News Briefs (The Florence Times-Daily)

21 August 2008, 8:40 am

TUSCUMBIANatural gas leak causes delaysA portion of downtown had to be closed Wednesday after a construction crew struck a natural gas line on Fifth Street, officials said.... read more

Ex-cop charged with child rape caught in Washington state (The Shelby County Reporter)

21 August 2008, 12:54 am

A former police officer who faces charges of raping a child in Shelby County was captured Monday in Washington state. U.S. Marshals arrested Ronald L. Whitworth Jr., 35, in an apartment outside Tacoma, according to the United States Secret Service.... read more

Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz)

20 August 2008, 10:02 pm

The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With all the grand opportunities around for the man with a political pull, there's no excuse for stealin' a cent.... read more

Sex offender arrested in Arizona (The Morning Sun)

20 August 2008, 7:29 pm

A former Isabella County man who is among Michigan's most wanted sex offenders is in an Arizona jail after a woman he allegedly accosted notified authorities.... read more

Football season prepped to begin after eventful offseason (The Oklahoma Daily)

20 August 2008, 5:52 pm

As the spring football season drew to a close, it seemed OU football was on the verge of getting a break. But the summer months held some unpleasant surprises for the Sooners.... read more

To the BAT Mobile … (The Sand Mountain Reporter)

20 August 2008, 4:14 pm

HAZEL GREEN – Alabama state troopers “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” campaign began in earnest Friday night, as the newest weapon in the state troopers crime-fighting arsenal – the “BAT Mobile” – was placed in service.... read more