A local store is joining PostNets across the nation to raise money for the Fisher House Foundation, an organization that provides a home away from home for military families. PostNet, at 6094 14th St. W., Bradenton, in the Bayshore Gardens Shopping Center

Marcie wipes away the sweat on her brow as she stands in class, reciting the alphabet. She has been in class for more than a year, and running through the alphabet is easy. She is not six years old: she is 64.

When the housing crisis began last year showing the first fraying in the economy, some observers thought Northeastern Pennsylvania would escape the brunt of the downturn.

RACINE Woman chased with hammer A 45-year-old Racine man is the suspect in an attempted attack on his former girlfriend during the 9 a.m. hour June 22 at a residence in the 1300 block of Summit Avenue.

WASHINGTON — As more adults age into the high-risk period for cognitive impairment, clinicians need simple and reliable methods to identify where they may have problems in everyday life that reveal underlying changes in the brain.