LA police link man to Israeli team, Chivas thefts

A man with slicked-back hair who stole $26,000 in cash and jewelry from an Israeli basketball team at the Staples Center also scammed his way into two downtown hotels to steal thousands of dollars from Chivas de Guadalajara soccer players and a salsa music troupe, police said Wednesday.

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Police kill knife-wielding man in downtown Chicago

Police have shot and killed a knife-wielding man who threatened an elderly bystander in Chicago's downtown theater district.

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25 dead, others missing after Nairobi fire

Twenty-five people were confirmed dead and others were still missing Friday, two days after a massive fire swept through a supermarket in downtown Nairobi, officials said.

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Coors Field Has Brought Denver Long Way

Thousands of World Series fans will soon be converging on LoDo, a thriving section of downtown that is home to the Colorado Rockies' Coors Field. Fifteen years ago, they would have been warned to stay away.

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Vacancies Down Around Ground Zero

Rents are up and vacancies are down to pre-Sept. 11 levels in lower Manhattan's commercial real estate market.

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I am only finding video footage at this time.

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Yesterday morning First Baptist Church of Dallas made an announcement that Pastor Robert Jeffress had to know would cause a major stir throughout the city of Dallas and beyond.

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Alexander Street has changed dramatically since the 1980's, when the Rio Bamba, the Old Toad, and Lloyd's Bar and Grille were about the extent of the strip's nightlife.

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Kentucky Derby Museum Hit by Flash Floods After Record Rains [with update]

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.

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Mayor Robert Duffy wrote to County Executive Maggie Brooks and transit authority CEO Mark Aesch today asking that they all travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with federal officials.

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The developers of CityScape in downtown Phoenix held a topping off celebration this morning. A festive event featuring Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, Phoenix Mayor Gordon and executives from Red Development and Hunt Construction group.

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Just a brief item on an American lady whose career suddenly blossomed when she was nearly 60. She released a record, ironically titled "Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits" and her cover of Downtown broke into the top 100 charts.

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Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts starts today with weather worthy of Art.Perfect for the senses!

Crystal clear sky with 80 degree calm air is soothing the minds of a great turnout crowd for the first day of the Festival. Art of many different genres and mediums is available for viewing and purchase. As is Roasted Corn and smoked Turkey Legs.OOOH LALA...the aromas!Funnel C …

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SAN DIEGO -- The idea of having two stadiums in one area has been done before in places like Pittsburgh and Baltimore. Now, it could possibly happen in San Diego.

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JACKSONVILLE -- New York City's famous Naked Cowboy has migrated south for the winter.

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Adam C. Peterson, convicted of stabbing and killing Joel Marino almost a year ago, died Saturday night after an apparent suicide attempt, officials said Sunday.

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if I could, I'd join this evening of fun - but I am not able. Maybe one of you would enjoy a new vino! Read on!

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On April 2, when Zimmermann's fiance found her at their West Doty Street apartment, she was cold and lifeless and she had been stabbed in the heart so many times that he thought she had been shot in the chest, one of the warrants revealed.

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There is a new idea being put forth that will not only create new homes, it will develop space that is close to the downtown area that will cut down on gas usage and commute times. Also, not really stressed will be the cleanning up of the unsightly alleyways.

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There is a large plot of land just north of our downtown area that is the former Union Pacific Rail yards. It was a superfund site for decades, cleaning up after 100+ years of train pollution.

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The Incarnation of Isabella

This is from a chapter from my book-in-process, "Life In Reverse." The names have been changed to protect the innocent. Incarnation Isabella writes in her journal:

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The band plays on in Minnesota as hurricane threatens Americans in Louisiana.... Watch the video clip See more irresistible headlines

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Officials with the Willy Street Co-op have not given up on locating their second grocery store in Phase 2 of Metropolitan Place.

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Madison police found the suspected killer of Joel Marino through old-fashioned police work: following up a tip in March, showing photo lineups to witnesses and finally matching DNA found at the crime scene.

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Greenville SC, my community,West Greenville.Coming back to life.

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The recent homicides of Joel Marino and Brittany Zimmermann do not appear to be connected, Madison Police Chief Noble Wray said Saturday, in his most definitive statement to date on the issue.

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FORT PIERCE — A Fort Lauderdale developer chosen to reconfigure the Henry King Power Plant site on Indian River Drive said he wants to create the retail epicenter of downtown, comparing his proposal to Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, and Bricktown in Oklahoma City. Jonathan S …

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A call came in from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone, but the 911 operator didn't hear anyone on the line, so the operator hung up, then failed to call back, 911 Center Director Joe Norwick said.

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The documents state Kahl told authorities that on the day of Zimmermann's death, the two men and Kahl used drugs at "a crack house on Wilson St.," and then separated.

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