FREEMAN TOWNSHIP — A grease fire on a stove appears to have caused a blaze that destroyed a mobile home Friday afternoon, according to a fire department official.

AUGUSTA — The man who kidnapped a Walmart shopper in a parking lot and stole her money last week told his victim that he needed cash to help his young son, police said Friday.

OAKLAND — Six-year-old Lillian Shuman was excited to receive sparkly sneakers called Twinkle Toes shoes for Christmas this year, but about two days later they were destroyed by fire, along with her home.

More than two weeks after Hannaford Bros. Co. issued a massive recall of ground beef, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released no additional information about its investigation into the source of the meat that was linked to an outbreak of salmonella infection.