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2 judges among nominees facing Maine reviews
On Thursday, the Judiciary Committee takes up the nominations of District Judge John O'Neil Jr. of Kennebunk for appointment as a Superior Court Justice, and Justice G. Arthur Brennan of York as an active retired Superior Court judge.
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:56A
Cops: Erratic driving by former DA leads to police chase, crash
By staff report Former 1st Judicial District Attorney General Joe Crumley, was involved in a crash Wednesday afternoon with a Jonesborough police cruiser after a chase through Tennessee's oldest town. The incident began as a chase on West Main Street
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:55A
16-Year-Old Bicyclist Struck by Car
PETERSBURG – A 16-year-old boy is in serious condition at All Children's Hospital after his bicycle was struck by a car at 8th Avenue North and 28th Street. Sean Scott Smith of St. Petersburg was riding his BMX-style bicycle west on the sidewalk of 8th
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:55A
Toyota takes on the myth of the above-average driver
One recording shows a distracted young driver being ejected through the driver's side window in an accident. Feeling immortal, teens seem to believe that seatbelts aren't meant for them -- even though they are three times more likely to be involved in
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:55A
Troy Davis executed after final appeals are denied
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 Wednesday, his offer to take a
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:55A
NATO Kills Taliban Commander Linked to Helicopter Crash
NATO says a joint Afghan and coalition security force killed a Taliban commander who was the target of an earlier operation in which 38 troops were killed in a helicopter crash. The alliance says Qari Tahir was killed in an air strike Tuesday in Wardak
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:55A
Man hurt in crash
A man was rushed to hospital with a potential spinal injury following a car crash near Royston. The 57-year-old man was injured following a two vehicle collision on the junction of Church Lane and Arrington South (A603/A1042) last Wednesday.
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:55A
Report Claims Lance Armstrong Paid Banned Doctor via Front Company
Without naming its sources, Corriere reported that a total of 30 people are under investigation in a widespread doping ring coordinated by Ferrari, including former Giro d'Italia and Spanish Vuelta winner Menchov and Giro runner-up Scarponi.
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:55A
Greece default: Chasm opens for euro leaders with mounting instability across
The first choice should be for Europe's ailing banks to seek capital from the private markets as is happening with the Cajas, the Spanish savings banks. The second option, if the money cannot be found and fast, is for governments to step in and inject
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:54A
LR sewer department rushes to increase bills
The Little Rock Wastewater Utility, in a race to approve a rate increase by the end of the year to meet the terms of a lawsuit, will propose rate increases next year of about 8 percent for residential customers and about 30 percent
Updated: 09/22/2011 05:54A
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