If you're having difficulty viewing the locator maps on newsobserver.com, it might be because of your browser.

From the Google Maps website:

"Google Maps is not compatible with every web browser. Google Maps currently supports recent versions of Firefox/Mozilla, IE 5.5+, Safari 1.2+, and sort of supports Opera. IE 5.0 is not supported."

Our only recommendation is to upgrade your browser.

Mozilla Firefox (recommended) http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Microsoft Internet Explorer http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx

Opera http://www.opera.com/

Safari http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/