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2A FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2005 FLORIDATODAY NEWS FROM THE NORTH WHO'S NEWS Teen actress Scout Taylor-Compton found safe mm Scout Taylor-Compton, star of the 2004 teen comedy "Sleepover," was reunited with her family in Apple Valley, on Thursday, two weeks after she disappeared. The teen actress had last been seen Aug. 12 at her family's home in San Bernardino County. The Apple Valley Police Department learned about her whereabouts from school officials Thursday and returned Tay-lor-Comoton to her amilv. said Jodie Miller, a spokes Compton NEWBURYPORT, Mass.

Man charged with desecrating Civil War-era tomb. A -young man performing court-ordered community service in a cemetery has been charged with desecrating a Civil War-era tomb, pulling apart the skeleton, and posing for pictures with the skull and other bones. "It's bizarre, absolutely bizarre," police Lt. Richard Siemasko said. "I can't even imagine what was in his head.

This is just a whole new level of weird for me." Neil J. Goodwin 19, of Salisbury, was working at the city's Old Hill Burying Ground on Aug. 17 as part of his court-ordered community service for a burglary conviction. woman for the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department. She also goes by the name Desiree Compton, department officials said.

'American Idol' singer Bo Bice out of hospital P3 ytii 1 .1 Ml curred between 1998 and 2003. The girls, now teens, reported the attacks in January 2004 and said they were afraid to come forward sooner. Sgt. Eric Weisbum said Buske claimed he had a problem with sleepwalking and may have mistaken the girls for his wife. Worker charged with putting urine in co-workers' coffee.

A postal worker has been charged with putting urine in the coffee of co-workers who set up a video camera in their break room after they became suspicious, authorities said. Thomas Shaheen, 49, who works as a vehicle mechanic for the U.S. Postal Service, was charged Aug. 5 with two misdemeanor counts of adulteration of food or placing harmful objects in food. He was ordered to appear in court on Monday.

Prosecutors said workers believed Shaheen poured urine into a coffee pot in a break room on July 5 and again July 6. Suspecting a problem, workers started their own investigation. "Employees did put a video camera in, and that's how they were able to put a stop to what he was doing," Akron Prosecutor Douglas Powley said. Pow-ley said Shaheen was unhappy at work but the prosecutor declined to get into any further details. "American Idol" finalist Bo Bice is out of the hospital after undergoing intestinal surgery and will take more time off from touring to recover, his minister said Thursday.

"He's in an undisclosed place for more said Donny Acton, pastor of New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham. Ala. "It's pretty serious stuff, and you can still get an infection." He will RYE, N.Y. Bice Accicent on Ohio River kills 1 Rescue workers prepare Thursday to leave the scene of a nearly sunken boat on the Ohio River in Dayton, Ky. One person was confirmed dead and two missing om the boat that was hit by a barge.

spend about six weeks recovering, Acion saia. Movie scenes slated for Cape Girardeau A bit of Hollywood will be in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Producers of "Killshot" have confirmed that Diane Lane and other stars and crew will be in town later this year or in early 2006 to shoot scenes for the movie. Based on the 1989 novel by Elmore Leonard, "Kill-shot" will tell the story of a married couple who find themselves in Cape Girardeau while on the run from a pair of hitmen. Scenes for the film will be shot in late Lane PORTERSVTLLE, Pa.

December or early January, said. Jerry Jones, executive director of the Missouri Film Commission. "Killshot" also will star Mickey Rourke and Justin Timberlake. It is expected to be released next year. FLORIDA TODAY wire services BIRTHDAYS Probe finds boy slipped through gap in ride's floor.

An investigation into the death of a 7-year-old boy on an amusement park boat ride determined the child slipped through a 14-inch-wide gap in the ride's floor and became wedged under its conveyor belts. The state-ordered investigation also found that two of the four operators assigned to the Ye Old Mill boat-in-the-dark ride at Playland Amusement Park were not there when the boy was getting on the ride earlier this month. The findings issued Wednesday did not say whether the gap or the absence of the two attendants were factors in the death of Jon Kely Cassara NORTH PEKIN, III. Three injured in fire and explosion at gas company. An explosion and fire at a gas company injured three men Thursday and forced the evacuation of nearby homes and businesses.

"It was loud, and the yellow fireballs it just went boom, boom, boom," said John House, whose business is located across the street from the company. It was not immediately clear what started the fire at the Hicksgas company, which sells propane gas and grills. The conditions of the three injured men were not immediately known. Two were taken to a burn unit at a nearby hospital. GREENBELT, Md.

19 men charged in racketeering indictment. Nineteen men were charged in a federal racketeering indictment that accuses them of killings and other violent crimes as members of the MS-13 gang. The indictments released Thursday say the men committed shootings, kidnappings and other gang-related crimes from April 2003 through June of this year. Six people were slain and gang members allegedly attempted to kill five others. Montgomery County police arrested 12 people this month after MS-13-related attacks in which six teens were stabbed at a high school and shopping mall.

BOSTON U.S. marshal broke the law with short hours. A federal in- vestigation found that Massachusetts' top U.S. marshal broke the law by skipping out on work and using his government vehicle for personal errands. The report by the Justice Department's inspector general followed a 2004 investigation by The Boston Globe that found Anthony Dichio spent an average of four hours, 22 minutes at his office during a 10-day period last fall.

"We believe that Dichio's actions warrant discipline, including consideration of whether he should remain as the U.S. marshal," said the 35-page report released to the Globe on Wednesday OHIO 'Sleepwalker convicted of molesting girls. A man who claimed he was sleepwalking when he molested three girls in his home has been convicted of rape and other charges. Jeffrey S. Buske, 38, faces up to 25 years in prison at his sentencing Thursday.

The victims, a young relative and two friends, testified that Buske molested them while they slept at his house. The attacks oc- Former Washington Post Executive Editor Benjamin Bradlee is 84. Author Ben Wattenberg is 72. Former Democratic vice-presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro is 70. Pop singer Bob Cowsill is 56.

Jazz musician Branford Marsalis is 45. Country musician Jimmy Olander of Diamond Rio is 44. Rock musician Adrian Young of No Doubt is 36. Actress Melissa McCarthy is 35. Actor Macaulay Culkin is 25.

Actress Keke Palmer is 12. CORRECTIONS Autistic boy, 5, dies after undergoing unproven treatment. An autistic boy died after receiving an unproven treatment that some people believe may cure the neurological and developmental disorder, officials said. Abubakar Tariq Nadama, 5, had received his third treatment of chelation therapy at a doctor's office Tuesday before going into cardiac arrest, said Deputy Coroner Larry Barr. The staff at Dr.

Roy Kerry's office performed CPR on the boy, but he was later pronounced dead in a hospital, Barr said. More tests would be needed to determine the cause of death, he said. State police also were investigating. FLORIDA TODAY wire services It Is FLORIDA TODAY'S policy to promptly correct errors of fact that appear In our news reports. You may report factual errors to the editor of the section in which the mistake appeared.

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