Florida Maritime Museum’s boats receive boat show awards

On Sunday, Nov. 16, members of the Florida Maritime Museum at Cortez took three of their boats to the St Petersburg Classic Car and Antique Boat Show put on by the St Petersburg Yacht Club and brought back four trophies.

COURT BRIEFS: Fraud defendant faces sentencing

TAMPA — A Sarasota developer who pleaded guilty for his role in an $83 million mortgage-fraud scheme is scheduled to be sentenced in February, but it likely will be postponed, court documents show.

Buchanan to hold meeting

LAKEWOOD RANCH — U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Sarasota, has scheduled a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss the economy and jobs. The public is invited.

Public asked for help in catching bank robber

SARASOTA — In less than a month, a man carrying a green cloth grocery bag is suspected of robbing four bank branches in Manatee and Sarasota counties.

81 children in B.C. killed themselves in last 4 years: report

Suicide is the second-leading cause of preventable death for B.C. children between 12 and 18, a new study of youth suicide said Tuesday.

ATCO Structures lays off 400 Calgary workers

About 400 people are out of work after Calgary-based ATCO Structures lost a contract to build a work camp for an oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray.

Greyhound introduces security screening of passengers

As the holiday travel season ramps up, Greyhound Canada announced it's begun screening passengers at major terminals with hand-held security wands.

Mulroney confidant knew about Airbus commissions: CBC News investigation

A 1993 fax from Air Canada's manager of investor relations to Fred Doucet, a close friend of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, calls into question Doucet's sworn testimony before the House of Commons ethics committee in February of this year.

McGooden and Roth hold onto trustee seats in respective districts

Judy McGooden maintained her seat on the Soquel Union Elementary School District Board and Scotts Valley Unified Board incumbent Sue Roth also secured her seat, according to final vote tallies released Tuesday by the Santa Cruz County Elections Department.

Man Accused of Second Degree Murder Faces Judge

The man accused of killing another drive in an alleged DUI accident, faced a judge Tuesday afternoon.

Post Office Phase Out Stamp Vending Machines

Post office officials said the cash machines are being phased out because they were getting old and the parts were hard to come by.

AIDS Quilt Continues Its Journey

When the Helm family says, “We know how you feel,” they aren’t just saying the words, they mean them.

Orange County Calendar

TODAY Brea: City Council meeting. 7 p.m. 1 Civic Center Circle. (714) 990-7600 or www.ci.brea.ca.us

Orange County group keeps Vietnamese culture alive

Little Saigon's Lac Hong group, started by Vietnam native and zither expert Mai Nguyen, has grown to 100 students who learn traditional music and dance. Before the Vietnam War, Mai Nguyen was an acclaimed music professor at the Saigon National Conservatory. Students came from afar to seek out her expertise...

John Wayne Airport continues expansion project despite dismal state of airline industry

The Orange County airport is undertaking a $652-million project that includes a new passenger terminal and a parking structure with at least 2,000 spaces. Not everyone, however, is on board. Airports across the country are shelving or downsizing planned expansions because of a sharp drop in passengers, yet...

Never say die, even to cancer

The diagnosis: lung cancer, spread to the brain and kidneys. The treatment: radiation, chemo, brain surgery and a healthy dose of Dave Wheeler's hippie-activist brand of militant defiance. Dave Wheeler, a lawyer who lives in Moreno Valley, sent me his obituary recently.

When patriotism requires a shopping spree, frugality brings guilt

BlackBerrys, iPods, mattresses and linens clamor to be sold. But sorry, retailers: You couldn't get my wallet open with a Swiss Army knife. My Toyota has 160,000 miles on it, and my TV is a 27-inch relic from the cathode ray days. I don't have a home computer or a cellphone, let alone a BlackBerry or iPod....

EPA to gut mountaintop mining rule protecting streams

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday approved a last-minute rule change by the Bush administration that will allow coal companies to bury streams under the rocks leftover from mining.

DUI death draws prison sentence

BRADENTON — An Ellenton man was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation Monday in connection with the death of a motorcyclist last year.