Archive for February, 2011

Public hearings at Newton council tonight

February 28, 2011
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NEWTON – A zoning ordinance amendment that addresses residential accessory structures and possibly closing a portion of a street is on the Newton City Council agenda for tonight. The council will hold a public hearing for both items. The council meets at 7 p.m. in Newton City Hall. The zoning ordinance amendment says, in...
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Shreveport Police chase ends in someone’s yard

February 28, 2011
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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) Two people sent Shreveport Police on a wild ride Monday afternoon. Officers were attempting to stop a car because the driver was not wearing a seatbelt when the driver wouldn’t stop. Officers say it turned into a chase and the driver ended up running over a fence and slamming into a...
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At least 40 Oakland City homes damaged by storm

February 28, 2011
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By Kendra Yagow – bio | emailPosted by Kelsey Wheatcroft – email GIBSON CO., IN (WFIE) -The overnight storms that hit Gibson County weretwo tornados. The National Weather Service confirmed that information to 14 News late Monday afternoon. Rick Shanklin with the NWS says the storm that hit Gibson County around 2 a.m. Monday...
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Suspect killed, sheriff’s deputy injured during arrest north of Lynden

February 28, 2011
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A mentally ill man who hit a Whatcom County Sheriff’s deputy in the head with an object was shot to death by law enforcement at a home on Clay Road northeast of Lynden Monday morning, Feb. 28. The deputy, who has not been named, was hit in the head but survived. “He’s conscious and...
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Epsom woman dies after snowmobile hits carport post

February 28, 2011
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NH woman dies when snowmobile hits post EPSOM, N.H. (AP) The New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game says officers are investigating the death of an Epsom woman who died after the snowmobile she was riding hit the support post of a carport. Officials say Kristen Rhoades was leaving a friend’s home just before...
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Troops see progress in training Afghan police

February 28, 2011
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Troops see progress in training Afghan police KANDAHAR, Afghanistan Kandahar’s police substation No. 16 is a small green metal building plopped on a patch of dirt. While still primitive, Army Lt. Col. John Voorhees boasted of its progress when he visited one rainy day last week as a ragtag group of Afghan policemen some...
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South Sound residents remember Nisqually Quake

February 28, 2011
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John Dodge, staff writer /Here’s a sample of Nisqually earthquake experiences that South Sound residents shared with The Olympian: /Waves of energy were rolling along /I was working in the Batdorf Bronson Coffee Roasters by the Olympia Farmers Market. It took all of us a few seconds to figure out what was happening, and...
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Costco among the stores slated to open this summer in Limerick

February 28, 2011
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By Phil Ellingsworth Jr.For MontgomeryNews.com A new shopping center under construction in Limerick is expected to bring more than 700 jobs and $150 million in revenue to the area, helping to jumpstart a recovering economy. Construction began in July on the Gateway at Sanatoga shopping center, located next to the Philadelphia Premium Outlets, said...
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Defense attorney claims killing of Huntington man was in self-defense

February 28, 2011
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Thomas Hugh Fielder walked into an Angelina County courtroom looking like a well-groomed businessman in a blue button-down shirt, striped tie and grey pants a much different picture from the December 2009 mug shot of an angry-looking man with close-cropped hair and wild eyes. Monday morning marked the start of the criminal trial against...
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NH woman dies when snowmobile hits post

February 28, 2011
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Officials say Kristen Rhoades was leaving a friend’s home just before 9 p.m. Sunday in Allenstown when she hit the post. Rhoades was thrown from her snowmobile. The collision caused the carport to collapse. Rhoades was taken to Concord Hospital where she was pronounced dead. Fish and Game officers are working with the Allenstown...
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