I just wanted to express how extraordinarily proud I am to be a member of this community. This past Saturday, a labor of love was created as several people worked together toward a common goal -- a higher purpose -- to help the people of Haiti.

DENVER Carmelo Anthony got an unexpected breather in his return from an ankle injury.

Target Corp. says it was pulling its Valentine's Day "Message Bears" from store shelves after California's attorney general raised concerns that the toys have illegal levels of lead.

Blood drive, noon to 6 p.m., Chambersburg Hospital Lecture Rooms A and B, 112 N. Seventh St. Community forum, "Volunteer Opportunities in Emergency Response," 12:10 p.m., Bonanza, Chambersburg Mall, 3055 Black Gap Road; lunch at 11:30 a.m.; Kim Lucas at 267-3507.

Discussing, understanding and disseminating the "word of God" (or gods) has been the pursuit of millions upon millions of people since recorded history began, taking place all over the world.

MARIETTA - Emily Adams dreamed of becoming a pediatrician before she attended Emory University. However, a science program in partnership with Atlanta Public Schools she participated in as a sophom...

MADISON The Thursday Morning Club will present Lunch with Bonnie Monte, artistic director of the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11, at the clubs Madison Community House, 25 Cook Ave.

By: Paige Cornwell During his lecture Tuesday, Timothy Jackson played three audio tapes of Ophelias song from Act 4, Scene 5 of Hamlet. ...

We had a few questions for our third annual Live and Lust Poll. More than a hundred of you let us into some nooks and crannies of your lives and imaginations.

Sonic! (2/3/2010) Duende! spins traditional Americana with classic noise rock. So how the hell does it work?

News-Leader, Wednesday was national signing day for college athletes and Fernandina Beach High School boasted a pair of freshman recruits. Seniors Tahj Kimble and Stephanie Strasser both put their college choices in writing, signing national letters of intent Wednesday with Division I schools.

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CATSKILL Three candidates for Village Trustee and one for Village Justice emerged Tuesday evening as Catskills Republicans and Democrats held caucuses to set their slates for Village elections.

To help those struggling in Haiti, a local woman is extending her childcare services to weekend evenings and proceeds are being donated to the Humanitarian Services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Five more Falcons will get to play at the collegiate level.

Ponderosa High School athletics had its highest amount of student athletes to honor for National Letter of Intent Signing Day.

ELKO Elko High School will induct its 2010 Hall of Fame class this weekend during ceromonies Friday and Saturday at the school.

By: Nathan Lurz College recruiting, what's up with that?...

Spring is in the air. Well, its more smooshed along the ground from being turned into a pulp by the unexpected snows, but still. Some of that pulp is entering your lungs.

GERONIMO Navarros Courtney Haass still remembers what prompted her to becoming a long-distance runner. Basically, as she tells it, the senior inherited a love of running from her father Gary, quickly figuring out that the shorter events weren't exactly her forte.

LObservateur Eleven local athletes made things official on Wednesdays National Signing Day, inking letters of intent to play at the next level.

GARNER -- Reducing mileage rates for county employees, dropping a Web site upgrade and cutting aid to economic development and conservation efforts are among possible savings cited by a Hancock County task force.

SPRING BRANCH National Signing Day wasnt exclusively for football players Wednesday at Smithson Valley High School. Five members of the Lady Rangers soccer team signed letters of intent during a morning ceremony at the schools fieldhouse.

Is an anti-social networking trend next? Facebook and Twitter accounts are closing over concerns ranging from privacy and time to fake "friends."

The George Street Playhouse's production of the new musical Calvin Berger begins previews Feb. 10.

Buy something on a trip abroad and chances are you never again reconnect with the merchant who sold you the item.

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