Keep an Eye Out -- the Perfect Plants for Your Garden Are Nearby. Every gardener wants plants that perform well, that are hardy, pest-resistant and long-lived, as well as aesthetically pleasing. But how do you find such stars?.

Paterson betting on Buffalo firm to run racino. Gov. David Paterson is expected to announce today that he is selecting Delaware North as the operator of a 4,500-machine video lottery terminal racino at Aqueduct Raceway in Queens.

Cina Ma kidnap-accused appears in court. A hearing to decide if the man accused of kidnapping five-year-old Auckland girl Cina Ma will stand trial will not take place for another seven months.

Pennsylvania: 4390 Red Light Camera Tickets Refunded. A total of 4390 red light camera tickets, worth $439,000, will be refunded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after a ticket challenge revealed that they were improperly issued.

Under Attack. A brigade of teeny brown ants scaled the wall, shot across the kitchen counter and stormed the fireplace at the Montgomery County home of Debbie Samartzis.

Sirius XM Having Trouble Paying Off Debt. Newly merged Sirius XM Radio said yesterday that it doesn't have enough cash to pay back the $300 million in debt due early next year but that it has not looked into selling its Northeast Washington building to raise money.

Tall Cabinets, Thoughtful Layout Can Help Keep Laundry Room Clean. Q DEAR TIM: It is time for new laundry room cabinets at my home, but after looking at several designs, I have decided that my current laundry room layout is bad. I don't want to order new cabinets until I am sure the floor plan will work. What is involved in remodeling a laundry room? Do you have..

Wario, Kirby, Sonic return in new adventures. - For a self-effacing, portly little plumber, Mario may be the most ambitious guy in video games. It's not enough that he has the most recognizable face in the industry; his parents at Nintendo have promoted him everywhere, from T-shirts and lunchboxes to cartoons and cell-phone ringtones. He's..

Video Card Failure Alienates Buyer. When my Alienware laptop computer failed after just three years of scant use, I took it in to Best Buyâ??s Geek Squad. They diagnosed a video card failure but said they lacked the part to make the repair. However, when I asked Alienware for a replacement board, reps told me, â??Alienware no longer..

Luxury real estate firm shuts offices. PALM SPRINGS, Calif. A real estate agency specializing in luxury homes in the Coachella Valley says it is shutting offices in the desert area as its owner faces foreclosure on one of his homes.

FCC, Wireless Providers at Odds Over Plan for Unused Airwaves. A report released yesterday by the Federal Communications Commission concluded that using empty airwaves to provide free wireless Internet would not cause major interference with other services, paving the way for FCC Chairman Kevin J. Martin's proposal to sell the airwaves at a federal auction.

Georgia realtor sentenced to 14 years for mortgage fraud. In the following press release David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Joseph Sterling Jetton, 61, of Woodstock, Georgia, was sentenced today by United..

Powerless CyberPower Power Supply. Six months into a three-year warranty, the power supply on the monitor that I bought with my CyberPower computer failed, so I called tech support. A rep initially told me that the company would replace the power supply, but later he said that since CyberPower hadn't made the monitor, he couldn't..

NASA Center Reaches Out Across the Miles to Area Firms. HAMPTON, VA. From the outside, the model lunar habitat at NASA's Langley Research Center looks like a futuristic igloo. The inside looks more like a space-age dorm room equipped with a laptop, magazines and a tiny shower -- everything an astronaut would need for a trip to the moon.

Woman accused of serving pot-laced cake to guest. WEST HARTFORD, Conn. West Hartford police said they charged a 51-year-old woman with assault, reckless endangerment and tampering with evidence after she allegedly served a marijuana-tainted ginger cake to..

Stiles Corp. Announces AutoNation Headquarters Lease. Below is an auto news article from October 13, 2008 from Automotive.com and PRNewswire.

Rolex gang strikes again. A Johannesburg man has reportedly become the latest victim of the "Rolex Gang" after he was involved in a shootout in Houghton.

To Earn a Plumbing Permit, Head Back to the Drawing Board. Q: DEAR TIM: My city allows homeowners to install their own plumbing. To get the permit, I need to supply a rough-in plumbing diagram. What is a plumbing diagram? Can I just do a bathroom plumbing diagram? All I am doing is adding a bathroom.

Microsoft and Google Give The Browser a Rewrite. Your Web browser is probably the most important program on your computer, and it's now getting the competition it deserves.

D-Day 2009 Commences On Their Signal. We are at T minus six months. This is it, folks. The nation has done what it can do to prepare for The Transition. The government has allocated approximately $1.5 billion in coupons to ease America's fear and suffering. Sen. Hillary Clinton sent a letter to President Bush imploring him to see the..