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Multi-faith prayer service set for Boston Marathon victims at TMCC fundraiser …
Various items are displayed April 24 at a makeshift memorial in Copley Square on Boylston Street in Boston. Students of Truckee Meadows Community College are holding a fundraiser today to benefit victims of the Boston Marathon bombings. / AP File
Prosecutors build case in homicide trial
FRIENDSHIP — A 61-year-old Big Flats man showed no emotion Tuesday when prosecutors displayed pictures of his mother?s remains during the second day of his homicide trial. Larry W. Clark occasionally glanced at the photos displayed on two large screens at the front of the courtroom. Wearing the same dark gray suit he wore when [...]
May 1 Police Beat
MORGAN COUNTY Jacksonville Police Arrests, Citations o A 17-year-old boy was arrested about 9:30 pm Monday on a charge of domestic battery. o Chevezes D. White, 19, of 925 Doolin Ave. was arrested about 11:50 pm Monday on a charge of domestic battery. o A 14-year-old girl was arrested about 8:45 am Tuesday on a [...]
Boston victims face huge bills; donations pour in
Various items are displayed at a makeshift memorial in Copley Square on Boylston Street in Boston, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Traffic was allowed to flow all the way down Boylston Street on Wednesday morning for the first time since two explosions on April 15. Michael Dwyer AP Photo
Owatonna juniors make bracelets to help cancer sufferers
OWATONNA — Three Owatonna Alternative Learning Center students have spent every moment of free time the past couple of months creating bracelets, which they are now selling to help local families dealing with cancer. ALC juniors Katelyn Duncan, Tara Schultz and Osbeiva Aguilar have made hundreds of bracelets. The bracelets were made from various items, [...]
Three Accused of Heidelberg Burglary Going to Trial
Three men accused of burglarizing a Heidelberg home in December will go to trial on most of the charges following their preliminary hearing before District Judge Gary Zyra. #13; Charges of burglary, conspiracy, theft, receiving stolen property, possessing an instrument of crime and criminal use of a communications facility against David Barton, 26, of Scott [...]
The evolution of 80s videogame gore and mayhem
Ah, the 80s. The decade of video nasties, The A-Team, Boy George and Ronald Reagan. A time of conspicuous consumption and voluminous hair, the 80s was also the decade where videogames rapidly evolved, from the blocky 8-bit computers and consoles at its beginning, to the more powerful 16-bit systems at its end. The 80s was [...]
Wednesday’s Sentinel police log – The Sentinel
Wednesdays Sentinel police log Carlisle Police (243-5252) o A 16-year-old boy, no address reported, was charged with theft by unlawful taking at the Carlisle Area High School at 8:30 am April 25. Officers were dispatched to the Swartz Building of the school for a report of a theft. Police said the boy stole $35 from [...]
The best terror defence is intelligence
No one has calculated the financial cost of the additional security burdens placed on air travel, to say nothing of the inconvenience. But the amount of money and labour is huge all around the world. In North America, we have again learned what a historical study of terror reveals: It can strike anywhere, because the [...]
Review: Surrender all your free time to Soul Sacrifice
Last week, we gave our initial impressions of Soul Sacrifice, the Monster Hunter-esque game for the PS Vita, and we were hopeful that the game might even warrant a Vita purchase if youve been holding off thus far. After putting in dozens of hours into Soul Sacrifice, I can, with full confidence, confirm that this [...]