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A motorcyclist died after three-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Bragg Boulevard and Glenville Drive in Fayetteville Friday afternoon. A motorcycle driven by Comillia Holmes, 29, collided with two other vehicles shortly before 3 p.m., police said. Holmes was transported to Cape Fear Valley Hospital, where she died.  

The 50 per cent shareholder of the club has appointed Angela Clark, former boss of radio station 2GB, as his representative on the Souths board. The decision to step down has nothing to do with his relationship with co-owner Russell Crowe. They are back on speaking terms and have been for some time.

It was very different for me being on the other side of the camera after all these years fielding questions from reporters myself   -Steve Waugh

 

There's a saying in winemaking circles that it takes a lot of beer to make great wine. Usually it's the volume of lager and ale consumed during harvest by thirsty winery workers that inspires that adage, but in the case of Sandhill's Howard Soon it speaks to his prior work experience. He spent five years at Labatt Brewing Company before landing in the Okanagan Valley in 1980 to start his winemaking career at Calona Vineyards.  

Organized theft from a retail store has resulted in prison time for a West Lafayette man. Craig Simmons, 42, of West Main Street, was sentenced to four years in prison recently in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court. The second-degree felony charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity was brought against Simmons in November, after an investigation uncovered a theft ring operating in Coshocton, Holmes, Muskingum and Tuscarawas counties, Prosecuting Attorney Bob Batchelor said.  

Down to their last chance to experience success on college basketball's biggest stage, seniors Ryan Wittman, Louis Dale and Jeff Foote paced the school to its first win in five NCAA appearances. Dale scored 21 points and Wittman, the Ivy League player of the year, had 20 for the Big Red, who led the nation in 3-point shooting this season and have three other elements — strong guard play, experienced leadership and a 7-foot center in Foote — that make them a threat to play beyond the first weekend of the

When you play at that pace — we scored 86 points but only had nine turnovers. That’s efficient basketball   -Mike Anderson

 

When Texas A&M guard Derrick Roland broke his leg in December it forced some drastic lineup changes for the Aggies, including freshman Khris Middleton being moved into the starting lineup. He played OK, then averaged a solid 15 points in three Big 12 tournament games. But Middleton erupted for a career-high 19 points as fifth-seeded Texas A&M crushed 12th seed Utah State 69-53 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA tournament's South Regional at Spokane, Wash.

Going into the game, I was a little nervous   -Khris Middleton

 

Clifford Ah Mow, one of the 15 crew members aboard the historic 1976 voyage of the double-hulled sailing canoe Hokule'a to Tahiti, died at his home in East Oahu on Feb. 22 after a bout with cancer. He was 67. Ah Mow came from a family of native Hawaiian lifeguards and was among the select Hokule'a crew to attempt an ocean crossing to show that Polynesians could have sailed between Tahiti and Hawaii using a double-hulled sailing canoe and ancient methods of navigation.  

Lib Dem MPs Richard Younger-Ross, John Barrett, Sandra Gidley and Paul Holmes have been ordered to apologise and repay a total £16,500 in the latest twist of the long-running expenses saga. The four were among a larger number of MPs who were paid a lump sum in return for paying higher rent at the Dolphin Square apartments near to parliament. The MPs personally received the lump sum, whilst the taxpayer paid the higher rent.  

Forgotten amid all that angst over Purdue's NCAA tournament chances without Robbie Hummel: The Boilermakers still have Keaton Grant. The senior, who became a starter after the do-it-all Hummel blew out his knee three weeks ago, ignited a decisive, 20-3 run with 11 points to begin the second half. That opened up the inside for teammate JuJuan Johnson's 23 points and rallied fourth-seeded Purdue past No. 13 seed Siena 72-64 on Friday in the first round of the South Regional.  

PLANS for 325 houses and a health centre on farmland at Wold View in Market Weighton have been given the go-ahead by East Riding of Yorkshire Council. But town councillor Peter Hemmerman has claimed that the development "is not in the best interests of the town". He says that although one fifth of the town is going to be rebuilt, "only 22 of the 325 homes are likely to be affordable," despite council recommendations.