Merced Martinez, 46, of the 900 block of South Second, charged with contempt of court/failure to comply. Kristopher Kamalani, 25, of the 2400 block of Harding, charged with battery on a household member. More …

  The first couple of seasons of Supernatural were riveting. The creators of the series were able to tell fairly complete stories - with the exception of some minor bleed over from one story to the next - that were epic enough to have meaning throughout the season but personal enough to make character drama earthy and easy to identify with. That&rsquo… More …

Man oh man! The pins were falling on Week 24 of the Tuesday Independent League - especially for one hombre, the magnificent Ron Morrison. More …

PADRES PROSPECTUS: They’re four games over .500 going into Wednesday’s game, which is more than they were at any point last season. More …

Effingham County elementary schools honor roll list for third nine weeks: More …

Susan, 48, told the Daily Mirror: “They say that television makes you look fat and it certainly did. “I looked like a garage. It was mortifying to see and a bit of a shock. More …

By now, you’ve probably seen this weekend’s viral video sensation, 47-year-old (”and that’s just one siiiiide of me!”) Susan Boyle’s audition for Britain’s Got Talent . The never-been-kissed Scot blew away the initially sneer-mongering judges with her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Miserables, causing Simon Cowell to sort of shift in his seat a little bit while allowing one the most … More …

A church volunteer from West Lothian is the favourite to win Britain’s Got Talent after her audition became a YouTube phenomenon.Susan Boyle, 47, wowed Simon Cowell… More …

It’s no secret that the team with the best pitching always has the best chance to win a high school baseball championship. You can have all the hitters in the world, but if you don’t have a stopper in the rotation, look out. More …

Continuing the work of his childhood idol, “Kon Tiki” adventurer Thor Heyerdahl, Phil Buck and a small crew plan to sail a reed vessel from Boston to Egypt (yes, Egypt) starting in May 2010 and arriving in Egypt in November 2010. Sound impossible? More …

GREENE — A Greene man with prior sexual assault convictions has been indicted for federal weapons violations. More …

Frank L. Anderson, 72, of Canonsburg, died Friday, April 10, 2009, in his home. He was born September 29, 1936, in Cameron, W.Va., a son of John and Blanche Fonner Anderson. More …

The full cast of “The Twilight Saga’s New Moon” was revealed. New names include Graham Green and Cameron Bright. More …

Following the deadly tornado in Murfreesboro, there is renewed talk about why there are still areas of large populations without tornado sirens. More …

The following highlights several efforts, events and grants that seek to address health care disparities in minority communities. Fort Wayne, Ind.: A new clinic for Spanish-speaking adults — Clinica Madre de Dios, or Mother of God Clinic — is opening at a church in Fort Wayne. More …

ALBANY — Democrat Scott Murphy held a 47-vote lead in New York’s 20th Congressional District race late Tuesday. And in one of the stranger twists of the election, reports surfaced that Republican James Tedisco is challenging the absentee ballot cast by the woman the two candidates are vying to succeed. More …