They will serve on a 21-member board including incumbent directors, David Rauch, chairman of the Board, Glenn Cooper, vice-chairman, Beverly Wilson, treasurer, Jennifer Lovell, secretary, Alan Wood, membership, Stacy Barrett, Lynn Dugas, Betty Hefner, Ma

Septien Marquez snagged Mardi Gras beads, falling from the night air, like a Gold Glove shortstop.- 11:27 pm Feuding attorneys asked the Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday to determine the validity of...- 11:20 pm Police from two jurisdictions are inv

ROYAL OAK (AP) — Two state parole agents have been suspended as officials investigate why two ex-convicts now charged in the slaying of an 80-year-old woman at her suburban Detroit home were free at the time of the killing, the Michigan Department of Cor

ROYAL OAK — Two state parole agents have been suspended as officials investigate why two ex-convicts now charged in the slaying of an 80-year-old woman at her suburban Detroit home were free at the time of the killing, the Michigan Department of Correcti

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Department of Corrections says two parole agents have been suspended as officials investigate why two ex-convicts now charged in the slaying of an 80-year-old woman in suburban Detroit were free at the time of the kil

Local news the way you want it: AP File PhotoAlan C. Wood, 48, is shown in this Oct. 1, 2008, photo released by the Michigan Department of Corrections in Lansing, Mich. The Detroit Free Press reports Tuesday that the agents supervising 48-year-old Alan W

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Southside Baptist Church in Bowie with Tony Rogers officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery of Bowie under the direction of the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie. Mr. Wood was a WWII ve

Alan Wood and Tonia Watson, with criminal histories that date back decades, were paroled in 2010. Within months, they were back in trouble. All dates below are in 2011. April 14: Watson stops reporting to her parole officer and is listed as an absconder.

Two parole agents have been suspended as the Michigan Department of Corrections investigates why they allowed a pair of parolees suspected of committing new crimes -- and now accused of murder -- to remain free last fall, the MDOC confirmed Monday. A Fre

CAPE VINCENT The town wants to stop Robert A. Shimp from erecting a 50-foot personal wind turbine next to his 31699 County Route 6 home because it is in the process of enacting a moratorium on wind energy development. But it has already approved the wor

Tonia Watson and Alan Wood could see into the woman's house, where she was sitting alone in a living room chair. They were broke, addicted to drugs and looking for someone to rob, a police detective said Watson later said. It was Nov. 20, the night Nancy

Leah Sorto tried to call her 80-year-old cousin but there was no answer, so she left Nancy Dailey a message. "It's important, Nancy," she said. "Please call me." Dailey didnt call back. Sorto had spoken with her earlier that day, Nov. 20. She tried calli

Leah Sorto tried to call her 80-year-old cousin but there was no answer, so she left Nancy Dailey a message. "It's important, Nancy," she said. "Please call me." Dailey didnt call back. Sorto had spoken with her earlier that day, Nov. 20. She tried calli

The following local resident's have been named to the fall president's list at Corning Community College. Addison Kellie Burrell, Karissa Flint, Rebekah Fort, Allison Stone Alpine Derek Morgan, Rachel Snow Bath Jami Alderman, Jessica Corbett, Ashley Dung

OLDBURY Rep is presenting the panto Dick Whittington, written by local author Alan Wood. The production runs until Saturday, January 21, with evening performances starting at 7.30pm and the Saturday matinees at 2.30pm. Phone the theatre box office on 012

Happy New Year to you all and let’s look forward to some exciting theatre in 2012! Pantomime isn’t just for Christmas you know, (oh, no it isn’t!) January seems to be the main month of the year when dames, princes and Fairy Godmothers dust off their wigs

A career criminal accused of killing an elderly Royal Oak woman in November was sentenced Thursday to 18 months to 15 years in prison for her involvement in an unrelated crime. Tonia Watson, 40, who has 10 felony and eight misdemeanor convictions, pleade

A woman with a long criminal history was sentenced to prison Thursday for using a stolen credit card in the weeks before the killing of an elderly Royal Oak woman, a separate crime with which she has also been charged. Tonia Watson, 40, was accused of us

Tonia Watson was sentenced to prison today for using a stolen credit card in the weeks before the killing of a Royal Oak woman, a separate crime with which she has also been charged. Watson, 40, was accused of using the stolen credit card Oct. 12 to make