Storm hands DeKalb hail  - times-journal.com 

A line of severe thunderstorms brought hail, high winds and a significant amount of rain Friday morning to several areas in DeKalb County. “We had everything from pea-size to golf-ball size hail reported from all over the county,” said Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Leath.

Paint can be a wallpaper alternative  - www.newschief.com 

Elaine Griffin is crazy about stripes - in small rooms and kids' rooms, powder rooms and halls.

Indiana General Assembly reached accord just in time :Lawmakers trumpet tax relief, jobs plan  - www.southbendtribune.com 

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana General Assembly's 1 a.m. today adjournment was far from certain just hours before lawmakers wrapped up their work for the 2010 legislative session.

Homes for Our Troops helps wounded vet  - www.wwlp.com 

This was a deeply emotional day for a western Massachusetts soldier who lost both his legs in Iraq. Army Sgt. Peter Rooney and his wife moved into their specially built home in Worthington Saturday.

Gas line cut; utility crew restores service  - www.reflector.com 

Crews from the Greenville Utilities Commission were busy Friday restoring gas service to homes on Spring Forrest Road. GUC spokesperson Sue Hatch said that Nichols Contracting from Grifton accidentally cut a gas line while doing construction work in the area.

Red Cross training drill brings hundreds  - www.nbc12.com 

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT) - A train derails, spilling dangerous chemicals. Everyone living within a 10 mile radius of the accident must evacuate. The disaster scenario was just a drill Saturday but according to the American Red Cross, it could happen.

Ice Dams, Flooding Across the State  - www.myfoxtwincities.com 

Officials in Scott, Wright, Beltrami and Clay Counties concerned over flooded roads and ice dams.

Strong winds collapse homes, topple construction crane at NJ casino site; AC officer injured  - www.startribune.com 

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Officials say high winds and several inches of rain in Atlantic City caused at least two houses to collapse, toppled a crane at a casino construction site and sent broken glass and other debris raining down over a six-block area, leaving a police officer injured.

More good news for home buyers  - www.stuff.co.nz 

The pendulum swung further in home buyers' favour last month as the number of houses sold remained at record lows.

US warning to Israel hailed  - www.gulf-daily-news.com 

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority yesterday hailed a rare US condemnation of Israel over its plan to build more settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem.