07/14/11 The communities of Hampton, Scott, Bethel Park and Export grew and prospered with the construction of new railroads, tunnels, and roads, opening up rural areas to development and the expansion of farming, coal mining and industry by the end of the 19th century.
07/10/11 Retiring Hancock County teachers, asked to comment on their careers, their futures and the future of public education, said state mandates and budget cuts are making the challenges of the classroom more difficult. However, some teachers said the accountability standards have improved education, even if they mean much more work for teachers.
07/09/11 Despite highly publicized personal struggles, pop music icon Britney Spears has managed to sell 100 million records worldwide and to be the only female artist to have six No. 1 debut albums. Spears will storm the Marcus Ampitheater stage tonight at 7 p.m.
07/09/11 Nipomo resident and Cal Poly graduate Doug Jenzen is looking for pre-1980 photographs of Nipomo that might be used in a pictorial history of the community to be printed by Arcadia Publishing.
07/09/11 A Los Angeles-based film crew and actors Jason Ritter and Kate French shoot scenes from "Atlantis" at Space View Park in Titusville as the shuttle...
07/08/11 SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The Walk-In Art Center was hoping to begin its art classes for children this week, but lack of participants forced organizers to delay those plans by a week."We're trying to get the word out. When we offered classes for adults in the
07/08/11 Olivia Owsinek, 5, has been chosen as a state finalist in the National American Miss Michigan Pageant, which will be held July 22 and 23 at the Marriott Hotel in Troy.
07/08/11 Sponsors -- the Bay Area Knights of Columbus Foundation, Serra Bowl and the Daly City Host Lions Club -- provide free bowling, arcade games, lunch and entertainment. Uniformed police and fire personnel from Broadmoor, Colma, Daly City and San Bruno volunteer their time to ensure everyone has a safe and exciting day.
07/08/11 Members of the L.A. Galaxy soccer team hold a red carpet gala to unveil their new jerseys. (Contributed photo by Kristen Olafson) LOS ANGELES - It was so L.A.
07/08/11 Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe announced the launch of his re-election campaign website, www.knabe2012.com.
07/08/11 I learned late last month that an announced Southern California stamp event I promoted in June's column has been canceled. The bourse, originally set for July 16-18, had been announced by the American Stamp Dealers Association in its excellent magazine, The American Stamp Dealer & Collector, but I should have checked more closely when it did not show up in many lists of coming philatelic events ...
07/08/11 Friday, July 8, 2011 . Pasco Note to readers Once a week, the Pasco Times provides a seven-day report of higher-priority sheriff and police calls, sorted by ZIP code and by the block to which an officer was dispatched. A report does not mean an arrest was made. To protect victim confidentiality, we do not include sexual assaults or abuse of children or of the elderly. Crime count 769 Theft 201 ...
07/07/11 Southern California trainer Barry Abrams came out of surgery for throat cancer in excellent condition, his brother David Abrams reported July 6.
07/01/11 Amy Weissenbach became the fifth area runner to be selected Gatorade national girls' track and field athlete of the year.
06/28/11 UNIVERSITY PARK --- New Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers completed his first Nittany Lion coaching staff by naming Brian Daly as an assistant coach. Daly, who previously worked with Chambers at Boston University, joins fellow assistant coaches Eugene Burroughs and Keith Urgo and director of basketball operations Ross Condon, all of whom have strong ties to the Philadelphia area.
06/28/11 INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Arcadia Resources Announces Fiscal 4th Quarter and Year End Results
06/28/11 Local Zack Bornstein competed in two decathlons and won one octathlon in recent months and will appear in the USATF Junior Olympics in July.
06/28/11 Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez is visiting the Vatican this week to take part in a special pallium ceremony. A pallium is a special garment given to newly appointed archbishops by the Pope.
06/28/11 A partnership proposed by Putnam County has saved the Florida Highway Patrol station in East Palatka from closure.
06/28/11 Two Citylink routes will end July 31 and be replaced by a new route on August 1, the City Council voted 4-1 Monday evening. The route change had been recommended by the Edmond Public Transportation Committee. | 
