Jeopardizing America’s Houses of Worship: Church ForeclosuresSunday, September 5, 2010 @ 2:42AM(NNPA) - With more than 2.5 million foreclosed homes nationwide and millions more to come, many families are tightening their household budgets, delaying major purchases and paying down debt as best they can.
Police name man who went from big casino winner to victim of deadly crime in S. CaliforniaSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:34PMSANTA ANA, Calif. - Authorities have identified the man who they say went from big winnings at a Southern California casino to death at the hands of robbers.
Small Michigan community eliminates police department in effort to address budget problemsSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:34AMCLARKSTON, Mich. - A small town in Michigan has eliminated its police department as a way to save money. The Oakland County sheriff's department began patrolling the village of Clarkston on Friday night.
Need prayer? Calif. drive-thru takes orders to goSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:18AMShawn Heggi's unconventional ministry caters to worshipers on the go, strategically placed near a traffic–heavy intersection and two hospitals. It offers a more convenient venue to pray than an institutionalized church setting, especially in an era when church attendance is shrinking.
Ad Watch: Tea Party for O'DonnellThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 3:36PMThe Tea Party Express' political action committee, Our Country Deserves Better, puts out an ad in support of Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, who is challenging Rep.
Father expects Calif. to reject claim over slaying of teen daughter by paroled sex offenderThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:50PMSAN DIEGO - The father of a teen girl killed by a paroled sex offender says he expects a board that considers compensation for California crime victims to reject his claim that authorities were responsible for his daughter's death.
Calif. man gets death for sexual assault, torture, murder of girlfriend's 5-year-old daughterThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:49PMSAN FERNANDO, Calif. - A Southern California man has been sentenced to death for sexually assaulting and beating to death his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter.
Thursday Must Read: Foreclosures Are Bad for Your Health; Illegal Immigration PlummetsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 1:06PMStories you shouldn’t miss: 1. Losing your home to foreclosure is not only devastating to your finances, it’s also bad for your health , the CoCo Times reports, citing a new study released today by the Alameda County Public Health Department .… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Man living in searched home worked at slain Calif. teen's school, had prostitution arrestThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 12:04PMMORENO VALLEY, Calif. - A man who lives at a Southern California home that was searched by detectives investigating a teenager's killing was a teacher's aide at the victim's school.