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AG Holder: New crack law should shorten some prison terms
Most of the other people who testified Wednesday also supported making the new crack sentencing guidelines retroactive, including representatives of the American Bar Association and National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and former Drug
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:30P
Tacoma-area cops will go bar-hopping this weekend as part of DUI emphasis
Pierce County law enforcement officers and commanders will be visiting bars throughout Tacoma this weekend as part of a new effort to raise awareness about the dangers of drinking and driving. Pierce County law enforcement officers and commanders will
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:30P
Vermont woman dies in accident
JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) ” Vermont State Police say a St. Johnsbury woman is dead following a car accident there. Twenty-four-year-old Tricia Lawrence was killed early Wednesday when she lost control of her Chevrolet Cobalt while trying to pass another
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:29P
News briefs from around Kentucky at 3:58 pm EDT
The orchestra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 3. On Tuesday, management and musicians appeared in US Bankruptcy Court, where Judge David Stosberg scheduled hearings on a plan exit bankruptcy. It was unclear if the expiration of the musicians'
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:29P
News briefs from around Kentucky at 3:58 pm EDT
The orchestra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Dec. 3. On Tuesday, management and musicians appeared in US Bankruptcy Court, where Judge David Stosberg scheduled hearings on a plan exit bankruptcy. It was unclear if the expiration of the musicians'
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:29P
Metro-North Says Driver Of Car Hit by Train May Have To Pay Damages
The investigation into the crash -- in which a train struck a car driven by Milfordite Vicki Buker-Besse while her 7-year-old daughter was a passenger -- is continuing, according to Metro-North spokesperson Marjorie Anders.
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:29P
UN experts: Japan underestimated tsunami hazard for nuclear sites
They added that “Japan's response to the nuclear accident has been exemplary… [and that the country's] long-term response, including the evacuation of the area around stricken reactors, has been impressive and well organized.
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:29P
Car Overturned in Woodbury
The driver of an overturned sedan at 199 Crossways Park Drive in Woodbury crawled from his car with only minor injuries after an accident at 2:40 pm today, according to Syosset Fire Department officials. SVFD responders arrived to find the car on its
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:28P
Snooki gets driver's license revoked
Television personality Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi blows a kiss as she promotes her Snooki Slippers line licensed by Happy Feet at the MAGIC clothing industry convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center February 15, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:27P
Reggaeton Musician Hit With Copyright Claim
David Moser aka Jose Dallman sued in federal court in Chicago, claiming "Rompe" is a copy of a song he wrote in 1998 called "Anoche," which is Spanish for "last night." Reggaeton music is a fusion of rap and reggae popular in Latin America.
Updated: 06/01/2011 06:27P
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