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Wife accused of confessing to murder on dating siteTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:00PMChristine Billis, 44, has been charged with killing her husband by intentionally crashing the family car into a tree.

Lake Forest teen dies on camping tripTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:49PMElizabeth Burns, 16, of Lake Forest died Monday afternoon in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness when she was struck by a falling 75-foot tree while she was on a camping trip. Burns, who would have been a junior at Lake Forest High School this fall, is the daughter of Sally and Michael Burns. Michael is a former Third Ward Alderman in Lake Forest. The Teton County Sheriff’s Office received a satellite ...

Suburban Teen Killed by Falling TreeTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:09AMA 16-year-old girl from Lake Forest, Ill. was killed by a large falling 75-foot tree while on a camping trip in Wyoming's Teton Wilderness Monday, according to the Pioneer Press.

Police Suspect Oregon Father Killed Wife, 4 KidsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:04AMMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) -- Police believe a 51-year-old Oregon man stabbed his wife and their four young children and set fire to their house on Monday, killing all five victims. The man was hospitalized as authorities tried to piece together the frantic scene.

Police believe Ore. father killed wife, 4 kidsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:54AMMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Police believe a 51-year-old Oregon man stabbed his wife and their four young children and set fire to their house on Monday, killing all five victims. The man was hospitalized as authorities tried to piece together the frantic scene. Firefighters using CPR tried to revive the ...

Hopes fade for missing Ballarat manTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:10AMPOLICE searching for a 19-year-old Ballarat man who fell into the Murray River near Nyah earlier this week hold out little hope of finding him alive.

'Stay Out, Stay Alive' warning signs unheeded, more drowningsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:35AMCathy PerfectKern Valley Sun It’s late June and multiple drownings have already been reported in the Kern River.

Family slain in MedfordTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:38AMMEDFORD — Police believe a 51-year-old Oregon man stabbed his wife and their four young children and set fire to their house on Monday, killing all five victims. The man was hospitalized as authorities tried to piece together the frantic scene. Firefighters using CPR tried to revive the family members, …

Landscaper brings 9/11 site to life by moving massive treesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:39PMNEW YORK -- The eight-wheeled transporter picks its way across the construction zone like an oversized Mars Rover . In its hydraulic clutches, a swamp white oak weighing 10 tons sways precariously with each turn and bump in the path.