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The fishing lagoon has become filled over the years, with 60 percent of the lagoon now 4 feet deep or less at mean low tide when originally built to 12 feet deep. The low water level has diminished flushing of the lagoon, affecting the ability of
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:58P
Driver in Dec. wreck sentenced to 44 years
By Anna Dolianitis - Staff writer - email:adolianitis@aikenstandard.com A 39-year-old Salley man was sentenced to 44 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of felony DUI that resulted in the death of a young local couple.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:56P
Driver in Dec. wreck sentenced to 44 years
By Anna Dolianitis - Staff writer - email:adolianitis@aikenstandard.com A 39-year-old Salley man was sentenced to 44 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of felony DUI that resulted in the death of a young local couple.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:56P
Manitoba man files wrongful conviction lawsuit
A Manitoba man who spent 14 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit has filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. Lawyers for Kyle Unger have filed a lawsuit that says their client was deprived of his youth, his education and a normal working life.
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:54P
North Las Vegas city manager's contract approved
She later pleaded guilty to DUI-first offense. Quilllin also received $20000 from the city for her accrued vacation time and 10 months of health insurance coverage. Quillin's employment contract narrowly defined the reasons for which she could be fired
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:53P
Court clears way for bankruptcy move against McFadden
Counsel further argued that because of the penal nature of bankruptcy proceedings all procedures must be strictly adhered to, which he claimed was not the case in this instance. Issues were also raised concerning the jurisdiction of the High Court in
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:53P
Whitman at H.P.? The Idea Distresses the Tech World
SAN FRANCISCO — As speculation swirled Wednesday that Meg Whitman might be brought in to save the troubled Hewlett-Packard, the tech world rendered a verdict: You have got to be kidding. “The notion that HP can be fixed by adding a celebrity chief
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:52P
Education group sues state over $8 million in public schools money
HELENA - An education group has decided to file suit to reinstate $8 million in state funds for Montana public schools it says were erased in a legal-political glitch this spring. "(Our) action will simply right a wrong and help ensure a permanent,
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:51P
Opponent of ballpark deal drops lawsuit against city of Missoula
"I regret the way this has turned out," said Best in an email, citing health issues as his reason for filing notice of voluntary dismissal in Missoula County District Court. "But I proceeded in good faith and still believe the stadium project is a bad
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:50P
Robert Rupp: Tea party lives In the past
That latter is incorrect because the three-penny tea tax was passed by Parliament in 1767 as part of the Townsend Duties, a package of small taxes on the American colonists to help pay off the English war debt. It was not the tea tax of 1767,
Updated: 09/21/2011 11:49P
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