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Coach shoots teen during robbery near Michigan school

DETROIT – A 70-year-old high school basketball coach shot and killed one teenager and wounded a second as they attempted to rob him outside the school, Detroit police said.

Monopoly fans vote to add cat, toss iron tokens

PAWTUCKET, R.I.- The Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the property trading game, replacing the iron, toy maker Hasbro Inc. announced Wednesday.

Connecticut couple named ‘longest married’ in US

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – John and Ann Betar weren’t supposed to get married. Her father had arranged for her to wed another man, but she and John fled Bridgeport and eloped in New York.

Local sub sandwiches: Tale of the tape

In case you’re not sure, size does matter. It all started a few weeks ago when an Australian teen posted a picture on Subway’s Facebook page of a Subway Footlong that was only 11 inches long.

Conference speakers tout biodiesel’s local success

Frank Giordano had to work through more than just technical obstacles when the Clark County School District started using biodiesel fuel for school buses in 2001. Every time a bus was disabled on the side of the road with a flat tire, biodiesel got the blame. Bus drivers joked they were running on french fry oil.

Southwest to add daily flight to Flint

Southwest Airlines, the market leader at McCarran International Airport, will add a new destination with a once-daily nonstop flight to Flint, Mich., on Aug. 11. Currently, there are only connecting flights between Las Vegas and Flint.

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