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Tsunami sweeps 5 to sea, rips out Calif. docks
A tsunami swept at least five people watching the waves out to sea Friday and ripped docks out of harbors in California, spreading the destruction of a devastating Japanese earthquake to the shores of the United States. Dain Okimoto looks down on the
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:24P
U.K. lawyer guilty of Nigerian bribery
Tesler admitted he and his co-conspirators agreed to pay bribes to Nigerian government officials, including top executive branch officials, to obtain and retain the contracts, Justice said. As part of his plea agreement, Tesler forfeited $148964568.
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:24P
Rights challenge dismissed
The Honorable Justice Douglas L. MacLellan, in his submission, said the RCMP corporal had sufficient grounds to stop and detain the accused, and to search the vehicle. Having stopped the vehicle in New Brunswick with an obscured license plate,
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:24P
Drinking party: Frenchtown woman arrested, 13 students ticketed for MIP
The 38-year-old woman, who will appear in Missoula County Justice Court Friday afternoon, faces six charges of endangering the welfare of children. The students were cited for being minors in possession of alcohol. Their blood-alcohol contents ranged
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:23P
Police: Hastings Man Dies in Accident at St. Paul Recycling Plant
An 85-year-old Hastings man died tragically Thursday afternoon in an accident at a St. Paul recycling company. St. Paul Police say Jack McCoy was unloading cans from his truck at Alter Metal Recycling when an employee accidentally backed into the man
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:23P
Convicted murderer has life sentence reduced
Chief Justice Richard Ground changed the sentence from 12 to years to 11 years because Robinson suffered a beating in prison by Burgess and co-accused Kamal Trott in 2007. Robinson was in hospital for three weeks following the beating and was put in
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:23P
UPDATED: Plane crash reported in Smyrna
“I don't know how or why or how many people were on board or anything,” Gibson said. “It doesn't appear there are any survivors.” Police, fire and emergency medical personnel are at the scene, where a perimeter has been set up around the crash site.
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:22P
Judge denies request to block anti-union law
Democratic Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the publication. She argues the state Senate unconstitutionally passed the bill Wednesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Amy Smith declined to issue an emergency order
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:22P
Sentencing hearing in hockey attack
Meanwhile, victim Austin Hoekstra, 18, has filed a $575000 lawsuit against the teen, who cannot be identified because he was 17 at the time of the Jan. 12, 2010, game at Edmonton's Clareview arena. In the statement of claim, Hoekstra alleges he is at
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:22P
Perry Ellis Completes Purchase Of Intellectual Property Assets Of Anchor Blue
The deal was approved by the bankruptcy court in the state of Delaware and closed Friday. Anchor Blue, Inc. was a Corona, California based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories for the teenage market. As of December 31,
Updated: 03/11/2011 05:22P
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