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Carmi, Ill., native asked to resign from federal pipeline post
The woman who has been overseeing the proposed construction of Alaska's natural gas pipeline the past three years has been asked to step down by President Barack Obama.
So. Ill. couple to stand trial in drug-induced death of 5-year-old
A southern Illinois couple have been ordered to stand trial in the death of a 5-year-old boy last spring.
Mother, stepfather charged in son's death
Former Grayville and current Carmi residents Crystal Hoy Nash, 24, and Joshua D. Nash, 25, were arrested Friday afternoon on several felony charges stemming from the death of Crystal Nash's son, Jason Hoy.
Three injured in Southern Illinois furnace explosion
Two contractors with Bowles Heating and Air Conditioning of Enfield, Ill., were working in a crawl space beneath the Milas and Ilene Littrell home in Concord when a propane furnace malfunctioned and exploded.
The Jewish Music Report looks at some "Alternative Jewish Music: Great Artists." There are many frum artists with international reputations.
Two trapped in courthouse elevator
Shortly after 3 p.m. Monday, White County Sheriff Doug Maier received a phone call from the ThyssenKrupp Elevator Co., in Evansville that people were trapped in an elevator car at the White County Courthouse at Carmi.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Illinois Doctor Pleads Guilty to Illegal Dispensation of Controlled Substances
Doctor From Carmi, Illinois Pleads Guilty to Charges of Illegal Dispensation of Controlled Substances The United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois announced today that on September 10, 2009, in the United States District Court in Benton, Dr.
Doctor pleads guilty to illegally dispensing controlled substances
A doctor from Carmi, Illinois pled guilty to three counts of illegally dispensing controlled substances.
Carmi and Cairo Get Hospital Grants
Cairo and Carmi, Illinois have received roughly 16-million dollars to build hospitals in their towns.
Embroidered linens, green Depression-era glass, funky 1950s armchairs, more lamps than you can shake a stick at.
Embroidered linens, green Depression-era glass, funky 1950s armchairs, more lamps than you can shake a stick at.
Kandace's Korner: A trip to the video store hits home
I've rented more movies of late, which is a rare treat as we're always so busy and usually do not have the time to watch a lot of television, let alone movies.
Retirement seems put to pasture these days | Len Wells column
What ever happened to retirement? It hasn't been that long ago that I attended retirement parties for friends who ended long and esteemed careers in law enforcement, teaching or business, and I wished each of them well as they went home to garden, travel and generally relax.
Federal mining investigators fault Ill. coal mine's managers for worker's death
Federal mine safety investigators say an accident that killed a worker at a southern Illinois underground coal mine last year was attributable to management's failure to stress certain safety practices.
Police hoping dental records will help ID burned body
White County Sheriff Doug Maier reports receiving a 911 call at 7 a.m. Sunday morning of a vehicle on fire on White County Road 1000 E., just north of Burrell Park.
'It's tough to get things put back together by yourself': ...
That's a brave chicken that lives in the remnants of Norman Wilke's barn. The hen didn't leave her nest wedged in between two wood studs near the barn's staircase when a tornado hit Monday -- its winds twisting the metal roof and shearing the walls.
White Co. residents want hospital
White county is waiting anxiously to see if Governor Pat Quinn will sign the capital spending bill.
Dog days of spring | Highways & Byways
Brooklynn Jolene Ann Hogue, 5, nearly loses the last few bites of her ketchup and cheese hot dog on her first trip to the hot dog stand Wednesday evening.
Vietnam Gen. Karch dies at age 91
WASHINGTON - Frederick J. Karch, 91, a Marine Corps brigadier general who led the first official ground combat troops into Vietnam, died of congestive heart failure May 23 at his home in Arlington.