Japan Has More Than Just a Yen Crisis

The currency crisis is merely one symptom of the country's general aversion to change after the boom-and-bust 1980s

Home searched, green SUV seized in slaying of Moreno Valley girl

The house is a few blocks from where Norma Lopez was apparently abducted in July. A witness had reported seeing such a vehicle speeding away after she vanished. No suspects are in custody. Detectives investigating the death of 17-year-old Norma Lopez in Moreno Valley searched a home and impounded an SUV on Tuesday a few blocks from where the high school student was apparently abducted.

Volunteerism Conference slated for Sept. 23

Area volunteers in public, private and nonprofit organizations will be able to learn more about how to help others and their own development during the Southern Illinois Volunteerism Conference.

Gold Gains to 2-Month-High on Increased Investor Purchases, Dollar's Drop

Gold advanced to the highest in more than two months as investors increased purchases of the metal as a protection of wealth and the dollar retreated.

Police report: House ransacked Tuesday

Burglars collect TV, cash, in daytime break-in

Home searched in Norma Lopez slaying case

A man whose family home was searched by detectives investigating the killing of Norma Lopez was identified Wednesday as a former instructional assistant at the school the Moreno Valley teen attended. Law enforcement officials would not say Wednesday whether Lazarus Tasby, 25, was considered a suspect in the case. The family attorney said Tasby was not being sought as a suspect in Norma's death ...