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Mendocino County pot club deliveries run afoul of Sonoma County deputies
The two, who were stopped on consecutive days, were told they were pulled over for traffic violations: speeding in one case and not using a turn signal in the second instance. Deputies said the smell of pot led them to search the vehicles,
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
Email Suggests City Knew Of Police Detail Issues
NEW ORLEANS -- An email obtained by the WDSU I-Team suggests that city leaders knew about problems with off-duty police details to review traffic camera citations and did nothing. Superintendent Ronal Serpas said the email only indicates that he knew
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
Man convicted of murder for 2007 fire
A jury deliberated for about 2 1/2 hours before it reached a verdict. Hill set Pearson's townhouse on fire, knowing that Pearson was inside the home, about 5 am Jan. 9, 2007, Kane County State's Attorney Joseph H. McMahon said in a news release.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
Furore ... but Big Brother's Imogen Thomas manages a smile in London yesterday
He also said that if The Sun reported what I said in Parliament, the paper's Editor could go to jail and that we should have open justice, but only on the judge's terms. I am surprised the footballer now wants to put his case further up the news agenda
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
Posted On Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 03:44:20 AM
“Traffic cops catch motorists for violations, but look the other way when BEST drivers break the rules. This is the reason they don't fear the law,” said Amit Shah, a motorist. Senior traffic police also agree that BEST drivers have been a cause of
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
Ogle County drug court helps change lives
An arrest for DUI and cocaine possession in late 2009 in Ogle County is the one she says helped turn her life around. "I honestly believe that I was rescued and not arrested because all that 10 years that I was begging and pleading to stop,
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:50P
Long-stalled Circ Highway hits another roadblock
The governor contends the Circ is not dead and his team is just "amending" the plan that would bring traffic around Burlington. "Most Vermonters don't believe the promises anymore on the Circ. They are smarter than the rest of them.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:49P
Utah law makes 'acting sexy' illegal, escorts say
Salt Lake City— AP Two escort services have filed a federal lawsuit to halt a Utah solicitation law they fear could lead to the arrest of strippers or escorts who are simply acting sexy. Utah defines solicitation as a person agreeing to sex in exchange
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:49P
States Toughen ID Rules for Voters
"2012 is shaping up to be a real battleground for voters," said Wendy Weiser, who directs the democracy program at New York University's Brennan Center for Justice, a research group that opposes the stricter ID measures. Supporters say the tougher
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:48P
Teams must play without fear
Here SunSport columnist TERRY VENABLES gives you his verdict on what will happen and who he thinks will be left smiling and who left sinking into the Championship. FIVE teams can still fill the two remaining relegation places.
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:48P