CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) — A second hole is being dug in an effort to reach the body of a 4- year- old New Mexico boy trapped in a 30-foot hole near his Carlsbad neighborhood. Crews are using a large excavator along with metal shoring typically used in pipeline construction projects. Police spokeswoman Jennifer Moyers tells […]
March 2012
Boy trying to help mom killed by car
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Authorities say an 11-yearold boy was killed as he tried to get help for his mother, who was fighting with her boyfriend on the side of an interstate in West Virginia. Charleston police say the woman, 30-year-old Lynitrah M. Woodson, was driving on Interstate 77 late Saturday when she got into […]
2 girls, mom among 4 dead in house fire
WARREN, Ohio ( AP) — Firefighters say a weekend fire at a northeast Ohio home killed two girls, their mother and a man who was staying with them. No one escaped the blaze early Saturday in Warren, about 50 miles southeast of Cleveland. No smoke detectors were found in the home. The cause remains under […]
Officials: 139 dead in south Yemen fighting
SANAA, Yemen ( AP) — Military officials say the death toll in fighting between army troops and al-Qaida militants in south Yemen has risen to 139. The officials said Sunday’s fighting in Abyan province killed 107 soldiers and 32 militants. Scores were wounded on both sides. The latest death toll was confirmed by medical officials […]
Washburn foils Richmond — again
AUGUSTA — Richmond High School girls basketball coach Molly Bishop predicted there were going to be several peaks and valleys during her team’s State Class D title game rematch with Eastern champ Washburn. Her hopes on Saturday at the Augusta Civic Center? To stay out of the lows as much as possible and sustain the highs […]
High expectations continue for Bobcats
AUGUSTA — Things didn’t turn out the way Richmond High School girls basketball coach Molly Bishop had hoped prior to Saturday’s State Class D title game at the Augusta Civic Center. For the second consecutive season, the Bobcats fell to Eastern D champ Washburn, this time 60-35. But, there was little gloom and few sad faces, […]
Bowdoin women in ‘Sweet 16’
ITHACA, N. Y. — Ellery Gould hit the go-ahead bucket with 34 seconds remaining to propel the Bowdoin College women’s basketball team to the “ Sweet Sixteen” of the NCAA Division III basketball tournament in a 55-51 win at Ithaca College on Saturday evening. Jill Henrikson of Bath scored 18 points and Gould finished with […]
Hamlin wins at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin spent nearly two months of the offseason in the Scottsdale area, hoping to get away from racing for a while, reinvigorate himself for the 2012 season. It seemed to do wonders, leading to a win at a place where he had one of the biggest disappointments of his career. Hamlin pulled […]
Celtics drop Knicks
BOSTON — Rajon Rondo had his second tripledouble in three games, spoiling Harvard grad Jeremy Lin’s return to Boston on Sunday and leading the Boston Celtics to a 115-111 overtime victory over the New York Knicks. Rondo had 18 points, 20 assists and a career-high 17 rebounds, and Paul Pierce scored 34 — including a 3-pointer […]
Rangers edge Bruins, 4-3
NEW YORK — Sometimes the so-so performances stand out more than the great ones. The surging New York Rangers have been running away with the Eastern Conference and now they are picking up points even when they aren’t playing up to the high standard they have set. “ We’re playing our third game in two-and-a-half days, […]