Midwest Storms Damage Homes and businesses, Quickly Heading East

Storms battled through the heartland of the US Thursday evening, causing damage to stores, homes and schools, derailing train cars and disrupting power to thousands of people. One possible tornado was spotted...

Moms and young children from Texas ranch to be parted

Mothers and children will be separated after DNA testing is completed next week. The mothers of the children that were taken from the Texas polygamist compound earlier this month, have been allowed to say with...

Wildland Fires In Running Springs Smolder - Day 6 :: MAXINE

UPDATED At 8:pm PT - End Of Day --  "This day finds that one of the few fire areas throughout the seven county fire disaster zone where mandatory evacuations still exist is in the San Bernardino National...

Leipzig book fest draws readers in

Only in Europe could a book festival drawn crowds in the hundreds of thousands (127 000 to be exact). I'm not saying we're not so sophisticated here across the pond, but I highly doubt that there would be one such...

No horsing around at county fairgrounds (Observer-Reporter)

" Christie Campbell Staff writer When Paula Mattes first rode trainer Peter Campbell's horse, she was amazed at how differently his horse handled compared to her own. "It was like going from a two-wheeled Jeep to a Corvette," she said of the brief ride. The Claysville woman...

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