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Andy Hoffman, The Hawk Eye, Burlington, Iowa – Two 13-year-olds charged with arson in connection with a fire at Corse Elementary School were released from custody Wednesday, but will be required to
By Daniel Malloy, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution – OXFORD, Ohio — Multiple glowing introductions preceded Paul Ryan before he jogged onto a platform amid thousands of cheering fans at his alma mater, but
David Owens, The Hartford Courant A Windham man is to be arraigned Thursday in Superior Court in Rockville on voyeurism and child pornography possession charges. Jacob A. Harper, 30, was arrested Wednesday
CONRAD – The DNR is investigating a fish kill in Wolf Creek west of Conrad in Grundy County. Reported late Tuesday morning, DNR environmental specialists have been on site since early afternoon.
By Steve Schmadeke, Matthew Walberg and Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — As jurors furiously took notes, a state-hired pathologist explained Thursday why he believed the bathtub drowning of Drew
By Justin Fenton and Allan Vought, The Baltimore Sun – BALTIMORE — Alexander Kinyua, the college student accused of killing a family friend and ingesting his heart and brain, has been declared
By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — A veteran postal carrier admitted Thursday to stealing nearly 30,000 letters containing cash, checks or money orders that he was supposed to deliver to
By David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Faced with a new law requiring that actors wear condoms during porn shoots, Los Angeles officials have recommended that the City Council
By Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times – MEXICO CITY — With rare speed, authorities in the violence-plagued coastal state of Veracruz say they have solved the killings of five journalists and news
By Les Bowen, Philadelphia Daily News – PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles aren’t necessarily focusing on winning their next preseason game, Monday at New England; after all, they won the preseason opener against
By Theodoric Meyer, The Seattle Times – ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Four days into the worst wildfire to hit Kittitas County, Wash., in years, residents are settling into a new reality: The Taylor
By Bryan Burwell, St. Louis Post-Dispatch – ST. LOUIS — At some point this weekend, everyone who truly loves professional football being played the way it’s truly s’pozed to be, will surely
By Bob McGinn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – GREEN BAY, Wis. — Success in this distasteful form of pro football known as preseason should be measured in one line item, and one line