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People who grew up in Rialto in the 1950s consider Twyla Tharp a miracle — the way she emerged from the orange groves to recreate herself as a leader in the dance world.

A boat carrying international peace activists, including former Georgia congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, and medical supplies to the embattled Gaza Strip sailed back into a Lebanese port on Tuesday after being turned back and damaged by the Israeli navy, organizers of the trip said.

In a match with huge implications in the standings, the Cabrillo Conquistadores came from behind and outlasted the Templeton Eagles 3-1, in an important Los Padres League meeting.

Amy Katherine Proper of Athens and Jonathan Keith Miller of Mabank were married at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1 at Castle on the Lake in Jacksonville. The bride’s uncle, the Rev. Paul Berry, officiated the ceremony, after her brother, Jeffrey Berry, escorted her down the aisle.

THE VON TRAPP LEGACY Despite the nostalgic mist around “The Sound of Music,” Sam von Trapp, the grandson of Maria, is taking over a business for a family that has had its share of ups and downs and disagreements.

Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerGiants QB David Carr. WHAT HAS IT BEEN LIKE TO FINALLY BE IN A WINNING ENVIRONMENT? Carr: I’ve learned a lot. Just being around this group, I said it when I got here, just watching them through the…

After finishing one win shy of bowl eligibility with a season-ending 53-21 loss at East Carolina, UTEP players were thinking about 2009 before they even boarded the plane.

Peeping through my Venetian blind, I saw the Covington sisters, Miss Cora, Miss Dora, and Miss Flora, baskets in hand, heading out to the woods on their estate to gather holly, pine boughs, pine cones, mistletoe, cedar, ‘possum haw, yaupon, magnolia leaves, and other greenery and berries to decorate Covington Hall. Clydie Clump was ambling along with them as chief helper.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Freezing rain across northern Indiana has caused authorities to close the full length of the Indiana Toll Road and at least a section of Interstate 65 north of Lafayette.

The colleague: one of the more difficult people in your life to buy a present for come holiday season. You might not know them as well as your family, but you likely spend an inordinate amount of time with them. Luckily that means you’re more familiar with their work habits than most, so you’re in a unique position to nab them a gift that not only expresses how you feel about your …