12/30/09 U.S. MARSHAL JOHNNY MACK BROWN has received the Sheriff's Award from Lexington County Sheriff James R. Metts. Brown was recognized for his efforts to utilize a U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task force to help the department find criminals with arrest warrants on serious charges. Two Lexington County investigators have been assigned to work full-time on the task force. 12/30/09 TROUTDALE, ORE. - I-84 east bound re-opened around 4:30 Wednesday morning after an earlier crash closed the freeway. The Oregon Department of Transportation closed the freeway around 2:00 Wednesday morning because of a jack-knifed semi-truck. 12/30/09 BEAUMONT, Texas -- Beaumont police say an officer shot to death a man armed with a knife who was coming toward police and onlookers outside a mall.Police have not yet released the name of the 63-year-old man shot Tuesday evening at Parkdale Mall.Poli ... 12/30/09 Bernardo Martinez, 63, has been identified as the man a Beaumont police officer shot and killed Tuesday night at Parkdale Mall. 12/30/09 Environment America said five Oregon members of Congress, all Democrats, voted in favor of the environment 100 percent of the time. 12/30/09 Jon Salomon knew the JBS pork plant in Butchertown was only a couple of blocks away when he and his wife moved in 2008 from New York to a $465,000 condominium at Adams and East Washington streets. 12/30/09 Police arrested a man accused of robbing the same Harrisburg bar in which he had been drinking. Sheriff Tim Mueller of Linn County said the man had been drinking at MacEnzi's Bar and Grill on Saturday. He left around 10 p.m., but came back about 25 minutes later with a beanie pulled over his face. 12/30/09 The U.S. air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation during the Branson Air Show in May. file photo | Branson Daily News These are the top stories, by month, from the Tri-Lakes Area in 2009, as voted on by the editorial department. 12/30/09 Richard James Kane, a former professional football player who made his home in Reno, is being remembered as a great friend and inspiration. 12/30/09 Welcome to college football's post-Christmas feast. In the next nine days, fans will be treated to a 22-game bowl smorgasbord culminating with the BCS title game Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl between undefeated powers Alabama and Texas. Here's a look at the best and worst of the bowl offerings this season: Cheese balls and chestnuts - With 13 of 34 bowls in the books, more than a third of the ... 12/30/09 Law enforcement agencies issued several warnings this week to those who plan to celebrate the start of 2010 on Highway 50 between South Shore casinos on Thursday night. The unofficial street party attracts tens of thousands of revelers to the casino corridor each New Year's Eve. South Shore law enforcement agencies arrested about 40 people between New Year's Eve 2008 and New Year's Day 2009 ... 12/30/09 The U.S. air Force Thunderbirds fly in formation during the Branson Air Show in May. file photo | Branson Daily News These are the top stories, by month, from the Tri-Lakes Area in 2009, as voted on by the editorial department. | 
