Beef Jerky NewsMIAMI — Kevin Garnett will play against the Heat tonight thanks to the good graces of the NBA, which decided not to penalize the Celtics [team stats] forward for his actions immediately following Sunday’s 106-104 loss to the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York. Garnett, after missing the potential game-tying shot as the [...]
MARYSVILLE — Traffic on Highway 70 north of Marysville was slowed for more than 12 hours on Tuesday after two trucks took down seven utility poles. Witnesses told investigators with the California Highway Patrol that at about 4 a.m. a red pickup was seen weaving in the southbound lane before swerving off the roadway and [...]
CHAPEL HILL — The Crest Chargers had used a 2010 3AA title game loss to Northern Guilford throughout this season’s playoff run as motivation to get back to the big stage. but in Friday’s rematch, the Nighthawks (14-1) spoiled Crest’s championship hopes again with a dominating 31-7 victory. Charger senior defensive end Jonathan Bullard, his [...]
WASHINGTON—more than a thousand Iraq and Afghanistan veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder would be given lifetime disability retirement benefits such as military health insurance under the terms of a settlement reached between the government and the veterans. Attorneys for the veterans, the Justice Department and the military jointly filed a motion on Thursday that spelled [...]
By Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have a poetic license, as well as astrological permission, to be extra cute in the coming week. I mean you have a divine mandate to exceed the usual levels of being adorable and charming and delectable. Here’s the potential problem with that, though: trying to be cute [...]
Green Bay — on Monday, cornerback Sam Shields came to the facility, lifted weights, went home and felt fine. On Tuesday, the Green Bay Packers rookie started feeling pain in his knee and the next thing he knew, he was being seen by team physician Patrick McKenzie. "I don’t know what happened, to be honest," [...]
New Bern, N.C. — Hunting is part of the Potters’ heritage. For John Potter, his son Matt and his brother Robby, they were born into the sport. Whenever the opportunity comes up, the Potters, along with friend Robbie Corey, head out into the Croatan National Forest to hunt for deer. No matter if they are [...]
JERUSALEM—Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights for Jews — and a week of headaches for Israel’s firefighters. Many Jews light menorahs, but sometimes too close to the drapes. fire department spokesman Asaf Avres says the menorahs children make in kindergarten often topple over, posing another fire threat. He says Hanukkah is typified by a jump [...]
BLOOMFIELD — When winter arrives, public markets usually disappear. But one market is just about to begin. Aztec’s Wilann Thomas is starting a year-round local goods market at the Bloomfield Cultural Center the first Thursday of every month. The market, which will run from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., is something between a farmer’s market [...]
Sony released its distinctive NX range early in 2010, and while we praised it for its design aesthetic and sparkling picture quality, we were mildly surprised to see it left out 3D support. especially considering Sony’s push for the format at launch time. Fast forward six months, and the company has rectified this with the [...]
