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Washington State Patrol Seeks Witnesses In Semi-Crash Into Trooper's Cruiser
Ritzville, Wash. -- A Washington State Trooper remains in the hospital Monday night. 53 year old Dean Burt is recovering from injuries he suffered when a semi-truck smashed into his patrol car. It happened just before 6:00 Sunday night, on Highway 395,
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:01A
Doctor's journal denies allegations
Police documents provided to the Globe by Boston attorney Carmen L. Durso, who represents at least 40 former patients of Dr. Melvin D. Levine in a class-action lawsuit, show that Levine asserted his innocence, even as he planned his suicide.
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:01A
Autistic boy wins fight to bring service dog to class
Due to a federal investigation, the school district had to make a decision, and Oregon's attorney general laid it out bluntly: It could be a long, expensive lawsuit. So, Scooter Givens' service dog, Madison, will be allowed during a trial period at
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:01A
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• D-backs infielder Melvin Mora was involved in a car accident Monday and was expected to be sidelined a few days. Mora's car was hit from behind in the Phoenix area. He is being held out for precautionary reasons. He was scheduled to start at third
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:00A
63 percent under 30 admit driving while talking on phone
And according to a poll LaHood released, 63 percent of drivers under 30 acknowledge using a handheld phone while behind the wheel. Thirty percent say they've sent text messages while driving. "Distracted driving has become a deadly epidemic on
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:00A
Mora in car accident, out few days
Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Melvin Mora was in a car accident and is expected to be sidelined for a few days. Mora's car was hit from behind Monday in the Phoenix area. He is being held out for precautionary reasons. Mora was scheduled to start at
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:00A
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The westbound portions of the Berkley Bridge and the Downtown Tunnel are closed due to an accident involving a pedestrian. According to Virginia State Police, a pedestrian attempting to cross the Berkley Bridge from the eastbound portion to the
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:00A
Terror defendant, government spar over statements in NYC subway system bomb
What followed — a wild car crash and a series of incriminating statements by Medunjanin — has come under scrutiny at a pretrial hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, providing fresh insights into one of the most frightening terror plots against the
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:00A
District finds new document on Billings
About two weeks after Appoquinimink School District announced it had settled a lawsuit stemming from a 30-year-old sexual-misconduct claim against a former football coach, it was revealed that he resigned from another school years later facing similar
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:00A
5 killed in military helicopter collision in Colombia
In the crash of two UH-1H helicopters from the Helicopters School of the Air Force of Colombia (FAC), were injured four people, including another Mexican official. The incident occurred in a rural area of the municipality of Melgar, at about 90 km from
Updated: 03/08/2011 04:00A