Life After the Knife

Denise Stracner bears the scars of reconstructive surgery following her weight loss. "If Id known how much happier I could be, I would have done it years ago," Denise says of her surgery.

Man testifies that Ridgefield degraded him
A wheelchair-bound Ridgefield man whose body has been racked by rheumatoid arthritis and cancer told a federal jury Tuesday that he suffered discrimination and emotional distress because his hometown failed to provide accommodations for disabled people.

Valet service rolls out at MCH
Medical Center Hospital would have had a difficult task picking a colder time to start its valet-style parking service. Were looking at a high of 46 (degrees), manager Drew Large said Wednesday. Thats like a Bahama breeze for us.

Arrest Reports
Nathaniel Lee Rucker, 20, of 1800 N. Gregg St. in Fayetteville was arrested Jan. 20 on felony charges of burglary and theft of property. (Northwest Arkansas Times)

Scooter-riding commissionaire injured in accident
Commissionaire's scooter and papers lie on ground after collision yesterday. The commissionaire was heading south on Douglas Street and a small parts delivery vehicle was going west on Pembroke Street when the accident occurred.

Monica Yant Kinney | Like a good neighbor

Susan Martel and Ed Rendell don't know each other, but they're soul mates on health care. Both think it's criminal that Pennsylvania is home to 767,000 uninsured people.

UPDATED 3:10 p.m. -- J.R. Simplot released from Elks rehab today, resting at home
J.R. Simplot returned home from the Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital today, beating the odds once again. Heres a guy who has written and rewritten history all his life, and this is just one more amazing chapter in the book, said J.R. Simplot Co. spokesman David Cuoio.

Judge OKs exhumation of body for autopsy Investigators probing China Grove man's death after May accident
A judge has given local investigators permission to exhume the body of a China Grove man killed in May while riding his motorized scooter. Rowan District Attorney Bill Kenerly petitioned the courts to have the body of Michael Jason Brown, 27, of 1665 Lentz Road, disinterred and an autopsy performed.

Three-Year Sentence In Fatal Crash
A local man will spend three years in prison for the hit-and-run accident that led to the death of an 80-year-old man who was riding a motorized scooter.

Obituary - Beverly Frailey

Beverly Frailey, 63, a resident of The Caring Place, 103 N. 13th St., Franklin, formerly of Kittanning, died suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2006, while visiting her family in Kittanning during the Christmas holiday.

Scooter law gives leeway to disabled
Legislation that allows disabled people to ride motorized scooters on public roads has been signed into law by Gov. Corzine. The measures were inspired by Matthew Tempe, a 15-year-old from Hamburg with muscular dystrophy who was stopped by police while riding an electric scooter in 2005.

Judge OKs exhumation of body for autopsy Investigators probing China Grove man's death after May accident

A judge has given local investigators permission to exhume the body of a China Grove man killed in May while riding his motorized scooter. Rowan District Attorney Bill Kenerly petitioned the courts to have the body of Michael Jason Brown, 27, of 1665 Lentz Road, disinterred and an autopsy performed.

Collision with SUV injures girls on scooter
Two girls on a motor scooter were injured Saturday afternoon when they were struck by a Nissan SUV in Perris, authorities said. Riverside County sheriff's Investigator Denver Saucier said the girls, a 13-year-old and a 3-year-old, both from Perris, were taken to local hospitals.

Disabled Can Now Ride Scooters On Roads
Legislation allowing disabled people to ride motorized scooters on public roads has been signed into law. The measures were inspired by a 15-year-old with muscular dystrophy who was stopped by police while riding an electric scooter in 2005.

Scooter-riding commissionaire injured in accident

Commissionaire's scooter and papers lie on ground after collision yesterday. The commissionaire was heading south on Douglas Street and a small parts delivery vehicle was going west on Pembroke Street when the accident occurred.

Milwaukee City Police Reports
North | South NorthArson2700 block of N. 8th St. - A porch swing was doused with gasoline and ignited about 10:30 p.m. Jan. 11.

6 teens charged with manslaughter
A Rowan County grand jury indicted five former East Rowan High students and another teen Monday, accusing them of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a China Grove man killed while riding his moped.

Woodland Mall drops charge for scooters
BOWLING GREEN - The Woodland Mall has reversed its policy of charging disabled shoppers to use its motorized scooter.

Owners say perception of Plainfield as unsafe is keeping customers away.

PLAINFIELD -- The city may have its share of crime-related problems, but business owner Robert Bertelli doesn't think Plainfield is unsafe. The problem, Bertelli said, is that there are outsiders who do.

Woodland Mall drops charge for scooters
BOWLING GREEN - The Woodland Mall has reversed its policy of charging disabled shoppers to use its motorized scooter.