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Tennesseans for Economic Growth praises Governor Bill Haslam
AP NASHVILLE — Overwhelming bipartisan approval has been given by Tennessee lawmakers to Governor Bill Haslam's comprehensive civil justice reform legislation. It gives Tennessee one of the most comprehensive tort reform laws in the country that will
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:28P
SUV plows into mom, child in shocking video
(KABC) -- A shocking accident involving a mother and a child was caught on camera in Phoenix, Ariz., but miraculously, no one was seriously injured. In the video, a mother pushing a stroller is seen running in front of a moving SUV.
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:28P
Judge weighs arguments in Sutter hospital project lawsuit
(click to enlarge) SANTA ROSA — A Sonoma County judge today heard arguments in a lawsuit filed to stop construction of Sutter Health's $284 million hospital next to the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts north of Santa Rosa. A ruling is expected within
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:28P
Man dies in fiery motorcycle crash
man was killed Tuesday morning in an accident in Bedford after he crashed his motorcycle and caught fire beneath a tractor-trailer. According to police, Timothy Boughter of Bedford was the operator of the motorcycle and was killed in the crash.
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:28P
Man dies after tractor-trailer crash in Aiken
The most recent traffic crash claimed the life of Michael A. Farmer of Depot Avenue. About 1:30 am Friday, Farmer was driving east on Poole Road, entered the intersection and was struck by a southbound 2006 International tractor-trailer driven by
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:28P
judge upholds early voting cut-back
Circuit Judge Barbara Areces dismissed a lawsuit Friday filed by candidate Marcelo Llorente. He had argued Elections Supervisor Lester Sola acted unconstitutionally when he eliminated early voting scheduled for Sunday. Sola changed the schedule earlier
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:27P
Autopsy performed on Will County crash victim
WILTON TOWNSHIP — An autopsy was performed Friday on a man killed in a traffic accident at Cedar and Wilmington-Peotone roads. Luke J. Compton, 27, of Valparaiso, Ind., died Thursday at the scene of the accident. The small pickup Compton was driving
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:27P
The Fifth Down: Union Focuses on Antitrust Suit
NFL players indicated in a court filing Friday that they plan to proceed with their antitrust lawsuit no matter how an appeals court rules on an injunction that would stop the league's lockout. In the filing, which opposed the league's
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:27P
Unofficial Recount Results show Prosser Wins by 7006 Votes
Waukesha County completed its recount effort Friday evening, with the new unofficial numbers showing Justice David Prosser ahead of challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg by just more than 7000 votes. The effort began more than three weeks ago when Kloppenburg
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:27P
PRO HOCKEY: Rangers' Boogaard died of alcohol, oxycodone mixture
MINNEAPOLIS — A medical examiner in Minnesota ruled the death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to mixing alcohol and oxycodone. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner released Boogaard's cause of death on Friday.
Updated: 05/20/2011 09:27P
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