07/17/11 June 7, 2011 Bassitt, Turocy Selected in 2011 MLB Draft A pair of University of Akron baseball players were selected in the 2011 Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft on Tuesday.
07/14/11 PETERSBURG, W.Va. -- The age 9-10 Barboursville All-Stars fell to Mountain State, 5-4, in the West Virginia State Softball final on Thursday.
07/14/11 A Department of Homeland Security official says two Iraqis arrested in Kentucky for terrorism never appeared on a watch list. The reason is because the FBI did not put fingerprint information into databases used to flag potential security risks.
07/09/11 The following is a list of area athletes who have played or are currently playing professional baseball this season and their statistics as of July 7.Position playersCole Armstrong (Chipola), 6-3, 210 (8/24/83), IF, Salt Lake (Utah) Bees ( Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim ), Triple-A Pacific Coast...
07/08/11 AccuWeather.com reports a few gusty thunderstorms lashed parts of the mid-Atlantic on Thursday. Today, strong thunderstorms will menace the southern portion of the region, while drenching downpours douse areas farther north. Showers and thunderstorms will roam over much of the Eastern Seaboard today as a storm system presses eastward into the Ohio Valley. This will spark powerful thunderstorms ...
07/07/11 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Smoke still hung in the air from a northern New Mexico wildfire that came dangerously close to the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, but life was returning to normal Wednesday as thousands of employees showed up for their first day of work in more than a week.
07/07/11 "March Madness" returns to LSU as the Pete Maravich Assembly Center has been selected as a host site for the 2012 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament First and Second Rounds.
07/06/11 The Lake County Captains and Akron Aeros also lose, but the Kinston Indians defeat Lynchburg.
07/06/11 Kin Yiu Cheung faces four felony counts of involuntary manslaughter and is scheduled to be tried Sept. 12
07/06/11 A first for Little Rock is coming next year. The city will serve as a host site for the 2012 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship first and second rounds.
06/29/11 Bald eagles, sprinklers, a movie and contests will be held at Van Buren State Park Friday through Sunday during a campout at Van Buren state park.
06/29/11 NORTH BALTIMORE -- The North Baltimore fire chief expressed relief Wednesday that a second rescue station will become a reality near the southern edge of the village.
06/29/11 The Humane Society of Hancock County will reopen its low-cost spay and neuter clinic to the public in July.
06/29/11 Parkdale High School principal Cheryl Logan was the guest speaker at the graduation of Camp Success on June 23. The camp, hosted by Fort A.P. Hill, an army installation near Bowling Green, Va., provides leadership training to high school JROTC cadets.
06/29/11 Children take part last year in the North Carolina Arboretum's week-long summer Citizen Science Camp. The N.C. Arboretum, which offers many programs for all ages, celebrates its 25th anniversary starting Friday.
06/22/11 Old Dominion tabs Chris Finwood as its new baseball coach. A Hampton native, he led Western Kentucky to NCAA tournament runs in 2008 and 2009.
06/20/11 Deadline for items for the Community Calendar is noon Wednesday two weeks before desired publication date. Send information on fund-raisers, clubs, lectures, community events, reunions and support groups to Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake, Glenview IL 60026; fax it to (847) 486-7495; or e-mail it to jmolitor@pioneerlocal.com. There is no charge for ...
06/20/11 AKRON, Ohio - The University of Akron football program signed 23 student-athletes to a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, including 10 from the state of Ohio, second-year head coach Rob Ianello announced. The class also features five players who hail from the neighboring state of Pennsylvania.
06/18/11 Poetry reading CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Poet Anita Skeen will give a reading and sign copies of her books, including the recently published "Never the Whole Story," from 1 to 3 p.m. June 25 at Taylor Books. Skeen is a profess...
06/17/11 As seniors athletes flock to Houston this week for the start of the Senior Olympics, a group of senior veterans have returned from a sporting competition of their own. | 
