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Man Pleads Guilty To Shoplifting, Carjacking
A man pled guilty to a 2009 shoplifting incident that led to a carjacking and accident. Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor Walt Wilkins announced that 36-year old Illya Salter, of Greenville, was sentenced to 19 years and 2 months in prison
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:50P
Teen skateboarder killed in traffic accident
Henry County Sheriff Butch Baker said late Friday that the victim had been pronounced dead at the scene. Baker said the cause of the accident remained under investigation, but that he did not anticipate criminal charges would be filed as a result of
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:50P
Patients threaten hospital with lawsuit for exposure to disease
Tulane Medical Center admitted it may have exposed some patients to the diseases between October and December. According to the group's attorney, the hospital failed to properly sterilize a device used to perform colonoscopies.
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:48P
Driver killed in 3-vehicle Derry crash
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by a representative of the Dauphin County coroner's office. The other two drivers, whom police also did not identify, were taken by ambulance to Hershey Medical Center.
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:47P
York County woman dies in single vehicle crash along Pennsylvania Turnpike
UPPER ALLEN TOWSHIP — A York County woman died in a single vehicle crash at about 5:40 pm Friday along the Pennsylvania Turnpike near mile marker 236, state police said. The victim was identified as Cheryl A. Meanor, 61,
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:47P
Dear Abby: Worry for childhood friend overshadows reunion
When I called her back, she told me she was in a serious car accident nine years ago and hasn't held a job since. The entire conversation was strange, and my gut is telling me Grace has a drug problem. She has asked me to lunch to "catch up.
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:45P
Editorial: Court rules rightly on Skinner
And that, by definition, would be justice served. Skinner had argued that he has the right to ask the state to perform DNA tests to determine that it has convicted the right person. The court's ruling doesn't mean the state must comply.
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:45P
Charges Against Health Care Executive Raises Broader Issues
From that point on, the hospitals under Mr. Rosen hired teams of criminal defense lawyers to represent various executives and the boards. Much of that cost has been covered through director and officer insurance — bought, of course, with taxpayer money
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:44P
How Shakespeare reflects law and justice in America
As such, it's another in a laudable trend of recent Shakespeare studies - Stephen Greenblatt's "Will in the World," James Shapiro's "Contested Will," and Mark Taylor's "Reading King Lear" come to mind - a trend marked by books that appeal equally to
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:43P
KOLD.comAppeals court speeds up health overhaul appeal
AP National/International News AP Entertainment News Video AP National Video More>> By JIM DAVENPORT AP A federal appeals court has agreed to act swiftly in considering a Florida judge's ruling that President Obama's health care overhaul is
Updated: 03/11/2011 11:42P