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Appellate court awards three times jury verdict in Rosewood case
Justices Stephen Spomer, Joseph Goldenhersh and James Wexstten found Ruth properly applied fee provisions in the national Nursing Home Act. Spomer wrote that "proportionality of the attorney fee award to the amount of recovery is not determinative
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:02P
One arrested, one at large in Plano murder
PLANO -- Plano police have arrested one man in connection with a recent death involving a sports utility vehicle, but are still seeking one additional suspect. The incident occurred in the 1700 block of Alma Drive
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:02P
4 now dead in West Des Moines crash
Police work at the scene of an accident involving a car and a semitrailer truck near the intersection of Jordan Creek Parkway and Westown Parkway Tuesday afternoon in West Des Moines. / Christopher Gannon/The Register On Tuesday, she and her friends
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:02P
Passenger in Springport crash dies at Syracuse hospital
Clark and driver Melissa Goss, 19, of Park Place, Auburn, were both taken by Mercy Flight helicopter to the Syracuse hospital after the 7 am crash. The driver of the dump truck that struck the Ford Taurus was identified by troopers as Howard Haines,
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:01P
Small plane crashes at Tahoe airport; 1 injured
Nevada County Sheriff's Department dispatcher Gerri Barriger says the pilot was the only person aboard and was taken to a hospital in Reno after the Wednesday morning crash at the Truckee Tahoe Airport. The plane, which the Reno Gazette-Journal
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:01P
New Anti Texting Law Proves Successful.
The new law makes using a handheld electronic device for activities such as texting while a vehicle is in motion a primary traffic offense, giving law enforcement the power to stop drivers solely for engaging in this activity. The law also increased
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:01P
Canadian Business School Students in Black Face for 'Spirit Day'? (Video)
The group of white freshman at Universite de Montreal's business school stood in Jamaican colors holding a Jamaican flag with their skin painted black. A McGill law student, Anthony Morgan, who is also of Jamaican descent, was walking by when he saw
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:01P
Horrific crash puts track under scrutiny
Culverden apprentice builder Michael Nordstrom, 20, was left with head injuries, dislocated elbows, a broken arm and a broken wrist after the crash on the fastest section of the Pucker Park motocross track. The other rider, Canterbury University
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:00P
Fatal motorcycle crash near I-95, I-595
A investigation of a fatal motorcycle crash was taking place on Wednesday afternoon in the area of the northbound ramp of Interstate 95 that leads to westbound I-595, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, one northbound right lane
Updated: 09/21/2011 02:00P
Raleigh's red-light camera program could end next week
City traffic engineers say the cameras have helped reduce serious T-bone crashes by discouraging people from running red lights. But critics say the cameras are inherently unfair, because vehicle owners automatically receive a ticket in the mail
Updated: 09/21/2011 01:59P