

THIS IS THE time of year when parents start to ponder what to "let" their young sons and daughters drive. After all, graduation and summer are approaching.

Obituary: Joyce Bell Joyce Ann Bell, 69, of Pontiac, Mich., died died Sunday, May 13, 2007, in a Pontiac hospital. Mrs. Bell was born Oct....

CARLSBAD -- A 17-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk and crashing his vehicle into a parked car early Friday, police said.

Fogarty put in his pole time of 1:20.787 early in the session. The point position was a natural carryover from each of the practice rounds this weekend, where the GAINSCO car was at the top of the time sheet each time out.

First off, was pushed into this car by the dealership. Did not want a two door, manual small car. Was pregnant and did not want to climb out of a car.

Shocks squeaked 54,000 Miles. Power Steering system faliure 56,000 miles. Signal Selector Switch is malfunctioning. ABS SVS Trac Off lights come on because of wheel hub problem.

The Ohio Highway Patrol says 29-year-old Heather Lamp lost control of the 1999 Pontiac Grand Am while traveling westbound on state route 550 near Barlow.

The 15-year-old boy that was shot on Thursday after an incident police say appears to be connected to another homicide, died Friday, authorities said Saturday.

Central Catholic High School won its first boys sectional track and field championship Friday at the Clinton Class A Sectional.

May 19 5 years ago (2002): Victories by Abby Heinold in the 400-meter run and by two relay teams led Eureka to first place in the Class A Girls State track and field championships. Mahomet-Seymour senior Maureen Scott had a resounding triumph in the Class AA 1,600-meter run.

Josh Koenig received an early graduation present on April 19.

By Patricia Anstett, Detroit Free Press

A senior at Millwood High School is being denied Valedictorian status. Eyewitness News Five's Kimberly Lohman has more on the story.

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Collinsville Kahok softball coach Cindy Kolda hopes home field advantage will pay off in the upcoming Collinsville Class AA Regional.

A 21-year-old man was killed in a single-car wreck in Lookout Valley early Saturday morning. Chattanooga Police traffic investigators were called to the scene at 1000 O’Grady Dr. about 4:30 a.m.

A South San Francisco teenager died and three other teenagers were taken to a local hospital after a car accident Friday night, South San Francisco police Sgt.

Lance Washburn hasn’t exactly been lucky over the years. His biggest win has been a few Lotto scratch off cards that have led to some $1 paydays here and there.

Blacks and Latinos tend to get help later. So 2 women formed a group to teach other L.A. parents how to advocate for their children. IN a tiny apartment just west of Fairfax Avenue, Shiane Simmons shouted for juice. Just the first sound came out: "Ju. Ju. Ju." Her mother held firm. "No," she said. "Water." Shiane spat at her, then ran into her bedroom.

A group of students at Pontiac Township High School are utilizing ageless technology combined with today's demands to do their small part at preserving the environment and its resources. And they're doing it one french fry at a time.

It's on to the finals for the Divine Child softball team. The Falcons knocked off defending Class A state champion Harper Woods Regina 8-5 Wednesday in the semifinals of the Catholic League Playoffs to earn a shot at the league title.

One of three young men struck by a hit-and-run minivan on South Park Avenue on Thursday afternoon remained hospitalized Friday, Buffalo police said.

By CARL BURNETT JR. LANCASTER - When Carol Wilmoth was driving a 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix on Wednesday she didn't think she would need her seat belt. But she did, according to a Lancaster police report.

A car struck her vehicle and pushed it into the path of a tractor-trailer, the FHP said. A woman was killed Friday after a motorist ran a stop sign and pushed the car she was driving into the path of an oncoming sand truck authorities said.

SPRINGDALE -- Longtime Springdale businessman Russell Charlesworth died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. He was 78.

Fort Wayne will join the Great American Cleanup today. This year’s annual cleanup is expected to bring out more than 3,000 community volunteers at 8 a.m.

JIM LEBLANC, 63, of Springfield Township Organization: Lighthouse of Oakland County, Clarkston and Pontiac.

Breath analyzers have been a prom chaperone at Manchester High School for 20 years. Officials at the southern Summit County school say the hand-held device -- which will be at the prom later this month -- deters drinking before and at the big dance.

