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The streets of Guelph, Ont., were packed today with thousands of people paying their respects to Const. Jennifer Kovach, a local officer who died in a crash last week while on duty. More...

Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Nine people were killed in eastern Afghanistan Thursday after gunmen attacked a wedding party, a local official said. The incident occurred at about 1 a.m. in a home in Nangarhar province, said Ahmadzia Abdulzai, a spokesman for the provincial governor. All the...

<div>Severe weather is sweeping across southern and central Ontario, leading to at least one reported death on Wednesday and spawning several tornado reports. A possible tornado hit near Minden Hills, a local politician said. Deputy Reeve Cheryl Murdoch said something "like a tornado" touched...

I'm Inktvis- I live in the Bahamas, been an FTA guy since before the Football card !! Now just finding out that my local TV provider is closing some channels, so it's back to the Sonicview 360 again...

-- Hundreds of Yemeni anti-government protesters clashed with pro-government demonstrators Saturday at Sanaa University, eyewitnesses and a local human rights group said. Gunshots were fired into the crowd, leaving one dead and five injured, they said. Four of the injured were hospitalized and...

-- The Australian editor of a Myanmar newspaper was arrested last week from his home in Yangon, a friend of the editor said Monday. Police were trying to charge Ross Dunkley, the editor of the Myanmar Times, with an immigration violation, according to his friend. "It turned out they did not...

A local authority in England has given the go ahead for a swimming pool to use energy created by the next-door crematorium to heat its water. The plan, the first of its kind in Britain, will see waste heat from the incinerator chimney used to warm up the neighboring leisure center and its new...

Hello guys, I want know if any of you are getting HD local channels with 9000HD and WF? I am only getting 8490, 8491, 8492 & 8493. Thanks a lot.

Nairobi, Kenya -- A Kenyan police officer killed 10 people during a shooting rampage in a small town northeast of the capital, local authorities said Sunday. The officer assigned to guarding the district commissioner left his post at 3 a.m. to look for his girlfriend, according to a local...

Twin bombs hit Iran mosque ZAHEDAN, Iran, Back-to-back bombs outside a Shiite mosque in Zahedan, Iran, Thursday night killed more than 20 people and injured about 100, authorities said. The Iranian news agency IRNA said one explosion occurred outside the mosque about 9:30 p.m. local time and...

Two mine blasts kill, trap Serbian miners MOSCOW, (UPI) -- At least a dozen miners are confirmed dead following two methane gas explosions in a coal mine western Siberia, local emergency officials said Sunday. Sixty-four workers were trapped by the first blast Saturday and 19 rescue workers...

JOS, Nigeria – Angry Muslim youths set a church filled with worshippers ablaze in northern Nigeria, starting a riot that killed at least 27 people and wounded more than 300 others in the latest religious violence in the region, officials said Monday. About 5,000 people lost their homes as...

A man had been out in the back woods for weeks, cutting logs. He was a bit scruffy and didn't smell very good. Finally he needed a break and came in to town for a few beers. In the bar, he saw the local jock of the town's football team. He was bragging about his girlfriend and how she was lucky...

Shopping in their local Wal-Mart A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The husband picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart. "What do you think you're doing?" asks the wife. "They're on sale , only $10 for 24 cans," he replies. "Put them back, we...

DN has added seven markets to its local HD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DN has added seven markets to its local HD channel lineup. Areas where local networks will now be available via satellite include Abilene, TX, Wilkes Barre, PA, Lincoln...

Dish Adds Seven More Local HDTV Markets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dish Network has added local HDTV in seven new markets, officials said Thursday. The markets and stations are: Abilene, Texas, with KTAB-TV and KRBC-TV; Joplin, Mo., with...

DIRECTV Adds Local HD Markets -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTV expanded its local HD channel offerings to 115 markets with the debut of the service in an additional six cities on Wednesday. The new HD local channel markets are Des...

Signs of The Times -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SkyBOX: Signs of The Times by Evie Haskell Less than a month ago, the Associated Press hoisted a white flag. Faced with a threatened revolt by bloodied member newspapers (anybody looked at...

DIRECTV Continues to Expand HD Locals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTV on Wednesday launched local HD channels for customers in Colorado Springs-Pueblo, Colo.; Davenport, Iowa-Rock Island/Moline, Ill.; and Dayton, Ohio. With the...

More Local HD for DIRECTV On Wednesday, DIRECTV launched local HD services for customers in four markets: Charleston, S.C., Norfolk-Newport News, Va., Savannah, Ga., and Springfield-Holyoke, Mass. The effort brings the number of markets with local HD offerings from the satellite TV company...