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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

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Salamanca woman jailed on murder, other charges

November 1, 2025

SALAMANCA — A city woman is facing murder and other felony charges after a death on River Street on Friday morning. The Salamanca Police Department re...

Crews begin effort to plug leaking Gulf oil well

Crews begin effort to plug leaking Gulf oil well

GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press Writer

Aug 03, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Engineers began pumping heavy drilling mud into the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well Tuesday in what they think is their best chan...

9 killed in shooting at Conn. beer distributorship

9 killed in shooting at Conn. beer distributorship

STEPHEN SINGER Associated Press Writer

Aug 03, 2010

MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Police say a driver at a beer warehouse was being escorted from the property after a disciplinary hearing when he started sho...

Gulf seafood declared safe; fishermen not so sure

Gulf seafood declared safe; fishermen not so sure

GREG BLUESTEIN and JASON DEAREN Associated Press Writers

Aug 02, 2010

VENICE, La. (AP) — Seafood from some parts of the oil-fouled Gulf of Mexico has been declared safe to eat by the government, based in part on human sm...

Steelers sign first-round draft choice

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Steelers sign first-round draft choice

Alan Robinson AP Sports Writer

Aug 01, 2010

LATROBE, Pa. — First-round draft pick Maurkice Pouncey had a five-year contract waiting for him at the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp. Plus an ear...

This could be end of training camps as fans know it

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This could be end of training camps as fans know it

Rachel Cohen AP Sports Writer

Jul 31, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) — Two-a-days and wind sprints. Lugging heavy playbooks and checking into dorms. As NFL teams get going this weekend, take a long, hard l...

Report: T.O. signs with Bengals

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Report: T.O. signs with Bengals

Joe Kay AP Sports Writer

Jul 28, 2010

CINCINNATI — A year after they were featured on HBO’s “Hard Knocks,” the Bengals have scripted their own reality show. T.O. and Ocho. Two self-conscio...

N.Y. Senate may lack votes to pass late budget

N.Y. Senate may lack votes to pass late budget

Michael Gormley Associated Press Writer

Jul 28, 2010

ALBANY (AP) — The New York Legislature may end up responsible for the latest budget in state history after all. Senate leader John Sampson on Tuesday ...

Power outages hit D.C. area after storms, 2 dead

Power outages hit D.C. area after storms, 2 dead

Jul 26, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) — Crews were working Monday to restore electricity to thousands after powerful storms barreled through the nation’s capital and downed...

New temporary memorial opens in Pa. for Flight 93

New temporary memorial opens in Pa. for Flight 93

Jul 22, 2010

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — A new temporary memorial has opened in western Pennsylvania at the site where Flight 93 crashed during the 2001 terror attacks...

20 years later, ‘Days of Thunder’ still resonates

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20 years later, ‘Days of Thunder’ still resonates

Jenna Fryer AP Auto Racing Writer

Jul 21, 2010

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — "Rubbin', son, is racin'," or so said Harry Hogge to a worldwide audience in the summer of 1990, when NASCAR was a niche, regio...

Police: Alleged freeway shooter was targeting ACLU

Police: Alleged freeway shooter was targeting ACLU

TERRY COLLINS Associated Press Writer

Jul 21, 2010

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California man known for his anger over left-leaning politics said after a freeway shootout with CHP officers that he had bee...

Service pedals passengers along Frederick streets

Service pedals passengers along Frederick streets

LAUREN REDDING The Frederick News-Post

Jul 16, 2010

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — MacFawn's Green Rides has taken to the streets of downtown Frederick, offering tourists and patrons an unusual way to see the ci...

Iowa billboard linking Obama, Hitler removed

Iowa billboard linking Obama, Hitler removed

LUKE MEREDITH Associated Press Writer

Jul 14, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa tea party group on Wednesday replaced a billboard comparing President Barack Obama to Adolf Hitler and Vladimir Lenin,...

Madison County bridges to get high-tech scan

Madison County bridges to get high-tech scan

MELANIE S. WELTE Associated Press Writer

Jul 14, 2010

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Laser technology will be used to record four of Madison County's six remaining covered bridges for historical reference and so...

David Ortiz wins HR Derby with 11-homer final

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David Ortiz wins HR Derby with 11-homer final

GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

Jul 14, 2010

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — David Ortiz believes his power swing is all the way back. After a big finish in the Home Run Derby, Boston's beloved slugger ha...

WSB offers amateur boxers salary, shot at Olympics

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WSB offers amateur boxers salary, shot at Olympics

PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer

Jul 14, 2010

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Two-time Olympian Rau'shee Warren has been torn between cash and country since a demoralizing defeat at the 2008 Beijin...

Chicago’s tough new gun ordinance goes into effect

Chicago’s tough new gun ordinance goes into effect

DON BABWIN Associated Press Writer

Jul 13, 2010

CHICAGO (AP) — An ordinance allowing Chicago residents to own handguns took effect Monday, two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court made the city's outr...

Sen. Reid to push for MMA regulation in New York

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Sen. Reid to push for MMA regulation in New York

GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

Jul 10, 2010

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid lost his skepticism of mixed martial arts when he saw everything that the sport and the UFC have done for Nevada. He...

Budget cuts more painful at inner-city LA schools

Budget cuts more painful at inner-city LA schools

CHRISTINA HOAG Associated Press Writer

Jul 10, 2010

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When state budget cuts imperiled city schools, a group of parents fought back by enlisting Hollywood stars to spread a message targ...

No political certainty for aging SF landmark arena

No political certainty for aging SF landmark arena

TREVOR HUNNICUTT Associated Press Writer

Jul 10, 2010

DALY CITY, Calif. (AP) — There was a time when the Cow Palace, a cavernous exposition hall built near San Francisco's old beef slaughterhouses, was a ...