In the Portal template:

{if $news[item].newsicon}
<img style="float:left; margin: 10px;" src="{$config.BASE_URL}/images/{$style_array.news}/{$news[item].newsicon}" alt="" />
{/if}
<br />
{$news[item].body} {if $news[item].truncated} <a href="{ubb url="ubb=showflat&Number=`$news[item].topic_id`" title=$news[item].subject}">To be continued?</a>{/if}
<br /><br />
</td></tr>
{$tbclose}
{/section}

How do I truncate a news item?

Anyone?

You can use [#end_news_blurb#] at the point you want to end the announcement for the main portal page. Removing the # signs of course.

This is somewhat of a hidden feature at this point that I need to figure out how to make a bit more easy to use.

This is exactly what I've been wanting for a long time...thank you, thank you, thank you.

Works like a charm.