Topix won't protect identity of blogger named in Hawkins County libel lawsuit ROGERSVILLE — Topix.com is a place where anyone can be anonymously criticized online, but Topix CEO Chris Tolles told the Times-News Sunday the libel alleged in a Hawkins County lawsuit file last week is not condoned by his Web site. [News Source]

Smith Mills Fire Department falling apart The Smith Mills Fire Department needs your help in securing a federal grant for a new building. Smith Mills Fire Chief Mike Coghill says the existing building is old and is falling apart. [News Source]

Armstrong awaits 'candid' Oprah interview AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Out for a Sunday morning jog in bright sunshine, Lance Armstrong hardly looked like a man about to finally confront the doping scandal that has shadowed his storied career like an angry storm cloud. [News Source]

Family to settle shooting death suit in Flagstaff The family of a man who was fatally shot by police officers in Flagstaff during August 2006 has agreed to settle its wrongful death lawsuit for $100,000. [News Source]

AIG board weighs suing US over bailout AIG board weighs suing US over bailout If AIG decides to join the complaint, which seeks $25 billion in damages, it would pit the company against the government that in 2008 kept it from buckling under the weight huge losses on mortgage-backed securities and other toxic assets. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New ... [News Source]

AFRAID OF CHILDREN? Teacher Cites Rare Phobia In Discrimination Lawsuit VIDEO: Teacher Sues District for Making Her Teach Junior High [News Source]

Waterkeepers defend their lawsuit goals Assateague Coastkeeper Kathy Phillips uses a water quality meter to test the water quality along Turville Creek in Berlin. / Grant L. Gursky photo WEST OCEAN CITY — While the effects on area farmers from a pollution lawsuit filed against a local chicken farmer were profound, they are also being felt by the environmental groups fighting for clean water on the Shore. [News Source]