Motels accused of price gouging
AUSTIN - Lawyers are filing motions in lawsuits filed in Cameron and Hidalgo counties by the Texas Attorney General's Office against motels accused of price gouging during and after Hurricane Dolly, an Attorney General's Office spokesman said Thursday.

Man's best friend lends his nose to bedbug battle
Walter Penny dreams of the day when hotels and motels everywhere will proudly display stickers on their front doors ensuring their beds, furniture and drapes are bedbug-free. Until then, Penny, and his bedbug-sniffing dog, Macaroni, have a lot of work to do.

El Monte may shutter hotels due to crime
The city of El Monte wants to clean up crime at local motels.

Two women charged with armed robbery
City police Tuesday arrested two Asheville women charged with robbing a string of motels and convenience stores at gunpoint since September.

Houston Council Members Want to Crack Down on 'Hot Sheet' Motels
Two Houston city council members are going after a type of business they say only hurt communities like the Fifth Ward.

Council passes ordinances on housing and motels
The Woodbridge Township Council unanimously voted in favor of three ordinances on Dec. 16. In an effort to relieve the burden on housing inspectors in the township, the administration has revised the Building and Housing ordinance.

Hotel bill for Ike tops $350 million
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said more than $397 million had been paid thus far to house storm victims.

Patrick wants housing agencies revamped
The Patrick administration is looking to reorganize the state's housing bureaucracy to improve services to homeless individuals and families even in the environment of the shrinking state budget.

Massachusetts Officer Uses GPS to Find Missing Girl
The officer used the street view option on the Internet search engine site Google to find the girl and her grandmother in Virginia.

Recession hurts state's lodging industry
The recession is costing the state's tourism industry millions and may get worse in 2009. The past two months have been some of the worst in recent history for New Mexico hotels, with more and more empty rooms.

State aims to put housing agency in charge of homeless shelters
With the housing crisis forcing more families into shelters and state-funded motels, the Patrick administration wants the state's housing agency to take over the emergency...

Witness Brenda Brown answers sharp questions during sex trial
FAIRVIEW ? Defense attorney Steve Huddleston peppered state witness Brenda Brown with nearly four hours of cross-examination Thursday, aggressively and at times flippantly questioning her testimony alleging sexual abuse by former Custer County Sheriff Mike Burgess. Brown stood firm."I don?t know what you?re trying to get me to say, but I know what happened to me,? Brown said. "This is why things ...

Is BRAC puttin' on the Ritz?
A developer wants to construct what would be Fayetteville?s most luxurious hotel and conference center in anticipation of the military buildup.

Authorities Ready For Inauguration Drivers
HARRISONBURG - State police and transportation officials don't expect much traffic congestion this far south of Washington, D.C., on Inauguration Day.

Sky 8 gives perspective of widespread flood damage
KALAMA, Wash. -- The massive scope of this flooding became clear after flying over the devastation in Sky 8. Flood waters damaged dozens of homes along the Kalama River, just east of Interstate 5.

Liston gets challenge for mayor
Baraboo residents will have two choices for city mayor and one contested City Council race to vote on during local government elections April 7. A mix of veteran office holders and one relative newcomer are seeking to serve local residents, according to nominating papers filed with the Baraboo city clerk this week. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Liston is challenged in his re-election bid by District ...

400 impersonators crowd Elvis Express
About 400 Elvis impersonators and Priscilla look-alikes have boarded a special train from Sydney to Parkes for the annual festival honouring 'The King'.

Google StreetView, GPS Save Kidnapped Girl
According to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Google StreetView was used by police to help locate a child in Virginia who was allegedly kidnapped by her grandmother.

Local militia plans February border watch
Jonathon Shacat/Wick Communications BISBEE - Cochise County Militia, a local group, will hold a border watch event in February that is open to the members of the group as well as members of the public.

All booked up
Elvis may have been ?All Shook Up? but Parkes is ?All Booked Up? for this year?s CountryLink Elvis Festival. Organisers of the festival have experienced a huge rise in the demand for accommodation this year.