Child Towed Away with Van
JEFFERSON COUNTY - Lakewood police are considering charges against the parents of a 5-year-old girl who was left sleeping in their van Tuesday night. That van was then towed to Denver with the child inside.

Friends, family gather at wake for slain towing company owner
COLD SPRING - John Marcinak spent his life in his hometown of Garrison where, like his tow truck-driving father, he dedicated his life to pulling friends out of trouble.

Delays expected on Ga. 247 as F-105 fighter moved
Motorists can expect delays this morning at Ga. 247 as a new F-105 fighter aircraft is moved to the 116th Air Control Wing for a wash and paint.

One person injured in crash near Raab Road, Mitsubishi Motorway
NORMAL -- One person was injured in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning near Raab Road and Mitsubishi Motorway, authorities said.

Eau Claire man killed Highway 64 collision
BLOOMER - A 31-year-old Eau Claire man died Thursday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Bloomer. Jason Daniels was northbound on U.S. 53 and took the exit for Highway 64 in the town of Auburn at 10:30 a.m.

Efforts needed to clean up downtown, mayor says
ASHEVILLE ? Downtown is still the city's diamond but one that needs to the cleaned and polished, Mayor Terry Bellamy told the Asheville Downtown Association on Thursday.

Dodge Refines A Macho Truck, Sort Of
Can a macho pickup truck also be refined and sophisticated? Yes, if it's the redesigned-for-2009 Dodge Ram.

Councilman faces new allegations
A Cape Coral councilman is facing new allegations of wrongdoing.

Riou's mast breaks after rescue in Vendee Globe
After rescuing a fellow competitor from bone-chilling waters, French sailor Vincent Riou lost his mast in the Vendee Globe race and was towed to safety Thursday by a Chilean patrol boat.

Slain NY towing business owner buried
COLD SPRING, N.Y. (AP) ? Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a Putnam County businessman who was found fatally shot on New Year's Eve.

Fire And Rain Ravage West
More than a hundred firefighters battled a stubborn, wind-driven wildfire that triggered the evacuations of more than 900 homes as it scorched grasslands across Boulder County.

Slain NY towing business owner buried
Associated Press - January 6, 2009 7:45 PM ET COLD SPRING, N.Y. (AP) - Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of a Putnam County businessman who was found fatally shot on New Year's...

Flooding, avalanches cause evacuations in Northwest
A winter storm is drenching the Pacific Northwest and touching off avalanches, mudslides and floods that shut down highways and forced people from their homes. More than 25,000 people were told to leave their homes in a flood-endangered valley southeast of Tacoma, Wash.

Motorists are getting wiser
The region's latest snowfall left people slipping and sliding on area roads but caused no significant injuries, leading some people to believe local drivers are [...]

Man Dies After Car Gets Broadsided
The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department says 31-year-old Jason Daniels of Eau Claire was killed on impact and pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner.

2008's Most Dubious
For a brief and delusional moment, we actually entertained the fleeting thought of offering our annual Dubious Achievement awards without having ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick as the feature's centerpiece.

Wildfires trigger evacuations near Boulder, Colo.
Two wind-driven wildfires swept across Boulder County grasslands Wednesday, prompting authorities to call for evacuations of threatened residential areas.

Legislators OK relief for Springfield
BOSTON - State legislators approved a sweeping financial relief bill for Springfield on Tuesday after Gov. Deval L. Patrick intervened and persuaded a local lawmaker to end his plan to use the bill for improving city towing contracts.

Local News : Willis Beer - Frontiersman
Willis J. Beer, 72 of Bemidji, Minn., formerly of Wasilla, died Jan. 3 at MeritCare Hospital in Fargo, N.D. Memorial Services will be 1 p.m., Saturday at the St. Philip?s Catholic Church in Bemidji with Fr. Vincent Miller officiating.

Crash near Bloomer kills Eau Claire man
An Eau Claire man died in car-pickup crash on Highway 64 at Highway 53 in Bloomer at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, the Chippewa County Sheriff?s Department said.