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Sigwane insists on quit threats
Judge Phillip Levinsohn yesterday countered Qhawe Mamba's lawyer Bob Sigwane's assertion that the accused was being denied a fair and speedy trial through the court's alleged bias towards the crown. This, Sigwane said, had resulted in him deciding to
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:22A
RAW VIDEO: Fatal Shooting Reported in Charleston
Police admit this area is known for drugs and suspicious activity. Metro 911 reports show that, in the last five years, police have been called to this area of Madison Street more than 20 times for drugs, although they're not saying that was the case
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:21A
Driver in fatal accused of DUI
Killed in the accident was Craig Keener, 27, of 28 Lackawanna Ave., Cross Fork. The driver of the truck, Toby Sox, 20, of 105 W. Clinton St., Lock Haven, has been charged with driving under the influence, state police at Lamar said. After the crash
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:21A
Court tosses OUI convictions in West Newbury man's death
He admitted drinking several beers that night and had a blood-alcohol content of .09 percent, just over the legal limit in Massachusetts, more than four hours after the accident. Filoma's lawyer, Kevin Nixon, did not immediately return a call seeking
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:21A
DA rules SWAT shooting accidental
Tarricone also said no drugs were ever sold from the apartment. Any drug deals happened outside, he said. Also, police had Bushfan in custody before the SWAT team went inside. He said they should have changed their plan once their target was in custody
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:19A
Gallatin Driver Charged With Fleeing Fatal Wreck
Josh Brooks heard the crash outside his house on Whitson Road in Bethpage Tuesday around dusk. "It was a boom. I could hear it real loud in my house," Brooks told Channel 4. Brooks said when he ran outside, he saw the driver running away.
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:19A
'Shattered Dreams' to stage mock accident this morning
Hays County Sheriff's Office deputies, Kyle and Buda police and fire departments, the Texas Department of Public Safety troopers, a local ambulance service, Seton Medical Center Hays and Harrell Funeral Home are participating in the drama.
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:18A
Beaumont Inmate Imprisoned for Aggravated Assault Missing
Reporter: AP According to a statement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, David Puckett had been last seen just before 7 pm Wednesday in the recreation yard of the Stiles Unit prison in Beaumont. TDCJ spokeswoman Michelle Lyons says prison
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:18A
Victim was hit by car
The call came from a family member of Rodolfo Lara Sr., 52, of West Fourth Street, who died Monday morning in Erie County Medical Center. Lara succumbed to injuries he received after being hit at Third and Main streets in Dunkirk while crossing the
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:18A
City man dies after car-pedestrian accident
He was later flown by helicopter to Erie County Medical Center, where he died early Monday. City police are looking into the accident and did not have a report available as of this afternoon for the OBSERVER.
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:18A