The Queen of the Road: Beware the gas station windshield repair scam

COMMUTER: I am wondering if the following is a scam. A guy was offering this spiel at a gas station last week while we were on vacation at Lake Tahoe, and I just had the same thing happen at the Shell station in Pinole.

Hart: American Express ... don't leave for Big 12 game without it

If you are planning on going to a Big 12 Conference football game this season, better take along a credit card because the tickets will cost more money.For instance, a ticket to the Oklahoma State-University of Oklahoma, according to a story on OregonLive.com, the price has a face value of $125, while they are $110 when the Sooners play Texas at the Red River Shootout in Dallas and $100 when the ...

The Fair

The Oct. 20 opening of the Washington Parish Free Fair is quickly approaching, and Membership Committee Chairman Mike Breland is working on finalizing sponsorships, like he has done this time of year for more than 20 years.

United Oil Deploys Lantronix' ManageLinx With EDS 1100 to Remotely Access Hundreds of Service Stations

First Phase Centralizes Credit Card Sales and Fuel Tank Level Management for 70 Shell Stations

CRIME TIME & FIRE REPORTS for SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The following items were compiled from reports prepared by fire and law enforcement agencies. Reports are calls for service or other complaints by area citizens, which may only reflect one point of view.