Thursday, August 21 NORTH ADAMS -- A city man is dead after he was stabbed during the early hours of Wednesday morning at 21 Navajo Drive in the Wheel Estates Mobile Home Park. According to a statement released late Wednesday afternoon by District Attorney David F. Capless' office, Daniel J. Walters, 24, of North Adams was found suffering from several stab wounds, on the lawn outside of 21   Full Story

Thursday, August 21 PITTSFIELD -- The 16th annual Sheriff's Road Race has been scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 23. The event, which includes a 10-kilometer running race for serious runners and a 2-kilometer fun run, will begin at 10 a.m. at 814 East St. Berkshire County Sheriff Carmen C. Massimiano Jr.   Full Story

Thursday, August 21 PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Emergency crews launched airboats into submerged streets Wednesday to rescue central Florida residents trapped by rising floodwaters from a stalled Tropical Storm Fay, which soaked the state for a third consecutive day. Calling the flooding "catastrophic," Gov.   Full Story

Monday, August 18 GORI, Georgia (AP) -- Russia's president promised to start withdrawing forces from positions in Georgia on Monday, but suggested they could stay in the breakaway region at the heart of the fighting that has reignited Cold War tensions. Top American officials said Washington would rethink its relationship with Moscow after its military drive deep into its much smaller   Full Story

Thursday, August 21 BOSTON(AP) -- The state's highest court has ordered Middlesex County Register of Probate John Buonomo be suspended without pay as he faces criminal charges that he stole thousands of dollars from copy and cash machines at the Registry of Deeds. The Supreme Judicial Court on Wednesday said the order will remain in force until the Committee on Professional Responsibility   Full Story

Thursday, August 21 LEICESTER, Vt. (AP) -- Four Connecticut men are due in court Wednesday to answer a variety of charges stemming from a shooting in Leicester and a pursuit during which a police dog was run over and killed by a state police cruiser, police said. The suspects in the Leicester shooting could also face charges stemming from a Tuesday night carjacking in the town of Mendon,   Full Story