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  • Kids alone for days, couple dead in locked room Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:40AM Associated Press - January 6, 2009 2:33 AM ET MADRAS, Ore. (AP) - Four young children were left on their own inside an Oregon home after what police think was a murder-suicide.
  • Longhorns cap season with thrilling 24-21 Fiesta Bowl win Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:39AMAfter a lackluster scoring effort in the first half, the No. 3 University of Texas Longhorns battled the No. 10 University of Ohio Buckeyes until the final minute, in a game with several lead changes and a huge come-back play sealing the victory.
  • Connolly returns, Armstrong still out Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:39AMAt least one body returns to the fold to replenish a makeshift lineup.The Prince George Cougars will have winger Brett Connolly on the ice tonight as they look to snap a five-game losing streak at the expense of the visiting Moose Jaw Warriors.Connolly was one of the top forwards the past 10 days while skating for Team Pacific at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni. Pacific ...
  • Columns hosts scouting sleepovers Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:39AMMILFORD — You don’t have to look far to find a place with programming for kids. Milford’s own Pike County Historical Society has been entertaining kids of all ages for years.
  • Trying to Stay warm when it’s not Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:39AMChris Lizzi and Nan Croll seeing the kids safely off the bus and into school at Shohola Elementary School during bus duty. Who wants bus duty when it’s freezing out there!
  • Raiders top No. 1 Raptors Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:39AMExpected shuffling and positioning at the top of Class 5A boys basketball continued with a rare big game for a Monday night.
  • Police seek driver of Taurus Tuesday, January 6, 2009 @ 1:38AMA 25-year-old Cary man was killed when his Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck by a school bus in West Cary on Monday morning.
  • Sending out ripples of change Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:35PMWhen Shira Strongin, part of the Ripple Kids organization, decided she wanted to do something in her community, the 9-year-old Newport Beach girl talked with her friend, Lily Williams, 9, also from Newport Beach. The pair e-mailed their friends looking for volunteers, who in turn e-mailed more friends, and so on. Soon, the Ripple Kids had waves of compassion going well beyond the two girls.
  • Father risks life to save child trapped in fire Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:35PMA father and his three young children are in the hospital and recovering from burns after their home caught on fire. 
  • Stolen statue returned Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:34PMWhen a Tustin mom approached her son about the sudden appearance of a nearly 5-foot tall bronze statue of the Virgin Mary in her rose bed Sunday, he replied simply, “It’s a gift. Don’t ask; just say thank you.”
  • Sheryl: Why I let Gazza go forever Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:34PMDESOLATE Sheryl Gascoigne has finally revealed the true agony of turning her back for good on tortured ex-husband Gazza as he fights for his life.
  • Street to lose hundred shops Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:33PMTHE CREDIT crunch is about to transform this once-bustling High Street into a ghost town — with ONE HUNDRED traders on the verge of closing down for good.
  • Tarzan to the rescue Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:33PMSTRICKEN by leukaemia, 11-year-old Josh Baker gazed at his mum Karen and asked: Am I going to die?
  • Sarah will be with me at the Palace Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:33PMWHEN Sara Payne collects her MBE from the Queen she knows a special little angel will be looking down on her.
  • Morning-after pills served at school Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:33PMA NEWS of the World investigation has revealed that staggering numbers of morning-after sex pills are being dished out to young girls in secret—by their SCHOOLS.
  • National jam skaters make stop at Skatetown in Green Valley Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:32PMA national jam skating team makes a stop at Skatetown Green Valley. The professional skaters hosted a two day camp working with young skaters on their jam moves. About 50 skaters worked with the pros
  • Davenport man on olympic quest Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 5:32PMRunning across the remaining ice-crusted snow at Crow Creek Park wasn’t as difficult as Ken Essex thought it would be.
  • Senior attends school based on opus dei beliefs Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:08PM Traveling 40 miles round-trip to attend an all-girls school with daily Mass and classroom prayer is normal for Hinsdale senior Cathy Civantos.
  • ‘This is my last chance,’ says troubled Gascoigne Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:06PMLONDON: England football legend Paul Gascoigne said drink and drug addictions nearly killed him in 2008 and knows he is now on his last chance to save himself, in an interview published yesterday.
  • Giroux Named Reebok Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:04PMPHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phantoms and the American Hockey League announced today that Phantoms right wing Claude Giroux has been named the Reebok Edge/AHL Rookie of the Month for December.
  • I’m comfortable in army quarters, says Anoushka Sharma Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 4:03PMMUMBAI: She has been catapulted to star status with her debut in Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. But Anushka Sharma says she is a simple girl just like her character in the movie and has no plans to move into a plush home as she is enjoying her stay in the army quarters here.
  • Auditors say state official may have broken law Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:04PMLegislative auditors say the executive director of the Nebraska Foster Care Review Board may have broken laws when she helped arrange a campaign event during Tom Osborne’s run for governor in 2006.
  • How to Watch Satellite TV – Comparison Between Service and Software Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:03PMBasically, one way is to go to a satellite TV company like Direct TV and the other is using a software called PC satellite TV software. Let us take a closer look at using satellite TV services.
  • Viacom threatening to pull channels from Time Warner Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:01PMCable giant Viacom Inc. is threatening to yank its channels – including Nickelodeon, MTV and Comedy Central – from Time Warner Cable Inc. systems at 12:01 a.m. Thursday if the two companies can’t reach an agreement over fees. (TWC) (VIA)
  • Unbeaten Lady Steers suffer a major loss Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:01PMThe Magdalena High School girls basketball team lost its biggest fan. Brenda Pino, a familiar face in the stands at Lady Steers games, died of unspecified causes Monday morning.
