Alton NewsLocal news for Alton, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pole stops car from hitting shop- July 2, 2008 A driver and his passenger suffered injuries after crashing into a support pole outside Great Clips and Subway in Alton Monday afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/alton-il/2008/07/pole-stops-car-from-hitting-shop?fromrss=1 Ronald Barber Sr.- July 1, 2008 Ronald L. Barber Sr., 59, of rural Bunker Hill, died at 2:30 a.m. Thursday, June 26, 2008, at Community Memorial Hospital in Staunton.http://www.topix.net/city/alton-il/2008/07/ronald-barber-sr?fromrss=1 Pit bull attacks 9-year-old boy- July 1, 2008 A 9-year-old boy was attacked and severely injured by a pit bull Thursday after he went into the dog's fenced yard to retrieve a toy.http://www.topix.net/city/alton-il/2008/07/pit-bull-attacks-9-year-old-boy?fromrss=1 Godfrey teen killed in motorcycle crash in Alton- July 1, 2008 A Godfrey teenager was killed in a motorcyle crash early Sunday in Alton. Brandy C. Grenfell, 16, of 3300 Clearview, Godfrey, was a passenger on a motorcycle traveling east on Homer Adams Parkway about 1:20 ...http://www.topix.net/city/alton-il/2008/07/godfrey-teen-killed-in-motorcycle-crash-in-alto... Alton man charged in shooting- July 1, 2008 A 26-year-old Alton man was charged today in connection with a shooting that injured another man.http://www.topix.net/city/alton-il/2008/06/alton-man-charged-in-shooting?fromrss=1 |