Mark Yaffe, a Tampa businessman who became one of America’s leading gold coin dealers, will see much of his gold empire dismantled after a bankruptcy judge’s decision today.

THE trio in the multi-level marketing company Sunshine Empire which collected more than $180 million from tens of thousands of customers sold on the generous rebates on its lifestyle packages, has a case to answer, a District court ruled on Tuesday.

Erin Hamlin is becoming a household name when it comes to women’s luge. And the Remsen native is inspiring local youth to get involved in the sport. Our Iris St. Meran introduces us to a girl from Rome, who in just a few short months of training, is already winning some impressive hardware.

A landmark restaurant in skowhegan served it’s last meal Sunday afternoon. The Empire Grill closed it’s doors for good today. The news has hit this town hard. Kerry Pomelow and Tom Miller, owners of the Empire Grill in Skowhegan say they made the final decision to close about a week ago. “It’s e . . .

KUALA KUBU BARU: Describing her now ex-boyfriend as “inhuman” and an “evil animal”, the mother of the 3-year-old girl who was brutally beaten to death on Thursday is crying out for justice.

Christoph Sumann’s bid for Olympic gold in the men’s 4×7.5km biathlon relay unravelled in a few “evil” seconds on Friday when he missed four successive targets from the prone position in shooting.

Members of the Elmira College women’s and men’s basketball teams earned spots on the Empire 8 Conference all-star teams as announced by the league Thursday.

It seems a credible scenario. A well-intentioned modern army marches off convinced that it can impose its superior culture on a distant country.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp has agreed to buy a 9.09pc stake in Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal’s Rotana television and media empire for $70m (£45m).

The Napanee Raiders have advanced to the Empire Junior C Hockey League final for the third year in a row. The Raiders beat the host Picton Pirates 3-2 on Monday night to complete a four-game sweep of their best-of-seven semifinal.[...]