For the week of Feb. 19, 2010Anthony S. Armiko, 62, went to join his father on Feb. 3, 2010. Born in Upland, he grew up in Ontario where he played football and Semi-Pro baseball. He was in the Red Horse Special Unit in the Air Force.No-frills funerals are latest sign of timesDeath is certain, but the economy isn't. Pinched finances due to job losses and shrinking insurance policies are forcing many families to cut back on funeral arrangements.Tributes for March 5Nicole Ashley Clark Aug. 21, 1985-Feb. 26, 2010 Age: 24 Residence: Hays, Kan. Nicole Ashley Clark died at Hays Medical Center in Kansas. She was born Aug. 21, 1985, in Colorado Springs. She graduated from Greeley Central High School in 2004. Surviving family includes her fiance, Saber Pulliam of Aurora; and her parents, Mike and Lori Clark; a brother, Matthew Clark; and a sister, Morgan Clark ...Eileen Kay battled to help the mentally illANDERSON TWP. - Eileen Kay, who advocated a law that established Ohio's commitment to serve the needs of people with mental illness, died Feb. 25. She was 84.Flags to be lowered for Canton Township soldierLANSING Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm has ordered that U.S. flags be flown at half-staff to honor a Marine from suburban Detroit who was killed in Afghanistan last month. Flags are to be lowered Monday for 21-year-old Marine Cpl. Jacob Turbett of Wayne County's Canton Township. The Defense Department says Turbett died Feb. 13 during an offensive against the Taliban in Helmand province. Turbett ...For the week of Feb. 12, 2010John Robert Noah, born on July 21, 1932 during the Great Depression in Huntington Beach—an oil town in those days—and passed away on Jan. 24, 2010. John was an industrious and active young boy. He obtained four paper routes at the age of 13 and continued them for several years.14-year-old to face charges for bomb at Detroit schoolDetroit -- A 14-year-old student who allegedly exploded a homemade bomb inside a southwest Detroit school Tuesday is scheduled to appear in juvenile court this afternoon.Bomb detonated in Detroit school; no injuriesDetroit Public School officials are evacuating Phoenix Academy on the city's southwest side, after a homemade explosive brought in by a student went off there this morning.NHL: Vancouver 6, Detroit 3DETROIT, March 3 (UPI) -- Kyle Wellwood ignited a streak of four straight Vancouver goals midway through the second period Wednesday, bringing the Canucks a 6-3 win over Detroit.NBA: New York 128, Detroit 104NEW YORK, March 3 (UPI) -- Al Harrington was one of six New York players to reach 20 points Wednesday, fueling the Knicks to a 128-104 victory over Detroit.Feds: Detroit contractor's help will bring arrests in Kilpatrick probeDETROIT More people will be charged as part of a long-running probe of corruption under disgraced former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, federal prosecutors indicated Thursday. Karl Kado, a businessman who had contracts at the downtown convention center, secretly recorded conversations with \"corrupt subjects\" and likely will be a trial witness when others are charged, the U.S. attorney's office said ...
