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  • Small towns across the country bear the scars of Iraq Small towns across the country bear the scars of Iraq



    MCKEESPORT (AP) -- Edward "Willie" Carman wanted a ticket out of town, and the Army provided it. Raised in the projects by a single mother in this blighted, old industrial steel town outside Pittsburg

    February 21, 2007

  • IRS raids tax preparers in seven cities IRS raids tax preparers in seven cities





    WASHINGTON (AP) -- IRS criminal investigators this week conducted raids in seven cities to shut down tax preparation businesses suspected of abusing a one-time telephone tax refund.

    The Internal Revenue Service, i

    February 17, 2007

  • Recordsraise more questions about tissue taken from body of Alistair Cooke Records raise more questions about tissue taken from body of Alistair Cooke



    NEW YORK (AP) -- The medical records that accompanied the body of "Masterpiece Theatre" host Alistair Cooke were wrong in just about every possible way. His name was misspelled.

    September 19, 2006

  • North Beaver orchard wins compliments North Beaver orchard wins compliments



    By MARYALICE MELI mameli@ncnewsonline.com

    For one dairy farmer, Thursday's inspection of the 43-acre Dawson's Orchard in North Beaver Township was an eye-opener. "You learn a lot on these tours," said Blanche Kind,

    August 25, 2006

  • When piercings aren't enough, some go extreme When piercings aren't enough, some go extreme



    TREND: Extreme body modification features a wide range of alterations, including some people who get horns implanted on their heads or remold their ears to make them pointy.

    DALLAS (AP) -- Allen Falkner's t

    August 12, 2006

  • BODY MODIFICATION: Common Terms BODY MODIFICATION: Common Terms



    Here's a look at some common terms in the underground trend known as body modification:

    *Transdermal implants: Implants that begin beneath the skin but protrude outside, such as metal spikes or beads.

    *Subdermal implants:

    August 12, 2006

  • Dog parks have fur flying in some communities Dog parks have fur flying in some communities



    BOWWOW: Dog parks are a product of increasing dog ownership, growing recognition that exercise and socializing can reduce canine misbehavior, and the lure of rubbing elbows with fellow dog lovers.

    DAYTON, O

    August 7, 2006

  • Slave's story undergoes scientific scrutiny Slave's story undergoes scientific scrutiny



    EAST HADDAM, Conn. (AP) -- Archaeologists have begun digging up the 200-year-old graves of a slave family in hopes of separating fact from fiction in the legend of "the black Paul Bunyan."

    The dig has the bless

    July 29, 2006

  • Residents turn out for 30th annual Enon Valley Community Day10 years later, TWA families still in pain but trying to move on Residents turn out for 30th annual Enon Valley Community Day



    By JOSIAH LOCKLEY jlockley@ncnewsonline.com

    In Lawrence County, community events don't come much quirkier than Enon Valley Community Day. But it's a good kind of quirky. There was something t10 years later, TWA families still in pain but trying to move on



    NEW YORK (AP) -- Andy Krukar boarded TWA Flight 800 with a diamond ring in his pocket. He was planning to place it on his fiancee's finger at the Eiffel Tower during a romantic weekend in P

    July 18, 2006

  • A Revelation of the Beast? 06/06/06 approaches As 06/06/06 nears, the devil’s in the emails — and the billboards, the talk shows and even the election booths. For many, those triple sixes conjure up the infamous Number of the Beast — 666 — cited in Revelations 13:18. Hollywood, rock stars and a conservative pundit are all hopping on the apocalypse bandwagon.

    May 30, 2006

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