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Alton lawyer claims he wasn't paid for Royal Island Bahamas work
Luther W. Simmons filed a lawsuit against Christopher T. French Sept. 15 in Madison County Circuit Court. According to the petition, French hired Simmons for legal and consulting services on March 9. Simmons says French was in a quest to buy a
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:08P
9th Circuit revives lawsuit vs homebuilders
Sept 21 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court revived on Wednesday a lawsuit by homeowners who accused several major US homebuilders of causing them harm by marketing neighboring homes to people at high risk of foreclosure. The 9th US Circuit Court of
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:08P
Landowners approve TDD tax without city vote
The sales tax will finance street improvements along the US 60 corridor within the TDD, including new roads and traffic signals. The tax has a 20-year sunset. The irregular boundaries of the TDD extend as far north as Waldo Hatler Drive and as far
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:07P
Sawgrass Owners Can Send Reorganization Plan to Creditor Vote
21 (Bloomberg) -- The owners of Florida's Sawgrass Marriott Resort received bankruptcy court approval to seek votes on a reorganization plan that will give ownership of the resort to secured lender Goldman Sachs Mortgage Co. US Bankruptcy Judge Paul
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:07P
Mom Of School Shooting Victim Sues District
Rebecca Jackson filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Morgan County Superior Court 1 on behalf of her 15-year-old son, Chance Jackson. The suit seeks unspecified damages. Chance Jackson still is recuperating from the March 25 shooting, in which he was struck
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:07P
KOAM TV 7 Joplin and PittsburgMo. man dies in farm-related accident near Palmyra
PALMYRA, Mo. (AP) - A northeast Missouri man died when a tractor trailer drove over him in a field. The Marion County Sheriff's Office says 62-year-old Gary W. Bradney died Wednesday morning near Palmyra. The sheriff's office says that Bradney was
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:07P
'More time needed' for bullet train crash probe
The government has struggled to address public anger over the accident when one high-speed train rammed into another one stranded on the track after it was hit by lightning. Soon after the crash, domestic media blamed foreign technology.
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:07P
Protecting health of Coos County
6, about the provision of public health services to persons who speak Spanish and are presumed to be illegal aliens. Public health services are provided without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, as is required by the Civil
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:07P
Bridge to re-election? Obama's upcoming bridge visit spotlights GOP foes
"You think these things happen by accident?" Boehner asked this week. White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer agreed Wednesday that the location is no accident, saying the president will contend his plan would put construction workers back to work on a
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:07P
Man charged with felony DUI in I-26 crash
By: AP A woman has died from injuries sustained in a Tuesday afternoon accident that shutdown I-26 eastbound near exit 219 for hours. According to police, Samuel Thompson Jr., swerved from lane 1 to lane 3, and then from lane 3 to lane 2 where he hit a
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:06P
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