A train derailment closed roads and canceled classes at the nearby public school in Shelby Monday morning, Sept. 14. BNSF, the railroad company, said in a statement that six cars derailed at 6:39 a.m. inside a Shelby rail yard. The company said there were no injuries and no hazardous materials were released. By midday, the company said the site and the main rail line had been secured, but

Fury in Death, by JD Robb is number 63 of the In Death series. Detective Eve Dallas is still on the job, and this time the victim is so brutalized that she questions if there is more than one assailant. Larry Chu was a rich biotech executive, before they found him in his home office! Dallas is sure this must be personal, due to the rage expended at the crime scene. She digs deeper into his background,

Today [Sept. 11] is Patriot Day, and LCHS honored the first responders of extended communities. The volleyball games at LCHS tonight were begun with a moment of silence in memory of the 3,000 of our countrymen who lost their lives on 9/11, 2001, and Randy Reddig prayed for families who lost loved ones in that attack on our country. It is a reminder that freedom must be defended. A total of 343 firefighters,