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Bread Deliveryman Is Shot and Killed in Brooklyn Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:13PMBullets apparently pierced the roof of a van and killed a bread deliveryman, said the police, who are trying to find a rooftop gunman.
Robbery Suspect Targeting Elderly On Coney Island Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:09PMPolice say a robbery suspect has been preying on the elderly – and until now, he’s gotten away with it. Now, investigators hope a key piece of evidence will catch the criminal targeting seniors.
Urban outfitters Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:08PMDRC/Barron Ludlum Lee Ramsey of Links Construction, left, stands with Brandon Martino of The Martino Group in front of the just-completed Hickory Street Lofts.The last of the paving stones are down, and future residents have already begun to sign leases. After a few months of construction, the Hickory Street Lofts are finished, along with several other new apartment projects around Denton. The ...
Kirkwood Apartment Residents Scramble For Housing After Fire Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:26PM22 Displaced The American Red Cross is now providing shelter for 22 residents following a fire at the Kirkwood Bluff Apartments . The fire broke out around 10:00 p.m. Friday night at the complex in the 2200 block of Timberview Road. The fire was contained to one unit however, multiple apartments sustained significant smoke damage.
Three Gorges Dam Evacuees Homeless Again Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:02PMFamilies who lost their homes to China's Three Gorges Dam project are now victims of a building scam.
Northeast side fire ruled as arson Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:02PMMetro Police are looking for the suspects who they say set a northeast side apartment building on fire. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
Shall we resign ourselves to mediocrity in Plaza architecture? Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:56PMThe people have spoken. The big bad corporate bullies have backed down. And the Country Club Plaza will have it both ways: a little helping of historical preservation and a hulky, bulky heap of office plop. Should we expect any more than this?
Sunni and Shiite Iraqi journalists talk about war Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:22PMAs the U.S. draws down in Iraq, two Associated Press Television News cameramen, one Sunni and the other Shiite, talk about what it has been like to live through and record the war. The accounts are translated and edited.
Old school, new hope Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:04PMLow expectations have a long history at the troubled Dearborn Middle School in Roxbury. To see just how long, head up to the third floor. There, in room 311, you will find a model apartment, complete with kitchen, bathroom, laundry, and three closets from which ironing boards drop when you open the doors. Middle school - Roxbury Boston - Ironing - School - Construction and Maintenance
Belle Manor's new manager gets tough Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:03PMALTON - The new manager of the long-troubled Belle Manor Apartments is starting off on three fronts - renovations to meet city code, strongly enforcing tenant rules, and closely cooperating with police and city officials.
Second Arrest Made In Topsham Arson Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:05PMThe state fire marshal's office said it has arrested a second person in connection with a fire that destroyed a vacant apartment building in Topsham.
Truckee Tahoe community announcements Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:04PMThe North Lake Tahoe Bonanza and Sierra Sun want your best shot. Enter your action photo: Mountain biking, climbing, sailing, kayaking, wakeboarding you name it in our Summer Adventure Photo Contest.
Fire guts Linsday townhouse Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:02PMLINDSAY - At least one family is homeless after a fire gutted a townhouse on Tuesday afternoon. "At least nobody died," eight-year-old Colt Kyle said as he watched smoke billow from his new home on William St.[...]
Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:02PMAs students head back to school, educators nationwide are implementing controversial school reform wrought by Arne Duncan, possibly the most powerful education secretary ever.
Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:58PMGrowing up in Chicago, Arne Duncan learned early that education was a stark dividing line -- sometimes literally between life and death. At the South Side after-school center that his mom founded, he knew kids who'd made it all the way to fourth grade unable to read.
Davidson College students snagged in under-age drinking raids Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:57PMDavidson police raided two off-campus parties in the past week and issued nearly 40 citations for under-age drinking, all to Davidson College students.
HRI Properties of New Orleans opens upscale residential complex in Jackson, Mississippi Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:54PMAn upscale residential complex in Jackson, Miss., that was developed by HRI Properties of New Orleans is welcoming its first residents. HRI spent $33.5 million restoring the Standard Life Building, an Art Deco structure in downton Jackson, and converting it...
Sam Ronson Devastated Over Dog Attack Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:53PMSamantha Ronson is not having a good week. The DJ had to send her bulldog, Cadillac, away to live with some family after he attacked and killed another dog in Ronson’s apartment building. TMZ reports that some of Ronson’s friends let Cadillac into the hallway of her building while Ronson slept. They heard a scream and realized that Cadillac attacked a neighbor’s tiny Maltese, which was killed ...
Phoenixville seeks citizens' help on blighted properties Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:52PMPHOENIXVILLE — It's a tale of two cities. While downtown has seen much revitalization, the North Side has become littered with blighted properties and absentee landlords.
Hostile factors put new home starts on hold Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:47PMThe recovery in home building is stalling, with the annual number of consented new homes at about 16,400, well down from the long-run average of about 23,000.
Residents honored for business endeavors Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:50AMRavi P. Misra, doctor of philosophy, professor of biochemistry at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, has been named dean of the college’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.
Suspect In Elderly Rape Under Arrest Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:46AMShon Holland was accused of sexually assaulting the 79-year-old Alzheimer's patient inside her Westchester Square apartment building in July.
Norway 'bomb plot' underscores al-Qaida pitfalls Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:42AMWhen police arrested a suspected al-Qaida cell in Norway last month they turned up the makings of a bomb lab tucked away in a nondescript Oslo apartment building. Norway - Al-Qaeda - Oslo - England - Warfare and Conflict
Norway 'bomb plot' underscores al Qaeda pitfalls Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:38AMAn investigation into a suspected al Qaeda cell in Norway saw authorities use intercepted emails to thwart a potential bomb plot, The Associated Press reports.