Blacks and Latinos tend to get help later. So 2 women formed a group to teach other L.A. parents how to advocate for their children. IN a tiny apartment just west of Fairfax Avenue, Shiane Simmons shouted for juice. Just the first sound came out: "Ju. Ju. Ju." Her mother held firm. "No," she said. "Water." Shiane spat at her, then ran into her bedroom.

Bleu Room Experience: Dirty Filthy Sexy, one-year anniversary celebration with DJs Anthony Attalla and Dabura, 10 p.m. 1540 Woodward, Detroit. 313-222-1900. Clutch Cargo's: Dance Madness, four floors of music hosted by Nick Craig, with DJ Ryan Richards and music video by Adam R, 9 p.m. 65 E. Huron, Pontiac. 248-333-2362.

The pilot of a small sea plane crashed into Pontiac Lake in White Lake Township on Friday, after he snagged either the left wing or floater on the water and flipped the plane at least twice, fire officials said. Neither the pilot nor the other man in the plane, both from Waterford Township, were injured.

EAST LANSING -- Michigan State University trustees unanimously voted Friday to select both the Detroit Medical Center and Macomb Community College as the sites for the university's first satellite campus of its expanding osteopathic medical school.

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BREAKING NEWS: (Updated: 1:42 a.m.) Two people were injured in a motor vehicle accident that occurred at 12:45 a.m. in the 700 block of Kirkwood Boulevard.

News in brief Event to benefit sick Pontiac infant PONTIAC - The March for Hercules today will raise money for a Pontiac infant with a malformed heart.

p.m. If you're an aspiring singer or dancer, CW50 is looking for you. Tonight, the local TV station will hold open auditions from 8 p.m.-midnight for the next season of "The Pussycat Dolls Present" at Clutch Cargo's. Contestants will have two minutes to perform a song and dance routine to the CD they bring to the audition. Contestants must be at least 18 years of age. One lucky participant will ...

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A Belle Chasse woman has been booked with vehicular homicide in connection with a hit-and-run accident last week that killed a Florida man.

A Carlisle-area woman was listed in critical condition at Hershey Medical Center following an accident Wednesday morning at Hogestown Road and Bentzel Drive in Silver Spring Township.

MILFORD TOWNSHP -- You don't hear this often: Ignore the 25 miles per hour speed limit signs on various gravel roads in Oakland County. They're wrong.

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

It's still a while until next season starts, but Dennis Dodd is already making his 'best list.' Top five ADs, recruiters, game day atmospheres and more. Hey, Dodd even makes sure to grab some sponsorships along the way. Enjoy.

Robert A. Lutz, vice chairman at General Motors, declared that its new hybrid-electric concept car may be among the most important vehicles that G.M. has ever developed.

The 22-year-old St. Anns man killed in a traffic accident that seriously injured a 73-year-old St. Catharines woman will be laid to rest Monday.

A Cape Coral man died Friday evening after he veered off Alligator Alley in western Broward and crashed into a canal, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The three students are recovering from a hit and run accident in front of their school. But only 18 year old Walter Boyce remains hospitalized as of Friday.

By Patricia Anstett, Detroit Free Press May 18--EAST LANSING -- Michigan State University Board of Trustees Friday unanimously voted to select both the Detroit Medical Center and Macomb Community College as the sites for its first satellite campus of its osteopathic medical school.

Witnesses thought men were throwing trash

A 24-year-old man who was wanted in connection with a murder in Union County, N.C., was arrested in Lancaster on Thursday evening. Jamez Dorjan Hunter had been accused of killing his 72-year-old grandmother, Rosa Lee Hunter, who was found dead Monday inside her home in Marshville.

The Seattle Storm return to the court, opening the WNBA season Saturday against Houston in Seattle.

Local couple spends their 20th anniversary on the Price is Right game show.

Edna M. Mangano, 91, a former resident of East Ninth Street, Oswego, died Saturday May 12, 2007 at Pontiac Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Oswego. Mrs. Mangano retired from the housekeeping department of Pontiac Nursing Home.

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Reatha Jones, 24, of Grove Hill, and 3-year-old Lillian McCall were lucky in this accident at the north bypass entrance to Grove Hill last Thursday afternoon.

As they sat in the out-of-gas Pontiac Grand Am — waiting for the one's stepdad to return from Kroger with some fuel — the pair shared idle talk about people in the neighborhood, about going home to eat later on and especially about their basketball.

