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U to keep licensing SweeTango apple; growers get bigger slice
AP The University of Minnesota has settled a lawsuit allowing its exclusive licensing of SweeTango apples, but giving more growers access. (Associated Press: Steve Karnowski) A lawsuit challenging the University of Minnesota's
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:05A
Sawyer Leavitt
18, 2011, following a motor vehicle accident near Marcus. Services will be 10:30 am Wednesday at Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn High School Gymnasium in Marcus. Burial will be in Marcus Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4 pm today, with the family
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:05A
Toll in US air show accident rises to 10
The crash happened suddenly, giving the audience virtually no time to react before the plane ploughed into the stands at high speed, killing seven people and injuring dozens more. The pilot of the P-51 Mustang, Jimmy Leeward, died on impact along with
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:05A
$44 million settles Cosco Busan oil spill in bay
The settlement resolves a federal lawsuit and requires Regal Stone Limited and Fleet Management Ltd. to compensate local, state and federal agencies for the loss of recreational opportunities. The money will be used to improve coastal access and
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:04A
Borders trademarks auctioned to Barnes & Noble
Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn will decide in a hearing today whether to approve the sales. Barnes & Noble acquired Borders' Internet domain names, the Borders.com website and trademarks including Borders, Waldenbooks and Brentano's.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:04A
Trooper injured when cruiser rear-ended on I-290
AUBURN — A state trooper and the driver of the vehicle that allegedly rear-ended his cruiser were injured tonight in the accident on Interstate 290. State police did not identify either victim, but said both suffered minor injuries.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:04A
Drug trial is beginning for local man
SEGUIN - A jury of seven men and five women was chosen Monday in Second 25th District court for the trial of a man charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance. Although the jurors were selected in voir dire proceedings conducted
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:04A
Testimony begins in murder trial of Alpine woman
by Matt Quillen TALLADEGA — Testimony is scheduled to begin at 8:30 am today in Talladega County Circuit Court for the trial of an Alpine woman accused of murdering her husband. A jury of 10 women and two men were selected around 1:20 pm Monday in
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:04A
Pilot dies in plane crash
A Childersburg man was killed in the crash. SYLACAUGA — Timothy Ralph Abbott, 63, of Childersburg was killed Sunday night when his single-engine plane crashed at Sylacauga Municipal Airport. Abbott was the pilot and only person on board.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:04A
Bomb hoax on RTS bus causes road block Monday night
Julius Irving, 24, and Walcott Decastro, 25, were overheard saying they had a bomb in the bag, Valuri said. Police received a call at 8:32 pm "A girl called law enforcement about the two men. GPD performed a traffic stop on the bus.
Updated: 09/20/2011 01:04A