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Verizon Wireless activates two new cell sites
Verizon Wireless has activated two new cell sites in Terre Haute, enabling more customers to use their wireless phones concurrently to make calls, send and receive e-mail and text, picture and video messages, access the Internet, view high-quality videos and download music, games and ringtones, while receiving clearer reception and fewer dropped ...
Out of Our Past: Richmond man helps make the word 'Hoosier' respectable
On Jan, 1, 1833, a man who would become editor of the Richmond Palladium made it respectable to be called 'Hoosier.' When John Finley dusted off a two-year-old manuscript and scrawled across the top, 'Address of the Carrier of the Indiana Journal,' he never dreamed he would be popularizing a lasting nickname for Indiana inhabitants after making ...
Family using blue moon to raise child safety awareness
A Terre Haute family is using tonight's rare blue moon to ease their grief and - they hope - prevent injuries to children in the future.
Valley residents howl to promote child car seat safety
Thursday night's blue moon brought out the wolf in several Terre Haute residents.
Father gets 20 years for battering infant twins
A Terre Haute man who admitted to battering his infant twins received a 20-year prison sentence Tuesday.
Sunday show, South Bend events to mark Kwanzaa
The coming week will offer a few chances to celebrate Kwanzaa. All are free to the public.
Still independent, Ruby Carter approaching 100th birthday
Ruby Carter recalls her childhood Christmases as relying upon fair weather and the determination of the mailman.
Volunteers deliver 500 Christmas baskets to needy of Wabash Valley
Nearly 200 volunteers bustled about the Tribune-Star on Thursday morning, preparing 500 food baskets for delivery throughout town.
Man faces charges for allegedly striking another man with beer glass
A Riley man faces criminal charges after he allegedly struck another man in the head with a beer glass at a Terre Haute bar.
The wind did more than whisper last week. I noticed a couple trees felt the force and uprooted.
Little guy has a huge heart and embodies Christmas spirit
Deep within a body full of scars, the spirit of Christmas beats in "B.J. Claus." The youthful Santa recently spearheaded a Christmas gift drive on behalf of Riley Hospital for Children.
Young child suffers life threatening injuries in Sunday crash
A five-year-old girl is in Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of internal injuries after a head-on crash Sunday evening on Terre Haute's east side.
Ambulance tour makes local stop
Greencastle was the second stop on a state tour by the ambulance above and its crew, which is calling for health care reform in the country.
Honey Creek honored many on Veterans Day Honey Creek Middle School presented its annual Veterans Day program on Tuesday, Nov.
Terre Haute resident crowned Miss ISU
The dream of a 10-year-old girl finally came true - more than a decade later on the stage of University Hall Auditorium.
Wedding day turns to murder in Benton County
A 40-year-old Lafayette woman is dead and her alleged killer is on the run. Now police are trying to figure out why - and how - a wedding day ended in murder.
Freemasons open doors for membership inquiries and tours of lodges
Ornate doors to ancient works were opened wide on Saturday. "It's the greatest fraternity the world's ever known," Jerry Burns said inside the Terre Haute Masonic Temple, offering tours and answering questions about a society with secrets that wants the public to visit.
looks to provide 500 Christmas baskets
With the troubled economy and high unemployment, the need for assistance is great in many Terre Haute households this holiday season.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy E. Riley Mr. and Mrs. Billy E. Riley were united in marriage on Nov.
17 homes take part in 17th Annual Collett Park Christmas Craft Walk
Families strolled about Saturday's sunshine, up and down the northside streets around Collett Park, visiting neighbors and checking out crafts.