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Freak electrical accident claims man's life
An eyewitness who worked nearby said he saw the cable drop, hitting the trees at the divider 10 minutes before the accident. "I called up Tenaga Nasional helpline and was told a team would be dispatched immediately,” said Naim Saharbudin, an operations
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:58A
Judge says agency can't track debtor on Facebook
The order is part of a lawsuit that Melanie Beacham filed last August against the debt collection agency. According to court documents, Beacham said Mark One sent messages to her and her family on the Facebook networking site to have her call the
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:56A
UPDATED: One killed in La. 1 wreck, highway reopened
Police said they believe alcohol played a factor in the crash. Around 3:50 pm, Fredrick Deboue, 34, Belle Rose, was driving a maroon 2001 Chevy Lumina south when he allegedly struck a 2002 Ford pickup truck off La. 1 near the Brandywine subdivision,
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:56A
Former Alberta chief electoral officer sues province for wrongful dismissal
Lorne Gibson is seeking $450000 in lost pay and benefits after his contract was terminated without reasonable notice on March 3, 2009, a lawsuit alleges. Both the Government of Alberta and the Office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta are named as
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:56A
Three SIUC basketball players plead guilty to battery
His attorney has entered a written plea of not guilty. United States wins Algarve Cup • Lauren Cheney tied the score in the 43rd minute and Heather O'Reilly got the go-ahead goal in the 57th, giving the United States a 4-2 victory over Iceland and the
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:55A
24-year-old man seriously injured in crash
A 24-year-old man was seriously injured early Wednesday when he crashed his Volkswagen GTI into a signal pole at Stetson Hills Boulevard and Charlotte Parkway. It took firefighters nearly a half hour to extricate Jason Johnson from the vehicle,
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:55A
Quinn signs bill repealing Illinois death penalty
It just is not right in our democracy and system of justice.” The governor's highly anticipated decision, which he said he arrived at over the weekend, undoes a capital punishment system in place since 1977 and adds Illinois to 15 other states that
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:55A
Fatal DUI conviction overturned
Jake Wark, a spokesman for Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley, said prosecutors welcomed the court's conclusion that Filoma's involuntary manslaughter conviction was justified. “More important than anything else is that responsibility for
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:54A
Ink spill on I-95 ramp forces rerouting, repaving
No other vehicles were involved and the truck's driver was not injured in the accident, which occurred about 6:10 am, authorities said. State Police Sergeant Michael Popovics said the ramp is expected to reopen before this morning's commute.
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:54A
NY prosecutors want charges against Pace players dismissed
Convicting the teammates of slain student Danroy “DJ'' Henry would “not serve the ends of justice,'' prosecutors with the Westchester County district attorney's office wrote in a motion filed in Mount Pleasant Town Court. Three teammates of the slain
Updated: 03/10/2011 01:54A
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