Shooting still stings Lowell man (Lowell Sun)
The tiny scar near his left eye is the only visible sign that James Reynolds nearly lost his life two years ago. But lodged in his brain stem near the top of his spine, the 25-year-old Methuen man carries a constant, painful reminder of the shooting -- a .22-caliber bullet.

Korp to lose feeding tube: lawyer (The Age)
Victoria's Public Advocate has ruled that a feeding tube be removed from Maria Korp, the woman found near death in the boot of a car, according to her lawyer.