As you can imagine, the families of those laid to rest are outraged.

A school improvement plan for Pontiac Junior High School will come to the board of education in June, as the school is on the state's Academic Watch Status because of test scores for one subgroup of students in 2006.

Josh Koenig received an early graduation present on April 19.

Matt McPherson reported that someone stole a Dell laptop computer valued at more than $3,000 from his girlfriend’s Berkshire Drive home. The laptop has a silver foil top marked with the XPS logo on each side.

Collinsville Kahok softball coach Cindy Kolda hopes home field advantage will pay off in the upcoming Collinsville Class AA Regional.

A small sea plane, carrying two people, crashed in Pontiac Lake in White Lake Township, near the Oakland County Airport. Neither person was injured, according to police.

Sky 4 was at the scene Friday after a seaplane went down with two people on board in Pontiac Lake.

Breath analyzers have been a prom chaperone at Manchester High School for 20 years. Officials at the southern Summit County school say the hand-held device -- which will be at the prom later this month -- deters drinking before and at the big dance.

Jeff Gordon's 1997 The Winston winning car, nicknamed T-Rex, had a dinosaur on the hood to promote Jurassic Park and quickly became extinct. But during its short reign of terror, there was nothing that could stop it.

A float plane with pontoons on the bottom landed in Pontiac Lake on Friday.

PINCKNEYVILLE - Three former inmates of Pinckneyville Correctional Center were charged in Perry County Circuit Court last week for offenses ranging from aggravated battery to possession of contraband.

Regular gasoline at the local Chevron gas station at Center and Admiral Doyle was at 2.99-9/10 per gallon Thursday — though you might as well say $3, according to drivers bustling about town and pumping gasoline.

PERRY TOWNSHIP —The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for clues in a hit and run accident that left one man seriously injured over the weekend. The accident happened at about 4:25 a.m. Sunday on County Road 6, about eight-tenths of a mile north of State Route 243 in Perry Township.

Rescue workers from the Fort Wayne Fire Department used ropes and a basket to get an injured boy out of the St. Joseph River on Thursday. According to a fire department report, firefighters were called to the scene just after 4 p.m. The situation was under control about 45 minutes later, the report said, but did not say when the boy was actually taken out of the river. No further information was ...

The driver of a minivan was being sought by Buffalo police early today after a hit-and-run incident on South Park Avenue that injured two teenagers Thursday.

There were rumors going around the hallways Thursday morning about what was under the tarp on the Antioch Community High School football field. "Someone told me he saw cars there," said senior Kara Knutson, "but I didn't really know what to expect until they uncovered them."

LOCKPORT -- Cruisin' season is back, with the city hosting another series of classic car shows with music and fun at the Central Square building.

A 15-year-old boy was shot and seriously wounded Thursday in an incident police say appears connected to a weekend homicide. The victim was the passenger in an SUV around 12:45 p.m. when the vehicle drove south through the 100 block of Hobbs Avenue.

General Motors Corp. has paid close attention to the sale of rival Chrysler to a private equity firm but doesn’t expect other auto companies to travel a similar path, GM Chairman and Chief Executive Rick Wagoner said Thursday.

SPRINGDALE -- Longtime Springdale businessman Russell Charlesworth died Thursday, May 17, 2007, at Northwest Medical Center-Springdale. He was 78.

Larceny Clifton James Ferrell, 16, of Haw Branch Road in Beulaville, was charged Thursday by the Onslow County Sheriff's Department with breaking and entering a motor vehicle and misdemeanor larceny.

PONTIAC -- Divided over whether it should build a new nursing home, the Livingston County Board made a compromise Thursday to study the possibility of building, but not owning, the new home.

A Carlisle-area woman was listed in critical condition at Hershey Medical Center following an accident Wednesday morning at Hogestown Road and Bentzel Drive in Silver Spring Township.

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

Bring your own Big Wheel (seriously!) and venture to several Wicker Park bars, including: Cans, Northside Bar and Grill, Bar Louie, The Note and others. Pre-registration (before May 3) includes a T-shirt.

As they sat in the out-of-gas Pontiac Grand Am — waiting for the one's stepdad to return from Kroger with some fuel — the pair shared idle talk about people in the neighborhood, about going home to eat later on and especially about their basketball.

