OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bright Eyes, Cursive and other Nebraska music acts will perform at a concert to raise money to fight a law that would ban the hiring of or renting to illegal immigrants in the Nebraska city of Fremont. The Concert for Equality on Saturday in Omaha’s Benson neighborhood will include two simultaneous shows – one outside and the other indoors at the Waiting Room. Tickets cost $20 to $50, and proceeds from the sold-out concert go to the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, one of two civil rights groups who have sued the city of Fremont. The groups says the voter-approved ordinance is discriminatory. The Fremont City Council voted Tuesday to suspend the ban until the lawsuits are settled. It was to take effect on Thursday. ? 2010 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use .
July 29, 2010 | Posted in
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POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) — When an intruder came into her home, Stephanie Molina grabbed the first thing she could find to fight him off – a railroad spike. It worked, and police followed the trail of blood to the suspect’s apartment. The Southeast Missourian reported that Molina was at their Poplar Bluff apartment early Friday when a man began shouting outside their door, saying, “Jerry, you owe me money.” Molina said the didn’t know anyone named Jerry. Police said 45-year-old Glen Waltman kicked in the door, grabbed Molina and hit her. She picked up the spike and fought back. Police followed the blood trail to Waltman’s apartment in the same building. He was arrested after struggling with police. It wasn’t clear if Waltman had an attorney. He was charged with burglary and robbery. — Information from: Southeast Missourian, http://www.semissourian.com ? 2010 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use .
July 26, 2010 | Posted in
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SWISSVALE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a Pittsburgh-area man robbed a bank wearing a woman’s blond wig, fake breasts under a sweater and clown pants. Swissvale police say 48-year-old Dennis Hawkins of North Braddock was sitting in a parked car covered in red dye from an exploding packet in a bag of money when he was arrested Saturday. Police Chief Greg Geppert says Hawkins robbed the bank at gunpoint, using a toy BB gun he had shoplifted from a store. Geppert says Hawkins then entered a woman’s car. She got out, took her keys and alerted police. Hawkins was found sitting in the car. He is being held on $230,000 bail. It’s not clear whether he has an attorney. ? 2010 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use .
July 26, 2010 | Posted in
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FORT MYERS, Fla- Charged with murder, Timothy Tuttle is going to court this morning. He’s locked up in the Lee County Jail after a 24 hour manhunt. Tuttle is accused of killing Cape Coral resident Eric Stuebinger July 10th during a a home invasion. A second suspect, Timothy Ragland,was arrested Saturday in Collier County and is still in custody there. According to Cape Coral Police both men stormed in Stuebinger’s home, demanded money and drugs, tazered him and then shot him. At the time, Tuttle was free on $100,000 bail for a stabbing in February. The two people accused of helping Tuttle evade arrest for 24 hours, Robert Dugo and Sarah Lampilla, also remain in custody this morning. Tuttle’s first appearance in court will be short with just a brief reading of the charges against him. Related Articles Murder suspect in police custody Trooper going to jail for writing fake tickets Boys home alone with Dad’s body Two-for-one Lee County pet adoptions
July 22, 2010 | Posted in
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ESTERO, Fla.-A Lee County couple is in jail after deputies say they helped a murder suspect hide out. Deputies are still searching for Timothy Tuttle, Jr. The search is centered around the Country Oaks Community just off Three Oaks Parkway and Estero Boulevard. Tuttle is wanted for murder after a deadly home invasion in Cape Coral. He’s on Southwest Florida Crimestopper’s 10 Most Wanted list. He’s been on the run, hiding out but deputies think they’ve got a break in the case. Deputies arrested Carl Dugo and Sarah Lampila for helping Tuttle hide out. The couple has been charged as accessories after the fact to second degree murder. Investigators determined they were willingly providing money and water to Tuttle even after being warned not to do so. Related Articles Search called off for Cape Coral murder suspect in Estero Mom pleads for missing teen to come home Dengue fever surfaces in Lee County Donald Trump suing Palm Beach County
July 21, 2010 | Posted in
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CHICAGO (AP) — Even in a tough economy, increasing profits can be easy: Just cut costs enough and the bottom line keeps improving. But companies can only do that for so long. Now Wall Street wants evidence that they’re actually pulling in more money. Big names like General Electric, IBM and Texas Instruments are among the companies that have matched or beaten analyst estimates for profits in their quarterly earnings reports and still had their stocks punished because of disappointing revenue. Wall Street wants to see sales growth because companies that are raking in more cash are more likely to hire people. “We’ve got a major stimulus, major deficit. We need to get out of this and see that it’s working, and sales are the best way to do it,” said Howard Silverblatt, an analyst with Standard & Poor’s. “It all comes down to jobs – that’s the bottom line,” he said. “Without the jobs, there is no recovery.” In theory, corporate revenues should be growing by now. The economy has been growing for a year. And at some point, companies squeeze out all the profit they can through cost-cutting – including employee costs. Growth in actual sales has to take over. At first glance, second-quarter earnings look encouraging. Of the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 that have reported so far, earnings per share are up almost 50 percent from a year ago. Nearly two in three firms have beaten expectations. But sales have risen only a disappointing 5 percent. That’s clearly not enough for investors, even when companies turn in results slightly higher than Wall Street’s expectations. “The growth story is what the market is focusing on now,” said equity strategist Cleve Rueckert of Birinyi Associates, a stock market research and money management firm in Westport, Conn. And the market has gone sideways since earnings