The Carolinas | 2 killed in crash near Pamplico – The Sun News
Two people were killed and three injured when their SUV ran off the road and flipped over in a ditch near Pamplico. Florence County Coroner M.G. Matthews told The Morning News of Florence that 58-year-old Brett D. McFadden of Lake City died at the scene of …
Democrats want new rules in the Senate – United Press International
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (UPI) — Most Democratic senators want to make filibusters more difficult when the U.S. Senate reconvenes in January and to end the practice of “secret holds.” A letter to the party leadership on Dec. 18 was signed by 56 Democrats and …
Peirce: Business-style planning for hard-pressed metros – Denver Post
They’ve all faced moments of serious economic challenge but then devised ingenious recovery strategies. The comeback effort stories were celebrated at a Global Metro Summit this month in Chicago, sponsored by the Brookings Institution and London School of …
December’s gold for The Peanut Roaster – Raleigh News & Observer
HENDERSON — When driving down Interstate 85 near the Ruin Creek exit in Henderson, you might catch the faint aroma of roasted peanuts. If you do, thank The Peanut Roaster, a local peanut shop that ships all over the world, especially during the holiday …
Haitian orphans settling in with adoptive families – AP – msnbc.com
Under a towering Christmas tree, 3-year-old Sevil Fletcher giggled in delight amid some not-so-rough roughhousing with his brother and sister. There were snow drifts outside the comfortable suburban home, and the warmth of a close-knit family inside, as …
Tea partyers oppose Evansville gov’t consolidation – Star-Press
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) Tea party activists in southwestern Indiana are unhappy with plans for a referendum that would ask voters if they support consolidating Evansville and Vanderburgh County’s government agencies. The Evansville Courier & Press …
Eastern Iowa fire damages estimated $1.7M – Sioux City Journal
MANCHESTER, Iowa (AP) A fire at a lumber products store in eastern Iowa has caused an estimated $1.7 million in damage. Cedar Rapids television station KCRG reports that firefighters responded to a call at Hutchison Lumber Products in Manchester about …