THE DAMPHOOLS, FEB. 26, REEF

Hailey/Ketchum-based six-piece the Damphools are hoping to lose what they feel is their "cruise-ship" vibe: playing too regularly in their hpme town.

"We've been together about two years and are trying to separate ourselves from the resort-town band scene," said Texas-bom guitarist Rico Hood.

So the country band has been branching out, traveling to Montana, Wyoming and Utah with plans to descend on California, Oregon and Washington this spring. Calling a band "country" can be a limiting and scary term, but …

Bangladesh courts indict ex-PM Sheikh Hasina, jail 2 former Cabinet ministers

A special anti-corruption court on Sunday indicted former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a second graft case, involving a power plant deal during her 1996-2001 tenure, a state prosecutor said.

Other courts Sunday ordered two former Cabinet ministers jailed pending trial and denied interim bail to the head of an Islamic political party in a separate corruption case.

The spate of corruption charges against prominent politicians comes as Bangladesh's interim military government prepares for elections later this year.

The country's Anti-Corruption Commission last year accused Hasina _ along with seven others _ of taking kickbacks and …

Drug factory set up in loft

Bath: A man who converted his mother's loft into a mini cannabisfactory has admitted producing the drug.

Tyrone Draper grew an estimated pounds7,500 of cannabis at theCanons Close address in Kingsway where he lived.

The 35-year-old admitted a single charge of producing a class Cdrug when he appeared in the dock at Bristol Crown …

Semenya McCord enlivens classics in Mother's Day gig

Semenya McCord hobbled to the stage Sunday afternoon at Ryles, the result of a sprained ankle, but her voice was far from curtailed.

The Mother's Day concert, "Mama Says Sing Girl," thrilled the attentive full house at the Inman Sq., Cambridge club, and got the singer going too. The program was a benefit for Community Change, a group that works toward achieving racial justice.

"If anything will do it for you, it's the music," proclaimed McCord who said her injury felt immediately better once she was on stage. This declaration was observably true because by the concert's end she was carrying the crutch, not leaning on it. McCord's own mother was in the …

Fish advances to quarters at US Clay Court

HOUSTON (AP) — Top-seeded Mardy Fish advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Clay Court Championships on Thursday with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Albert Ramos of Spain.

Fish dominated most of the match and was leading 5-1 in the second set when Ramos made a charge. Ramos held in the seventh game and then broke Fish in the eighth game on the fourth break point.

Fish finally put the match away after escaping two break points in the 10th game.

"Naturally, you think, 6-3, 5-1 and you figure the finish line is pretty close," Fish said. "You've got to keep your foot on the gas a little more. But he played better at the end. He has nothing to lose at that point. We've all be …

ABN Amro Results

Results Tuesday from the ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament, a euro1.15 million ($1.57 million) ATP World Tour event on indoor hard courts at Ahoy' Stadium (seedings in parentheses):

Singles

First Round

Marsel Ilhan, Turkey, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-1, 6-4.

Marco Chiudinelli, Switzerland, def. Michael Llodra, France, …

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