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Deaths due to drunk driving on the decline under stricter laws, attorney
“This is another chance to remind British Columbians that police will be out there enforcing these new penalties, so think before you drink.” The Lower Mainland district RCMP said in a news release Thursday that police “will be deploying every traffic
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:30A
Deaths due to drunk driving on the decline under stricter laws, attorney
“This is another chance to remind British Columbians that police will be out there enforcing these new penalties, so think before you drink.” The Lower Mainland district RCMP said in a news release Thursday that police “will be deploying every traffic
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:30A
Grant to help fight underage drinking
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 33 percent of 15- to 20-year-olds who were killed in crashes nationwide in 2009 had a blood alcohol content of .01 or higher. Massachusetts has a zero-tolerance law for young drivers that
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:28A
Town of Newburgh police say NY trooper drove drunk
Trooper Christopher Cuneo, 38, faces charges of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. Town police Lt. Michael Clancy said a 21-year-old City of Newburgh woman was headed east on Route 17K at about 12:05 am on
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:28A
EU Asks Romania To Implement Directive On Railway Safety
Should the Member States fail to do so, the Commission may refer the cases to the Court of Justice. The aim of the Directive 2008/110/EC is to improve the level of safety of the European rail transport system. It provides a legal basis for a common
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:28A
Judge frees former IMF chief on $1M bail
The 62-year-old French banker and diplomat briefly wore an expression of relief after Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Obus announced his decision in a packed courtroom. Later, Strauss-Kahn blew a kiss toward his wife. The ruling didn't immediately
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:28A
Perez sues producers of 'Law & Order: SVU'
Perez says in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that she was “recklessly pulled, grabbed, yanked, wrenched and/or manhandled” during filming of the “Hardwired” episode on Sept. 9, 2009. Her attorney, Brian O'Dwyer, tells the New York Daily News that his
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:28A
Stocks in a New Uptrend (Aroon) - PEIX, PGNX, PHLI, PRMW, PRSC
LLC, Pacific Ethanol Madera LLC, Pacific Ethanol Columbia, LLC, Pacific Ethanol Stockton, LLC and Pacific Ethanol Magic Valley, LLC, each commenced a case by filing voluntary petitions for relief under the Bankruptcy Code in the United States
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:27A
7 court workers in Ulster, Sullivan, Orange to be laid off under new cuts
The state court system, which oversees county-level trial courts and city courts, cut 367 jobs as part of the Office of Court Administration's efforts to reduce its $2.7 billion budget by $170 million, in order to meet budget reductions demanded by Gov
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:27A
Vigil honors fallen officers
As a former Ouachita Parish deputy, Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Marcus Clark knows a thing or two about the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers. "The whole (Northeast Louisiana Police) week is important," Clark said.
Updated: 05/20/2011 02:26A
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