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Car Chase Of The Day: 13-Year-Old In Stolen Vehicle Pursued By CHP In Long Beach
No one was seriously injured in the accident however the driver's side airbag deployed during the crash and the boys were reportedly pulled from vehicle by firefighters according to neighbors, notes KTLA. Authorities were trying to determine the owner
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:22P
Driver guilty of dangerous act
The couple had been visiting family on the Gold Coast and were taking an afternoon stroll when the accident occurred. The crash was seen by several drivers and three schoolgirls who were walking on a nearby footpath. Yesterday morning Horton went on
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:22P
LOCAL POLICE CRACK DOWN ON "CLICK IT OR TICKET" CAMPAIGN
"Studies show that if you wear your seat belt in a motor vehicle crash, there is a 75 percent greater chance you'll survive with minor if any injuries at all," said Chief Robert James. Officials with the police department say they will also have more
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:21P
Puerto Rico seeks bigger share of wedding tourism market
The director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, a government agency known by the Spanish initials CTPR, told Efe on Monday that the Caribbean attracts 30 percent of the world's total wedding tourism market, but that the US commonwealth has won only a
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:21P
Transient pleads not guilty to SM synagogue blast
Ron Hirsch, 60, is accused of touching off an April explosion that caused a 250-pound steel pipe partially encased in concrete to crash through the roof of a home next to the Chabad House Lubavich synagogue on 17th Street near Broadway.
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:21P
Court upholds California prison release order
The court-mandated population limit is necessary to remedy the violation of prisoners' constitutional rights and was authorized by a 1995 federal law, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the Supreme Court majority. California's 33 adult prisons were
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:21P
DUI suspect charged with manslaughter in deputy's death
Deputy Gary Edwards, 43, died Sunday from injuries he sustained in an off-duty traffic accident Saturday night near Live Oak. The Florida Highway Patrol arrested 53-year-old Pedro Terrero Leyva and charged him with DUI with serious bodily injury.
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:21P
NALEO Educational Fund Urges Texas State Senate Reject Arizona-Style
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund is strongly opposed to HB 12, a bill that will have the same detrimental effect as Arizona's SB 1070 law. "HB 12 is an unconstitutional and very costly measure
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:20P
Trial starts for former OCC student accused of fatal drunk driving crash
She was a recreational youth leader with the city of Newport Beach and had survived a battle with cancer at age 17, according to the new release. Vega was a student at Orange Coast College at the time of the accident. If convicted, Vega faces up to 15
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:20P
Speed Caused SC Train Ride Derailment
Police said the train's operator initially told them he was driving too fast, but Matt Conrad later backed away from that statement. State officials swiftly fired the inspector who had approved the ride for operation, saying after the crash he admitted
Updated: 05/23/2011 05:20P