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Ypsilanti fire officials unable to determine cause of fatal fire on Ainsworth
Ypsilanti fire officials have been unable to pinpoint the cause of a fire that killed an 81-year-old woman on May 12, but said today that the blaze started near the microwave and has been ruled an accident. Fire Chief Jon Ichesco said because of the
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:04P
Boat sinks in Brazil lake; 1 dead, 7 missing
Police and divers conduct a search for bodies after a Sunday night boating accident left one child dead and at least seven other people missing, in Paranoa Lake, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday May 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) RIO DE JANEIRO—A boat
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:04P
Casey Anthony Trial to Rely on Forensic Evidence
| AP May 13: Casey Anthony reacts during her trial in the courtroom at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center on the fifth day of jury selection in her trial, in Clearwater, Fla. (AP). ORLANDO, Fla. -- No witnesses saw what happened to 2-year-old
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:04P
Madina riot suspects granted bail
Accra, May 23, GNA - The suspects of the May 17 Madina demonstration, which led to a section of the youth destroying property and assaulting two police officers, were on Monday granted bail at the Accra Circuit Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:04P
Jury begins deliberations in Mass. Kerrigan trial
Defendant Mark Kerrigan appears in court for his trial at Middlesex Superior Court Thursday, May 19, 2011, in Woburn, Mass. Kerrigan is charged with manslaughter in the January 2010 death of his father, Daniel Kerrigan. A Massachusetts jury has begun
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:04P
The hard cut beauty of "Treme"
Even though we might have read a few Anne Rice novels or enjoyed Dr. John singing "Iko Iko" at Tipitina's or spent several weeks wandering your Spanish-moss-draped streets, most of us don't really know you that well, not really.
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:04P
Senate Democrats vow to kill sanctuary cities
House Bill 12, awaiting consideration by the Senate, would ban cities from adopting policies prohibiting law enforcement from inquiring into the immigration status of persons detained in a criminal investigation. Gov. Rick Perry has designated the
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:03P
Canton woman receives minor injuries from one vehicle accident
By Anonymous Officers responded to a report of a one vehicle accident in the area of Locust Street and Avenue C around 6:12 pm on May 22. The driver of the blue 2010 Pontiac was identified as Courtney M. Beeney 18, of Canton.
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:03P
Close call in the canyon
61-year-old Quincy woman was hospitalized with serious injuries Sunday afternoon after a single-vehicle accident in the Feather River Canyon near Rich Bar. According to the California Highway Patrol, Kathleen Pickering was life-flighted to Enloe
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:03P
Mississippi river re-opened at Baton Rouge to limited traffic
HOUSTON (ICIS)--A nine-mile (14km) stretch of the Mississippi river at Baton Rouge has been re-opened after being closed over the weekend because of a barge accident, a US Coast Guard (USCG) spokesman said on Monday.
Updated: 05/23/2011 01:03P