ROCHESTER -- A man accused of fatally shooting a teenager who was 8 1/2 months pregnant was ordered held without bail Monday pending a court appearance later this week. The baby boy survived.
Timothy Johnson, 23, was arraigned in Rochester City Court on a second-degree murder charge in the shooting of 16-year-old Tamika Fleming.
The shooting resulted from an argument that two of Tamika's friends had with some other men at a nightclub, according to Detective …
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — North Korea won't be allowed to send any gymnasts to the London Olympics, part of its two-year ban from international competition as punishment for age falsification.
The International Gymnastics Federation announced Friday it was effectively banning North Korea from any competition outside its borders until Oct. 5, 2012, after determining that Hong Su Jong had entered last month's world …
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Current EU president Poland said Wednesday that Israeli security must not be threatened should any change occur in the Middle East due to the Palestinian bid for statehood.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that Poland's position depends on the wording of any U.N. resolution. He noted Poland's decades-long good relations with Arab nations, and especially with the Palestinians, but said Poland will be "tough" in making sure that no changes in the region threaten Israel's security.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to address the U.N. General Assembly later this week and request full U.N. membership. With peace talks deadlocked for the past three …
Time: Noon today at Soldier Field. TV: Fox-32 (Chris Myers, Tim Ryan). Radio: 780-AM, 105.9-FM. • Line: Seahawks by 31/2.
In other news . . . the Bears' season is on the line Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks at Soldier Field.
After a tumultuous week that was unusual even by Halas Hall standards — the aftermath of getting Tebowed by the Denver Broncos, Marion Barber vs. the media and Sam Hurd's arrest on federal drug charges — an even more dire reality faces the Bears: They have to win a football game. And find a quarterback.
Regardless of how culpable general manager Jerry Angelo might or might not be for failing to find the red flag …
SATURDAY
BENEFITS & GALAS
Bartender's Ball, Saratoga Springs City Center, 522 Broadway, Saratoga Springs When: 6:30 p.m. Cost: $50 Contact: 583-0280 Notes: Benefits Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis. Soul Session, Garland Nelson.
Fundraiser swing dance, Averill Park High School, 146 Gettle Road When: 7-10 p.m. Cost: Advance: $8; $3, students, seniors; at door: $10; $5, students and seniors. Contact: 542-8890 Notes: Snow date, Feb.7. Instruction in swing dance by Ron Trito precedes big band music by Georgie Wonders Orchestra. Chinese auction.
Lunafest 2009, Saratoga Film Forum, 320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs When: 6-8 p.m. Cost: $15; students, $12 Contact: 612-6112 or http://www.nylunachix.com Notes: Highlights female filmmakers. Benefits Hope in the Boat, Breast Cancer Fund.
FARMERS MARKETS
Troy Winter Farmers Market, Uncle Sam Atrium, Broadway, Troy When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: 321-5749; e-mail: troyfarmersmarket@yahoo.com or http://www.troymarket.org
Winter market, Salvation Army, 27 Woodlawn Ave., Saratoga When: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Contact: 638-8530
PET EVENTS
Cat adoption clinic, Animalkind Inc., 721 Warren St., Hudson When: Noon-4 p.m. Contact: 822-8643 or http://www.animalkind.info Notes: Not-for-profit work for welfare of abandoned, feral and stray cats. Hours: Noon-4 p.m., Thursdays-Mondays.
Cat adoption clinic, PetSmart, 3033 Route 50, Saratoga …
ALBANY -- Freddie Blair, 41, born December 7, 1958 in Jersey City, NJ, died June 7, 2000 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. He attended the Albany public school system and worked at Eden Park and Albany Nursing Home. He was the dearly loved son of Velma Booker and the late John Blair Sr. and stepson of the late Asbury Booker. Left to cherish his memory are six brothers, John, Dennis and Willie Blair, all of Albany, Paul Booker of Schenectady, Alonzie Gibbons of Louisville, GA, John Jeter …
Byline: Becky Pallack
Mar. 12--A team of local business and political leaders has banded together to create Southern Arizona's first regional economic development road map.
The group will study the area's more than two dozen economic development groups and work-force-training programs to see which ones benefit the Tucson-area economy.
Members hope to review each of the various groups by April and write an initial report on what each one does.
The leaders of the effort will take that report, seek public input and craft a strategic plan by the end of the year.
That plan must address three principles, Mayor Bob Walkup said in a prepared statement: a more regional approach, better coordination …
