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Sumter County judge arrested for DUI
Smith, 57, was pulled over by law enforcement in Leslie for speeding. The police officer charged Smith with having open container of alcohol and driving under the influence. A representative of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office confirmed to The Albany
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:20A
Cuomo's poison-pill peril
The Harlem protesters -- some 2500 parents, teachers and others -- were fuming about a lawsuit by the teachers union and the NAACP meant to block the opening of 19 charter schools and the closing of 22 failed traditional schools.
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:20A
Yes, we can . . . enforce
The professionally outraged announced boycotts. Arizona stood condemned before the world, a byword for hatred and defiance of federal law. Yet the Supreme Court last week implicitly ratified Arizona's leadership role on immigration enforcement.
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:20A
Prison officials facing charges
SIX INCUMBENT and former officials of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) will be charged administratively in connection with the unauthorized movement out of prison of a convicted former governor, according to a report of the Department of Justice (DoJ)
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:19A
Leading Bahraini activist released
This is while the Bahraini Justice Ministry has warned to continue its crackdown on anti-government protesters, adding that any unrest will face “all resulted consequences.'' The Justice Ministry referred to the demonstrations as “criminal acts and
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:19A
NJ Supreme Court nominee clears Judiciary panel
Christie is the first governor in recent memory to decline to re-nominate a sitting justice for tenure. That infuriated Democrats, who responded by blocking a hearing on Patterson for a year. They claimed that Christie was tampering with the
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:18A
Concerns over Blue Hole Continue
In fact, neighbors in the area and local law enforcement both say they're concerned about the potential for an accident like one a fatal motorcycle wreck that occurred in 2009. Traffic, substance abuse and littering are all issues that raise concerns
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:18A
Current 25: Esperanza's fight for arts funding downed spectre of political
The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center was born in the culture-clash of 1987, fashioning itself as a hub for all manner of social and political causes that had human rights at their core. And its story, in many ways, has tracked the path of progressive
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:18A
Current 25: News war ends with Hearst closing the 'Light'
To meet Justice Department anti-trust standards, the Hearst Corporation promised to launch an earnest search to find a buyer for the Light — though many critics at the time said the search was merely perfunctory. In 2004, former Light city editor Fred
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:18A
Current 25: How San Antonio got a water conscience
What the native peoples knew, the Spanish came to recognize, and the National Weather Service now confirms: San Antonio lies within Texas' Flash-Flood Alley. Powerful storms routinely rock the region, dropping immense amounts of rain, such as the 19
Updated: 06/01/2011 12:18A
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