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No Survivors In Small Plane Crash In Smyrna
Authorities in Smyrna have confirmed there were no survivors in a twin-engine plane crash in a field behind Life Point Church off of Legacy Drive in Smyrna. Officials said the Cessna 310 crashed around 1:50 pm Friday under unknown circumstances 3 to 4
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:49P
KATV Channel 7 - The Spirit of Arkansas: Charles Taylor trial ends, verdict to
A verdict was expected in five or six months, Taylor's attorney said. Taylor, the first African head of state to be tried by an international court, faces a maximum life sentence if convicted. As on every day of the hearings, the smartly dressed Taylor
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:49P
Fair Grounds: Napravnik all right after spill
But Napravnik's agent, Derek Ducoing, said Napravnik had emerged from the accident relatively unscathed. "She went to the doctor, and she's fine," Ducoing said. Napravnik, according to her agent, will work horses Saturday morning in New Orleans and
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:48P
Tsunami sweeps five to sea, rips out California docks
AP CHURNED UP: Fishing boats crash into one another in the boat basin at Crescent City, California, as one of a series of tsunami surges slams into the harbour, breaking up docks and tearing loose boats after the massive earthquake off the coast of
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:48P
Giant pothole causes crashes on Maine's Interstate 95
AP AUGUSTA, Maine — Police say a giant pothole caused multiple vehicles to crash on Interstate 95 in Augusta. Police say the pothole that formed in the southbound lane on Friday was about 15 feet long, 2 feet wide and 8 inches deep.
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:48P
About 35 children in bus accident
About 35 children were involved in a bus accident today when their bus ran off the road in the Chuckatuck area. More than a dozen students were taken to Sentara Obici Hospital by ambulance and bus. Most of the injuries were minor, city spokeswoman
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:47P
Group makes Charter argument for intervener status in sex-trade case
"To close our eyes to this argument would risk an injustice," lawyer Michael Kotrly told Associate Chief Justice Dennis O'Connor of the Ontario Court of Appeal. The Toronto-based group says that laws prohibiting sex work discriminate against
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:46P
Judge grants DOJ access to WikiLeaks-related Twitter accounts
The 20-page ruling represents a clear victory for the US Department of Justice, which sought the court order as part of a grand jury probe that appears to be investigating whether WikiLeaks principals including editor Julian Assange violated American
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:46P
Bidz.com Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter 2010
On February 24, 2011, the Court granted Bidz' motion to dismiss the lawsuit for the plaintiffs' failure to adequately allege that a pre-suit demand on the Board of Directors would have been futile. The lawsuit alleged violations of law,
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:45P
Feds eye Miss. mental health system
(AP) - The US Department of Justice is investigating whether Mississippi's mental health system is discriminating against disabled persons by funding large psychiatric institutions at the expense of community-based care. Jan Schaefer, a spokeswoman for
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:45P