MURPHY -- Thanks to the lighting of a new fiber-optic connection, Cherokee County's Hiwassee Dam school has emerged from the Internet dark ages.

Coaches for a women's softball team are searching for items to reward their team after the championship game but have a limited budget. Here are the solutions two promotional consultants suggest. What would you do?

Increasing intake of antioxidant-rich cherries may help lower the risk of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease, suggests a new study(1) presented at the Experimental Biology annual meeting.Researchers say the animal study is encouraging and will lead to further clinical studies in humans. [click link for full article]

YAKIMA, Wash. - The Northwest Cherry Growers Association forecasts a sixth straight year of record crops as more orchards come into production. The crop for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Montana is estimated at more than 140,000 tons. Most of that, 120,000 tons, will come from Washington.

Stephen Meyer, a retired postal worker who has lived in his house in St. Charles for 50 years, still frets that last month's cold snap killed his beloved sycamore and red bud trees.

Doctrine. All Penn State "cherubs" are innocent until proven guilty, but if proven guilty they are still innocent because the courts are biased and Penn State haters. All other parties are guilty, guilty, guilty until proven innocent and are still guity because, well because they just are.

A star in her own right, Cheryl Burke has been a part of Dancing With the Stars championship couples for the past two seasons. Drew Lachey and Emmitt Smith both credit her choreography and teaching skills to their success on the dance floor.

The U.S. Chess Federation this week extended a free lifetime membership to a Virginia Tech chess player credited with helping save the lives of some of his classmates in the shooting rampage that killed 32 on the campus April 16.

A 46-year-old woman suffered life-threatening injuries when she was stabbed in the chest Friday morning. The woman, whose name was not released, was found about 3:20 a.m. at 15th and Pine streets with a stab wound to the middle of her chest.

Rock trio Chevelle returns to Tallahassee for the first time since it played the Civic Center in September with Nickelback and Hinder to rock out Floyd's Music Store, 666-1 W. Tennessee St., at 8 p.m. today. The trio's 2002 album, "Wonder What's Next," went platinum, and the band has enjoyed the radio success of singles "The Red," "Send the Pain Below," "Vitamin R" and "The Clincher." The group's ...

Former British Touring Car Champion Alain Menu headed a Chevrolet lockout of the front row in qualifying for the second round of the World Touring Car Championship at Zandvoort

Chevrolet.com has launched a new page on their site dedicated to the upcoming Transformers Movie featuring a new Transformers Game too...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A Chevron station near the Orlando airport has taken the first step to marketing hydrogen fuels by implementing H2Gen Innovations' system that produces hydrogen from natural gas, The New York Times reported.

This season continues to be strong for points leader Jeff Gordon, who on Friday earned the pole for the Jim Stewart 400 with a fast lap of 126.251 mph in a Chevy. He will lead the field for the fourth consecutive race, earning three poles on speed and the other on points when rain washed out qualifying at Texas.

DENVER -- Thousands of people demanding changes in immigration laws and an end to federal raids marched through downtown Denver on Tuesday, capping the demonstration by lifting their cell phones in the air and calling Colorado's U.S. senators.

SPRINGDALE -- Hundreds turned out to enjoy the lively music and entertainment, free food and games for children as First Security Bank hosted a Cinco de Mayo festival Friday afternoon.

MANILA, Philippines -- Aside from some senatorial aspirants, a number of candidates for local posts are also bent on boosting the arts.

Two peregrine falcons nesting on the Macomb County Building in Mt. Clemens are tending to a chick that hatched this morning.

TUPELO - A former Chickasaw village outside the city limits has been returned to its rightful owners, who plan to build a retreat and interpretation center there.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Michelle Anderson's Thai-Inspired Chicken Breast and Slaw recipe was worth 100 grand. Anderson of Eagle, Idaho, won the 47th annual National...

Porayar, May 4: As many as 150 cases of chickenpox have been reported so far in the district, according to district bacteriology officer Gopalarathnam.

Federal officials on Friday placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial chemical.

Brad Gore's Fightin' Chicks will be livin' on Tulsa time this weekend after beating El Reno 4-3 to win their 5A Regional and earn a return trip to the state tournament.

Notes: Chico still learning how to pitch

The funeral service for Helen Mary Greenwood will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, April 30, 2007 at Catholic Church of All Saints, New Richland, MN. The Reverend Thien Nguyen will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

PONTIAC â A 19-year-old Pontiac man is accused of inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old girl on Sunday.

The Chiefs released defensive end Eric Hicks on Tuesday, three days after taking defensive lineman Claude "Turk" McBride in the second round of the NFL draft. Hicks, who made the Chiefs' roster as an undrafted free agent out of Maryland in 1998, has appeared in 128 games with 104 starts over nine seasons.

As spring temperatures rise, so do chiggers, up the legs of unsuspecting humans who serve as accidental hosts for the tiny parasites that can leave itchy welts, an expert says.

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) -- More than 300 chihuahuas took to a miniature race track in Wheaton Saturday as part of a regional competition for the country's fastest chihuahua.

WHEATON, Ill. (AP) -- More than 300 chihuahuas took to a miniature race track in Wheaton Saturday as part of a regional competition for the country's fastest chihuahua.

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared a force majeure on the exports of 50,000 barrel per day (bpd) from the Okono-Okpoho oilfield following Thursday's attack on the Mystras Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel by armed militants in the Niger Delta.

Hand-made kurtas inspired by India are this summers resort must-have. [PR.com - April 30, 2007]

A 5-year-old child who was thought to have died after falling down a flight of stairs inside a Sheraden home on Sacramento Street on Thursday was killed, police said.

A tiny Christian community living a frugal existence on a plot of land in Chile has come under intense scrutiny after one of its members, a 28-year-old woman, died in childbirth and was buried illegally.

The Bishop of Bath and Wells details the steps the church is taking to protect children from sex offenders.

SANTIAGO -(Dow Jones)- Chile's Finance Minister Andres Velasco Friday reiterated that government policy is helping to stem the peso's strengthening against the dollar.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers' frontman Anthony Keidis has warned celebrities against turning to rehab as a solution for their problems. A couple of weeks in rehab seems to have become as common as a holiday in St Barts for today's stars.

Good thing nobody scolded chef David Ng'ang'a about playing with his food in childhood, or else we'd miss out on Vietnamese Kraft dinner. And Pasta al Porno.

LAS VEGAS -- Look for a new beer coming to shelves this summer. After exceeding expectations in sales and distribution in test markets, Miller Chill, a light beer inspired by the Mexican chelada, is going national.