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Ventura College Psychology Club hosts anti-drinking event
Rob Varela/The Star Ventura College students watch as Ventura County firefighters demonstrate how they use the "jaws of life" and other hydraulic tools to free a drunken driving crash victim Wednesday at the Think Before You Drink event
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:30P
Woman charged in crash that killed sister
A 19-year-old woman is scheduled to go to trial April 12 on charges stemming from a crash that killed her younger sister on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in North Dakota. Carolynn BigTrack is accused of being under the influence of alcohol at the
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:30P
Former Mason City resident survives impalement in traffic accident
Photo courtesy KCCI TV Rescue workers free a former Mason City man injured in an accident Tuesday evening near Huxley. DES MOINES — A former Mason City man is lucky to be alive after being impaled by a steel rod in an accident around 11:45 pm Tuesday.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:30P
Family Wants Boyfriend Held Responsible in Fatal Accident
No one was ever charged in the accident, but Sauers' family wants Luyando to be held responsible. They have sued him in civil court. Luyando testified today that Sauers was hysterical, and said to him, 'I can't do it anymore....you shouldn't be with me
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:29P
Learning to live on a fixed income
In a 2010 study from the University of Michigan Law School, researchers found that people age 65 and older are the fastest-growing segment of the US population seeking bankruptcy protection. While there's no single culprit for the rise in bankruptcy
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:29P
Learning to live on a fixed income
In a 2010 study from the University of Michigan Law School, researchers found that people age 65 and older are the fastest-growing segment of the US population seeking bankruptcy protection. While there's no single culprit for the rise in bankruptcy
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:29P
NGOs Want Legal Provisions Targeting Women's Killings in Mexico
In addition to modifications to the federal Criminal Code, the NGOs said legal changes should be made to the Federal Code for Criminal Procedures and the General Law on Women's Access to a Life Free of Violence to specify procedures regarding
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:29P
Opponents Say South Carolina Law Will Increase Hate Crimes
state Senate and its main feature is that it requires police departments to investigate the immigration status of people suspected of committing a crime or even minor infractions. “Our main concern is that clearly the law fosters racial profiling.
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:29P
2 men accused of killing 3 kids seek new trial
AP Two men tried twice and convicted once in the near beheadings of their three young relatives have asked Maryland's highest court for a new trial. Policarpio Espinoza Perez and Adan Espinoza Canela were convicted in 2006 at their second trial;
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:28P
Howrey to Dissolve Effective March 15
On Wednesday afternoon, a Latham & Watkins spokeswoman confirmed to The Am Law Daily that corporate restructuring and bankruptcy partner Peter Gilhuly is advising Howrey on its wind-down efforts. Gilhuly, who works out of Latham's Los Angeles office,
Updated: 03/09/2011 10:28P
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