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WOODLAND, CA (BRAIN)—Tree trimmer and convicted felon Charles Kevin Cunningham has been sentenced to 31 years, four months to life for the murder of John Finley Scott.
Cunningham, 48, was found guilty of first-degree murder and grand theft on Oct. 23.
SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)—The Bicycle Leadership Conference has added an RSS feed to its Web site, allowing users to keep track of updates on an up-to-the-second basis.
LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—BRAIN world headquarters will be experiencing power outages this morning and early afternoon. And, also, tomorrow in the early afternoon.
Please bear with us as the phone lines will be down during this time, as will our ability to retrieve and respond to e-mails.
BRAIN's esteemed editor Megan Tompkins has got herself a new girl named Sadie.
LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN)—The Most Active Americans consumer Panel MAAP asked 600 outdoor/fitness enthusiasts what they wanted for Christmas.
MONTEREY, CA (BRAIN)—The Sea Otter Classic celebrates its 18th year this April 17-20, 2008, and with it comes some new additions and expansion.
NUNSPEET, Netherlands, and TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN)—Both Giant Bicycles and Shimano will continue to support Team High Road, the former T-Mobile men’s and women’s pro squads just dropped by long-time title sponsor Deutsche Telekom’s T-Mobile division.
BY MATT WIEBE
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Bike shipments to bike shops grew a meager 0.4 percent during the first nine months of this year and sales grew by an equally modest 2.7 percent, according to the Bicycle Product Suppliers Association (BPSA).
BY MEGAN TOMPKINS
TEANECK, NJ—When Brian Dyches got a call from Michael Kastner about designing a new retail store, he had one condition: it had to look different than existing specialty retail.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — Bike manufacturers could feel the backlash from a recent spate of recalls that have raised a cry for stricter product regulation from federal legislators.
LAKE FOREST, CA—Many parks like Orange County’s Whiting Ranch were still closed in mid-November with no time line on when they may reopen.