What forecasters say might be the biggest snowstorm of the season could dump up to 1 1/2 feet of snow on the area today amid swirling winds gusting around 50 mph.

Sportsmail has teamed up with PUMA to give away five pairs of new boots PowerCat 1.10 - inspired by world champions Italy and worn by Premier League stars.

IRONTON The Arcadia Valley boys basketball team carried an unbeaten record and newly acquired No. 1 state ranking among Class 3 programs into Fridays night Homecoming showdown with West County.

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stock-index futures rose after Germany signaled it may help support Greeces finances. Asian stocks climbed, while U.S. futures were little changed.

A plan for the future of 59,000 acres straddling the Volusia/Brevard county line changes almost daily as it wends its way through local government reviews.

Hours of health care debate were broadcast on C-SPAN for the dozen or so Americans who were watching. Some of the negotiations were not broadcast, but why demand of the health reform bill a level of transparency not required of any other legislation? Does anyone know what is in the most recent farm bill, which costs two-thirds as much as the health reform legislation will? (Timothy Stoltzfus ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Life has changed so much for Roger Federer since his teary finish in last years Australian Open final loss to Rafael Nadal.

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A Carlos Tevez penalty and a clinical Emmanuel Adebayor strike moved Manchester City up to fifth place in the Barclays Premier League last night - right on the tail of Rafa Benitez and Liverpool.

(RTTNews) - The euro that trended lower against the US dollar on Wednesday's Asian session staged a rebound in early trading. The euro climbed to 1.3778 against the greenback around 2:15 am ET, from previous low of 1.3736 hit earlier.

The Tri-City Americans haven't played a home game in over 2 weeks. During their time away, they went to central Canada and Vancouver...and ended up going 2-2.

Editors note: The following is an open letter from Betsy Johnson and Jonelle Rizzi, the coordinators of Sacred Heart Parish Outreach and Our Fathers Kitchen in Monroe. Weve taken the unusual step of printing the letter here on Page One because no one should be hungry, and this community has proven time and time again that its members will do what they can to help.

Democrats in Senate District 32 joined Minnesotans statewide holding their precinct caucuses Tuesday, Feb. 2. Caucus attendees considered many orders of business including taking a gubernatorial preference poll, offering resolutions, and selecting delegates to the senate district convention.

YORK York Summer Games III is shaping up with five all-new events on the three-day schedule. The popular York Area Chamber of Commerce-sponsored festival of fun and competition is scheduled Friday, July 30 through Sunday, Aug. 1.

$2 Hope for Haiti wristbands to support the relief work of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, By Nancy Kriz

(AP:OSLO) Norwegian telecommunications group Telenor ASA on Wednesday reported a 25 percent jump in fourth-quarter net profits, primarily thanks to growth in its Asian operations.

Fyffe will have to right itself in a hurry if the Red Devils plan on extending their season past this weeks sub-regionals. The No. 2-seeded Red Devils struggled in the boys Class 2A, Area 15 high school basketball tournament championship game Monday night.

PARK HILLS The Central Rebels had what it took when the game was on the line as their defensive play took the game away from the Potosi Trojans, forcing four turnovers by the Trojans once the Rebels had the lead in the last two minutes of play.

Verona residents whose children turn three or four years of age by Sept. 30, are not identified with special needs, and are toilet trained are invited to apply for admission to the Verona Preschool Program. Class size is limited.

The Travis High School boys basketball team took a major step toward the postseason Tuesday night.

Spring is nearly six weeks away, but local thrift shop workers hope spring cleaning will begin sooner. They need the stuff.

MARTIN, Tenn. (AP)Marquis Weddle scored 15 points to lead Tennessee-Martin to a 73-70 victory over Southeast Missouri on Tuesday night.

WASHINGTON - If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out.

Yellow Tree Theatre, 320 Fifth Ave. S.E. in Osseo, is thrilled to announce the world premiere of "Lena Long Legs," a one-act play by Yellow Tree founder Jessica Lind. Coming off of the sold-out run of her original work "Miracle on Christmas Lake," playwright Lind offers up a quirky and poignant tale with "Lena Long Legs," about a fashion model facing a career-threatening illness.

NEW YORK - The father of an airport driver accused of trying to cook up homemade bombs in a Colorado hotel for an attack on New York City pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges he tried to get rid of chemicals and other evidence, prosecutors said.

OSSINING Peekskill goes into the Section 1 boys basketball tournament with a win, after beating Ossining 69-59 on Tuesday. But it's been a while since Peekskill entered the playoffs like this.

In what's being touted as the state's busiest election year in recent memory, U.S. Rep. James McGovern has at least five potential challengers, including four Republicans, as he looks to keep his congressional seat this fall.

The final horn sounded with his team on top. Coach Ronnie Courtney fell onto his back, pumped his arms, kicked his legs and screamed

The Cedar Grove Library will host a job club from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays for the next nine weeks through mid-March The clubs mission is to work as a team to improve job search knowledge and skills. For more information call Usha at the library at (973) 239-1447 or group leader, Nancy Cattle at (201) 452-3145. Enrollment is limited.