Man charged with beating girlfriend, 72 (Daytona Beach News-Journal)

DELTONA -- A man accused of beating his 72-year-old girlfriend with a weightlifting belt and a dumbbell was charged Thursday with aggravated abuse of an elderly disabled adult and exploitation of the elderly, sheriff's investigators said.

$12,000 electric wheelchair stolen from ISU parking lot (The Pantagraph)

NORMAL -- A $12,000, six-wheeled, electric wheelchair was stolen Monday from a parking lot, Illinois State University police said Tuesday.

Operation Wounded Warrior Continues (Garden City News)

Garden City Volunteer Firefighters, under the direction of Chief James Meehan, are once again co-sponsoring Operation Wounded Warrior this year with area volunteer fire departments. Operation Wounded Warrior will be on the road again and will travel to deliver Christmas & Holiday Care Package Items to soldiers wounded in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Are Scappoose sidewalks unsafe at any speed? (Portland Tribune)

At first, the physicians who examined Herb Smith thought he suffered from the early onset of Parkinson’s disease. He had increasing difficulty controlling his limbs, and was losing faith in his ability to navigate the simple life chores many of us take for granted. “It got to where it ...

Please install Flash® and turn on Javascript. (Monterey County Weekly)

It’s an early Saturday evening in October, but the secluded south parking lot of Monterey Peninsula College is as crowded as it would be on a school day. Many of the cars are parked behind the Main Stage Theater.