AARP/Blue Zones Vitality Project Inspired Residents to Make Simple Changes, Transforming an Entire Community ALBERT LEA, Minn., Oct.

ALBERT LEA, Minn., May 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hundreds of Albert Lea residents joined together on Thursday night, May 14, and pledged to take part in the AARP(R)/Blue Zones(R) Vitality Project sponsored by United Health Foundation, an unprecedented city-wide health makeover designed to inspire residents to take charge of their health so that they can live longer, better.

By Jeff Hansel, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Dec. 12--Foodborne illness possibly linked to a restaurant in Albert Lea has been confirmed in patients at medical centers in Austin and Albert Lea.

By John Brewer, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Nov. 7--A second passenger has died after a late October car crash in rural St. Croix County that remains under investigation. Natasha Elizabeth Weigel, 18, died over the weekend at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, a hospital spokesperson said.

By Janice Gregorson, Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. Oct. 18--Several of Tammy Hughes' relatives sat through all six days of testimony during the trial of Tammy's husband for her murder.