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Man blackmailed over affair
The call was followed by a series of threatening texts which Justice Christopher Allan described as "truly frightening". In one, he threatened to break the man's knee caps. The victim deposited $1000 into Shepherd's bank account but when the threats
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:35P
Life sentence for revenge slaying
What I did was wrong,” Struc, 26, told a Brampton court before Justice Bruce Durno imposed the mandatory sentence. “I felt the weight of my family was on me . . . I had to protect my sister” from the man who allegedly sexually assaulted her,
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:34P
NW GA Regional Remains Open - For Now
The effort to push mentally ill and developmentally disabled people into the community was started last fall when an agreement was reached between Georgia and the US Department of Justice. Spokesman for the Department of Behavioral Health and
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:34P
Alexander To Run For Town of Dix Justice
During a speech in St. Louis on Nov. 13, Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John F.- 2:39 pm Alexander, during his tenure as Director, served for 20 years on the Schuyler County Youth Board, was a member of the Watkins Glen Youth Commission and served as Secretary
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:33P
Police chiefs call for stricter enforcement of teen-driving laws
Wagner cited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics that show the chance of a fatal crash increases six times for a teen driver carrying three other teens in the vehicle. Both Wagner and Mason are parents of teen drivers and members
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:32P
Police chiefs call for stricter enforcement of teen-driving laws
Wagner cited National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics that show the chance of a fatal crash increases six times for a teen driver carrying three other teens in the vehicle. Both Wagner and Mason are parents of teen drivers and members
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:32P
International lawsuit against govt
By A. Saleh, Staff Writer KUWAIT: Members of an Iraqi parliamentary bloc have begun collecting signatures from their fellow lawmakers to file an international lawsuit against the Kuwait government, demanding compensation for the relatives of those
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:32P
HC asks Comed-K to stick to old matrix
The wait for the medical post-graduate students continued for the third day, at the Comed-K medical counselling was scheduled for Tuesday. However, dental counselling, which was due to start at 8am on Monday, started at 4pm after the minister for
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:30P
$3 million awarded in drunk driving suit
Both businesses were named in the lawsuit, but Impulse was not found liable because employees there noticed Newman was drunk and did not serve her any alcohol, Bobby Warner, Berkhouse's lawyer said. "When she left that bar," Warner said, referring to
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:30P
$2.9 million awarded in drunk driving suit
Both businesses were named in the lawsuit, but Impulse was not found liable because employees there noticed Newman was drunk and did not serve her any alcohol, Bobby Warner, Berkhouse's lawyer said. "When she left that bar," Warner said, referring to
Updated: 05/30/2011 06:30P