DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Rebels trying to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime battled army troops inside an air base in the north today as government forces fought opposition strongholds near the seat of his government in Damascus. In Brussels, a NATO official said the alliance on Wednesday detected the launch of an unguided, short-range […]

RICHMOND Police are investigating a burglary at Pat’s Store early Thursday that was reported by an employee arriving at work. Police received a call at 5:41 a.m. that the store at 160 Brunswick Road had been broken into. According to Police Chief Scott MacMaster, several packs and cartons of cigarettes and some alcohol were reported […]

FREEPORT If your car is towed in Freeport, getting it released may cost a bit more than it used to. Town officials approved a change to Freeport’s ordinance Tuesday, allowing for flexibility to pass on fee increases to towing victims when necessary.  Both of the Freeport’s full-time wrecker services have gone out of business, leaving […]

RICHMOND Police arrested a Richmond man this week on charges of operating under the influence and criminal mischief after he allegedly ran over another residents’ ornamental spruce tree. At 2:19 p.m. Monday, police arrested 42-year-old Dana R. Shulman of 48 Main St., Apt. 7. Shulman was arrested in his driveway after a Durrah Street resident […]