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Administration opposes bill to scuttle San Joaquin River restoration
Devin Nunes, R-Visalia, administration officials warned against breaking apart the river restoration settlement that ended in 2006 an 18-year-long lawsuit pitting farmers against environmentalists. "The bill would not only undo the very valuable
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:00P
Homemade Tandem Tricycle Helps Young Man After Brain Injury
Following a car accident that left 22-year-old Rob Thompson with a brain injury and the loss of feeling in his left side, his Dad built a tandem recumbent upright tricycle to aid the healing, both mentally
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:00P
Supreme Court justices plead for legal aid dollars
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson and Justice Nathan Hecht sent lawmakers a letter Wednesday, urging them to find $20 million during the special session to help needy people access civil courts. "The civil justice system is where
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:00P
Man airlifted to Toronto hospital after Scugog accident
to accommodate the helicopter. It's unknown why the vehicle suddenly left the roadway, say Scugog fire officials. There were no skid marks on the pavement at the scene of the crash, said Rob Gonnermann, Scugog's deputy fire chief.
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:00P
4 out of 5 caught with knife are NOT jailed despite Theresa May pledge
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: 'We need to send a strong message to those who carry knives - any adult who commits a crime using a knife can expect to be sent to prison and serious offenders can expect a long sentence. 'For adults convicted of
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:00P
Annapolis Mayor Josh Cohen Gets Candid
Anything you can do about weekend traffic and congestion in the historic district? We're going to use our buses and garages better. We want to have an Annapolis circulator shuttle for all the garages. That's our hope to alleviate parking problems and
Updated: 06/02/2011 04:00P
NYPD Detectives, Firefighters Arrested For Staten Island Gambling Ring
Among those arrested were detective Richard Palase, who is assigned to the Criminal Justice Bureau in Brooklyn, and firefighter Michael Bergen—they were charged with conspiracy to operate an illegal card game at on Arthur Kill Road.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:59P
Alleged drunken driver arrested after hit-and-run crash in mall lot
A Madison man was arrested for his alleged fourth drunken driving offense Wednesday afternoon after he drove away from the scene of a hit-and-run crash at West Towne Mall, authorities reported. Derek Powers, 30, was tentatively charged with OWI-4th
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:59P
3 gay rights activists arrested in protest at state Capitol
By AP RALEIGH (AP) — A trio of gay-rights activists, including a former Democratic US Senate candidate, burst into the state House of Representatives Thursday shouting "liberty and justice for all" before being led away by police.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:59P
Childers Denied On Appeal
by AP ATLANTA, Georgia - ATLANTA (AP) - The federal appeals court in Atlanta rejected a challenge from a former Florida Senate president who sought to reverse his bribery conviction on claims that a key trial error compromised the verdict.
Updated: 06/02/2011 03:58P
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