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Woman involved in wreck Saturday dies
Mike Ricker of the Abilene Police Department said emergency personnel responded to the accident around 1:30 pm Saturday. They discovered the car, a gray 2005 Kia Spectra, which had sustained major front-end damage, resting against the center barrier of
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:13P
Tanker crash kills 2; shuts down I-85 north at Exit 92
A tanker truck slammed into a bridge abutment on Interstate 85 in Gaffney, SC, and burst into flames Sunday morning, killing two people and closing a six-mile portion of the highway until Tuesday. Cpl. Bryan McDougald said Sunday evening that
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:13P
Divorce battles live on in bill
Wright, a Los Angeles Democrat, was something of a maverick during his first legislative stint, often straying from Democratic orthodoxy by opposing gun control laws and championing men's rights in family relations law. And as a state senator,
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:12P
Google Warned on Illegal Drug Ads
United States Justice Department prosecutors are looking into whether Google has been implicit in accepting advertising business from illegal drug sellers. From the Wall Street Journal: Federal prosecutors have been looking into whether Google
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:12P
Law Center Commencement Speaker: Be a Hero
January 15, 2010 – Brendan V. Sullivan Jr. (C'64, L'67), senior partner at Williams & Connolly and keynote speaker at Sunday's Law Center commencement, said his hope lies in “heroes” who fight for justice. “I am in the twilight of my career and I speak
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:12P
Fowler: Beige race ends in a crash by grass
CONCORD - -- Carl Edwards' car had to be towed to Victory Lane late Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway after his post-race burnout went badly awry. Like a man falling up the stairs on the way to
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:12P
Bill could give Valley new federal judgeship
Herald Immigration, human trafficking and drug cases related to the border burden the wheels of justice in Brownsville and McAllen federal courts, but it's not certain which district city might receive a new federal judgeship to ease the pain.
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:11P
Bill could give Valley new federal judgeship
Herald Immigration, human trafficking and drug cases related to the border burden the wheels of justice in Brownsville and McAllen federal courts, but it's not certain which district city might receive a new federal judgeship to ease the pain.
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:11P
Man dies, another is rescued after car plunges into Bell County creek
The westbound vehicle traveled 120 feet in a ditch line, struck a rock wall, then careened across the eastbound lane and went over an embankment and into the creek with four feet of water, state police said. Trooper Brian Greene, who lives in the area,
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:11P
Uganda: What Does the Proposed Amendment to Scrap Bail Mean?
NRM should not legislate with bad faith whose purpose is to defeat justice as it is an antithesis to NRM's own fundamental principles as a revolutionary and liberation organisation. It should be rejected, and the new parliament must rise to stop
Updated: 05/22/2011 11:10P