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Wathen nominated for Turnpike Authority board
Paul LePage has nominated a retired chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court to lead the Maine Turnpike Authority Board. Daniel Wathen had served 20 years on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, including 10 years as chief justice.
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:51P
High Court gives relief to Chandigarh Club, stalls demolition until further orders
Justice Rajiv Bhalla also issued a notice to the UT home secretary and assistant estate officer asking them to file before the court their reply in this regard by May 30. According to the Club, the high court had earlier told the Chandigarh
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:51P
Family files $1 million lawsuit in Pittsylvania County death
By GoDanRiver Staff The family of a Danville man killed in a 2010 wreck has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Calvin Easley Jr., who was found guilty of reckless driving in the incident. The accident took place in the early morning hours of April 17
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:51P
Family files $1 million lawsuit in Pittsylvania County death
By GoDanRiver Staff The family of a Danville man killed in a 2010 wreck has filed a $1 million lawsuit against Calvin Easley Jr., who was found guilty of reckless driving in the incident. The accident took place in the early morning hours of April 17
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:51P
Alarms 'confused Air France pilots' in 2009
Washington - Pilots aboard an Air France flight whose plunge into the Atlantic killed 228 people were confused by a series of flight control alarms before the accident, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The Airbus A330 en route from Rio de
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:50P
In a Beef Over Branding
Branding, brought to the New World in the 1500s by Spanish explorer Hernando Cortez, is today common across states like New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming. The marks can be seen from a distance and help ranchers settle ownership disputes when cattle trample
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:50P
Ex-Bankruptcy Lawyer Gets 5 Years in Fatal Stabbing of ASU Student
Apparently angry about being awakened by a noisy Arizona State University student, bankruptcy attorney Daniel Gukeisen got into an argument with Garrett Hohn.that escalated into a fight. Hohn later died of a stab wound and Gukeisen,
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:50P
Officers on watch for seat belt scofflaws
Funding comes from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Fines and fees are a minimum of $142 for the first offense. If a child under 16 isn't wearing a seat belt or isn't in a certified car seat, the parent faces getting a $445 ticket.
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:50P
'Share rape blame'
He said Justice Secretary Mr Clarke - who wants to reduce jail terms for serious crimes like rape - had simply argued that sex attacks "cover a variety of circumstances and motivations and degrees of culpability and that sentencing policy should
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:49P
Super-injunction secrecy for Justice Secretary
Printed copies of the Government's super injunction statement said it was addressed and delivered by the Secretary of State for Justice, Kenneth Clarke. But Clarke's name had been crudely crossed out and replaced with 'AG'
Updated: 05/23/2011 07:49P
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