BELTON - New postmaster Andy Avila says one of his top priorities is eliminating as many left turns on carrier routes as possible. Avila, 52, said Monday that the Postal Service trains its drivers to minimize left turns simply because more accidents occur while turning left. One of Avila

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BELTON - Graves at an unmarked pauper

BELTON - The tires kept rolling in during the county

DALLAS (AP) - Utility meter readers may soon go the way of the milkman and typewriter salesmen. Electricity-provider TXU will begin installing digital, automated meters in Dallas today and plans to automate its entire system by 2011.

NEW YORK - Acrobatics, blaring music and plenty of hype accompanied Microsoft Corp.

BELTON - Off the court, Julie Amabile is known for her sense of humor. But when she steps between the lines, she had just as soon crack skulls as jokes. That

KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) - Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro was euthanized Monday after complications from his gruesome breakdown at last year

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The hard-driving Phoenix Suns finally hit a road block in Kevin Garnett. Garnett almost single-handedly snapped the Suns

HOUSTON (AP) - Tracy McGrady scored 25 points before sitting out the fourth quarter and Rafer Alston had nine of Houston