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  • Mark Curtis Checks in From New Bedford Via Skype Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:58PMEven as Earl continues towards the Cape and Islands, things are eerily calm in New Bedford, according to ABC6 Anchor Mark Curtis.
  • The Night Note: Religious Displays, Cat Killer, Keeping Chickens Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:54PMNeed a quick look at D.C.-area news? The Night Note is your one-stop shop. Read it. Use it. Love it. Night Note - Recreation - Pets - Cats - Arts
  • Toxic algae in Oregon river dangerous to dogs, children Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:42PMToxic algae levels in the South Umpqua River are 200 times greater than the water that killed three dogs last summer along Elk Creek.
  • Pets Seemingly Abandoned In Fort Worth Home Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:40PMPolice in Fort Worth are investigating a case of animal abandonment. Officers found three dogs and a cat at a home in the 2800 block of Putnam Street. According to authorities, the owners had apparently moved out, leaving the pets behind.
  • Labor Day travelers contend with Hurricane Earl Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:37PMHurricane Earl’s whipping winds are adding a wrinkle to an already busy three-day weekend where more than 34 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home.
  • Woman who lived with mother's remains facing eviction Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:36PMA Lee County woman who had been living in a home with the skeletal remains of her dead mother for more than a year is now fighting to stay in that house.
  • Woman Worries About Missing I-80 Fence Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:35PMA south Omaha woman says she worries that a missing fence along Interstate 80 could threaten children, animals and highway traffic.
  • Editorial: Reno's 'tent city' is far from ideal, but it makes the best of a bad situation Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:34PMThe 'tent city' that has grown -- largely unplanned -- outside Reno's homeless services center near downtown is certainly not the ideal solution to the area's seemingly intractable homeless problem.
  • Shelters safe haven for residents, pets Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:32PMCHERYL BURKE NEWPORT — There was a collective sigh of relief as 87 people loaded up sleeping bags to go home this morning after spending the night in the emergency shelter set up at Newport Middle School to ride out Hurricane Earl.
  • Bat Tests Positive for Rabies in Pocatello Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:30PMThe Southeastern District Health Department has confirmed that a bat has tested positive for rabies within Pocatello city limits.
  • Video: Matchmaker service finds high-end niche Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:26PMEASTTOWN — Matchmaker, matchmaker make me a match, find me a find, catch me a catch.
  • AAA expects more travel for Labor Day Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:24PMMore people are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend than last year.
  • Ads to help Ill. residents prepare for disasters Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:22PMIllinois officials are introducing eight new radio announcements to encourage people to prepare for disasters during National Preparedness month in September. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency says the spots will air more than 30,000...
  • Ads to help Ill. residents prepare for disasters Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:20PMIllinois officials are introducing eight new radio announcements to encourage people to prepare for disasters during National Preparedness month in September.
  • Photos feed RSPCA need Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:15PMMANY bags of donated dog food will be delivered to RSPCA Queensland's Fairfield animal shelter today.
  • 50 Years Ago: Lingerie plant opens doors to offer public a peek Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:04PMFor the week of Aug. 23-29
  • Paint, lighting and flooring are foundations for refeathering the nest Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:18AMSome rooms scream — "Help!" Others say nothing, and that's a problem, too. Take the typical bedroom. Michael Payne has seen thousands, just this month.
  • Cora A. Binyon Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:13AMCora Anna Malcolm Binyon passed away from Alzheimer's in Sparks, NV, August 25, 2010, at the age of 95 ½.
  • Research shows female cardinals being deceived by 'urban' males: Animals in the News Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:12AMBird feeders can red cardinals in poor condition look like they're actually in good health.
  • Storm warning for area Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:11AMCall this your early warning.
  • Owner of condemned dog says she's willing to get training Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:59AMSHREWSBURY - The owner of a dog that attacked two other dogs and a resident said she is willing to get training for herself and her dog.
  • Something’s out there Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:47AMTwo dogs are dead and two more are missing as something around Dogwood Lake Estates targets pets as prey. Recent attacks in the subdivision off Summerhill Road in north Texarkana, Texas, are being blamed on a wild animal, perhaps a coyote or bobcat.
  • Davis Islands trail slated to open next month Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:49PMCompletion of a pedestrial trail on Davis Islands is on schedule for October.
  • LTR Products Offers Smart, Eco-Friendly Alternative to Landscapers at the ASLA 2010 Annual Meeting and EXPO Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:48PMThe need to explore more eco-friendly, sustainable alternatives for landscaping projects of all kinds continues to grow in the marketplace. Â This month, LTR Products, a subsidiary of Liberty Tire Recycling, will demonstrate the true value proposition of its Pinnacle Rubber Mulch to attendees of the American Society of Landscape Architects 2010 Annual Meeting and EXPO, which is being held in ...
  • Shelters provide safe haven, for pets, too Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:47PMCHERYL BURKE NEWPORT — Carol Laflin, a former Federal Emergency Management Agency employee, was quick to volunteer to work at the pet-friendly shelter that opened at noon today at Newport Middle School.
  • Book Review: 'Destroy This Memory' Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:35PMRichard Misrach's photographs of post-Katrina New Orleans detail the frustrations and resolve of a surviving city. For blocks and blocks they appeared — grids, circles, numerals: In post-Katrina New Orleans, those symbols became indelible shorthand, modern hieroglyphics set down in fluorescent paint, runny marker, even chalk embroidered on the sides of what was left of the city's built ...
