Motels Report Record High Vacancies
Once the choice for truckers, construction workers and lovers with a secret, the small, low- budget motels along the highway have, like many businesses, fallen victim to a sluggish economy. Motel owners say their vacancy rates are at all-time highs.

Downturn: Berlin Turnpike Motels Report Record High Vacancies
Vyto Treciokas will cut you a deal on a room at the Terra Motel on the Berlin Turnpike, but he won't rent by the hour.

Hotel tax down; restaurant tax up slightly
Convention and Visitors Bureau director Terry Cook admitted he was a little puzzled with Harrison?s collections from its hospitality tax on restaurants and hotels and motels.

UPDATE: Suspect in fatal New Brunswick stabbing pleads not guilty
A 20-year-old North Brunswick man charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a Franklin man in New Brunswick in October has pleaded not guilty.

Union General Offers Motel/Hotel Market
Union General of Concord, Calif., has "A" rated carriers offering both monoline and package coverage for motels and hotels.Multiple lines of coverage can be provided such as general liability, proper

Road trip: One 72-year-old, 1 bike, 3 days, 174.1 miles
An old chum offered to say a prayer for Dave Priest three weeks ago on the night before he embarked on a bicycle trip alone from his home in Bloomington to Chicago on the Old Route 66 Trail.

North Brunswick man pleads not guilty in stabbing death of Franklin man
A 20-year-old North Brunswick man charged with murder in the fatal stabbing of a Franklin man in New Brunswick in October has pleaded not guilty to the slaying.

Will tax trends continue in 2009?
Debates about tax revenue and the need to renew the 3B tax before July, will be the center of discussions in the near future in the chambers of the Mobridge City Council.

Snow is scarce, but spirits high at Yellowstone
By KATHRYN TUCKER Express Correspondent (Editor's note: Kathryn Tucker is the mother of Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation J2 cross-country skier Torin Tucker.

Thanksgiving business down, but far from bottom
An economy in recession and a mountain resort with no snow isn't the preferred combination for kicking off a ski season, but Thanksgiving proved successful for area businesses by not being a disaster.

Conviction Is Strike Three for Harris
An Ohio County jury determined a Wheeling man has three strikes against him, leaving him to face life in prison for his past criminal behavior.

Tourism bright spot for Randolph
ASHEBORO ? Tourism has been one of the few bright pictures on the economic scene this year. In Randolph County, the most recent figures show a 4 percent rate of growth.

Jade Corkill lives his dream
Fallon cowboy Jade Corkill reached the rite of passage this year when he became a 21-year-old competing on the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association circuit.

More Jobs, Cleaner Air Coming to Pulaski County
A power plant in southern Kentucky will undergo a major renovation in two years, resulting in hundreds of temporary jobs and pollution control devices to clean the air.

EX: ?HE SLAMMED MY BABY?S HEAD?
A Bellaire woman said she watched in fear as her ex-boyfriend repeatedly slammed her son?s head against the floor of a Perry Township motel room.

Bar owners brace for smoking ban
Baker City bar owners who have space to add smoking patios outside their establishments worry less about losing customers than owners along Main Street who are hemmed in by Oregon?s more stringent smoking ban, which prohibits people from puffing cigarettes within 10 feet of a door or window.

Uility abatement session, decisions move to Dec. 15
It could be two weeks or more before some of the items talked about Monday night will be resolved by the Augusta City Council. Among the discussion items scheduled for the Dec. 15 meeting of the governing body are: ? A pre-meeting work session on nine utility abatement requests.

Travel almanac: Top 10 family-friendly resorts
1. » Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek, Colo. 2. » Disney's Grand California Hotel and Spa, Anaheim, Calif.

City launches website helping Austinites shop locally
ExploreLocalAustin.org is supported by the city of Austin and is trying to get shoppers to spend their dollars at local businesses.

Reaction To Wind Turbine Project
The turbines will be visible from a historic civil war battlefield in Barbour County, and that has some people upset.