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Oregon hamlet mourns NoCal chopper crash victims

Posted on Aug 08, 2008 - 5:54 am
AP - A southern Oregon community long involved in battling wildfires was plunged into mourning with word that seven of the nine people killed in a Northern California helicopter crash were employees of a local company that has mustered contract firefighting crews since 1979.

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Official: `Fair certainty' 9 dead in chopper crash
Posted on Aug 07, 2008 - 10:00 pm - AP
AP - After a long day battling one of Northern California's most stubborn wildfires, dozens of weary firefighters gathered in a remote wilderness clearing near the fire's front lines to get a chopper ride back to camp.

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Olympics clean-up hides the real Beijing
Posted on Aug 06, 2008 - 10:03 am - AP
AP - It all began when my colleague Steve's favorite noodle lady was forced to close down. Soon after, the Popsicle lady was gone, followed by the scary fruit guy.

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OJ co-defendant appeals for separate trial
Posted on Aug 05, 2008 - 11:15 am - AP
AP - O.J. Simpson's last remaining co-defendant in the armed robbery and kidnapping case is making a final appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court for a separate trial.

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Ohio officer acquitted of killing mom holding baby
Posted on Aug 04, 2008 - 6:10 pm - AP
AP - A white police officer was acquitted Monday in the drug-raid shooting death of an unarmed black woman that set off protests about how police treat minorities in a city where one in four residents is black.

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Ohio officer acquitted of killing unarmed woman
Posted on Aug 04, 2008 - 4:51 pm - AP
AP - An Ohio jury has acquitted a white police officer in the drug-raid shooting death of an unarmed black woman who was holding a child.

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O.J. judge orders man subpoenaed about recording
Posted on Aug 01, 2008 - 4:17 am - AP
AP - The judge in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case ordered a man to be brought to court with a recording that may contradict sworn testimony from a key witness against Simpson.

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Obama risks voter ire by opposing new oil drilling
Posted on Aug 01, 2008 - 3:50 am - AP
AP - Barack Obama is once again betting that his eloquence can persuade price-weary consumers — read that as voters — to take the long view and not jump at a short-term fix when it comes to soaring energy prices.

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Old asylums decay, but some eye pricey restoration
Posted on Jul 29, 2008 - 7:14 am - AP
AP - Equal parts graceful and eerie, massive brick and stone asylums once loomed over towns from Maine to California as the 19th century's ideal for the humane treatment of the mentally ill.

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Oops! Wrong Larry shown on Idaho campaign buttons
Posted on Jul 27, 2008 - 9:28 pm - AP
AP - Some Democratic campaign buttons made for distribution in Idaho show an unlikely pair: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and Republican Sen. Larry Craig.

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Obama in Iraq: Withdrawal support but no timetable
Posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 3:24 pm - AP
AP - Face to face with Iraq's leaders, Barack Obama gained fresh support Monday for the idea of pulling all U.S. combat forces out of the war zone by 2010. But the Iraqis stopped short of actual timetables or endorsement of Obama's pledge to withdraw American troops within 16 months if he wins the presidency.

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Overseas crews coming to battle Calif. wildfires
Posted on Jul 12, 2008 - 3:46 am - AP
AP - As hundreds of blazes continue to char California, additional National Guard troops and overseas crews are being called in to assist exhausted firefighters, and President Bush has scheduled a visit to the state.

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Ohio plans first execution since moratorium
Posted on Jul 11, 2008 - 10:40 am - AP
AP - Ohio is planning its first execution since a U.S. Supreme Court decision ended a national pause on killing inmates.

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Ohio town split over teacher accused of preaching
Posted on Jul 08, 2008 - 11:56 am - AP
AP - Demonstrations on the town square show how divided people are over the school board's decision to fire a science teacher accused of preaching his Christian beliefs in the classroom and burning crosses on students' arms.

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Officials predict longer and stronger fire season
Posted on Jul 07, 2008 - 4:19 am - AP
AP - In the past few years, Rich Nieto's work has started earlier and lasted longer.

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Ore. man completes flight of fancy - in lawn chair
Posted on Jul 05, 2008 - 7:49 pm - AP
AP - Using his trusty BB gun to help him return to Earth, a 48-year-old gas station owner flew a lawn chair rigged with helium-filled balloons more than 200 miles across the Oregon desert Saturday, landing in a field in Idaho.

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Officials: Madeleine McCann probe is not over yet
Posted on Jul 01, 2008 - 8:09 am - AP
AP - Police have completed their final report into the disappearance of British child Madeleine McCann but officials have taken no decision yet on whether to proceed with the investigation or drop the case, Portugal's attorney-general said Tuesday.

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Out-of-state crews post SC signs in wrong places
Posted on Jun 28, 2008 - 9:18 pm - AP
AP - While out-of-town for business, it always helps to ask the locals for directions. Especially if that business involves putting up street signs.

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Omaha residents face up to a week without power
Posted on Jun 28, 2008 - 6:39 pm - AP
AP - Nebraska's largest city struggled Saturday to restore power to thousands of residents a day after a severe storm damaged homes, uprooted trees and killed two people in a neighboring community.

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Omaha works to restore power after strong storm
Posted on Jun 28, 2008 - 3:33 pm - AP
AP - Nebraska's largest city struggled Saturday to restore power to thousands of residents a day after a severe storm damaged homes, uprooted trees and killed two people in a neighboring community.

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Officers test laser speed guns to bolster cases
Posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 3:09 am - AP
AP - Police officers took aim this week at vehicles zipping down a runway in tests meant to convince judges that laser speed guns — increasingly popular among law enforcement — are as accurate as their radar cousins.

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O.J.: Anybody else wouldn't be going to court
Posted on Jun 26, 2008 - 2:45 pm - AP
AP - O.J. Simpson says an ambitious Nevada prosecutor is pressing a kidnapping and armed robbery case against him that he says even the alleged victims don't want to pursue.

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