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No Survivors in Georgia Plane Crash
Major Paige Joyner of the Georgia Wing of the Civil Air Patrol says crews made the discovery after lowering a searcher by rope from a helicopter to reach the remote crash site. Recovery efforts will begin Thursday morning, Joyner said.
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:04A
President promotes results of bailouts
"While we will not get back all of our investments in the industry, we will recover much more than most predicted, and far sooner." GM and Chrysler were on the verge of collapse in the final days of the Bush administration after Congress failed to
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:04A
Two cop cars collide, officers hurt in high-speed chase
That crash started a pursuit that ended with the suspect's vehicle crashing about 13 minutes later in a building's wall on the 4800 block of West Van Buren Street, said Police News Affairs officer Ron Gaines. The suspect ran and and got away,
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:03A
New York pulls out of Secure Communities
In another blow to the Obama administration's attempt to gain nationwide acceptance for the immigration program Secure Communities, the state of New York pulled out of the program today. Governor Andrew Cuomo explained his reasoning in a press release:
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:03A
Paris Air Show: Airbus offers runway overrun protection system to competitors
The manufacturer says its decision has been spurred by the fact that runway excursion is by far the air transport industry's most common serious accident category. The occurrence rate is also increasing faster than the world fleet is expanding.
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:02A
Malpractice Lawsuit Over Perforated Bowel Results in $7M Verdict
A North Carolina jury has awarded $7 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died of complications from a hysterectomy. The complaint was filed by the estate of Victoria Lynn Brown Harmon, who died on September 24,
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:02A
Malpractice Lawsuit Over Perforated Bowel Results in $7M Verdict
A North Carolina jury has awarded $7 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the family of a woman who died of complications from a hysterectomy. The complaint was filed by the estate of Victoria Lynn Brown Harmon, who died on September 24,
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:02A
Financially troubled hotel owes county more than $53000 in taxes
In a February 2010 letter to Citizens Bank, however, the Columbus real estate appraisal firm Samuel D. Koon & Associates estimated that the hotel's market value was $2.6 million. Both Citizens Bank and Peoples Bank, the hotel's two biggest creditors,
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:02A
City merry about its traffic-go-round
"The way the law reads, when their crosswalk is marked, the pedestrian has the right of way," he said. "They're not allowed to just step out into traffic, but once you post it, motorists are supposed to yield to pedestrians." The tunnel, Stone said,
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:02A
Kim Harding benefit set
She has lost her income, had numerous surgeries and her medical bills are growing. A spaghetti lunch will begin at noon, with an auction led by Sam Fortune and music by a DJ starting at 1 pm The cost will be $5 for spaghetti, salad and bread with other
Updated: 06/02/2011 08:02A
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