Stories for July 9, 2009
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If you have a news tip or questions about the report, call the supervisor at (317) 639-5501 or (800) 382-1582. ... Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) — Officials at a cemetery where former workers allegedly dug up graves in a scheme to resell burial ... Read Story »
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LOSANGELES (AP) — With a departed teammate in their thoughts and celebrations, the Los Angeles Angels ended the AL West ... Read Story »
WACO, Texas (AP) — Nobody was hurt when an early morning fire damaged several units of a motel in Waco. Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — An investor who claims she had an affair 16 years ago with failed financier Bernard Madoff ... Read Story »
For quite some time, the United States has faced myriad challenges associated with a falling economy. Indeed, since December 2007, ... Read Story »
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Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take ... Read Story »
A 16-year-old boy from Mexico was arrested Wednesday afternoon on suspicion of being in the country illegally. Read Story »
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AMERICAN LEGION JUNIOR BASEBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT: July 11-13, Cuero. Tournament hosted by American Legion Post 166 and will include ... Read Story »
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A water pipe burst at the Gary T. Moses Municipal Pool on Thursday forcing the pool to close today and ... Read Story »
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Exelon Nuclear stood firm on Thursday in its hostile bid to take over NRG, which a day before rejected a ... Read Story »
BLOOMINGTON - The family of the unidentified Harlingen man who died in a rail car Tuesday has been notified, but ... Read Story »
Fernado John Gonzales Sr., 23, of Bay City, on warrants charging him with evading arrest with a vehicle, possession of ... Read Story »
Emil Ganem's name was misspelled in the photo caption on Page H4 on Sunday, July 5. Read Story »
Lynn Warren sliced cantaloupe and held a wedge for her customers to see. Read Story »
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Editor's Note: Gushers and Dusters is compiled from reports filed by oil and gas operators with the Texas Railroad Commission ... Read Story »
Editor's Note: All club and support group meeting notices will now run in the support groups and meeting notices calendar ... Read Story »
Ranging Reporter J.R. Ortega was at Japaleno's Cafe asking residents what they think about focusing more on downtown. Read Story »
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Chad Bird (Advocate Viewpoints, July 8) is spot on about all of the politicians being allowed to squeeze the liberty ... Read Story »
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Has Victoria outgrown its community center? It's very likely. Read Story »
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EISENACH, Germany (AP) — Richard Wagner is the classical composer most associated with the Nazis, but Johann Sebastian Bach was ... Read Story »
MIAMI (AP) — Leaders of Cuban and Venezuelan communities across the U.S. have become among the loudest supporters of the ... Read Story »
Arthritis supplements bought by millions of pet owners for their dogs, cats and horses sometimes skimp on the ingredients the ... Read Story »
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say an Amtrak train crashed into a vehicle near Detroit, killing all five people ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on ... Read Story »
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — The escalating tension between Google and Microsoft didn't prevent the companies' chairmen from sharing a ... Read Story »
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The California Supreme Court has acknowledged that Breathalyzer results mean different things for different drivers. Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists have detected a spike in underground rumblings on a section of California's San Andreas Fault ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Getty Center art complex remains closed but nearby Mount St. Mary's College is back in ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, closed the door Thursday on a resolution ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Forty-two people have been indicted in Los Angeles in what prosecutors say was a ring that ... Read Story »
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday announced it will transfer operation of its wireless and wireline ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shut the door Thursday to a resolution honoring Michael Jackson because debate on ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The share of Americans who see science as the greatest U.S. achievement is down sharply, even as ... Read Story »
MANOR, Texas (AP) — Silicon Valley, Manor is not. Read Story »
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A terror suspect who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide support to al-Qaida will serve about a ... Read Story »
L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to announce a $15 billion agricultural investment initiative to help small ... Read Story »
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Conservation groups are asking the federal government to investigate the deaths of three endangered Mexican gray ... Read Story »
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama's Black Belt is hoping to scare up tourism dollars by establishing a ghost trail this ... Read Story »
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Bell Helicopter and union representatives resumed negotiations Thursday for the second time since nearly 2,500 ... Read Story »
PARIS (AP) — U.S. troops and contractors inflicted considerable damage on the historic Iraqi site of Babylon, driving heavy machinery ... Read Story »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Crews are installing the first artificial playing surface as preparations continue for the new Dallas Cowboys ... Read Story »
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth has pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge in ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — James Bond and the Boy from Oz are coming to Broadway. Read Story »
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government turned over dozens of antiquities stolen from Iraq to Baghdad's ambassador on ... Read Story »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has given final approval to a $17.5 million settlement of a discrimination ... Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. sped toward a record-short escape from bankruptcy protection Thursday when a judge's order approving ... Read Story »
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 35,000 fugitives have been captured as part of a monthlong national operation that targeted violent ... Read Story »
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Wounded soldiers from around the country are converging on San Antonio to talk about their care ... Read Story »
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's SPCA is awaiting results of an autopsy as it investigates how a police ... Read Story »
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — New Mexico, Colorado and Texas are applying for federal funds to study the viability of a high-speed ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. attorney's office has indicted more than 40 people in Southern California linked to a ... Read Story »
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A former counselor and confidant to the late Gov. John Connally is retiring as chairman of ... Read Story »
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a prankster persuaded a married couple to smash their Florida hotel window after falsely ... Read Story »
L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Leaders of rich and developing nations meeting here have agreed not to resort to currency devaluation ... Read Story »
GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — There's at least one guy with a new high school diploma who's not worrying about getting ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino is back. Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc. said Thursday that its former chief financial officer and current chairman of Citi Holdings, ... Read Story »
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Justice Minister is calling for Internet service providers in the U.S. and elsewhere to remove neo-Nazi ... Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Children's Museum is reopening with refreshed exhibits, a new preschool area and more of its ... Read Story »
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L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Leaders of rich and developing nations agreed not to use currency devaluation to gain competitive advantages ... Read Story »
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — An advertising executive who handcuffed his ex-wife and held her hostage inside their home was on ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times inadvertently published digitally manipulated photographs in the latest issue of its Sunday ... Read Story »
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state officials say they had been preparing a youth suicide prevention public service announcement featuring ... Read Story »
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's Correction Department says a man accused of holding his ex-wife hostage and burning down their ... Read Story »
L'AQUILA, Italy (AP) — Leaders of rich and developing nations agreed not to use currency devaluation to gain a competitive ... Read Story »
VIENNA (AP) — Austrian authorities say Vienna's famed Albertina art museum sprung a leak in its roof and that water ... Read Story »
ALICE, Texas (AP) — A narcotics-sniffing dog in South Texas that helped with several drug cases has been taken from ... Read Story »
LONDON (AP) — Fiery horses and a cloud of dust, but no hearty "Hi-Yo Silver." Read Story »
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Seizing on President Barack Obama's call for a partnership between America and Islam, some of the ... Read Story »
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Four workers at American Heart Association offices in Tulsa and Oklahoma City have been laid off ... Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans lined up outside a funeral home before work Thursday to pay their respects to ex-NFL ... Read Story »
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — First impressions can be misleading, especially when they involve a decaying yellow house that appears ready ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Escalating job worries and rainy weather dampened shoppers' appetite for buying summer staples like shorts and ... Read Story »
ALFRED, Maine (AP) — A 27-year-oldTexas man who shot his girlfriend and left her on the side of a southern ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — A replica Statue of Liberty stolen from a New York City coffee shop has apparently turned ... Read Story »
LONDON (AP) — Britain's most senior policeman ordered an inquiry Thursday into claims that journalists from a tabloid owned by ... Read Story »
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Ticketmaster and Priceline.com Inc. said Thursday that they will team up in order to give ... Read Story »
PLANO, Texas (AP) — J. C. Penney Co. said Thursday its June same-store sales fell 8.2 percent, but beat analysts' ... Read Story »
MOUNT SAVAGE, Md. (AP) — Twins Brandon and Austin Hutzell figured the walking tour of historic Mount Savage would be ... Read Story »
DALLAS (AP) — A woman has been found dead in a house fire in Dallas. Read Story »
GREENVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania toddler did such a remarkable job of hiding during a game of hide-and-seek that ... Read Story »
GENEVA (AP) — American demand for handguns has fueled a 28 percent jump this decade in world exports of pistols, ... Read Story »
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Do you use a sock puppet to secretly keep track of your frenemies? Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The face of homelessness in the United States is changing to include more families and more people ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government's drug czar says that Michael Jackson's death is a wake-up call to the nation about ... Read Story »
BLANCO, Texas (AP) — Opened fire hydrants in Blanco and Johnson City led to a loss of nearly 600,000 gallons ... Read Story »
DENTON, Texas (AP) — God might not be the only one passing judgment on a man who skipped out on ... Read Story »
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Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 100 degrees. Heat index as high as 112. South wind between 6 ... Read Story »
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — From superstars to tribal dancers, thousands of African artists are celebrating their troubled continent's culture and ... Read Story »
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization has approved a second cervical cancer vaccine, this one made by GlaxoSmithKline, meaning ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston driver has been indicted on intoxication manslaughter charges over the deaths of five children when ... Read Story »
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (AP) — Police say renowned illusionist Jonathan Pendragon has been arrested for allegedly firing a gun at ... Read Story »
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has his wedding band back — and is back in his wife's good ... Read Story »
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Budget carrier AirAsia on Thursday launched a low-cost air courier service in Malaysia, expanding its ... Read Story »
DALLAS (AP) — Health care activists planned rallies in Dallas, San Antonio and Austin as the national health care debate ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York congressman who posted a YouTube video blasting Michael Jackson as a "pervert" and ... Read Story »
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — When Robbie Ward came back here six years ago, he thought the inability to buy alcohol ... Read Story »
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana Conservation Hall of Fame is being created to honor people who have made significant contributions ... Read Story »
LONDON (AP) — Associated British Foods PLC said Thursday that revenues grew 15 percent in the 16 weeks to June ... Read Story »
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Police have arrested a 25-year-old Comcast Corp. employee after a check-cashing store in Portland was robbed ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Universal Music Group's distribution arm is teaming up with digital track distributor TuneCore, a move it ... Read Story »
DALLAS (AP) — Iranians supporting human rights reform in their native country are planning a march in downtown Dallas on ... Read Story »
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In 1937, John Hovan volunteered to travel to Spain and fight on the side of democracy ... Read Story »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The sister of an American journalist jailed in North Korea says the woman acknowledged breaking North ... Read Story »
CALDERA, MANUEL SR., 85, of Port Lavaca: Rosary, 7 p.m., Richardson-Colonial Funeral Home, Port Lavaca, 361-552-2988. Read Story »
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Editor's note: Your Money, Your Business showcases small businesses. If you have a small business or know of an interesting ... Read Story »
The backyard swimming pool on the 100 block of Creekside Drive isn't the peaceful paradise most might picture. Read Story »
More than 300 members of the Texas Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas recently attended the 23rd Biennial JCDA State ... Read Story »
HALLETTSVILLE - A new home awaits the Lavaca Historical Museum if $100,000 can be raised. Planners hope to build on ... Read Story »
A driver who ran a red light caused a wreck on Thursday morning, witnesses say. Read Story »
Victorians may not agree about everything, but it's pretty safe to say we all agree it's hot. Read Story »
Ralph Bernal dribbled up and down the court, wiped sweat from his cheek and sank shots over the taller boys. ... Read Story »
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