Unofficial work stoppages by SIPTU members have taken place at three building sites in Dublin operated by one of the countries largest construction firms.

PINEVILLE -- Lowe's Home Centers Inc. officials said Thursday the construction that began on its facility at the Kings Country Shopping Center in June is on schedule for an opening at the end of this year.

The craters dug by authorities at a Seymour farm this month heightened Janice and Bill Smolinski's hopes that, after four tortured years, they might at least bring the body of their missing son home.

An ATM technician was robbed at gunpoint outside a northeast Dallas Wal-Mart on Saturday morning as she was preparing to load money into the store's machine, Dallas police said.

( North Carolina State University ) Holiday shopping season has arrived, and tough financial times mean that more people will probably be shopping around for the best price. But a new study co-authored by North Carolina State University's Dr. Jonathan D.