Authorities Searching for Parents of Two Toddlers Abandoned in Inglewood Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:38AMInvestigators say the 4-year old boy, and his 3-year old sister were left at an apartment building Saturday afternoon. Apartment - Inglewood - Recreation - Taranaki - Oceania
Dirty clothes pile up in Flanders after washers, dryers vandalized Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:35AMMOUNT OLIVE TWP. - Washers and dryers were disabled at the Oakwood Village apartments in Flanders after vandals cut electrical power cords on Aug. 17, police said.
Norway 'bomb plot' underscores al-Qaida pitfalls Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:27AMOSLO, Norway (AP) - When police arrested a suspected al-Qaida cell in Norway last month they turned up the makings of a bomb lab tucked away in a nondescript Oslo apartment building.
Home invasion on Portland Ave. leads to shooting Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:22AMThe Rochester Police Department was called to 1162 Porland Ave. Saturday night around 11:10 p.m. for the report of a man shot...
Norway 'bomb plot' underscores al-Qaida pitfalls Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:10AMWhen police arrested a suspected al-Qaida cell in Norway last month they turned up the makings of a bomb lab tucked away in a nondescript Oslo apartment building.An Associated Press investigation shows that authorities learned early on about the alleged cell by intercepting e-mails from an...
Columbus building inspectors crackdown on landlord Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:42PMBy Roslyn Giles - email | bio COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) - A Columbus landlord is being forced to redo repairs on a dilapidated apartment building on 23 rd Avenue and Andrews Road.
Hero cops save teen from burning building as other teen jumps Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:40PMTwo injured teens escaped from Malden house fire this morning, one with the help of cops who ran into the burning...
US ambassador's daughter, 17, dies in NYC fall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:35PMA 17-year-old girl whose father is the U.S. ambassador to Thailand slipped off her shoes and stepped out onto the ledge of a Manhattan high-rise apartment with a camera before plummeting more than 20 stories to her death, police said.
US Ambassador’s Daughter Dies In Fall From Manhattan Building Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:32PMThere was an ominous end to a young life early Friday morning as the teenage daughter of prominent parents fell several stories to her death from a midtown Manhattan building.
Three Injured In Gravesend Fire Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:32PMThree people were hospitalized with critical injuries sustained in an early-morning fire in Brooklyn.
Officials: Daughter of US ambassador to Thailand falls from NYC window, is found dead on ledge Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:29PMNEW YORK, N.Y. - The 17-year-old daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Thailand plummeted to her death from a high-rise apartment building Friday morning during a party, two law enforcement officials said.
Ont. paramedics recruited to N.L. Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:27PMAn ambulance company in Port aux Basques is going the extra mile to retain staff by building lodgings for their newest recruits.
Ambassador's daughter dies in NYC fall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:13PMNEW YORK - The 17-year-old daughter of the U.S. ambassador to Thailand plummeted to her death from a high-rise apartment building this morning during a party, two law enforcement officials said.
The $200 Million Trojan Home Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:10PMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - When Chicago native Alex Sheft was ready to move out of his dorm, he looked at several apartments near USC.
Ambassador's Daughter Dies in Highrise Fall Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:05PMThe daughter of the American ambassador to Thailand plunged to her death early Friday morning while paryting in a midtown Manhattan apartment, according to reports. Nicole John, the 17-year-old daughter of Ambassador Eric John, apparently fell from a window on the 25th floor of an apartment building just after 4 a.m., the Associated Press reported, citing officials. Thailand - United States ...
What Can You Rent In NYC For $3,000? Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 12:01AMIf you're looking for a rental with only $3,000 a month to spare, a couple of real estate gems may just fit the bill.
Alleged invaders arrested Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:55PMSKOWHEGAN — Police have arrested two men in connection with an armed home invasion on Oak Street Aug. 16.
No charges pending in Winslow garage fire Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:55PMWINSLOW -- A fire that damaged a garage and tree on Tuesday was set intentionally by a teenager, but an arson charge won't be filed against him, police said Thursday.
Emergency call leads to meth lab, arrest of four Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:55PMA woman typing away on a laptop computer was the last thing city fire Capt. Mark Garrett expected to see late Thursday morning in the smoke-clogged apartment.
Coyote Village not your average dorm Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:50PMUniversity students moving into residence halls faced seldom found all of the comforts of home. In fact, Pinky Miller, assistant dean of students at USD, says the best way to describe a dorm is to turn the word into an acronym: Dreary Old Room of Mine.
Blown Transformer Leaves Hundreds Without Power In Oakland Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:42PMOAKLAND, Calif. -- Hundreds of people in Oakland were without power Thursday evening following what witnesses described as an underground explosion. PG&E told KTVU an underground transformer blew near 16th and Webster streets at around 6 p.m.
603-Pound Thai Woman Leaves Home After 3 Years Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:35PM603-pound Thai woman leaves apartment for first time in 3 years with help of forklift Thailand - Sukhumbhand Paribatra - Bangkok - Asia - Hospital
SP Council Wants to Seep Up Reservoir Project Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:34PMBY HANNAH SHARPE
Plumbing work sparks apartment complex fire Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:32PMSix Midland families were evacuated from their homes Thursday night after plumbing work done earlier in the evening sparked flames within their apartment building's walls.
Nancy Makin shares her life-changing weight loss story at Grand Haven library Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 11:30PMGRAND HAVEN -- Nancy Makin struggled with her weight for decades. She would slim down, then gain it all back and more. Nothing could get her off the path to premature death: not getting stuck in a tub, not being unable to fit behind the steering wheel of a car -- not even hitting 703 pounds.
Exhibit traces Jimi Hendrix's London years Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 1:19PMForty years after Jimi Hendrix's death, a new exhibition explores his years in London.