The local news continues to be a kind of radar screen with continuing periodic blips that represent: Domestic disputes. Suicide. Cops getting shot. Car jacking. Drug busts. Gun violence. Drunk drivers. Meth lab explosions. Attempted kidnappings. Child molesters. Online child porn busts. School and library programs that make learning fun. Sports. Weather. Local online forums are a gathering place for the same sort of characters who used to show up for public executions.