A fire Monday that destroyed a mobile home at 117 Sparks St., Gaffney, is believed to have been caused by careless smoking, said Gaffney Fire Inspector Nathan Ellis. The 3:30 p.m. fire started in the area of a living room couch in the front of the house. The owner and occupant, Jo Ann Smith, told firefighters she was smoking outside the home, but denied smoking inside the structure. More...

Dear Annie: I have a 29-year-old son, "Eddie," who recently moved back home after separating from his girlfriend. For the most part, everything has been fine. But recently, Eddie was away for a weekend. My two grandsons (from another son), ages 11 and 9, spent that weekend here, in Eddie's room. More...

Winthrop may be the best team in the Big South Conference, but former Gaffney standout and High Point University star AZ Reid was named the conference's top player on Monday. Reid, a junior, was second in the conference in scoring at 21.6 points per game and led the Big South with 9. More...

Luisa Burlon Earls, 80, of 902 N. Logan St.t, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 26, 2007, at Upstate Carolina Medical Center. Born in Moena, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Angelo Burlon and Teresina Gubert Burlon and widow of Howard Earls. Mrs. Earls was retired from Celanese Corporation and was owner/operator of Earls Grocery. More...

WASHINGTON - Democratic senators this week will face trouble trying to cleanse themselves of the stain left by voting for President Bush's Iraq war resolution. Republican senators who have turned against U.S. military intervention in Iraq are not interested in bailing out Democrats by approving their proposal to repeal the 2002 authorization passed overwhelmingly by Congress. More...

During the seventh week of session, there was a good deal of activity in the Ways and Means Committee and several debates on the house floor. This review provides an overview of some of the debates in Ways and Means and on the floor as well as a look at some new bills. More...