Marion

THE streets of Marion in the heart of Perry county, Alabama, are mostly quiet apart from young unemployed African-American men who cruise around town in noisy second-hand cars to kill time. Many shop windows are empty or display for-sale...

In this article: Barack Obama, Unemployment, Tim Geithner, Alabama, Recession, US, and Perry County

MARION, Texas -- There has been an accident at a power plant in Marion, which is northeast of San Antonio in Guadalupe County. According to the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office, emergency crews received a 9-1-1 call just before 11:00...

In this article: San Antonio, Schertz, and Texas

MARION, Texas -- Two workers were injured in an accident at an electric power plant in Marion Thursday morning. According to the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office, emergency crews received a 9-1-1 call just before 11:00 a.m. The caller...

In this article: Sulzer Ltd., San Antonio, and Texas

AP - This combination of undated photos released by the Lafayette County Sheriff's Department and the Marion … By MARIA SUDEKUM FISHER, Associated Press Writer Maria Sudekum Fisher, Associated Press Writer - 27 mins ago INDEPENDENCE,...

In this article: Missouri, Lafayette County, Jackson County, Bates City, Florida, and Associated Press Writer

...Chamber added that his group would be "concerned about anything that might increase costs." House Majority Whip Mike Caputo, D-Marion, said he frequently talks to small business owners in Fairmont, such as beer distributors and restaurant...

In this article: Charleston, Small business, and Surgery

...on the horse industry that gambling could determine a race's outcome but the 14th District, which includes Nelson, Taylor, Washington, Marion and Mercer counties, isn't one of them. Bourbon is king in the district. Not horses. During...

In this article: Kentucky

...Roland Burris, were not immediately returned. Thomson is not the only U.S. town that had hoped to lure Guantanamo detainees. Officials in Marion, Ill., Hardin, Mont., and Florence, Colo., also have said they would welcome the jobs that would...

In this article: Illinois, Guantanamo Bay, Detainee, Don Manzullo, Pat Quinn, Guantanamo, Dick Durbin, and Mark Kirk

...more federal whistleblower protection to VA hospital employees to curb issues such as those at Marion. "What I learned from Marion was there were a lot of people who knew what was going on and were just afraid to speak out" for fear of...

In this article: Illinois, Pat Quinn, Dick Durbin, Surgery, Eric Shinseki, Roland Burris, and Washington