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Reservoir settlement approval in jeopardy
Mark Sharpe said earlier this week he would have been the fifth vote that would have sealed the deal for a $30 million settlement between Tampa Bay Water and HDR Engineering in a lawsuit over cracks in the regional
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:02A
Business Briefs: Moody's downgrades debt for three big banks
The cuts also stem partly from new laws taking effect under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act. The new law ended the possibility of the government bailing out a large financial firm and created a process that would allow a financially troubled bank
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:02A
Plaque, bench dedicated in honor of late Court of Appeals judge
In 2000, she left to become a private attorney in Marietta, handling civil and criminal matters at the trial and appellate levels. In 2004, she campaigned for a seat on the state Court of Appeal. She won the seat in a runoff in November 2004,
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:02A
Robin Dean says remind leaders where beltway plan went wrong
Bev Purdue has found the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow to start the Northern Beltway, those affected on both sides of the Northern Beltway are still left wondering if and when they'll be set free. The eastern leg of the beltway is now
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:02A
Police and fire reports from the Sept. 22 Springville Journal
Stocker submitted to a breath test with the result's being .13 percent blood alcohol content. He was released to a third party. • Sept. 11, Patrol arrested Karen Sentiff, 40, of Springville on South Cascade Drive for driving while ability impaired by
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:02A
DOT worker alleges punishment for reporting problems
A biologist at the state Department of Transportation alleges in a lawsuit Wednesday that three supervisors retaliated against him for being a whistleblower on unspecified waste and political favors in road-building. Jeff West of Columbia,
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:01A
Justices question prosecutor's conduct in trial of Clemson student's killer
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal suggested Wednesday that the appeal of a man on death row for raping and strangling a Clemson University student could be used as a warning to South Carolina prosecutors who ignore
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:01A
Okun, sentenced to 100 years for fraud scheme, argues for sentence reduction
He was convicted of 23 felonies in a three-week jury trial in US District Court in Richmond, and US District Judge Robert E. Payne imposed a sentence of 1200 months in prison on Sept. 1, 2009. Now 60 years old and an inmate in a federal prison in
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:01A
Law on economic activity issued
The new legislation also seeks to enhance competency and coordination between relevant authorities in Dubai to facilitate business interests and promote economic growth through a reliance on accurate and transparent information.
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:00A
Georgia executes Troy Davis; supporters claim injustice
Though Davis' attorneys said seven of nine key witnesses against him disputed all or parts of their testimony, state and federal judges repeatedly ruled against granting him a new trial. As the court losses piled up on Wednesday, his offer to take a
Updated: 09/22/2011 12:00A
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