A dozen families were made homeless by a fire about 9:30 p. m. Tuesday in a Grand Island apartment building, authorities said. The fire erupted in a third-floor apartment of the 12-unit building at 2268 Center Terrace, Grand Island fire authorities ...

Amy and Peter Scharf settled into red, kindergarten-size chairs across the blue table from their daughter’s teacher. Rebecca Holmes wasted no time in telling them about 5-year-old Rachel, who has been in kindergarten nearly three months. It was ...

CHICAGO -- The North Side's only emergency homeless shelter is closing for the winter. REST shelter lost its lease at Epworth United Methodist Church, 5253 N. Kenmore, in October but has been using the church's gym while searching for another site ...

Tommy Jones wasn't lucky Wednesday night. He was one of the many men turned away from a North Side emergency homeless shelter, which is slated to close its doors to everyone on Dec. 1. The City of Chicago has cut funding to the REST Warming Center ...

Rejoice, Spokane. We remain No. 2. The state Office of Financial Management has released its annual population estimates for cities throughout the state, and Spokane continues to edge out perennial challenger Tacoma for the bragging rights to being ...

RENO, Nev. -- Nevada coach Mark Fox said Wednesday he has signed two big men as part of the early recruiting period to join the Wolf Pack in 2009-10 and shore up a shortage of front-line players. Steven Bjornstad, a 6-foot-10, 215-pound center from ...

• The Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District, medical secretary training orientation, 9 to 3 p. m., Monday-Friday, Philip Sheridan Building, 3200 Elmwood Ave., Kenmore. Free training to start in January for dislocated workers, the learning ...

Robert Gamere, the sportscaster who hosted the local TV show "Candlepins for Cash'' through most of the 1970s, was arrested today on federal charges of transporting and possessing child pornography. Bob Gamere in 2007 Several hours later, the 69-year ...

Got a travel-related question, comment, suspicion, warning, gripe, sad tale or happy ending? The Post Travel Section Flight Crew is at your service. On the itinerary this week: soaking in the hot springs of New Mexico , rescuing baby turtles in Baja ...

AT THE end of a track that forks off the road between Aberfeldy and the village of Kenmore at the head of Loch Tay, a stone archway marks the entrance to the grounds of Taymouth Castle. I drive in, and as the bushes close  in on either side ...