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Allison DuBois was 6 years old when her great-grandfather died. After her family returned home from the funeral, DuBois went into her bedroom and found him standing there.
“He said, ‘Tell your mom I’m OK and I’m still with her,’” DuBois said.
The confused girl did as she was asked.
“My mother just looked at me and closed […]

The ghosts that haunt the R&R Station in Mt. Pleasant are about to be the stars of a documentary movie.The film is being made by Roger Marsh, a former Greensburg resident who now lives in Chicago, where he works as a writer and producer of stage productions
He also has observed, investigated and experimented with paranormal […]

Walking into a bookstore nowadays, you might get the impression that you have taken a wrong turn and entered a religious booksellers convention. Suddenly, anything having to do with ancient religious events is a sizzling best-seller with the makings of a blockbuster movie.
Most of it, however, is pure fiction.
For readers who want a strong dose […]

When Anita Goodrich walked into the Red Dog Tavern last Sunday morning at 2:30 a.m., she immediately sensed the presence of a spirit.
Without any prior knowledge of the pub’s history, she accurately named him.
“She knew he was important to the bar,” explains her mother, Dee Freedman.
“We get the feeling he’s hanging around because that’s […]

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Researchers in Australia have uncovered evidence that a tiny microbe may have the Midas touch of Greek legend, capable of turning dust to gold.
Findings reported in the July 14 issue of the U.S.-based magazine “Science” suggest a bacteria known as Ralstonia metallidurans may play a key role in creating gold nuggets […]

Once they made it to about age 2 they could take on just about any other predator and had very little mortality until they reached sexual maturity in their teens, researchers report in Friday’s issue of the journal Science.
“Survivorship stabilized at between two and four percent per year until midlife at which point they went […]

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Daniel Boone National Forest (AP) The 20-foot tree stands half naked surrounded by the lush green of the forest. Stripped of its lifeline to nutrients and water, it only has months to live.
“It doesn’t know it’s dead,” says David Taylor, a U.S. Forest Service botanist for the Daniel Boone National Forest, pointing overhead to the healthy leaves […]

t is now widely known that Gandhi shared his bed with young women as part of his experiments in brahmacharya, a Sanskrit word usually translated as “celibacy,” but generally understood as the ultimate state of yogic self-control. Gandhi believed that Indian ascetics who sought refuge in forests and mountains were cowards, and he was convinced […]

In an unusual “informal pardon” last week, Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine restored the good name of Commonwealth resident Grace Sherwood — known 300 years ago as the Witch of Pungo.
Sherwood was Virginia’s only convicted witch tried by water — meaning she floated after being tied cross-bound, thumbs to toes, and dropped into the Lynnhaven […]