Boy Scouts Launch Popcorn Web site

Longs Peak Council Boy Scouts are selling popcorn door-to-door until Oct. 18 to fund scouting activities.

Admitted embezzler sentenced to prison

A 43-year-old North Platte woman, convicted of embezzling money from the North Platte Wrestling Club, was sentenced to from 1-1/2 to 3 years in prison Monday.

Narrow win for Red Diamonds

Coimbatore: Red Diamonds Cricket Club edged out Jolly Rovers Cricket Club by four runs in the Canara Bank-CDCA first division league for the Pricol Trophy at the PSG Medical College grounds here on Sunday.

School notes

Memorable: Students of Maharishi Vidhya Mandir Higher Secondary School, Thanjavur, who bagged the second prize in a competition held at Periyar Maniammai University, Vallam.

Whither transparency?

Journalists in Krishna district are now used to the rigmarole of being invited to review meetings by officials of the Information and Public Relations Department and turned back at the last minute only because ...

Assam toll rises to 40, one lakh flee to...

The death toll in the communal clashes that continued to grip two Assam districts, Darrang and Udalguri, rose to 40 on Monday, with hundreds of families, mostly Bodo, Bengali and Assamese, fleeing from their ...

Vandals knock over tombstones in Williamsport cemetery

Vandals wreaked havoc on a "silent city of the dead" Sunday, knocking over several dozen large tombstones at Riverview Cemetery in Williamsport.

Talib Kweli & David Banner Headline Hip Hop Live Tour

As part of the Sony sponsored Hip Hop Live tour, Talib Kweli , David Banner , Little Brother , and B.O.B. will soon embark on a 19-city, nationwide tour where attendees will not only witness a great show, but ...

Attendance grows at annual Brushy Mountain Apple Festival

Apples, cinnamon, deep fried onions, barbeque and numerous other aromas assaulted the senses of attendees at this year's Brushy Mountain Apple Festival in North Wilkesboro.

Body 'unlikely' to be Britt

A BODY found in the sea near Dubrovnik is unlikely to be missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne, police say.