Wood River News

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Davenport firefighters to let public inside burned out home Just a week and a half after a house fire claimed two lives, the Davenport Fire Department will open the burned out home for public tours.

By CYNTHIA M. ELLIS The Telegraph WOOD RIVER - Police are investigating the shooting death of a 45-year-old woman at her home in the 200 block of Central Avenue Wednesday night.

The treasurer of a county trade organization is accused of embezzling funds from the group.

Operations are back, running normally, at the WRB Refining LLC Wood River Refinery after a small overnight fire, officials said.

The YWCA hopes that a recent discussion about racism will be a catalyst for change in the community.

William P. "Bill" Zambito, 89, passed away peacefully at 2:12 a.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at Jerseyville Manor.

A bogus call targeted hundreds of people Monday night, falsely telling them that their debit card was suspended and then asking for personal information so it could be reactivated.

Alton Memorial Hospital laid off an unspecified number of positions Wednesday, the result of what it said are ongoing economic challenges.

Streets were blocked off in Upper Alton Saturday morning to make way for the annual Labor Day parade.

Authorities say they didn't get every drug dealer they were after, but a raid this past week made a tremendous dent in trafficking in the county.

A Wood River man was killed Sunday morning in a one-car crash in Alton, police said.

A combined effort of local police agencies resulted in the arrest of 23 people Friday, according to the Jersey County Sheriff's Office of Illinois.

Authorities say a pair of pit bulls that mauled a woman this week were involved in a previous attack in Wood River, only to be returned to their owner.

A 24-year-old Bethalto woman suffered critical injuries after being struck by a motorist in the 500 block of Madison Avenue Monday night.

God took home one of Earth's jewels, Stephen A. Link, 30, who passed away at 6:04 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

The Wood River Museum and Visitors Center has added a "crown jewel" to its collection of Standard Oil Co.

Timothy R. Gregory, 50, of the 400 block of Whitelaw Avenue, East Alton, was charged Monday with residential burglary.

Elizabeth Anne "Dolly" Selph, 88, died at 12:51 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11, 2008, at Saint Anthony's Hospital in Alton.

The family of an ovarian cancer patient invites area residents to eat, drink and fight for a cure.