  • Home and away, fans flocking to see reborn Hawks Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:00PMFormer Blackhawks goalie Darren Pang remembers it well, roaming the concourse of a half-full United Center while doing radio work for the Hawks and while in town with the ESPN crew, the sadness of a once-proud organization oozing through each step.
  • Education briefs Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 12:00PMJohn Cooper School Eleventh-grade students at The John Cooper School will host the annual Junior Class Garage Sale from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Jan. 10.
  • Meet the new team Santa Claus Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 8:05PMFreshman defensive tackle Brandon Ware continued a Penn State tradition. LOS ANGELES -- A new regime has taken over the Penn State Christmas celebration, maybe for years to come.
  • SAT Changes Policy, Opening Rift With Colleges Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 8:04PMSome highly selective schools have said they will not go along with Score Choice, a new policy allowing students to select which of their multiple scores colleges can see.
  • Nonprofit Picking Up Trees To Raise Money For Scholarships Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 8:03PMNow that Christmas is over, are you wondering what to do with your tree? The local nonprofit FUN Sports will take it off your hands. FUN Sports is holding their 5th annual Christmas tree pick up fundraiser.
  • MCAL wrestling capsules Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 8:00PMTerra Linda High reclaimed its spot atop the MCAL wrestling standings last season after having fallen several places the year before.
  • School bullying law takes effect January 1, 2009 Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 7:57PMSchool bullying law takes effect January 1, 2009
  • A bonding race Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:07AMWhat kind of wife wants an off-road quad racer as a gift? For that matter, what kind of mom and dad give their kid a steering wheel for Christmas?
  • Area prep sports roundup: Coal City girls clock Gardner-South Wilmington Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:06AMGARDNER - Coal City outscored Gardner-South Wilmington 15-10, 17-12 and 5-0 in the final 3 quarters and defeated the hosts 49-34 Saturday in a non-conference varsity girls basketball game.
  • Handmade gifts mean memories that last a lifetime Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:06AMChristmas memories are some of the most treasured from childhood, and Shirley Barlow’s grandchildren will have plenty to share.
  • Mesa rallies for title Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:06AMCOSTA MESA — Coach Jeremy Osso looked across the field, his Costa Mesa High players piling on top of each other as if they found gold.
  • Guam wins Law Day award from ABA Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:05AMThe American Bar Association has awarded the Guam Bar Association and the Judiciary of Guam with the 2008 Law Day Outstanding Activity Award in the greater than $5,000 budget, according to a news release.
  • Parents teach their kids: Homeschooling an attractive alternative Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:04AMMore than 10 years ago, Liz Perez dreamed about life as a full-time homemaker. When a student shoved her daughter, Kim, to the ground at P.C. Lujan Elementary School, she finally decided to make a change.
  • Nine out of 10 shoppers to cut spending in New Year despite record post-Christmas rush Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 9:00AM Shoppers will be tightening their financial belts in 2009 and cutting back on spending, according to new research published today.
  • TAYLOR: Groups get together for Habitat for Humanity Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:59AMTAYLOR — Members of the Mulholland family participated in a Habitat for Humanity project, which allows families to help rebuild a house with the help of volunteers.
  • TAYLOR: Shop with a hero program a success Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:59AMTAYLOR — With a growing number of needy families in the area, the Meijer store on Pardee Road provided more Christmas presents and food than ever before for dozens of children and their parents.
  • MONROE COUNTY: Record turnout for food pantry good, bad Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:58AMPeople all know those age-worn cliches of something being a Catch-22 or a double-edged sword.
  • ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Valley girl Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:58AMValmeyer senior Kylee Inman has always had a blueprint for her life after high school.
  • 3 kids, 4 adults killed by Philadelphia house fire Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:58AM A duplex fire apparently caused by fuel spilling from an overfilled kerosene heater killed seven people in a basement that had only one exit, a survivor and firefighters said.
  • In Fort Bend County, holiday traditions run the gamut Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 8:55AMHoliday traditions in Fort Bend County are as diverse as the residents that live in the county.
  • Troops in Iraq find Christmas in memories Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:52PMBAGHDAD— Army Sgt. Robin Cameron stood guard outside a once opulent Iraqi shopping mall that now serves as a small U.S. military outpost, trying not to think about what he was missing with his family on Christmas.
  • Celina … it seems like we just got to know each other Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:49PMIt doesn’t seem like it’s been five months since I began working as the community editor for The Celina Record. As seasons change and bring to all of us a new climate, so do experiences we have in life. As some of you have already heard, this will be my last paper as your community editor.
  • Timmy Sarna Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:48PMDLF Ltd, one of India’s largest companies in the realty sector, is betting big on bringing in the best premium and luxury lifestyle brands under a newly-formed subsidiary, DLF Brands. The first label that the company brought into the country was Armani followed by a tie-up with Salvatore Ferragamo.
  • All they want for Christmas is a job Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:46PMAll Raymond and Corliss Holland want for Christmas is a job. Any job will do. Just something to get them and their three children out of a Chicago homeless shelter and into a home of their own.
  • Really cool idea:NCH preventing brain damage with body-chilling technique Thursday, December 25, 2008 @ 4:46PMA Marco Island man became one of the first patients at NCH to undergo induced hypothermia, where his body temperature is cooled to slow his metabolism and minimize demand for oxygen in the brain. With cardiac arrest, oxygen-carrying blood flow to the brain is restricted, which leads to brain and organ damage. NCH began looking into adopting the protocol for induced hypothermia for cardiac arrest ...