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A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner. James Kenny, a forensic investigator with the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's Office, says the bones found Saturday were so old that dirt had saturated the marrow inside them. He says they probably are remains of Native Americans buried long before the house was built.
A judge on Wednesday approved Syms Corp. and Vornado Realty Trust's bid for discount chain Filene's Basement Inc., opened a century ago as the discount section of the New England department store chain Filene's.
An affiliate of the Houston-based Men's Wearhouse was the successful bidder for the 100-year-old Filene's Basement chain after bidding $67 million for the off-price retailer at a bankruptcy auction.
DETROIT - In a city that would become famous for segregation, Linda Hutcherson’s early memories of her household in Detroit are of carefree times amid a pastiche of skin colors. She had loving parents — a black father and a white mother. Her own skin was the color of caramel, and her sister, Cheryl, just a shade lighter than wheat. There was a steady stream of black visitors to the house, and a group of resident white women — prostitutes, as Hutcherson would only learn much later.
A man killed two women and left their bodies in the basement of a house, then beat and raped the daughter of one of the victims in the same home, authorities and a relative of the victims said.
When Jody Fabry descended the basement stairs to her seasonal home and saw broken glass on the floor, then spied what caused the mess, she didn't know who was more frightened — her, or the deer that was the culprit.
City police found an unlikely resident along with three robbery suspects while searching a house: a 6-foot alligator. Officers stumbled across the reptile in the basement of the property in the city's Homewood section Wednesday night. They also found an emaciated pit bull.
Six family members who were beaten to death over the weekend were attacked with so much force that each died almost instantly, a county coroner said Friday.
A young man was charged Thursday with bludgeoning or strangling six relatives whose bodies were found wrapped in sheets and blankets in the basement of his grandmother's home.
Skeleton in Warwick cellar may be Native AmericanWARWICK, R.I. -- The skeleton discovered Wednesday by construction workers digging in the basement of a house in Lakewood may be that of a Native American, Paul Robinson, an archaeologist with the state Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission, said on Thursday.
UPDATE: The Kentucky Derby Museum, after initially announcing that nothing was believed to have been destroyed in the August flood, has now realized that thousands of Museum possessions will have to be written off. Every exhibit was affected to some extent by the Aug.
Skulls found in police cellarDozens of skulls riddled with bullet holes have been found stashed in the cellars of a police training school near Warsaw, Poland.
Cops find mummy in N.Y. basementPolice using sledgehammers broke into a Staten Island, N.Y., basement and found the mummified remains of a body, witnesses said.
Officials: Dead Family's Apt. Had No Smoke DetectorsThere were no smoke detectors in an illegal basement apartment where a father, an infant and a 1-year-old child were killed early Wednesday, fire officials said.
My Basement Ate Pittsburgh - Now I have to Clean It !Because our basement is such a train wreck, when we moved in it quickly took on the role of Dumping Ground.
Man, 82, spends three days in bankUdine, February 3 - An elderly Italian man spent three days in the basement of a bank after getting lost on his way out. Paolo Lugo, 82, couldn't find the exit to an Udine bank after cashing a check late on Friday and wandered down the wrong flight of stairs.
Boiler Exploded In The Basement Of Indiana Wesleyan University Building Two Indiana Wesleyan University maintenance workers were injured about 8:30 a.m. today when a boiler exploded in the basement of the former Center School, which IWU now uses for faculty offices and classrooms.
Pot Garden Discovered In Willows Bargain StoreGlenn County narcotics officers are searching for the operator of a bargain store after nearly 1,300 pot plants were found growing in the basement.
Clean Out Your Basement, Make Money - Baby Boomers News Story - WDIV DetroitOne of the side effects of modern life is clutter. Clutter can accumulate in your basement, garage, attic, storage space and bedroom floors. While you may not realize it, clutter in your home can make you feel claustrophobic, anxious and can even lead to depression
Man digs under house to remove home-made Lamborghini A man who built a Lamborghini in his basement has had to dig into the foundations of his house to remove it.
Wis. man digs homemade car out of basementMADISON, Wis., Nov. 4 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin man who built a replica Lamborghini in his basement said he had to hire an excavator to dig the sports car out of his home.
Josef Fritzl case: Elisabeth reveals horror of 24 years in incest dungeon cellar Elisabeth Fritzl, who was kept in a cellar for 24 years by her father Josef, has spoken for the first time of the "all-powerful" brute who imprisoned her and her children.
Josef Fritzl going stir crazy in cell Josef Fritzl, who locked his daughter in a cellar dungeon for 24 years, has asked permission to leave his prison cell after admitting he can no longer stand being cooped up.
Salad Dressing Floods BasementsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Storms and heavy rain usually flood basements with water, but some homeowners on the city's north side are dealing with flooding of a different kind on Wednesday.
Family Accused of 'Modern Day Slavery'A former judge, his deputy sheriff son and his son's wife were indicted by a federal grand jury this week, accused of keeping an Indian woman shuttered in the couple's basement and forced to work 16-hour days without pay.
Josef Fritzl case: daughter asks to attend Robbie Williams concert Kerstin Fritzl, the 19-year-old who was born in a dungeon prison and held captive there by her father Josef, has woken from her coma and expressed a wish to attend a Robbie Williams concert and go on a boat ride.
Josef Fritzl: daughter, Kerstin, wakes from coma and is reunited with her family Kerstin Fritzl, who was held captive by her father in a dungeon in Austria, has woken from a seven-week coma and been reunited with her mother and the rest of her family at a secure medical ward.
Josef Fritzl: Elisabeth taught children in cellar Elisabeth Fritzl's lawyer has revealed she taught her children maths and grammar while incarcerated in her father's cellar.
Man 'had 7 children by daughter in cellar' - World - theage.com.auThis is really horrible - sickening. You just can't imagine how this woman and her children have suffered over the last 24 years. So upsetting. How could this happen?
10 stunning ultra-geeky home cinemasas time goes by there seems to be a growing trend amongst those people lucky enough to afford it / mental enough to spend all available cash on it: home cinemas.
2 Girls Found Starving With Well-Fed Stepsiblings Upstairs2 Girls Found Starving With Well-Fed Stepsiblings Upstairs Two emaciated girls who told police they ate only when their father wasn't traveling on business were hospitalized after police found them in an advanced state of starvation.
Your buddy Ted wants to show you around his place. The problem is there are scented candles everywhere. Framed pictures of poodles and kittens line the walls. There's even a bouquet of daisies on the kitchen counter.
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