Julia Roberts’ half-sister Nancy Motes dead of apparent drug OD
By Christie D’Zurilla Los Angeles Times February 11, 2014 Julia Roberts and her half-sister Nancy Motes(Photo courtesy celebrity.yahoo.com) Julia Roberts and Eric Roberts’ younger half-sister, Nancy...
View ArticleCOUPLE LOSES POSSESSIONS TO HOUSE FIRE IN OLNEY
OLNEY, Ill.—A house fire on East Cherry Street in Olney has destroyed the possessions of the couple living there. No one was injured in the fire that struck the house at 1105 East Cherry Street at...
View ArticleTrial for man accused of dragging child under vehicle scheduled next week
The jury trial for a Sumner resident accused of killing a 7-year-old is set to kick off next week, two and a half years after the incident has slogged through the court system. We covered the situation...
View ArticleBrain-dead Canadian woman dies after son’s birth
Paula Newton CNN February 11, 2014 (CNN) – A ventilator kept Robyn Benson breathing for weeks so the baby growing inside her could survive. Doctors delivered the brain-dead Canadian woman’s son on...
View ArticleAdmiral’s e-mail on photos of Osama bin Laden’s corpse: ‘Destroy them’
By Dugald McConnell CNN February 11, 2014 Redacted document offered as a response to Freedom of Information Act request. (CNN) – Within two weeks of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, the head of...
View ArticleRep. James Lankford introduces bill for states to opt out of Obamacare with...
by BREITBART NEWS February 11, 2014 Rep. James Lankford (R-Okla.)(Photo courtesy patdollard.com) Washington, DC—Representative James Lankford (R-OK), Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee,...
View Article‘Free Pass’? Lawmakers say administration flouting law by releasing asylum...
FoxNews.com February 11, 2014 Photo courtesy of en.wikipedia.org Republican lawmakers on Tuesday accused the Obama administration of flouting the law by releasing asylum seekers into the community...
View ArticleSHERIFF CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS IN VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION
The Primary Election is coming up March 18, and while people will be having their “favorites” regardless of who would be best for any position, it helps to know where the candidates stand on particular...
View ArticleHundreds of human remains found in Mexico near U.S. border
breitbart.com February 14, 2014 Photo courtesy huffingtonpost.com SALTILLO, Mexico, Feb. 10 (UPI) – Hundreds of skeletal remains were found in northern Mexico near the U.S. border during a recent...
View ArticleSEMI TRUCKS COLLIDE IN FIERY CRASH ON I-70 IN DISTRICT 12
EFFINGHAM, Ill. – Illinois State Police (ISP) in District 12 is handling the preliminary investigation of a fiery crash, which occurred this afternoon on I-70 milepost 55 in Fayette County. A truck...
View ArticleMore gunk spills in West Virginia, turning creek black
By David Zucchino latimes.com February 11, 2014 Jimmy Murphy of Sprigg, W.Va., holds a jar filled with well waterfrom his home he says was contaminated with coal slurry.(Photo courtesy...
View ArticleMORE INFO ON CHERRY STREET FIRE IN OLNEY
OLNEY, Ill.—Olney Fire Department has released information from the fire run logs regarding the incident that has left a Richland County couple homeless yesterday. On Tuesday February 11 at 12:22pm,...
View ArticleCounselor accused of having sex with ward of state
By Steve Schmadeke and Dan Hinkel Tribune reporters February 12, 2014 Kelvin A. Perry(Photo courtesy Schaumburg Police Department) A Waukegan man has been charged with having sex with a foster child he...
View ArticlePlot trial: ‘Club Med’ video shows Mandell talking about murder
By Jason Meisner Tribune reporter February 12, 2014 On a large screen in a darkened courtroom Wednesday, former Chicago cop Steven Mandell could be heard chatting for hours about torture and murder. In...
View ArticlePRELIMINARY CHARGE IN ARREST OVER BB GUN INCIDENT
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—The man who was spotted outside a Johnston City school with a BB gun this afternoon has been arrested on a preliminary charge of Disorderly Conduct. Authorities are telling...
View ArticleTwo American soldiers killed in Afghan ‘insider’ attack: officials
reuters.com Feb 12, 2014 Photo courtesy npr.org (Reuters) – Men in Afghan army uniforms turned their weapons on American forces in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing two U.S. soldiers and...
View ArticleSALINE COUNTY SHERIFF RELEASES INFORMATION ON CRASH
SALINE CO., Ill.—Saline County Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 1:14 p.m. today (Thursday, February 13, 2014) of a one-car accident on Illinois Hwy 145 South near the Saline-Pope county line....
View ArticleMISSOURI SAYS ‘NO’ TO JUGGALOS
KAISER, Mo.—The target of the next Gathering of the Juggalos has backed out of providing a party ground for the annual event. According to St. Louis news sources, the cited spot for the event formerly...
View ArticleFathers sue Utah over law allowing mothers to secretly give up babies for...
By Kelly David Burke FoxNews.com February 13, 2014 Photo courtesy foxnews.com A dozen men are suing the state of Utah in federal court because of a law that allows mothers to put their babies up for...
View ArticleMother, daughter shot in Romeoville; 4 questioned
By Geoff Ziezulewicz Tribune reporter February 13, 2014 Photo courtesy mysuburbanlife.com A mother and daughter were shot and seriously wounded as they sat in a car outside their Romeoville home this...
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