Volunteer searchers met in McCleary, Wash., this weekend to find any trace of Lindsey Baum, an eleven year old girl who has been missing for more than three months. The police have acknowledged they are looking for new leads after a recent search left no evidence that their only suspect had...
The Tennessee Valley Authority is shipping coal ash from a massive spill in Tennessee to a landfill in Alabama much faster than expected. An increase in dredging operations in the Emory River near Kingston has enabled TVA to increase shipments. The utility estimate the the shipment of 85 rail cars...
The society that keeps alive the memory and story of Anne Frank has uploaded a video of Anne Frank to YouTube. This is a great clip that keeps alive the story and life of Anne Frank. This was one of my major literary influences growing up. An amazing story. I'm glad it still plays such an important...
Today is National Coffee Day. I'm already working on my fourth cup of coffee for the day. National Coffee Day is unofficial , and no one is sure of its history but we can all celebrate by ODing on coffee today. A few of my favorite coffee locations around the world have discounts today: Peet's...
Three teenagers have been arrested and charged as adults with first-degree murder in the beating death of a 16-year-old honor student as he walked home from school last Thursday. The victim, Derrion Albert, was beaten to death during a fight between two gangs that broke out on the street. The...
Tropical Storm Ketsana is hammering the Phillipines with more rain than it can possibly handle. Dumping as much as a months worth of rain all over the Phillipines creating the worst flooding in almost 50 years. "More than a month's worth of rain fell in just 12 hours Saturday as Tropical Storm...
Atlanta is Flooding. It's being pummeled by rain storms, and Hurricane Fred isn't helping any either. One local newstation has some amazing photos of the flooding. WTSB in Atlanta has the coverage, some great photos of the flooding.
Georgia flooding has forced major evacuations throughout Atlanta and Northern Georgia. Traffic is horrible and it's literally not safe to be on the roads anywhere near the flooded areas. Reports are coming in rapidly and multiple deaths are being reported as a result of the weather. More than a...
Five years after Brooke Wilberger vanished from an Oregon apartment complex, her remains have been found, after her killer, Joel Courtney, told police where he’d left Wilberger’s body. According to the Associated Press, authorities said his admission was part of a plea deal to avoid the death...
The man who abducted and raped Jaycee Dugard apparently had a magic black box that could speak what his mind thought and sought to patent the device. The magic black box was given to a friend about 48 hours before he was arrested. I wonder if the black box told him what he did to these girls was...
