Esurance offering waterless carwash solution?

February 27, 2009 4:57 PM | By staffwriter

Auto insurance company, Esurance and Splendor Carwash, a waterless carwash solution provider, are jointly promoting a co-branded, waterless carwash kit.   The idea came o...

Los Alamitos Mayor, Dean Grose to resign over controversy

February 27, 2009 3:23 PM | By staffwriter

No Easter egg hunt this yearLos Alamitos, California mayor Dean Grose announced he will resign over a controversy sparked by an email in which he superimposed an image of the Whi...

Massive layoffs at Latham & Watkins: 190 associates, 250 staff

February 27, 2009 2:18 PM | By staffwriter

Latham & Watkins LLP is suffering massive layoffs that struck the law firm offices in Los Angeles and New York.   The total layoff numbers are at 440 employees with 190 as...

Rick Beckett co-host of WOOD Radio suffers fatal heart attack

February 27, 2009 1:27 PM | By staffwriter

Rick Beckett, foregroundRick Beckett co-host of WOOD 1300 AM's "The Rick and Scott Show" died Thursday night after suffering a heart attack.   Beckett before joining NewsR...

Great Depression Cooking with Clara teaches how to make a 'Poorman's Feast'

February 27, 2009 12:28 PM | By staffwriter

A popular video channel on YouTube the past few days has brought to light an unlikely star.   Clara Cannucciari, a 93-year-old cook of upstate New York, whose grandson ha...

Linda Wolfe Breaks Record: Married 23 Times (PHOTO)

February 27, 2009 11:37 AM | By staffwriter

In one woman's pursuit of happiness, she broke the world record of how many marriages one person could possibly have by getting married 23 times.   Linda Wolfe, and Indian...

VIDEOS: Great Depression Cooking with Clara

February 27, 2009 9:15 AM | By staffwriter

With the way things are looking now for the economy, some are even comparing it to the Great Depression of the 1930s.   In a bid to help us all out in this hard times, Cla...

MnDOT expects evening rush hour to slow

February 26, 2009 6:08 PM | By staffwriter

Minnesota Department of Transportation advises drivers to stay off the roads today because of the snowy weather.   The much-hyped major snowstorm arrived with full force i...

Rocky Mountain News is closing down

February 26, 2009 5:23 PM | By staffwriter

The Rocky Mountain News in Denver will close down its publication on Friday, making it one of several big-city newspapers that lost tens of millions of dollars in the last few ye...

Daniel Seddiqui works in all 50 states for one week (VIDEO)

February 26, 2009 4:49 PM | By staffwriter

California-born Daniel Seddiqui, 26, has launched a nationwide job search, vowing to find fifty.   He is on a cross-country road trip filled with one-week jobs. Each job w...

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