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Widman legacy may go national
Fort Myers immigration attorney Ricardo Skerrett said that will be an important aspect to ensure the law passes constitutional muster. "I'm not really against detaining and deporting criminal aliens, as long as the bill contains some sort of judicial
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
Man charged in shooting of Cape officer pleads not guilty
AMANDA INSCORE/news-press.com Yousel Lopez Rivera, the 20-year-old accused of shooting a Cape Coral police officer point blank during a traffic stop last month, pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer.
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
Man charged in shooting of Cape officer pleads not guilty
AMANDA INSCORE/news-press.com Yousel Lopez Rivera, the 20-year-old accused of shooting a Cape Coral police officer point blank during a traffic stop last month, pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of attempted murder on a law enforcement officer.
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
Exclusive: Use of anti-drug drug methadone prevalent, but controversial
The Florida Department of Children and Families, which oversees methadone clinic licenses, contracts with six of the state's treatment programs. DCF spends less than $1 million annually for the program, a figure that has held relatively steady,
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
Commentary: Church report on priestly sexual abuse doesn't persuade
The study was prepared by researchers at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York. One particular conclusion stood out: "Social and cultural changes in the 1960s and 1970s manifested in increased levels of deviant
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
Local food banks benefit from court settlement
Florida, 20 other states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia settled a lawsuit with European vitamin manufacturers for more than $117 million several years and have been dispensing the payments. - All Faiths Food Bank, which will get $29324 to
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
UPDATE – State Police looking for driver in Route 1 crash
UPDATE – 05-23-11 8:15PM - State Police are continuing to investigate a single vehicle crash on Route 1 last evening. The crash occurred on Route 1 near New Road in Lewes just before 5:30 this evening. Police are also looking for the driver of the mini
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:13A
Drunken driver gets 2-plus years in prison for injuring teens in Woodbury
Jaworski was charged with five counts, including DWI, driving after cancellation and three counts of criminal vehicular operation. According to a criminal complaint, he was driving 80 mph on Valley Creek Road in Woodbury when his Jeep crashed into the
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:12A
Drunken driver gets 2-plus years in prison for injuring teens in Woodbury
Jaworski was charged with five counts, including DWI, driving after cancellation and three counts of criminal vehicular operation. According to a criminal complaint, he was driving 80 mph on Valley Creek Road in Woodbury when his Jeep crashed into the
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:12A
Scholarship perpetuates Taylor Justice McRae's memory
A small portion of Horn Lake High School's commencement ceremony today at the DeSoto Civic Center will honor Taylor Justice McRae, who lost his life in a car accident while on the way to school in February 2004.
Updated: 05/24/2011 01:12A
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