season began last week. Individual companies that might normally expect their stocks to be lifted by strong profits have taken a hit. – General Electric Co. posted its first quarterly profit since 2007 last week and issued an upbeat outlook, but investors seized on its 4 percent drop in revenue as a sign of concern because GE touches almost every part of the economy. Its stock fell 5 percent. – IBM Corp. stock tumbled nearly 4 percent Monday after the computer company beat earnings expectations and raised its profit expectations for the year but fell short on sales. – Texas Instruments Inc. reported a near-tripling of profit and a 42 percent surge in sales. Yet its stock sank more than 5 percent following the earnings report Monday. Why? Technology investors were banking on even better revenue figures. The story was similar at Delta Air Lines Inc., the world’s largest airline; Gannett Co., the biggest U.S. newspaper publisher; toy maker Hasbro Inc.; and giant banks JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. Not to downplay the importance of corporate profits to the economic recovery. Market-watchers applauded last quarter as companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index reported 92 percent higher operating earnings than a year earlier – the biggest yearly increase ever, Silverblatt said. Those healthy results reflected an improving economy and suggested that Americans were spending more again. But after five straight quarters of bigger profits, investors are showing they want more evidence the recovery is on the right path. Analysts say sales are the best indicator of when companies will start adding jobs. When jobs will come and where they’ll come from are two of the biggest questions hanging over the recovery. “The stimulus programs were supposed to jump-start the economy and break the downward cycle by convincing both companies and consumers that better times were here,” Silverblatt said. “Earnings are good, but so far we’re not seeing the sales or the jobs.” Investors may be overreacting, said Paul Hickey, co-founder of stock-data tracker Bespoke Investment Group in Harrison, N.Y. But it appears they can be won over when the numbers are good enough. Just a week ago, Intel reported quarterly revenue that was more than a half-billion dollars above analysts’ expectations en route to its biggest profit in a decade. Its stock climbed. Wall Street’s wariness, its instinct to sell at any hint of possible trouble, is understandable at a time of great economic uncertainty and a volatile market. No one wants to be burned like they were in 2008. But sooner or later, they want to see companies delivering results on sales that are as good as the ones on profits. “You have to have revenue growth eventually,” says Hickey. — AP Business Writer Chip Cutter in New York contributed to this report. ? 2010 The Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Learn more about our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use .
July 20, 2010 | Posted in
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Police are on the lookout for two armed men who robbed a Fort Myers convenience store. Witnesses say two men with guns entered a Circle K store near Winkler and Evans Avenue, demanding money. Officers believe they may have gotten into a getaway car parked down the street. If you have any details, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS. Related Articles Arson suspected in North Fort Myers house fire Cold case suspect returned to Fort Myers Fort Myers man charged with infant son’s death Crime is down in Lee County
July 18, 2010 | Posted in
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CAPE CORAL, Fla- An arrest has been made in a deadly home invasion that happened last weekend. Eric Stuebinger was shot and killed when two masked men invaded his Cape Coral home last Saturday morning. The men demanded money and drugs, then used a taser on Stuebinger and shot him. 26-year-old Terry Ragland?Jr. was arrested and charged with murder. An arrest warrant was obtained for a second suspect. Related Articles WINK News compares SWFL fire stations: Did the Cape spend too much of your tax dollars to work in luxury? Cape mayor says fire stations too elaborate Cape utility bills late! Purple Heart and money stolen from Cape vets
July 17, 2010 | Posted in
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CAPE CORAL, Fla– New information tonight showing cuts in staffing are affecting how fast firefighters get to Cape Coral homes in an emergency! ? WINK NEWS asked Cape Coral for more information about staffing and response times by the Cape Coral Fire Department. The department handed over detailed statistics about how fast they are getting to your home. In 2008, staffing in Cape Coral was at the highest level in ten years with just under 250 people in the Cape Coral Fire Department. That year, the city cut 24 positions from the department. And in 2009, they cut seven more positions. Meanwhile, the number of calls went up. In 2007, Cape Fire received 16,396 calls. The call volume grew to 17,139 calls 2008 and to 17,641 calls in 2009. Bottom line, here’s what it means for your home: In 2007, firefighters responded in 5 minutes 49 seconds. When staffing increased in 2008, firefighters cut that to 5 minutes 40 seconds. But when staffing was cut in 2009, it took firefighters 23 seconds longer to get to your home with the average response coming in at 6 minutes 03 seconds. This doesn’t surprise the firefighters union President Mark Muerth. “If we had more personnel on duty, the functions get done quicker and more efficient; Thus saving property and lives so any time that we can improve the staffing it’s going to be a plus for the residents,” said Muerth. Over the past ten years, the call volume in cape coral has nearly doubled. The response time has gone up by about a minute. Related Articles Cape mayor says fire stations too elaborate Cape utility bills late! Purple Heart and money stolen from Cape vets Local salon cuts for a cause all while giving you a deal.
July 16, 2010 | Posted in
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RSW – Southwest Florida International Airport is selling t-shirts that read, “Save the Gulf.” The airport has teamed up with Fish and Wildlife to raise money. All proceeds will go to conservation, clean-up, and restoration projects affected by the oil spill. Related Articles Dengue Fever confirmed in South Florida Lawmakers working to relieve pain oil spill caused Lightning strike causes a small oil spill in Naples lake BP refusing to give Florida more advertising money
July 16, 2010 | Posted in
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