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Dozing driver snared on embankment
Patrol that he fell asleep at the wheel while traveling south at about 1:30 pm His Mercury Sable stopped several feet up a dirt-covered bank, and Parlier was able to climb out without injuries. Blowing Rock Fire & Rescue also responded to the accident.
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:37P
First person charged over brawl
bars knuckle dusters and a large machete-style knife attacked about a 10 staff at a Toongabbie smash repair shop on Wednesday afternoon. The catalyst was an alleged fight between two tow truck operators at a western Sydney car crash the night before.
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:37P
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(AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted 13 suspected pirates from Somalia and one from Yemen in the February hijacking of a yacht that left four Americans dead, the US Justice Department said Thursday. The men face piracy, kidnapping and firearms
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:37P
Icy roads lead to crash Mon. near Axtell
KEARNEY — Slick roads Monday were to blame for a two-vehicle head-on crash that sent three people to the hospital. Around 6:10 pm Monday, Lisa Robertson, 28, of Axtell was driving one mile east of Axtell on Highway 6/34 in Kearney County when she lost
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:36P
Station Casinos reaches agreement to buy Green Valley Ranch
The agreement involves a voluntary prepackaged bankruptcy reorganization filing for the 496-room Green Valley Ranch resort, which was developed by affiliates of Station Casinos and the Greenspun family, owner of the Las Vegas Sun.
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:36P
Three Pittsburghers on Forbes' billionaires list
That's up from $3.5 billion in 2010. The billionaires had a record combined net worth of $4.5 trillion. Senior reporter Patty Tascarella covers banking, finance, legal, marketing and advertising and foundations at the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:36P
Charlie Sheen files $100 million lawsuit against Warners and `Two and a Half
The lawsuit filed Thursday in a Santa Monica court alleges production was halted on the CBS sitcom to punish Sheen. Warner Bros. Television had put the show on hiatus to allow Sheen time to seek therapy, then halted production for the season after
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:36P
AstraZeneca paying $68.5M to settle off-label marketing charges for anti
The drugmaker had settled nearly 25000 personal injury lawsuits related to Seroquel at the end of 2010, with 3950 remaining. Pharmaceutical companies are prohibited from marketing drugs for unapproved uses, though doctors are free to prescribe them as
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:36P
US state pays $1M for freak pothole accident
State officials confirm to The Associated Press that the money was paid to compensate for the death of Jo Maureen Fisher in the freak accident. It occurred as the 33-year-old woman was traveling through the state with her husband and two young children
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:36P
Boatworks sinks into foreclosure
"The rents in Wayzata aren't what they used to be, or not even close, and property taxes are ridiculous. It makes getting tenants hard," he said. "I anticipate that we figure out a deal." Kaminski said he still has more than 10 commercial buildings in
Updated: 03/10/2011 03:35P