  • Experts: quarter of animal hoarders were rescuers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:33PMLinda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away -- unaware it was a death camp for cats. Extermination camp - Pennsylvania - United States - Recreation - Pets
  • National News More>> Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:30PMLOS ANGELES (AP) - Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of miles away - unaware it was a death camp for cats.
  • 25% of animal hoarders were once rescuers; trend growing in U.S., experts say Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:28PMLOS ANGELES, Calif. - Linda Bruno called her Pennsylvania cat rescue the land of milk and tuna. It thrived for years as people sent pets they couldn't care for from hundreds of kilometres away — unaware it was a death camp for cats.
  • County to spray Cicero Swamp after finding more mosquitoes infected with EEE virus Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:25PMIf weather conditions are unfavorable Tuesday, spraying will take place Wednesday.
  • Experts: quarter of animal hoarders were rescuers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:21PMHO This July 2007 photo provided by Riverside County Animal Services shows Riverside County Animal Services Deputy Director Betsey Webster checking on the welfare of the animals and the condition of the emergency shelter set up at Banning Animal Shelter in Banning, Calif.
  • Riverfront Prepares For Riverfest Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:20PMOn Riverfest weekend, preparation is important, but nowhere is it more important to fans than on the innocuous-looking barge on the Ohio River.
  • Council dump pet dog at tip -COMMENT ON THIS STORY Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:37AMA BELOVED pet dog who was reported missing and later found dead at Sewerby clifftops was mistakenly dumped on a landfill site by council workers who did not bother to identify her. (02/09/2010)
  • Cleanup of Reno's tent city marks changes in rules enforcement Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:35AMTent city is back in business after a daylong clean up Wednesday, and this time -- for the first time in nearly a year -- staff members are enforcing the rules.
  • Toxic sea slugs found Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:33AMPeople are being urged to look out for toxic sea slugs on beaches in the Auckland region, after one was found at Cornwallis Beach.
  • Lake County News Briefs: Low-cost pet vaccinations offered Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:16AMThe Lake County Health Department's Animal Care and Control Program will offer two low-cost pet vaccination and microchip clinics in September.
  • Become a member of our community! Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:11AMVisit zip2save.com for all your favorite circulars & coupons! The Doings welcomes items for the Community Calendar. Items must be received a minimum of 10 days prior to publication. E-mail items to: doingsnews@pioneerlocal.com.
  • Algae toxin levels prompt alarm Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:10AMA South Umpqua River bar contained the highest levels of blue-green algae toxins ever found in Oregon — and perhaps one of the highest ever recorded nationwide — when a dog swimming in the water there died Aug. 23 from an apparent reaction to the toxins, authorities said.
  • States grapple with exotic, dangerous pets Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:09AMCOLUMBUS, Ohio — The bear that recently killed a caretaker in a Cleveland suburb was the latest example of animal violence in a state that has some of the nation’s weakest restrictions on exotic pets and among the highest number of injuries and deaths caused by them.
  • Dog law enforcement knocking on every door Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:21AMStarting Friday, the local Dog Law Enforcement officer will be knocking on doors across Adams County in the second canvass this year to make sure all dogs are vaccinated, licensed and safe.
  • When Home is the Battleground Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:12AMMinimizing post-divorce trauma
  • Earl-y preparations Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:06AMMeteorologists and emergency management experts are now saying that Earl's final path — whether it stays 100 to 200 miles out to sea before heading to Canada or takes a more direct line at New England — will be determined with much more clarity by day's end.
  • Police say cat killer has struck again Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:05AMBrockville Police are reporting the discovery of a second dead cat likely killed by human hands in the east end on King Street. In a news release sent out Tuesday afternoon, Det.-Const.[...]
  • Estancia man hoarded pets in home Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:04AMState police say they found at least 22 dogs, 30 cats, as well as rats and gerbils in a home in Estancia on Wednesday.
  • PCPL encourages patrons to join during Library Card Sign-up Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:01AMGREENCASTLE -- September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Putnam County Public Library wants to make sure that all children in Putnam County have the smartest card of all -- a library card....
  • Briefly (Sept. 2) Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:01AMTwo Wichita Falls physicians have accepted key Texas Medical Association (TMA) leadership positions.
  • Ashland gears up for Halloween Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:56AMAshland residents are preparing for ghosts, goblins and witches to come out of the woodwork on Saturday for the city's annual costume parade, followed by a typically raucous celebration in the plaza.
  • Robots developed for friendship Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:27PMRobots with memories are developed in Plymouth as part of a European project to befriend and comfort sick children.
  • BUSINESS BLAST: CobbCorner's Village Toy Shop Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:25PMKathy Mabry opened the Village Toy Shop in North Easton nearly 20 year ago, and expanded it to Canton a decade ago. It sells educational and fun toys for children. As the Canton location prepares for its 10 th anniversary celebration Saturday, Sept. 4, Mabry answers the following questions the Journal asked her about her business.
  • Humpday Afternoon Diversion Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:21PMDear Cee Lo, why why WHYYYYYY did you not release this three months ago and decisively answer the question of who would supply us with the Summer Jam of 2010 long before we had to suffer through Katy Perry's lame attempt at the title. We've been grooving on this song since the first time it hit our ears and now we can finally embed the official video (though we really like the original text ...