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Man reportedly killed after tree falls on him in Hamlin
A man was killed in an accident Wednesday. It happened at a home in the 600 block of Hamlin Center Road. Monroe County sheriff's deputies and emergency crews responded to the scene for the report of a tree falling on a man.
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:30P
Victim's mother says Olson's imminent death doesn't mean justice is served
But his impending death does not mean justice has been served, Rosenfeldt said. Prior to Olson's conviction in 1982, he had been arrested for numerous crimes, including assault, fraud, theft, and break and enter. After he was released from prison in
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:30P
Bass Pro Shops sued for racial discrimination
The lawsuit has been filed in a Houston federal court, but has been described as major and nationwide. According to the EEOC, Bass Pro also retaliated against employees who spoke out about their unfair hiring practices. They also destroyed internal
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:30P
Appeals court in Virginia tosses 2 lawsuits claiming Iraqis tortured by Abu
A federal appeals court in Virginia has dismissed two lawsuits by former Iraqi detainees who claimed they were tortured at the Abu Ghraib prison. A divided three-judge panel of the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Wednesday with two contractors
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:30P
Marquardt case headed to trial
Bill Marquardt, the Chippewa County man who is accused of killing two women in Florida in 2000, will finally be headed to trial in Sumter County (Fla.) Court in early October. The trial is scheduled for the week of Oct. 3 but could be delayed until the
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:29P
California Family Fined for Holding Bible Studies at Home
A religious legal non-profit group, the Pacific Justice Institute (PJI), has taken up the case saying the fine was a violation of religious freedom. A spokeswoman for the city of San Juan Capistrano stressed that local authorities were not trying to
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:29P
State Rules Against Ex-Deputy In Groping Case
Pagan is now facing the possibility of being stripped of his state-issued detention and law enforcement certifications, which allow him to work in those fields in Florida. FDLE's Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission will now determine what,
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:29P
Supreme Court Hears Appeal of Man Who Killed Clemson Student
Defense attorneys argued that the death sentence should be thrown out, as their client did not receive a fair trial when former state solicitor Bob Ariail apparently intimidated a witness who was going to testify for the defense about Inman's troubled
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:28P
Supreme Court Hears Appeal of Man Who Killed Clemson Student
Defense attorneys argued that the death sentence should be thrown out, as their client did not receive a fair trial when former state solicitor Bob Ariail apparently intimidated a witness who was going to testify for the defense about Inman's troubled
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:28P
Suit alleges wind turbine harming family's health
TORONTO — A rural Ontario family has launched a $1.5-million lawsuit against a major energy corporation, claiming severe health effects from an industrial wind turbine farm located a kilometre
Updated: 09/21/2011 05:28P
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