Beef Jerky NewsPolice Evict Occupy Philly. Some 50 protesters were arrested overnight after Philadelphia Police enforced the eviction of Occupy Philly. Most of the demonstrators cooperated with police when asked to leave Dilworth Plaza. a mass of Occupy Philly protesters spent the night marching around Center City. Police officers followed, making arrests when necessary. The ordeal ended [...]
The nonprofit long known for flying musical groups and comedians to entertain deployed troops will cut the ribbon on a support center at Fort Campbell Wednesday. the USO was drawn to the post – in part – because it’s been the front line in a battle against soldier suicides. The Army has continued to break [...]
SAN LEANDRO — an Oakland man was arrested after an early-morning Black Friday shopper was shot once during a struggle with would-be robbers outside a Walmart, police said. The victim, a man in his 20s, suffered major injuries but is in stable condition at an East Bay hospital after emergency surgery and is expected to [...]
Copyright ©2010. The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. It was a cold Friday night in 1979 when Troy Howerton’s football heroics made the 15-year-old a legend in his small Grand Lake community and foretold of an attitude that would propel him [...]
After this weekend, it’ll be a busy couple of weeks for employees of Charles Ilyes Family Inc. The North Codorus Township deer processing facility at 1181 Bucktail Lane is gearing up for the aftermath of the opening day of the two-week-long general deer season on Monday. “From here on out, it’s six days a week [...]
NASCAR fans, rejoice. Next week, you will be knee-deep in all things NASCAR when the Sprint Cup Series Champion s Week kicks off Tuesday . That’s the week during which NASCAR hands out its annual awards to drivers and teams. This marks the third year that Las Vegas is hosting the end-of-season event and NASCAR [...]
Dore Gilbert, at 61, Orange County’s oldest recruit and quite possibly the oldest boot in the whole U.S. military, has made it back home safe from Afghanistan. I’ve written about Gilbert, a physician, several times: his desire to join up at an age most folks are thinking retirement; his insane, self-imposed pre-boot camp fitness regime; [...]
Tuesday November 22, 2011 Berkshire Eagle Staff PITTSFIELD — a 52-year-old Pittsfield woman suffered a serious leg injury on Tuesday morning when she was struck by a flat-bed truck at the intersection of Adams and First streets, police said. Elizabeth Haber was airlifted to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after being treated at Berkshire Medical [...]
AUSTRALIAN troops in Afghanistan are more comfortable and better armed than ever because of the multi-million-dollar rapid purchase of new heavy guns and helmet padding. The army has just been supplied with the last of 437 new Carl Gustav 84mm guns fitted with thermal sights and thousands of Diggers have been given new helmet padding [...]
A Fort Carson soldier, who kept watch on Craigslist for his stolen belongings after his off-post home was broken into and staked out the suspected burglar’s house, may have gone too far in his detective work, police say. But Mason Gaffney is unapologetic for taking matters into his own hands, which led, in part, to [...]
