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  VIDEO: Orlando shootout tied to Boston bomb suspect

  The FBI says it was involved in a fatal shooting near Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports that the victim was a friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the older brother suspected in the Boston Marathon bombing.

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  Slideshow: Aftermath of massive tornado

  Storm victims were pulled from the rubble and residents began surveying the damage late Monday and early Tuesday in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, where a powerful tornado destroyed entire neighborhoods and left dozens dead.
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  Group wants to connect downtown Terre Haute with the Wabash River

  Fairbanks Park is underutilized.
  The Wabash River is peaceful and inviting, but there is some concern about its cleanliness as well as pollution levels. Also, people can’t get on the river unless they have a boat.

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  UK PM: Brutal London attack appears to be terror

  LONDON — A brutal attack in broad daylight near a military barracks in London left one man dead and two suspects hospitalized Wednesday after a shootout with police. British Prime Minister David Cameron said the attack appeared to be terror related.

Schools

Schools

• Kid Kare fair to benefit Weekend Back Pack Program

  Hulman Memorial Student Union at Indiana State University sponsors an organization in the community each year and has chosen the Weekend Back Pack Program through the Vigo County School Corp.

  February 21, 2013  

• Terre Haute North band members participate in competitions

  Eleven soloists from Terre Haute North Vigo High School band have advanced to the Indiana State School Music Association competition on Saturday at North Central High School in Indianapolis.

  February 21, 2013  

• WGU Indiana creates new math, science scholarships

  WGU Indiana has announced the creation of 10 new Mathematics and Science Educators Scholarships, an effort to curb the deficiency of highly-qualified math and science teachers in Indiana.

  February 21, 2013  

• Science Café Saturday at Clabber Girl

  Indiana State University is planning a Science Café on Saturday as part of its Community Semester.

  February 21, 2013  

• Bruce’s History Lessons: This week in 1836: Remember the Alamo!

  This week (Feb. 23) in 1836 a seminal event in American history — and lore — occurred when a Mexican army under the command of General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna laid siege to the Alamo, a tiny mission in San Antonio, Texas.

  February 21, 2013  

• College Goal Sunday offers students free FAFSA help

  Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at 15 of Ivy Tech Community College’s campus locations, including Ivy Tech Community College-Wabash Valley in Terre Haute, as well as 26 other Indiana sites to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday, set for 2 p.m. Sunday.

  February 21, 2013  

• Community Semester events highlight bats, Mark Twain

  Upcoming Indiana State University community semester events include a lecture about bats and a presentation on Tom Sawyer.

  February 20, 2013  

• Terre Haute North, South compete at Science Olympiad

  VINCENNES — Teams from five high schools will compete in a Regional Science Olympiad at Vincennes University on Feb. 16. Participating schools include Bloomington New Tech, Sullivan, Terre Haute North, Terre Haute South, and Vincennes Rivet.

  February 14, 2013  

• Bruce’s History Lessons: The failed attempt to assassinate Roosevelt

  Regular readers know that I enjoy occasionally indulging in a historic “What if … ?”
  That is, how would history have been different if such-and-such an event had occurred, or had produced a different outcome.

  February 14, 2013 1 Photo  

• JAG program to host free soup dinner

  Northview High School/Cumberland Academy’s JAG program is planning a free soup dinner Saturday as a community service to Brazil and Clay County residents.

  February 14, 2013  

• Middle school teams to compete in regional science bowl

  Four teams of middle school students from the Wabash Valley will participate Feb. 16 in a regional competition of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science’s National Science Bowl in Terre Haute.

  February 14, 2013  

• Goals, Pride & Achievements: Feb. 14, 2013

  February 14, 2013  

• Preview campus life at a PreVU day

  High school students and their parents can preview college life at Vincennes University by attending any one of eight spring PreVU visitation days. PreVU Days are scheduled for Feb. 22, 23; March 15, 16; and April 5, 6, 19 and 20.

