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Kier to undertake police facility construction work
Northamptonshire Police Authority and Northamptonshire Police have appointed Kier Marriott to undertake construction work on their new criminal justice centre in Northampton business park, starting this spring. Scheduled for completion in mid-2012,
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
Judge to rule today on Blockbuster's future
By AP NEW YORK — A judge today is set to rule on whether movie-rental chain Blockbuster Inc., operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection can sell itself to a group of investors or will be forced to liquidate. The US Bankruptcy Court for the
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
Marathoner Meyerhoff killed in accident
MARICOPA — Maricopa resident Sally Meyerhoff, a world-class distance runner fresh off a breakthrough performance at the 2011 PF Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, was killed Tuesday afternoon when her bicycle collided with a pickup truck
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
3-car crash blocks lanes on 405
The crash was reported to the CHP at 7:43 am on the I-405 just south of Beach Boulevard. WESTMINSTER - A three-vehicle crash briefly blocked lanes Thursday morning on the I-405 just south of Beach Boulevard. The crash, reported to
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
Planson case reaches verdict
A DuPage County Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of keeping Jennifer Planson name on the April 5 ballot this morning. Judge Terence Sheen said that the Planson's petitions to run for a seat on the
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
Verizon cracks down on premium text message scams
Verizon has announced that it has filed a lawsuit against a group of six individuals and 20 companies, who it alleges tricked people into signing up for a fraudulent premium text messaging service. The suit names Jason Hope and Wayne P. DeStefano among
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
SC reduces sentence as convict is in vegetative state
The apex court used the power under Article 142, which empowers it to pass any order in the interest of justice, to reduce the sentence of K Rambhadran Nair who was convicted along with former Kerala Minister R Balakrishna Pillai in the case.
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
Chase legislation a lose-lose for Maine citizens
If states are allowed to preempt federal immigration law (as Kathy Chase's bill would do) we would no longer have one uniform national system, we would have 50. Another factor is litigation costs. If Rep. Chase's bill were signed into law,
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:53P
Boating ban OK'd for turbulent stretch of SD river
AP - BELLE FOURCHE, SD A no-boating zone is becoming official on a stretch of the Belle Fourche (bell-FOOSH') river where three people died in a canoe accident last year. The Rapid City Journal reports that the state Game, Fish and Parks Commission
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:52P
Miami courthouse evacuated because of gun scare
Hundreds of people exited the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building and waited outside while police checked the premises. No weapons were found and people were allowed to re-enter the building less than an hour later. The courthouse is used for criminal
Updated: 03/10/2011 12:52P
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