Hackers use refrigerator in cyber attack
SkyNews January 20, 2014 Photo courtesy bgr.in Hackers have used a refrigerator to send spam emails in the first proven cyber attack of its kind. Internet-connected home appliances were infected by a...
View ArticleDark chocolate or a hot cup of tea may help lower risk of diabetes
By Avaline Jan 20, 2014 allvoices.com Photo courtesy alzcareblog.com Research has found that taking flavonoids that are present in berries, tea, and chocolate can actually lower risk of Type 2...
View ArticleArchdiocese of Chicago releases documents detailing sexual abuse by priests
By Francine Knowles, Kim Janssen and Art Golab January 21, 2014 suntimes.com Photo courtesy mumbailaity.wordpress.com The Archdiocese of Chicago took steps to conceal sexual abuse by serial abusers,...
View ArticleREAD THE LEAD: More trouble stirring in Effingham County
Ongoing investigation by the Edgar County Watchdogs is leaving no stone unturned in Effingham County, and that includes looking into improper disposal of weapons. John Monnet and his current gf,...
View ArticleBROWN TRIAL BEGINS AT 3:15; DVD PLAYED FOR THE JURY
WHITE CO., Ill.—The jury trial of the girlfriend of a White County murderer kicked off mid-afternoon today, January 21, with testimony from the county sheriff and the playing of a DVD. Candice Brown,...
View ArticleEx-student calls teacher over alleged sex abuse, posts talk on YouTube
By Holly Yan, Cheri Mossburg and Janet DiGiacomo CNN January 21, 2014 Photo courtesy cnn.com (CNN) – A woman who says a female teacher from middle school sexually abused her for years decided to...
View Article8-year-old boy rescues 6 relatives from fire, dies trying to save more
By Chris Boyette CNN January 22, 2014 Tyler J. Doohan(Photo courtesy indiatvnews.com) (CNN) – An 8-year-old boy was killed in a mobile-home fire in upstate New York early Monday while attempting to...
View ArticleACCUSED SEX OFFENDER NABBED AFTER A BRIEF MANHUNT
CRAWFORD CO., Ill.—Cooperation between law enforcement in the county and the police department in Palestine yesterday resulted in the apprehension of a man wanted for Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse....
View ArticleREAD THE LEAD: In a county with MANY fiscal problems, this one emerges at...
We’re slowly but surely uncovering the basis of the horrendous problems Saline County is into where it regards fiscal mismanagement and egregious spending. Carey Harbison However, is the one that took...
View ArticleGrand jury asks for lesser charge for officer accused in shooting
By Michael Gordon charlotte observer Jan. 22, 2014 In a rare and unexpected move, a grand jury declined to indict Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Randall Kerrick for voluntary manslaughter...
View ArticleGoogle Glass wearer interrogated, removed from Easton movie theater
By Allison Manning The Columbus Dispatch January 22, 2014 Photo courtesy reviews.cnet.com A Hilliard man’s trip to the movies on Saturday night was cut short because of his eyewear: Google Glass. The...
View ArticleCANDICE BROWN GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
WHITE CO., Ill.—The woman who said she was home with Danny Coston on the night he murdered two young White County people has been found guilty of Obstruction of Justice for lying to authorities about...
View ArticleWRECK IN WILLIAMSON COUNTY SERIOUSLY INJURES DRIVER
WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—Press release information from the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office indicates they’ve been investigating a traffic crash that occurred at the intersection of Route 166 and New...
View ArticleSTALKING/NO-CONTACT ORDER FILED AGAINST MISSING WOMAN’S SISTER
HARDIN CO., Ill.—We’ve received paperwork on the ridiculous Order of Protection filed yesterday by Briannah Davis against Tami Jackson. Here’s the front of it: For those who aren’t following the case...
View ArticleSEIU Racks Up Big Bucks on Forced Unionization in Illinois, Study Finds
By Bill McMorris freebeacon.com January 21, 2014 The politically powerful Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has pocketed more than $50 million from home healthcare workers forced to pay...
View ArticleWife admits missing American Robert Levinson was working for CIA
January 22, 2014 Associated Press/FoxNews.com Robert Levinson(Photo courtesy huffingtonpost) The wife of missing American Robert Levinson has confirmed that her husband was working for the CIA when he...
View ArticleMAN SHOT TO DEATH IN NEW ORLEANS HAD FORMER CARRIER MILLS ADDRESS
NEW ORLEANS, La.—A young man described as a “transient” by local officials in New Orleans, and reportedly with a former address in Saline County, Illinois, is being termed the city’s “second murder...
View ArticleBREAK-INS IN OBLONG PROMPT CRIMESTOPPERS ALERT
OBLONG (CRAWFORD CO.), Ill.—Crawford County residents have received information from their local CrimeStoppers organization about a reward being offered for resolution of a series of recent crimes....
View ArticleSupreme Court weighs gun rights challenge
January 22, 2014 FoxNews.com Photo courtesy zimbio.com The Supreme Court took up a new gun rights case on Wednesday, weighing whether it should be a crime for someone to buy a gun for somebody else, if...
View ArticleAttorneys: Brain-dead woman’s fetus ‘abnormal’
By NOMAAN MERCHANT January 22, 2014 kfvs12.com Erick Munoz(Photo courtesy foxnews.com) DALLAS (AP) – The pregnant, brain-dead Texas woman being kept on life support over her family’s protests is...
View Article