  February 14, 2013  

• Sheriffs’ Association seeks scholarship applicants

  Vigo County Sheriff Greg Ewing recently announced that the Indiana Sheriffs’ Association will again award college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing degrees in criminal justice studies. There will be about 40 $500 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.

  February 14, 2013  

• Apply for Retired Federal Employees scholarships

  The National Active and Retired Federal Employees group is accepting scholarship applications from children and grandchildren of federal employees until April 26.

  February 14, 2013  

• Pieces of Chauncey Rose Middle School, Gerstmeyer Technical High School auctioned off

  Signs from the former Chauncey Rose Middle School were popular among the auction crowd gathered Saturday at the new home of the Boys and Girls Club of Terre Haute.
  So were pieces of the original gymnasium flooring from Gerstmeyer Technical High School.

  February 10, 2013 3 Photos  

• From Molecules to Ecosystems Seminar Series set

  TERRE HAUTE — Leading scientists from around the country will speak at Indiana State University as part of the From Molecules to Ecosystems Seminar Series this spring. The series, in its eighth year, will feature researchers from Cornell University, the University of California, Berkeley and other schools, speaking about topics such as cancer, evolution and frogs.

  February 7, 2013  

• Bruce’s History Lesson: America’s greatest chief justice

  This week (Feb. 4) in 1801 John Marshall was sworn in as chief justice of the Supreme Court.

  February 7, 2013 1 Photo  

• IDEM to offer free class presentations on Earth Day

  In observance of Earth Day on April 22, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management is offering free classroom presentations to Indiana schools, statewide.

  February 7, 2013  

• Riverton Parke plans Feb. 25 ‘McNight’

  February 7, 2013  

• Newly reconstituted board rescinds decision to close John Paul II Catholic High School

  John Paul II Catholic High School will remain open next year and the goal is to keep it open “for years to come,” according to an announcement from the board of governors.

  February 5, 2013 4 Photos  

• John Paul II Catholic High School to remain open, says new school board

  TERRE HAUTE — John Paul II Catholic High School will remain open next year “and for years to come,” according to an announcement from the board of governors.

  February 4, 2013  

• Bruce’s history lessons: Robert Frost: ‘The Gift Outright’

  “The surest thing there is is we are riders, And though none too successful at it, guiders.” — Robert Frost, Riders
  America’s most famous poet, who died this week (Jan. 29) in 1963, lived an eventful life.

  January 31, 2013 1 Photo  

• Terre Haute Children's Museum plans Benjamin Franklin birthday bash

  The Terre Haute Children’s Museum will host a belated birthday bash to celebrate Benjamin Franklin from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday.

  January 31, 2013  

• Tom Brokaw to headline Ivy Tech-Bloomington event in April

  Broadcast journalist and author Tom Brokaw, best known as the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, will headline Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington’s 10th annual O’Bannon Institute for Community Service.

  January 31, 2013  

• Vigo County School Corp. High School Honor Roll

  January 31, 2013  

• Riverton Parke students see ‘Lincoln’ at Ritz

  Nearly 100 Riverton Parke High School juniors and seniors watched director Steven Spielberg’s already award-winning film, “Lincoln,” Jan. 18 at the Ritz Theater in Rockville.

  January 31, 2013  

• Goals, Pride & Achievements: Jan. 31, 2013

  Cody Gardner, a freshman at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, recently earned a 4.0 for his fall semester making the dean’s list. The 2012 Terre Haute North Vigo High School graduate also is a member of Wright State’s Division 1 baseball team.

  January 31, 2013  

• School’s Out Club runs Monday through Friday

  CHANCES for Indiana Youth offers free after-school programing to all elementary students while school is in session.

  January 31, 2013  

• Students invited to participate in The Eagle Competition

  High school students from Vigo County will have an opportunity to participate in The Eagle Competition to test their knowledge of citizenship, taxes, and local and federal government offices for a chance to win cash prizes on April 10.

  January 31, 2013  

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