Wisconsin man, New York woman identified as victims in Arizona sweat lodge deaths

October 10th, 2009 Authorities seek cause of Ariz. sweat lodge deathsPHOENIX — Authorities seeking answers to what caused two deaths and more than a dozen illnesses at an Arizona resort's sauna-like sweat lodge were investigating whether any of the victims had medical conditions or had been fasting.

October 9th, 2009 2 die, 19 overcome at Arizona retreat sweat lodgePHOENIX — A sauna-like sweat lodge at an Arizona resort meant to provide spiritual cleansing became the scene of a police investigation Friday when more than a dozen people became ill during a two-hour session and two later died. In all, 21 of the 64 people crowded inside the sweat lodge Thursday evening received medical care at hospitals and a fire station.

August 16th, 2009 3 brothers shot dead in western WisconsinMENOMONIE, Wis. — A gunman opened fire on a group of people outside a trailer home in western Wisconsin, killing three brothers before critically wounding himself, police said Sunday.

August 10th, 2009 Outside magazine's recommendations for Great LakesNEW YORK —If you're looking for a place to paddle your canoe, ride your mountain bike, dive, fish or climb, Outside magazine is recommending the Great Lakes. The magazine's August issue lists seven places for outdoor adventure in Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ontario.

July 22nd, 2009 Wis. man gets 50 years for kidnap, sexual assaultWISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. — A Wisconsin paper mill worker has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for kidnapping and sexually assaulting two young men he kept chained at his home.

July 1st, 2009 21 more victims of Air France crash identifiedRIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian officials say they've identified the remains of 21 more people who were aboard an Air France jet when it plunged into the Atlantic Ocean last month. Authorities say 17 newly identified victims were foreign and four were Brazilian.

June 15th, 2009 Wash. murder charges for suspect in Ariz. deathsWENATCHEE, Wash.

May 30th, 2009 Man, young girl killed in So. Ariz. home invasionARIVACA, Ariz.

May 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The number of swine flu cases has jumped to 2,532 in 44 US states, with three deaths, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said. In its latest report Sunday, the CDC said the state of Illinois has confirmed 466 cases of the A(H1N1) flu, followed by Wisconsin with 357 cases, California with 282 cases.

May 9th, 2009 Actor's Idaho ski resort to rebuild lodgeFAIRFIELD, Idaho — Managers of a small ski operation owned by "Die Hard" actor Bruce Willis through his Idaho-based company, Valley Entertainment Group, say the main lodge at the Soldier Mountain Ski Resort will be rebuilt. The ski lodge at the base of the resort in central Idaho was destroyed in a March 30 fire, which investigators determined was accidental and most likely started in the building's electrical wiring system.

May 9th, 2009 PANAJI - A badly dismembered body of a 24-year-old Russian woman was found on a railway track in a Goa village, police said Saturday. Police officials identified the deceased as Elena Sukhnova, who they claim had arrived in Goa on a tourist visa.

May 1st, 2009 Woman, 2 kids found dead in gas-soaked Wis. homeNELSONVILLE, Wis.

March 12th, 2009 LONDON - British surgeons are offering to permanently treat excessive armpit perspiration with the aid of a new 60-minute laser operation. he Laser Sweat Ablation service, launched on Monday, will cost around 3,500 pounds.

February 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Scientists are visualising sweat as a new tool that would potentially replace fingerprints in battling crime. Human sweat is a biochemical composite of the food we eat or the drugs we take, even our mental state and also our gender.

February 22nd, 2009 LONDON - Scientists believe sweat would potentially replace fingerprints as a tool to fight crimes in the future. Sweat could be used to track terrorists and criminals when fingerprints are partially damaged or do not exist.