Credit crunch: Business, home loans get scarce (The News-Press)
Would-be buyers of businesses and homes alike are finding the credit crunch makes banks more leery of financing a deal.

Forrester: Credit crunch may freeze tech services projects (ZDNet)
Forrester Research in a report is confirming that the credit crunch is beginning to hit technology services firms. The extent of the damage is unclear, but IBM's lower-than-expected third quarter revenue (its earnings are stronger than expected) may indicate something worse is afoot. Forrester's report indicates that customers are putting off new projects, trying to negotiate new terms and ...

So far, so good :Credit crunch not greatly affecting car dealerships. (South Bend Tribune)
The chairwoman of the National Automobile Dealers Association says credit and economic problems are likely to cause 700 auto dealers to go under this year.

Hennepin County Sheriff's Office report (South Crow River News)
The following public safety summary information from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division is provided to residents as a public service. These highlights from Sept. 29 to Oct. 3, 2008 do not reflect all incidents handled or investigated by the HCSO during this time period.

Circuit City rebuts credit-rating downgrade (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Circuit City Stores Inc. said yesterday that it has a good relationship with vendors and that it shouldn't be affected by a downgrade from a retail credit-rating service. Bernard Sands LLC pulled its recommendation for vendors to sell to Circuit City after the Henrico County-based consumer electronics retailer last week reported $239 million in losses for the fiscal second quarter.