Cover windows and seal doors
Heat lost through windows and doors represents a significant chunk of most heating bills. Some sources estimate that loss through windows alone could account for up to 35 percent of heating bills. If you are tired of watching your hard earned money slip through the cracks, there are things that you can do: » Check around windows and doors with a candle or a light piece of thread on a windy day ...

Algonquin condos put on hold
ALGONQUIN ? Edges of the plastic that cover the bare wood walls of a new four-story condo building in Algonquin have been blowing in the wind for weeks. Some of the building?s future condos have glass windows and patio doors, but most have only holes cut into the wood where the windows and doors will go.

Polk Deputies: Pickups Used In 5 Smash-And-Grabs
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says it is searching for the thieves who broke into five stores in one week, often using stolen Dodge Ram trucks to smash through doors and windows. Detectives released surveillance photographs of the suspects Tuesday.

Small steps can lead to big energy savings
Hope McCoy?s home energy bills went from $312 and $407 a month to $161 and $99. She did it with little steps: Switching to energy-efficient light bulbs, installing a programmable thermostat, cleaning her furnace filter, weather-stripping around her doors and vents. She also replaced broken windows. Whether it?s a focus on ecology or economics, more people are looking into better ...

Weatherproof Your Home For Winter
The big chill has hit Middle Georgia as temperatures fall into the 20's reaching near record lows. With everyone strapped for cash and heating bills soaring, how do you fight back against the cold? Winterize is the answer.

Chile Verde 26, Seahawks 20
This fall we are combining our love of the football and our dream of learning to cook by preparing a meal from the city of the Seahawks' opponent. Seahawks vs. Chile Verde Preview In the Southwest, chiles are hung outside doors and windows . This probably has something to do with tradition, drying them, or some cultural thing, like how we throw fish. Chiles are more important to ...

Woman dies in early morning house fire
A woman died in an early morning house fire on 78th Avenue at Pembroke Street. Reportedly, burglar bars on the doors and windows of the house hampered rescue attempts.

3 sentenced for holding immigrants
Three people were sentenced to federal prison Monday for their role in a scheme in which immigrants were held behind locked doors and windows until their families could pay.

Tupper village to board up abandoned trailers
TUPPER LAKE - The village Board of Trustees voted Monday evening to board up the windows and doors of abandoned trailers at the Downtown and Woulf trailer parks.

Homes hit by burglars--By Staff reports
LAKEPORT-- Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) is warning residents to lock doors, windows and vehicles.

State football showdown creates ghost towns
The schools will be empty. Merchants will peer out their store windows, looking into the horizon for a random customer who might not have heard the news. Roads will rest. And a rash of sick days are likely.

Lock up your home before you evacuate, police urge
Some residents are leaving doors and windows unlocked or open because they mistakenly believe that will help firefighters. Such action, however, helps looters to gain access and fire to easily spread. As news of weekend wildfire evacuations spread in the Southland, thieves took note.

1994 Honda Accord Ex review from North America
Rust on doors, fenders, back above wheel wells... you'll find this on most Accords from this generation. Seats belts in coupe wear horribly and become loose.

Zaxby's to reopen Monday
Zaxby's district manager Joe Dobbs will reopen the doors to the Lexington Zaxby's restaurant at 1425 Cotton Grove Road on Monday.

1997 Nissan Micra Vibe review from UK and Ireland
Did not have the car long enough for much to go wrong, but the only things I replaced were the tyres, and the centre and rear exhaust sections. Locks were stiff and difficult to operate on doors.

Local News
Seven-year-old Patrick O?Rourke stepped off the school bus on the afternoon of Nov. 12 to a terrifying sight. Flames and black smoke billowed out of the windows of his family?s home on Summerhill Road, spreading to tall trees on the property and exploding in bursts of fire.

21 Nearby Businesses Hit by Window Shootings
Orangeburg (WLTX) -- In Downtown Orangeburg, 21 buildings have had their windows shot by BB guns since Friday night.

Lorry spills toxic waste on road
A lorry carrying toxic waste sheds its load on to a section of the A1 in Cambridgeshire.

Vandals destroy Vermillion Elementary
Brownsville school officials says vandals broke into Vermillion Elementary over the weekend and caused extensive damage to nearly the entire campus. According to a press release, every classroom in the school suffered significant damage including broken windows, doors, equipment, and graffiti.

A break-in triggers a shot, then a suit
Ed and Sally inherited an old Iowa farmhouse on 40 acres. They used it as a vacation home in the summer, but it was uninhabited the rest of the year. It was broken into numerous times by hunters and thieves. Even after boarding up the doors and windows and posting "No Trespassing" signs, intruders continued to break into the house during the winter.