Girl, 8, thwarts abduction attempt

An abduction attempt in Shiremanstown was thwarted by a quick-thinking 8-year-old girl, police said. The girl was riding her motorized scooter alone around 1:20 p.m. Saturday through Strawberry Alley near the police station when a maroon van stopped in front of her, Officer Richard Grove said.

It was a perfect occasion for green and tradition
You wouldnt know it from the Irish-themed merriment throughout the metro area, but Saturday was not St. Patricks Day.

FDOT vehicle kills pedestrian
A woman was struck and killed by a marked Florida Department of Transportation vehicle in a North Fort Myers cross walk where it has been three...

Baseball players killed in crash remembered at university service

A father wearing his son's baseball cap and classmates with shirts bearing pictures of a fallen friend were among those gathered Monday evening to remember five college baseball players killed in a bus wreck.

Students get lessons in disabilities

The barriers that face people in wheelchairs may be clearer to third-grade students at Riverside Elementary thanks to a project started this month, some of those involved said Tuesday.

Man arrested on charge of vehicular homicide
Spokane Police arrested the driver of a minivan Tuesday night who allegedly struck and killed a teenager driving a small motorcycle on Spokanes north side.

Police seek woman who kidnapped disabled man
Police are looking for a 29-year-old woman accused of kidnapping and assualting a disabled person. The woman they're looking for is Precious Sparkman, also know as Jasmin Anderson. She's accused of kidnapping a 60-year-old disabled man.

Local Briefly
STANWOOD - A celebration of the life of Drew Brooks, who died last weekend in a car accident, is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday near Lake Goodwin.

Group helps give seniors a new sense of community

Perhaps nothing symbolizes the challenge of keeping America's elderly in their own homes, where they prefer to grow old, as much as the struggle to get their front walks shoveled after a snow.

Girl, 8, thwarts abduction attempt
An abduction attempt in Shiremanstown was thwarted by a quick-thinking 8-year-old girl, police said. The girl was riding her motorized scooter alone around 1:20 p.m. Saturday through Strawberry Alley near the police station when a maroon van stopped in front of her, Officer Richard Grove said.

Clearing snow not just kind, it's the law
With winter's snow machine still in high gear, people continue to spend a lot of time gripping a shovel or a snowblower. Clearing the snow is more than a bothersome chore. It's a civic duty, so people who don't clear their walkways in a timely manner can face fines in many municipalities.

Several hundred take part in MS Walk

Samantha Fegueroa is what the MS Walk is all about.

Obituaries
Patrick V. Bisceglia TROY - Patrick Vincent Bisceglia, 86, of North Lake Avenue, died Thursday, February, 22, 2007, surrounded by his family at Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home in Clifton Park.

Veteran One Of Many Waiting
The care veterans have been receiving and the conditions and red-tape they've had to face at Walter Reed Army Medical Center is in the spotlight. But many veterans will tell you the fight doesn't stop there. Countless veterans find themselves fighting for benefits for years and years.

Police seek woman who kidnapped disabled man
APD is searching for a woman who is accused of kidnapping a 60-year-old man and holding him at his apartment.

Public safety log
People arrested are innocent unless proved otherwise in court. Initial charges often change as a case progresses. Chasing their car The owner of a 1995 Honda Accord heard his car being stolen at about 4 a.m. today from the 1600 block of Tudor Way S.E.

FDOT vehicle kills pedestrian

A woman was struck and killed by a marked Florida Department of Transportation vehicle in a North Fort Myers cross walk where it has been three...

Community on guard

Continuing coverage of the hunt for the man who police say tried to lure a child into his vehicle.

Victim identified in fatal hit-and-run

3:30 p.m. SPOKANE, Wash. - The victim in the fatal crash that occured about 10 p.m. Tuesday, at the intersection of Maxwell and Madison, has been identified as 18-year-old Brandon R. Hansen.