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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A cat that got national attention for tipping the scales at 39 pounds has died. The Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society said Monday that the orange and white tabby named Meow died over the weekend, likely from complications from his morbid obesity. Meow, who was between 2 and 5 years old, was taken to the shelter last month after his 87-year-old owner could no longer take care of him. The shelter put Meow on a diet and posted all his weigh-ins on a Facebook page that got national attention.

Jesusa Rivera and Santiago Rodriquez, along with 'la Republica!' … an indigenous band from the Andes … visited WSBT's 'First Thing in the Morning' show on Friday … all ready for Saturday's “Cinco de Mayo” celebration at Howard Park. The fiesta opens at 10 a.m. and includes Balet Folklorico - live Mexican musica, Mariachi, cultural presentations, lots of authentic Mexican food and Indiana's longest taco! All proceeds benefit St. Adalbert Parish. CLICK HERE to hear a sample of music from 'la Republica!

It's a Website used by millions of people to connect with each other. But recently, police say a group of 14-year-old LaSalle Intermediate students used Facebook for the wrong reason…to bully classmates. Their punishment?  Suspension.  The three girls accused of creating two Facebook pages and making hurtful comments on those pages about other students in the building are in the 8 th grade at LaSalle, police confirmed Monday. The pages were apparently created March 25, according to a police report filed by the school.

A local teacher's aide who refused to let the school district she works for access her Facebook page says she's received an outpouring of support since we first reported her story Wednesday. Hester said Michigan State Representative Matt Lori (R - Constantine) contacted her Thursday morning. She added that he expressed interest in including her story in House Bill 5523. If passed, the legislation would make it illegal for employers to ask employees for social media login information.  Hester posted a picture of a co worker on her private Facebook page last April.

Kimberly Hester never imagined a Facebook post intended to make a co-worker laugh would cause so much controversy and lead to a legal battle with the school district that employs her. “It was very mild, no pornography,” she said of the picture she posted in April 2011. The picture shows that co-worker's pants around her ankles, and a pair of shoes. “It wasn't at work, it was off work time,” Hester added. At the time, Hester was a teacher's aide at Frank Squires Elementary in Cassopolis.  According to a letter from the Cassopolis schools superintendent to the Lewis Cass Intermediate superintendent, a parent who was friends with Hester on Facebook notified the school about the picture.

KINGSFORD HEIGHTS -  The Facebook craze continues to grow and now people are finding ways for it to make them money. One woman in Kingsford Heights is selling her homemade desserts on Facebook. Jennifer Marks is a stay at home mom who loves to bake. She took a couple of baking classes several years back and has been making her creations for family and friends ever since. "I do different desserts, mostly cakes some cookies and other desserts like rice crispy treats covered in chocolate," Marks said.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) - The mother of a 14-year-old Flint boy who was beaten says she hopes a video posted on Facebook of the attack leads to arrests. Trina McNeil tells The Flint Journal (http://bit.ly/A941eC) for a Monday story that video of the Friday afternoon attack was posted on a Facebook page of one attacker. The newspaper published an edited version of the video on its website. McNeil says at least 25 people clicked Facebook's "like" button in response to the video.

SOUTH BEND - A 19-year-old man who was critically shot at a home near Muessel Grove Park on the city's northwest side Wednesday night has since died from his injuries. Alejandro Tinoco was declared brain dead about noon Thursday and was taken off a ventilator about 5:30 p.m. and pronounced dead, St. Joseph County deputy coroner Chuck Hurley said Friday. Hurley said the cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head. The other victim in the double shooting at 1101 N. Adams St., 19-year-old Jazmin Conlee, remained in “very serious condition” at an area hospital Friday, according to a release from the St. Joseph County prosecutor's office.

CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) - A woman whose brother was fatally shot in 2007 is asking Indiana prison officials to remove a Facebook profile apparently created by a man convicted for his role in the slaying. Lisa Cunningham tells The News and Tribune (http://bit.ly/zxDgSR ) she learned Saturday that 20-year-old Quintez Deloney has a Facebook page on which he appears to be posting from prison in violation of state prison rules. She says Deloney "shouldn't have any freedom.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The father of Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White is blaming a computer hacker for anti-Semitic comments posted on his Facebook page targeting a judge who ruled that White should be removed from office. Darrell White tells The Indianapolis Star ( http://indy.st/tWbiEP ) that he didn't post the comments critical of Marion County Judge Louis Rosenberg, who's Jewish. White contacted Westfield police and blames the postings on someone who is trying to hurt the White family.