Rescue effort ends in tragedy at Morecambe Bay shore
A 51-year-old man Stewart Rushton and his 9-year-old son Adam drowned after being stranded on Morecambe Bay sands. Police say Rushton made a 999 call as fog enveloped the area and coast guard, police, and rescuers spoke with them by cellphone trying to reach the pair before the tide swept in.
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Weather outlook with clouds and mild warming ahead
Mostly cloudy today with highs in the 30s. Tonight remains clear with lows in the upper teens and calm winds. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 40s. Subscription line and online service listed.
Teen pilot crash linked to bin Laden sympathy in Tampa
A 15-year-old high school freshman named Charles Bishop crashed a Cessna into the Bank of America building in downtown Tampa. He left a short handwritten note in his pocket expressing support for Osama bin Laden and the Sept. 11 attacks. He acted alone, had few friends, and was described as troubled. The lone fatality caused limited damage to an office and surrounding floors. investigators will review his computer for evidence.
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Its Snow Problem
Local columnist Linda A Krutsinger delivers a light hearted shrug at winter weather quirks. The piece playfully notes recurring complaints about snow and cold while poking fun at overreactions and planning for easier days ahead.
First Snows Bring Caution Across Southern Illinois Roads
State officials report major Southern Illinois roadways clear of ice and snow though some secondary routes may remain slick. Temperatures hover in the upper 20s as up to 2 inches fell in places. A 40 percent chance of light snow Sunday night precedes a warmup to the mid 40s by Tuesday. Deputy Dane Johns notes several vehicles left the road with no injuries. no major incidents were recorded.
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Cancer brings families together by Jim Muir writern
Three Southern Illinois families from West Frankfort Thompsonville and Carterville formed an unlikely bond after their children faced leukemia. Parents Roger and Beth Cash Greg and Shelly Smiley and Brooks and Kelly Venable joined a self created support group to help their daughters battle the disease beginning before Thanksgiving 2000 when 17 month old Ashley Smiley ran a fever and swollen glands.
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Beth Cash
Thompsonville
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Shelly Smiley
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Kelly Venable
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Inside Vaccines State issues list of shots for kids
Health page notes state issues a public list of recommended vaccines for children. Rams clinch home field as Bears wrap up NFC Central in a sports brief: football standings finalized with Chicago securing NFC North place.
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Three Southern Illinois Girls Diagnosed With ALL Fight Illness
Haley Cash aged 4 Ashley Smiley aged 2 and Rachel Venable aged 3, all from Southern Illinois, were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia within the past year. They are responding to treatment as ALL shows a 90 to 95 percent recovery rate in recent data from Oconolink. The disease involves immature blast cells hampering normal marrow production leading to low red cells platelets and white cells.
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