OKLAHOMA CITY Dec 24
A member of the New Orleans Hornets dance team, the Honeybees, has died.

Police say 19-year-old Brittanie Montgomery was killed in a two-car crash in northwest Oklahoma City.

Officers say the car Montgomery was driving went off Northwest Expressway about 6 p-m yesterday
and she overcorrected and the car crossed the centerline and was hit by a pickup truck.

Montgomery was in her first season as a member of the Honeybees.

December 20, 2006
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Army Spc. Robert J. Volker, 21, of Big Spring, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 20 of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee in Baghdad.


Army Sgt. Scott D. Dykman, 27, of Helena, Mont.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 20 of injuries sustained from an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.


Army Staff Sgt. Jacob G. McMillan, 25, of Lafayette, La.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 20 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle and was followed by enemy small arms fire in Baghdad.

December 21, 2006
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Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Burgess, 21, of Sanford, Mich.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Dec. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Mayhan.


Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan L. Mayhan, 25, of Hawthorne, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Dec. 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. Ryan J. Burgess.


Hospitalman Kyle A. Nolen, 21, of Ennis, Texas; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; killed Dec. 21 as a result of enemy action in Anbar Province, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Fernando S. Tamayo, 19, of Fontana, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.; died December 21 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

December 22, 2006
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Army Spc. Joshua D. Sheppard, 22, of Quinton, Okla.; assigned to the 642nd Engineer Support Company, 7th Engineer Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 22 of wounds sustained when his patrol came in contact with the enemy using small arms fire in Baghdad.

ANGOLA, Ind. (AP) - Sarah Steele, volleyball coach at Tri-State, died Monday. She was 28.

Earl D. Brooks II, president of the NCAA Division III university. She was found by her roommate in their apartment and had no previously known health problems, Brooks said.

Former Caledonia girls basketball coach Mike Wilson never realized one of his best players was more proficient in a second sport.

That's because what Williams remembers most about Sarah Steele is that she completely threw herself into whichever sport she was playing at the time. Ms. Steele, who became coach of the Tri-State University volleyball team, died Monday. She was 28.

"She was one of those kids who was hard working and focused and who would do anything to succeed," Wilson said. "Basketball wasn't her top sport, but I never knew that because of how hard she worked.

"She was a shiny penny of a person. She always had a smile, she was always looking out for those around her. It's a big loss."

A 1997 Caledonia graduate, Ms. Steele was found dead in her Angola, Ind., apartment Monday by roomate Nikki Bergman, an assistant volleyball coach.

Ms. Steele's family said Tuesday that results of a complete autopsy had not been released, but a preliminary finding showed she died from internal bleeding from a tear in her intestinal tract.

"She lit up a room when she entered it," said her father, Jack. "She will be terribly missed."

Bob Hoogterp, Ms. Steele's uncle, said her cell phone was checked for friends to contact and more than 400 names turned up.

" She was never in a photo without a smile," he said. "She made everyone feel good. She was a wonderful young woman who leaves behind a loving family and friends. She was very personal with her players. She took them whevever they needed to go. Sports was her life."

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday and 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the John Stroo Funeral Home in Grand Rapids. A funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Caledonia.

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December 23, 2006
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Army Sgt. Curtis L. Norris, 28, of Dansville, Mich.; assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle in Baghdad.


Army Spc. John Barta, 25, of Corpus Christi, Texas; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained from indirect enemy fire during combat operations in Buhritz, Iraq.


Army Spc. Chad J. Vollmer, 24, of Grand Rapids, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim and Pvt. Bobby Mejia II.


Army Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim, 21, of Howell, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Spc. Chad J. Vollmer and Pvt. Bobby Mejia II.


Army Pvt. Bobby Mejia II, Saginaw, Mich.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 125th Infantry, Big Rapids, Mich.; died Dec. 23 in Salman Pak, Iraq, of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle during combat operations. Also killed were: Spc. Chad J. Vollmer and Pfc. Wilson A. Algrim


Marine Spc. Elias Elias, 27, of Glendora, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 23 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol in Baghdad.


Army Spc. Michael J. Crutchfield, 21, of Stockton, Calif.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, Fort Bragg, N.C.; died Dec. 23 of a non-combat related injury in Balad, Iraq. Crutchfield's death is under investigation.

December 24, 2006
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Army Pvt. Evan A. Bixler, 21, of Racine, Wis.; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Baumholder, Germany; died Dec. 24 of wounds sustained from enemy indirect fire during security operations in Hit, Iraq.


Marine Lance Cpl. Stephen L. Morris, 21, of Lake Jackson, Texas; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; killed Dec. 24 while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq.

December 25, 2006
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Army Pfc. Eric R. Wilkus, 20, of Hamilton, N.J.; assigned to the 57th Military Police Company, 8th Military Police Brigade, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii; died Dec. 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of a non-combat related injury Dec. 22 in Baghdad. The incident is under investigation.


Army Sgt. Jason C. Denfrund, 24, of Cattaraugus, N.Y.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his unit while on patrol in Baghdad.


Army Sgt. Jae S. Moon, 21, of Levittown, Pa.; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.; died Dec. 25 in Baghdad of wounds sustained there when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle while on patrol.


Army Sgt. 1st Class Dexter E. Wheelous, 37, of Winder, Ga.; assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad.


Army Capt. Hayes Clayton, 29, of Georgia; assigned to the 842nd Military Training and Transition team, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.; died Dec. 25 of wounds sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was conducting combat operations in Balad, Iraq.

December 26, 2006
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Army Sgt. John T. Bubeck, 25, of Collegeville, Pa.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Spc. Aaron L. Preston and Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson.


Army Spc. Aaron L. Preston, 29, of Dallas; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Sgt. John T. Bubeck and Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson.


Army Pfc. Andrew H. Nelson, 19, of Saint Johns, Mich.; assigned to the 9th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany; died Dec. 26 of wounds sustained Dec. 25 when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle during combat operations in Baghdad. Also killed were: Sgt. John T. Bubeck and Spc. Aaron L. Preston.


Army Spc. Joseph A. Strong, 21, of Lebanon, Ind.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 26 of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was in was involved in a rollover incident in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley. The incident is under investigation.


Army Spc. Douglas L. Tinsley, 21, of Chester, S.C.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska; died Dec. 26 of injuries sustained when the vehicle he was in was involved in a rollover incident in Baghdad. Also killed was Spc. Joseph A. Strong. The incident is under investigation.


Marine Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz, 21, of Spencer, Wis.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 26 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr.

December 27, 2006
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Marine Lance Cpl. William C. Koprince Jr., 24, of Lenoir City, Tenn.; assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.; died Dec. 27 while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq. Also killed was Cpl. Joshua M. Schmitz.

LONDON, Dec. 28 (AP) — Lord Hussey, who spent a decade as chairman of the BBC, died Wednesday. He was 83.

His death was announced by the BBC Corporation, where he was chairman of the board from 1986 to 1996. The place and cause were not announced.

Lord Hussey, whose first name was Marmaduke, served with the Grenadier Guards in World War II and lost a leg in combat in Italy. Afterward, he joined Associated Newspapers, rising to editor of The Daily Mail.

He succeeded Stuart Young to become was chief executive of Times Newspapers from 1971 to 1982, and waged a bitter dispute with print unions about modernizing technology that kept the company’s flagship Times and Sunday Times papers off the streets for nearly a year.

Lord Hussey is survived by his wife, Lady Susan.

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