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Orla Thomas says she wants to raise awareness of the heart condition that killed her beloved father Ceri ThomasOrla Thomas will never forget the day she was given the most unexpected and distressing news. Just 10 minutes after speaking to her father on the phone, who was laughing, joking and talking about taking his car to the garage, her mother called in a very upset state to say he had suddenly collapsed. "It was so shocking that my life had changed drastically in that moment," recalled the 29-year-old, who discovered that her dad Ceri, a civil servant, had suffered...

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Five-month-old twins in Virginia; a one-year-old in Tennessee; a three-year-old in Indiana; a nine-month-old in Texas; a three-year-old in Ontario; a nine-month-old in Tennessee. All dead, left behind in a blistering hot car within the past few weeks. I sorely doubt any of them were left intentionally, and there might be no more hotly debated topic than intent regarding these tragedies. A six-year-old saved from a hot car in Hamilton, Ontario by passersby had been left in the car on purpose. A medal to those who meddle. Thank you. But how do you solve a problem nobody thinks they have?...

CENTER TOWNSHIP | Kenneth Nailleux wasn't happy when he opened a mail package and saw what looked and smelled just like a pile of human excrement. Nailleux called Porter County police on Friday to report that the "Fecalgram" he received may be related to the harassment he's experienced recently in the neighborhood. Nailleux, of Wild Rose Court, told police he was involved in the shooting of a cat belonging to his neighbor, Cresley Walker, of Hackney Lane. He told police he has never denied his actions, saying he's had problems with cats attacking the birds that use his feeders. Since...

NEWPORT BEACH Bay Club produces pool policy MARINER'S MILE — People say "it" happens, but the Balboa Bay Club management is not putting up with it anymore. The club has imposed a $1,000 fine on anyone, or any parent whose child, is caught defecating in the pools, officials said. The new rules were handed down via an announcement in the club's magazine, "Bay Windows." "Due to last summer's increase in fecal accidents in the pool(s), [Balboa Bay Club] management will enforce a new pool closure policy," the warning reads. Maggie Feldman, the club's spokeswoman, said the new ruling is a...