Millennium City Star Issue 23

WICKER MAN, BURNING MAN - Serial killer arrested, details witheld by Scott MacReady VIBORA BAY. Members of Vibora Bay's finest's "basement crew" - the police department's apocryphal unit for dealing with irregular cases - have arrested the serial killer known as the "Wicker Man".

The arrest of the Wicker Man - infamous for disemboweling his victims and stuffing them with wicker - took place on the Vibora Bay boardwalk, late last night. Though police units were at the scene, eyewitnesses claim that they saw at least two other figures in the area, before the arrest went down. Rumors persist of outside involvement; the vigilante named "Redhawk", in particular.

The Wicker Man himself has been tentatively identified as "Ramon Salazar", a Bahilian national. He is currently being held in custody. The police are aware of the motivations behind the killings, but have refused comment. Add to this the rumors of interference from the FBI and the State Department, no wonder that VBPD spokespersons have been tight-lipped.



COLD WAR HEATS UP - Mid-air collision threatens to escalate Bahilia/Movilia Crisis by Ian Gomez SANTA PRISCA. Early this morning, an American fighter jet collided with its Movilian counterpart. Both fighters were on routine patrols along the border of the two cold warring South American nations of Bahilia and Movilia.

This incident threatens to escalate the crisis into a full-blown, three-way war, leaving certain neighboring states, such as Val Verde, in the crossfire. US officials refused comment on the incident.



A HELPING HAND - Charitable organizations cooperate with corporate sponsors to help the needy by Norah Perkins MILLENNIUM CITY. Certain corporations - Croix Corp, in particular - and charitable groups - such as the New Church of Unity - have come together to raise funds for the poor and the destitude.

"We hope to raise at least 65 million dollars for charitable contributions", a spokesperson for ARGENT - another sponsor of the event - stated.