Spencer resident and Van Buren County native Cora L. Guy Sullivan, 81, died April 16 at Generations of Spencer after an extended illness. A homemaker and a member of the Baptist Church, she was the daughter of the late James C. and Nellie Mooneyham Guy; and was preceded in death by her husband, Titus Sullivan;…

Isiah Peck, 91, of Morrison died Monday, April 17 at his residence. Mr. Peck was born April 12, 1915 in Paducah, Ky., and was preceded in death by his parents John Henry and Nannie McKendrie Peck; brothers Elvis, Ezra, Albert, and Cecil Peck; sisters Delia, Gertrude, Bonnie, Gracie, Lonnie, Clara, and Laura. He was a…

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Two Duke University lacrosse players were arrested on rape charges Tuesday in a scandal that has rocked one of America?s elite campuses and raised explosive questions of race, class and the privileged status of college athletes. The two players ? both graduates of Northern prep schools ? were promptly booked and released…

WASHINGTON (AP) RUMSFELD Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Tuesday he is not thinking of quitting despite several retired generals? calls for him to do so. He discounted any suggestion of widespread dissent within the military?s officer corps. At a Pentagon news conference, Rumsfeld sought to portray the recent public airing of grievances against him…

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Preliminary results from a forensic examination failed to establish a captured black bear was responsible for the death of a 6-year-old girl and injuries to her mother and brother, officials said Tuesday. Tissue and hair samples collected from a necropsy completed Monday at the University of Tennessee Veterinary School will undergo further…

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) A man who reported he was carjacked cooked up his story after he later regretted selling his car to a teenager in exchange for a $150 bag of cocaine, police said. Neal Stevenson, 21, of Fall Branch, told police Thursday evening the car was taken from him by force at Fort Henry…

NASHVILLE (AP) Investigators are now saying a Nashville woman invented a bizarre story about how her husband was killed in a confrontation after he found her lover living in their closet. Martha Freeman, 41, and her lover, Rafael DeJesus Rocha-Perez, 36, are scheduled to go to trial in May for the first-degree murder of Freeman?s…

NASHVILLE (AP) A deadlocked effort in the General Assembly to levy fines for violations of the state?s open meetings law led Tuesday to the creation of a special committee to make recommendations for the next session of the General Assembly. The Senate State and Local Government Committee voted unanimously to create a 14-member panel made…

Our Viewpoint No one is disputing the right of school officials to put age restrictions on after-school events such as the upcoming prom. Age restrictions are appropriate and in many cases necessary. School officials are perfectly within their boundaries to establish what that age limit may be. In the case of this year?s Warren County…

Diana West Listen to what passes for immigration debate and it soon becomes clear: Illegal aliens are bad for our character. Take New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Deporting illegal aliens, he told WABC-AM radio host John Gambling, would wreak havoc on golf courses across America. “You and I both play golf,” Mr. Bloomberg said…