Weddings - Engagements - Anniversaries - New Births
See the announced weddings, engagements, anniversaries and new births that were published in The Pantagraph. New submissions are posted online every Monday (following the Sunday publication in the printed edition).
A Presbyterian church in Los Angeles is trying to boost its connection with the community by offering a 30-minute Sunday service for pet-lovers. (Nov. 4)
The Department of Defense releases video from inside Fort Hood in Texas as authorities move in on shooters there. The Army says 12 people were killed and more than 30 wounded at the base. (Nov. 5)
The Army has confirmed 7 dead, 20 wounded in shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. Local media say one gunman has been captured, and a second is still on loose. There are reports of a possible third gunman. (Nov. 5)
Authorities say they have confirmed a total of at least 11 victims whose remains were found in the Cleveland home of a registered sex offender. (Nov. 4)
The baby sitter of a missing infant sent a letter to Florida Gov. Charlie Crist months before she disappeared asking him to save the child from her drug-abusing parents. Shannon was last seen by her parents at their home early Saturday morning. (Nov. 4)
The Bloomington-Normal Marriott Hotel and Conference Center will be open for business on Friday October 30, 2009. Enjoy a preview tour of the facility.
A London cemetery is urging strangers to share double-decker graves, to ease a space crisis. But the practice may run up against a British cultural aversion. (29 October 2009)
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says new health care legislation will make affordable, quality health care available to nearly all Americans and represents a historic step. (Oct. 29)
President Barack Obama is hailing new figures showing the economy grew at a 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter. In remarks to a small business group, Obama says he believes the new figures show that the recession is easing. (Oct. 29)
