Plumber, baker but no candlestick maker - Eagle-Tribune

HAVERHILL - For local baker Ernest Cioto, the price of flour and sugar is just as important as the price of copper and cast iron. That’s because Cioto owns and runs both an on-call plumbing company, Extreme Plumbing, and a new business he launched Continue

Idiots who walk around with an aggressive dog as a fashion accessory. Whatever you think about this shambolic Government’s feeble penalties for those who carry weapons the fact remains that to carry a knife or a gun is illegal but owning an Continue

Local deaths in 2007 - Patriot Ledger

Anyone who reads the obituaries has come across at least one person who would have been worth knowing. Every year on the South Shore there are dozens. At year s end it s easy to pick out people who are worth reading about one more time. The Read

HAVERHILL - For local baker Ernest Cioto, the price of flour and sugar is just as important as the price of copper and cast iron. That’s because Cioto owns and runs both an on-call plumbing company, Extreme Plumbing, and a new business he launched Read

Accused robber caught playing video poker with stolen $5 bill - Oregonian

A 43-year-old man accused of robbing a Northeast Portland gas station twice within a week was arrested at a tavern while playing video poker early Wednesday, police said. Daniel H. Joslin is accused of holding up the clerk of a Shell Station at 15

Manchester police/fire - Gloucester Daily Times
MANCHESTER Someone called to report an injured dog was walking down Blue Heron Lane yesterday at 1:16 p.m. The dog’s legs appeared to be injured. The owner was notified. r A jack russell terrier that appeared to be lost and wandering around

Dog laid down her life for friends - Waxahachie Daily Light
Ron Wenzel still tears up when he thinks about how his faithful jack russell terrier, Daisy, lost her life in a valiant fight with a western diamondback rattlesnake. It was May 14, the day a storm blew in. My two jack russell terriers were ready

In this office, 4-legged stress relief is key - Seattle Times
Softchoice employee Krystina Schaber is one of several at the Seattle company who bring their dogs to work. Roxie usually sleeps under her desk. The information-technology service and supply company has been allowing dogs since its inception in 1989

Dog Struck by Lightning Save Email Print - WHSV
Heavy thunderstorms lately have caused all sorts of damage across the Valley. But for one family, the storm came too close to claiming a beloved pet. After a heavy thunderstorm on June 4, Nancy Hyre and her son Tony were closely watching the storm

This Fourth of July, decorate your home with a vintage patriotic look - Dallas Morning News
There are few homeowners who forgo decorating for Christmas, so why should July 4 be neglected? With patriotism running high this election year, up the ante on your curb appeal with vintage-inspired decor. Decorate with tea-stained bunting

Budget cut could bite into animal control efforts - Nashville City Paper

Health department officials say any cuts to the animal control budget will mean the department will lose staff members just as numbers reveal they are cutting the number of animals impounded and brought into the shelter. Matthew Williams/The City Read more

Tis the time of year for haunting tales of ghostly appearances and things that go bump in the night. Halloween is about scary things. Now the distinction blurs between the daylight world of reason and the spectral night world. Celebrated on the Read more

Traveling with your pet has gotten a lot easier since John Steinbeck and his beloved standard poodle embarked upon the cross-country road trip he chronicled in Travels with Charley . Although four-wheeled vehicles remain the most popular Read more

VIDEO: Click to watch the video - double click for full screen enveloping, his eye contact direct and twinkly and his zeal for life instantly infectious. Watch the exclusive video of Jack Garwood giving you some of his top tips on the art of living Read more

The biggest earthquake for a quarter of a century is reported to have hit England at 1am today. The tremor was felt all the way from Newcastle in the north east to Southampton on the south coast with its epicentre near Market Rasen in Lincolnshire Read more

Mark Bugnaski | Kalamazoo Gazette Forrest Gumppy leaps 21 feet, 1 inch into the swimming pool during one of the Ultimate Air Dog events at the annual United Kennel Club Premier dog show at Kalamazoo County Expo Center & Fairground. Forrest Gumppy is Read more

Best in Shows: TV’s Top Dogs - MSN

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is about to trot out its annual canine extravaganza (airs live Tuesday, Feb. 12, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT), which has been running a whopping 132 years (924 in dog years), and dog lovers of all breeds are

Riverside Road home destroyed by fire - Hollister Free Lance
A firefighter works on extinguishing the fire Saturday. Photo by: Nick Lovejoy, The Free Lance A house on Riverside Road belonging to John and Tammy Freitas was destroyed in a fire on Saturday, and while no one was injured, five dogs were killed in

The Most Dangerous Plant At A Nursery Nearest You - NPR News
The problem is those spiky, Sputnuk-like seedpods, or more exactly, the smooth pebbled seeds within. One of these mouth-watering, multi-colored beans is enough to kill a jack russell terrier, and I only single out the breed because that’s what my

Storm Damage Update - Austin Chronicle

The latest on the impact of Wednesday night’s storm, courtesy of Austin Energy (or, more particularly, AE spokesman Ed Clark , who we are pretty sure has not slept in the last two days someone get that man a coffee). As of 10:30am, there are an

Eddie Sutton makes his return to coaching tonight in Utah - Daily Oklahoman
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Book chronicles Charles Russell’s life - Daily Oklahoman
As a western art authority, B. Byron Price has long been enamored with the art of Charles M. Russell , a revered artist often referred to simply as “Charlie. 8 twisters: big storms, small toll Mourners remember Jack Mildren Drowning victim’s body

Friday wild card - Spokane Spokesman-Review
Sorry for only having one post today - we’ve had some breaking news this afternoon, and I know I’ve got more stuff coming down the pipeline so I’ll go ahead and throw out the wild card for today. The big guy will be back next week, and the weekend

Bill Dingus Makes Our Heads Hurt - Austin Chronicle
Oh, elections. Someone wins, someone loses, right? Wrong. The ever-more complicated legal kerfuffle around Bill Dingus , Democrat challenger to House Speaker Tom Craddick for his Midland seat got even more complicated today. Grab a stiff drink and we

Let the holiday movie season begin! - Portsmouth Herald
With the start of the holiday season, Hollywood stops holding back. Between now and year’s end, studios will be unwrapping their biggest and weightiest Academy Award contenders the movies that they hope will not only lure you away from the mall

Pet blessing - Honolulu Advertiser

Ten-year-old Mamo Bishaw of Hawaii Kai holds Mark, his Jack Russell/fox terrier mix, on the steps of Hawaii Kotohira Jinsha-Hawaii Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Kalihi as he gets a blessing from Masao Kawamura with a shake of a suzu, or bell, during a Read

Gloucestershire play their Friends Provident Trophy quarter-final at home to Yorkshire today and Jon Lewis, their captain, says that his side are capable of matching their achievements in one-day cricket under John Bracewell. The New Zealand coach Read