Three were decisive at the start. Two fire bosses voted not to renew the fire chief's contract. ...more

January 25, 2008

The family of a 17-year-old girl who died hours after her health insurer reversed a decision and said it would pay for a liver transplant plans to sue the company, their attorney said Friday. ...more

December 22, 2007

An unarmed, mentally ill teenager could be heard cursing and yelling "I've got a gun!" during a frantic 911 call made by his exasperated mother before police arrived and killed him with a 20-bullet barrage, according to a tape of the call released Tuesday. ...more

November 14, 2007

Despite several unresolved issues, the county commission on Tuesday agreed to send the state a plan to achieve school concurrency. ...more

November 7, 2007

Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a prosecutor to consider the case. ...more

November 1, 2007