A major automaker is turning over records of a potential safety defect to the federal government, reported 5 On Your Side Investigator Ron Regan.

The honor comes on the heels of an award from the Department of Homeland Security, which last month presented the privately held Lanham company with a Small Business Achievement Award.

Thomases recognized the secret to success was in generating qualified Web site traffic for clients such as Nokia, Johns Hopkins University and the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, and converting those leads into sales.

(Blabbermouth) In celebration of OZZY OSBOURNE's first album of all new studio material in six years, "Black Rain", the rock legend will perform for two consecutive evenings on ABC's fast-growing late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

SPOKANE -- Practically all teens who drive have cell phones, iPods and friends and any one of them can lead to teens driving distracted, the number one killer of teenagers in the United States. So how do local teens compare on the roads?

Stephen Shore?s pictures of everyday America imply the arbitrary ways we make sense of life.

PERRYSBURG TOWNSHIP, OH - Owens Community College recently honored the Express basketball programs at its annual awards banquet for displaying excellence during intercollegiate competition.

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.

Family members said they are outraged over what's happening at a local cemetery where woodchucks seemed to have taken over.

NORMAL -- Parkland College freshman first baseman Jessica Gourdier looked around Champion Fields on Wednesday and broke into a big smile.

Flowood Police are investigating a wreck involving two children in front of Northwest Rankin School Thursday. Police Chief Johnny Dewitt says it happened around 8:00 on Lakeland Drive.

A frost advisory has been issued for Friday in southeast Michigan.

Thursday, May 17, 2007 - SAMAX Motorsport will field a strong line up of drivers for Round 5 of the 14-race Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series held this weekend at Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.

Saturday, May 5, Pontiac Junior High School was the site for the 12th annual Pontiac Science Triathlon. Students from District 429 and St. Mary's of Pontiac competed in land yacht races, bridge building competition and rocketry.

Pontiac city mechanic Warren Graves is retiring after 31 years, 7 months in that job. A reception recognizing his retirement will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at the City Hall Council Chambers, and the public is invited.

The ecology classes at Pontiac Township High School has received awards from the Blagojevich Administration and from the Illinois Recycling Association.

Marshville police need your help finding Jamez Hunter. He is described as a person of interest in the murder of his grandmother, Rose.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation and Marshville Police Department are looking for Jamez Dorjan Hunter in the May 7 slaying of his grandmother, Rosia Lee Hunter, 72.

Authorities in Marshville said Thursday that a slaying suspect may be in the Winston-Salem area.

PERRY TOWNSHIP —The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for clues in a hit and run accident that left one man seriously injured over the weekend. The accident happened at about 4:25 a.m. Sunday on County Road 6, about eight-tenths of a mile north of State Route 243 in Perry Township.

“Aaaahhhh ... car ... Aaaahhhh.” That’s the message Trena Anderson heard Tuesday afternoon on her way back to work. She knew it was her sister, but she didn’t know what it meant. Had Kathryn been in a car accident?

His name is Branden. He is 9. And he is still in the hospital, critically injured after being hit by a car.

A Leon County Sheriff's deputy was forced off Gum Road after a car another deputy tried to pull over came straight at his patrol car.

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

His name is Branden. He is 9. And he is still in the hospital, critically injured after being hit by a car.

A powerful spring storm blew into Gotham yesterday - uprooting trees, downing s and wreaking havoc on roads. A New Jersey man was killed when his car skidded off a rain-slicked road in Woodbridge and struck a utility pole, police said. Winds...

Alyssa Cannon, Amanda Helland and Kaley Nicolai look like typical girls. The Lakeside Middle School students aren’t big or strong. Their clothes, hair and speech are like those of everyday teens.

Coroner IDs two killed Natrona County Coroner Dr. James Thorpen identified the two young men killed in a Saturday motorcycle crash on CY Avenue.

A 6-year-old Cooper Elementary School student was hospitalized after running into a car on his way home from school Wednesday afternoon, but was not seriously hurt, police said.

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Even before he spotted Brian Allen Washington's gun, Aurora police Officer Scott Osgood knew he was looking at a killer, according to testimony Wednesday.

Detroit Central City and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit are throwing a soirée on Saturday that's hip, contemporary and good for the community.

Flowing Wells and Mountain View high schools will become all-night party venues next week after graduation ceremonies.