NJ jurors convict Florida man in 'fat defense' trial
HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) ” A jury convicted a Florida man Friday of murdering his former son-in-law, rejecting the man s defense that he was too fat to have run up and down a flight of stairs to commit the crime and make a quick getaway. Edward A...
 3.4K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 249.0 Jury says companies not liable in mower accident
EUGENE (AP) A jury in Lane County decided Thursday that Deere Co. and a local distributor weren t liable for a 2006 accident that amputated the leg of a toddler. The jury of six women and six men reached the verdict after 10 days of testimony and...
1.3K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 249.0 Community Sports: Community Scoreboard for Aug. 29
Golf Forest Hills Country Club Ladies Day Tuesday Scramble with the Guys Low Gross Ray Malmberg, Stephanie Thomas, Pat Porter and Don DeFilippo, 71; Harvey Myers, Charlie Brickey and Marlene Allsop, 72; Jim Koenig, Dave Morgan, Hal Pintar and Marth...
9.5K - Aug. 29, 2009; scored 539.0 Court backs NASCAR against driver
INDIANAPOLIS Jeremy Mayfield is back under suspension for a failed random drug test after an appeals court ruled in NASCAR s favor Friday, issuing a stay on the injunction that gave the driver the right to return to the race track. The one-page dec...
1.8K - Jul. 25, 2009; scored 249.0 Milwaukee track faces tough times
MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee Mile s past includes more than a century s worth of auto racing s biggest names, from A.J. Foyt to the Unsers and the Andrettis. Now the track s promoters are behind on payments to NASCAR and the Indy Racing League, leaving ...
3.7K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 249.0 Muting the hurt
John Ramsey, Fayetteville Observer FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Staff Sgt. Zach Collett has a remote control to mute the crippling pain he felt for years in his back and legs. During a house raid in 2005 in downtown Baghdad, Collett kicked in a door tha...
5.1K - May. 11, 2009; scored 1000.0 Births
Lemore Naval Air Base Hanford, Calif. Gracie Lea Wehe was born at 7:17 p.m. on April 13, 2009, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long. Parents are Tommy and Kayla Wehe of Hanford. Grandparents are Lonnie and Vikki Bower of Coos Bay. Bay A...
1.6K - May. 2, 2009; scored 249.0 A dip into teen art
COOS BAY Illinois Valley High School junior Callie Harland hasn t done many paintings maybe four or five, she said. But three of them have won museum recognition and awards. Harland s latest win best of show in the Coos Art Museum s Vision 2009...
5.3K - May. 1, 2009; scored 445.0 Roseburg takes lead at tourney
Defending champion Roseburg opened a commanding lead on the opening day of the 33-team Coast Classic on Friday at North Bend High School. The Indians advanced 11 wrestlers to today s quarterfinal round and scored 85.5 points during the opening rounds...
22.2K - Dec. 13, 2008; scored 594.0 Honoring fallen soldiers
Today, as the nation honors the people who have served in the military in war and in peace, Americans are especially mindful of those men and women who currently are serving. As is our annual custom, The World honors their commitment and shares the n...
21.5K - Nov. 11, 2008; scored 612.0 | 
