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By Gina Damron, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Jonathan Hoffman pleaded for his life and begged for help in a 9-1-1 call, played Monday during the preliminary examination of his grandmother,
By Rick Hummel, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — Amid the vitriol of whether Cincinnati’s Johnny Cueto should be on the National League All-Star team or not, National League manager Tony
By David Zucchino, Los Angeles Times – Residents from the Midwest to the East Coast endured a fourth straight day of scorching heat on Monday, as crews worked to restore service to
ROCKFORD, IOWA – North Iowans are invited to celebrate the life of hometown hero, fallen Navy SEAL Jon T. Tumilson, on Saturday, July 7 in Rockford, Iowa. Tumilson was killed Aug. 6,
By Anne Danahy, McClatchy Newspapers – STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The family of Joe Paterno wants the Pennsylvania attorney general and the team Penn State hired to investigate the Jerry Sandusky scandal
By Curtis Tate, McClatchy Newspapers – WASHINGTON — Last week, lawmakers in Congress approved a bill that keeps highway and transit spending at current levels for the next two years, but there
By George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel – He will climb atop of one of the team haulers Saturday night as he always does, finding solitude in the roar of 43 engines churning
MASON CITY – Blind Iowans are giving voice to the rich and varied history that’s been too long absent from Iowa’s history. From July 2 – 27, 2012 an exhibit on the
By Elliott Almond, San Jose Mercury News – PALO ALTO, Calif. — The U.S. women’s Olympic water polo team showed off its incredible promise Monday night at Stanford, scoring goals in droves
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – July 3, 2012 – Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL), an Alliant Energy company, announced today it will cycle air conditioners for participating Iowa customers in the northern
By Joe Christensen, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) – DETROIT – Liam Hendriks’ first major league victory can wait. The Twins are too far behind in the standings to worry about a rookie pitcher’s
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times – LAS VEGAS — He’s not a witch. Nor, Fred Davis wants the world to know, is he a racist. Humbled, humiliated, saddened and chagrined,
By Gina Damron, Detroit Free Press – DETROIT — Jonathan Hoffman pleaded for his life and begged for help in a 9-1-1 call, played Monday during the preliminary examination of his grandmother,
(Mason City) – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health is pleased to announce a free program to aid individuals with chronic health conditions. Better Choices, Better Health is a chronic
WASHINGTON – Christopher Castro, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, and Ernest Gonzales, 51, also of San Antonio, were sentenced for their participation in a conspiracy to obtain approximately $244,000 in fraudulent recruiting
By Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times – OMAHA, Neb. — The most compelling story line of the 2008 Olympics will not be repeated in 2012. Michael Phelps, who won a record eight
By Jessica Guynn, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Twitter got more information requests from governments and copyright holders to provide user information or block content in the first half of
By Jay Weaver, McClatchy Newspapers – MIAMI — A federal judge has blocked the state of Florida from enforcing a law pushed by firearms advocates that banned thousands of doctors from discussing
By Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times – BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, Wash. — The Grand Old Fourth celebration is always a big deal in this small island community near Seattle, featuring a pancake breakfast,