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Burnside court case begins
Chief Justice John Doyle, Justices' Richard White and David Peek will be asked to determine whether the inquiry into the former council by investigator Ken MacPherson was invalid. Lawyers for Joanne Howard, Robert Paterson, Julian Carbone, Peter Pavan,
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:33P
Renowned Scientist, Vandana Shiva Held at Canadian Border
But, like other peace, justice, and environmental activists and writers trying to enter lately, things did not go smoothly for her. Shiva is also scheduled to receive tomorrow the University of Calgary's Consortium for Peace Studies award.
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:33P
Judge recuses himself from Brown rape case
AP PROVIDENCE — A federal judge in Rhode Island recused himself Wednesday from a lawsuit brought by a former Brown University student who says he was falsely accused of raping a classmate and unfairly pressured to leave school.
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:33P
Providence still helping ICE with arrests in federal cases
In the case of reentry, an arm of Homeland Security, the US Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, will obtain an arrest warrant and list it in the FBI's criminal history database where other law-enforcement agencies post notice of
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:33P
Wakefield student hit by car says driver should 'turn herself in'
The crash happened so fast Cobb said she couldn't get a good look at the driver, but she did remember one thing. "I could hear a puppy screaming or barking in the front seat," she said. Cobb said she blacked out briefly and was taken to WakeMed to be
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:32P
Around the Region for March 10, 2011
A motorcyclist received non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday during a crash with a pickup in Bradford County. Christian Burns, 39, of Starke, was taken to Shands at the University of Florida following the 11:55 am accident on State Road 16 at County
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:31P
Cabrera had verbal run-in at restaurant before DUI arrest
The Florida state attorney's office released a 911 audiotape, a police video and a 41-page report on Wednesday. According to The Detroit Free Press, the manager and off-duty officer told police Cabrera smelled of alcohol, insinuated he had a gun in a
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:31P
Woman given prison sentence in hit-and-run case
GRAHAM — A woman accused of hit-and-run involving an Elon University student riding a bicycle last summer pleaded guilty Wednesday, saying post-traumatic stress from a 2007 crash — in which her car ran off a highway and killed four people — caused her
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:30P
Woman given prison sentence in hit-and-run case
GRAHAM — A woman accused of hit-and-run involving an Elon University student riding a bicycle last summer pleaded guilty Wednesday, saying post-traumatic stress from a 2007 crash — in which her car ran off a highway and killed four people — caused her
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:30P
On Second Thought
The Justice Department then rightly asked Judge Vinson to “clarify” what he intended. He stayed his own ruling on condition that the administration seek an expedited appellate review of his decision, a step the Justice Department began with court
Updated: 03/09/2011 11:30P
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