National News

Tue, February 07, 2012

Plea deal in drowning case at murky Massachusetts pool

By Zach Howard

(Reuters) - Two former Massachusetts recreation officials admitted in a plea deal on Tuesday that they allowed swimmers to frolic in a ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Former aide to Wisconsin governor pleads guilty

By Marie Rohde

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of soliciting campaign contributions while ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Trappers scour Texas park after mountain lion attack

By Jim Forsyth

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The National Park Service on Tuesday was scouring the sprawling Big Bend National Park in West Texas following ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Radioactive element found in fish far from Vermont nuclear plant

(Reuters) - Trace amounts of a radioactive element found in fish near the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant have now been found in bass in ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Arizona Supreme Court says candidate can be barred

By Mary Slosson

(Reuters) - Arizona's Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling on Tuesday barring a city council candidate with limited English language skills ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Jury nearly chosen for murder trial of lacrosse player

By Ian Simpson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va (Reuters) - The pool of potential jurors narrowed to about two dozen on Tuesday in jury selection for the first-degree ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Activist sues NYPD over use of September 11 photos

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A filmmaker and political activist from California has sued the New York City Police Department for access to photos it took ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Florida prison privatization stalls in Legislature

By Michael Peltier

Tallahassee, Florida (Reuters) - A proposal to privatize at least 26 prisons in south Florida is facing stiff opposition in the Florida ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

Former aide to Wisconsin governor pleads guilty

By Marie Rohde

MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A former aide to Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of soliciting campaign funds while ...

Tue, February 07, 2012

U.S. ocean fence aims to curb smuggling from Mexico

By Marty Graham

SAN DIEGO, California (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are building a steel and concrete barrier 300 feet out into the Pacific Ocean ...

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT: Flood Advisory  More Details Hide Details

mic077-081646- /o.con.kgrr.fl.y.0004.000000t0000z-120210t1800z/ /vckm4.n.sm.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.000000t0000z.oo/ 946 am est tue feb 7 2012 the flood advisory continues for the portage river near vicksburg * until friday afternoon. * at 07 am tuesday the stage was 4.6 feet. * bankfull stage is 4.5 feet. * flood stage is 5.0 feet. * forecast...the river will remain near 4.6 feet this afternoon. * impact...at 4.5 feet...river is bankfull $$