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Home prices have fallen more than during the Depression
Even cities that weathered the housing market crash with relatively little damage are suffering now. Home prices in big metro areas have sunk to their lowest since 2002, the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city monthly index showed Tuesday.
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:02A
Jefferson County police report
Genevieve woman, 41, was arrested May 16 following a minor vehicle crash at Route 141 and Astra Way for possession of numerous assorted narcotics. A St. Louis woman, 19, was issued summonses May 16 at a business in the 3700 block of Vogel Road for a
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:02A
In brief: Probe continues in Lake Cormorant High teen's death
By Staff An investigation is ongoing into the May 24 car accident that claimed the life of Lake Cormorant High School's Mariah Young. Young, 17, was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center at Memphis last Tuesday after her car collided with a dump
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:02A
Michaels sued over PIN pad tampering
Michaels Stores Inc. has been hit with a lawsuit by a Libertyville, Ill., woman claiming that the retailer failed to safeguard shoppers' credit and debit card information and personal identification numbers. The lawsuit comes several weeks after the
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:01A
2 injured in holiday wrecks
“(It was) just an unfortunate accident,” Pate said. On Sunday, an Andalusia man was injured in a two-vehicle accident in River Falls. Alabama State Troopers reported the accident occurred at 8:19 pm on US Hwy. 84, when a 2001 Toyota,
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:01A
Editorial: California prison overcrowding case holds lessons for Missouri
(AP Photo/California Department of Corrections, File) The US Supreme Court last week upheld a trial court's decision ordering the state of California to reduce its prison population by at least 40000 inmates over the next two years.
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:01A
Bus company faced shutdown
Virginia State Police blamed the crash on driver fatigue, a longstanding concern of federal officials and safety advocates and a cause of several major bus crashes in recent years. The Sky Express bus was carrying 58 passengers from Greensboro, NC,
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:01A
Feds Take Action Against Sky Express; Deady Crash Latest In String Of Problems
Virginia State Police blame driver fatigue for yesterday's deadly crash of a North Carolina bus. Four people died and many more were injured when their Sky Express bus overturned on I-95 north of Richmond, Va. Sky Express is based in Charlotte.
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:01A
Myth buster: helmets halve head injuries
Professor Narelle Haworth, from QUT's Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland (CARRS-Q), said a review of the most scientifically rigorous research found bicycle helmets that met national standards protected against head,
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:00A
Man sentenced in La Jolla burglary, fondling case
The jury could not reach a verdict on a felony count of rape by a foreign object, which was dismissed Tuesday by Judge Laura Parsky. According to trial testimony, the 22-year-old victim went to WindanSea Beach last Aug. 10 with friends, where she met
Updated: 06/01/2011 01:00A