08/16/10 BENNINGTON -- The five Democratic candidates for governor tested the pointed messages they hope to use against the GOP candidate in the general election before Bennington County voters Saturday.
08/16/10 At the time of his death Wednesday at his Manakin home, Weeks was vice chairman of the 7th Congressional District Republican Committee.
08/16/10 A long-awaited four-lane highway connecting Bogalusa to St. Tammany Parish appears to be making progress, U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise said Thursday.
08/11/10 Though there are no known human cases of the West Nile virus in the parish, Charles Palmisano, executive director of the St. Tammany Mosquito Abate-ment District said that four mosquitoes caught in sample pools around the parish last week have tested positive for the virus.
08/11/10 WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Ted Stevens was killed in a plane crash near a remote fishing village in southwest Alaska, authorities said Tuesday. He was 86.
08/11/10 Motorists passing by the intersection of Old Spanish Trail and Nelson Canal Roads on Friday saw a large flare off of natural gas taking place. Workers at the scene said Crosstex Energy needed to bleed gas line pressure down on a line that runs across Iberia Parish to do upgrades to the system.
08/11/10 Former NASA administrator Sean O'Keefe, who was critically injured in the Alaska plane crash Monday that left five people dead, took over late last year as chief executive of the North American unit of European Aeronautic Defence and Space, which is vying to build a fleet of new aerial refueling... Sean O'Keefe - Ted Stevens - Alaska - EADS - United States
08/11/10 The plane crash that killed former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens and four other people adds to a deadly legacy in a state dependent on small aircraft and filled with aviation hazards including mountains, fog and ice.
08/06/10 AP Exclusive: FBI says new al-Qaida leader who is planning attacks on America lived in US Al-Qaeda - Associated Press - Warfare and Conflict - United States - War on Terrorism
08/06/10 For 20 years, the Natural Resources Defense Council has performed the whiteglove test on more than 3,000 beaches in the United States, focusing on water quality and health standards. This year, the nonprofit group had an extra challenge: to determine the effects of the oil spill on gulf beaches.
08/06/10 If there is any more pristine resort in which to spend a summer holiday than Pensacola Beach, on the Gulf Coast of Florida, I would like to find it, writes DAVID JONES.
07/28/10 Fire Districts 8 and 7 dedicated new stations Saturday, naming them after individuals who donated the land.
07/28/10 On Sunday, The New York Times and two other newspapers published summaries and excerpts of tens of thousands of documents leaked to a website known as WikiLeaks. The documents comprise a vast array of material concerning the war in Afghanistan.
07/28/10 Lindsay Lohan can keep her hair extensions in during her stay in jail, but that doesn't mean the actress is happy doing time.
07/27/10 Chelsea Clinton will marry her fiance and long-time companion and investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, on Saturday.
07/27/10 Billions of dollars in tax savings for American taxpayers are set to expire Dec. 31, and the Obama Administration has yet to decide if the cuts will be expanded or allowed to fade away, leaving taxpayers uncertain of their financial future.
07/22/10 With countless hours of practice and several local canoe races behind them, local Explorer and Venturer Scouts are set to compete in the 49th Explorer/Venturer 120-mile Bogue Chitto Marathon Canoe Race which begins tomorrow in McComb, Miss. and concludes Saturday in Bush.
07/17/10 In Africa as a whole, but particularly the western and central regions, agriculture is the primary occupation for the majority of the populations.
07/17/10 When Reshma Saujani's campaign announced its $394,000 haul for the latest fundraising quarter, it made a point to stress that 68 percent of its money came from small donors who gave $250 or less. But a quick look through her filing--which is now posted on the FEC website--shows that she still has some very big-name backers. Among them is Mayor Bloomberg's daughter, Emma, who gave $2,400 toward ...
07/17/10 According to a July 14, 2010, statement from a fake website purporting to speak on behalf of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, France will pay back to Haiti the Independence Debt it and its Euro/U.S. allies gathered together to force Haiti to pay. This amazing news is a hoax. |