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Former teacher Powell convicted of both charges
Lake Luzerne Town Justice Bruce Hayes deliberated about 20 minutes before finding Powell guilty of both counts for improper contact with two 14-year-old students in 2008. Hayes rendered his verdict after more than 90 minutes of closing arguments from
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:53P
Armadale "was very painful" Harrison laments erosion of moral, ethical
Retired Justice, Paul Harrison, who headed the commission of enquiry into the fire that killed seven teenagers, wards of the state at Armadale Juvenile Correctional Centre in St Ann in May 2009, says the incident was very painful and reflected an
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:52P
Dayton police lower standards: 'F' now a passing score for recruits
It's a move required by the US Department of Justice after it says not enough African-Americans passed the exam. Dayton is in desperate need of officers to replace dozens of retirees. The hiring process was postponed for months because the DOJ rejected
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:52P
Sacto 9-1-1: Two killed in Capay Valley single-vehicle crash
Two people died in a single car crash early this morning in the Capay Valley, the California Highway Patrol reported. The Toyota was traveling at an unknown rate of speed when it drifted off the road for unknown reasons.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:49P
Attorney: Men knew rape victim was 11
Criminal defense attorney Mark Bennett in Houston was shocked by Evans' remarks. While mistaking the girl for being older than her years is not a legal defense, Bennett said sometimes a jury will "nullify" or go against the letter of the law if they
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:49P
Japan nuclear accident 'one of three worst in history'
WASHINGTON - A US nuclear expert said Saturday that the accident at a Japanese nuclear reactor was one of the three worst in history, and could become a "complete disaster" if it goes to a full meltdown. "This is going to go down in history as one of
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:49P
One injured in two-vehicle accident
By The Morning Sun One person was taken to Via Christi Hospital after a two-vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Pittsburg. According to the Pittsburg Police Department, an SUV driven by Rebekah Dallman, 20, of Pittsburg, was traveling west on
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:49P
New York bus accident kills 14
Fourteen people have been killed and 10 injured in a tour bus accident in New York City, officials say. The BBC reports the bus overturned on the New England Thruway in the Bronx about 5:30am Saturday local time, according to a spokesman for the city's
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:49P
Salami shouldn't have said he could trust only few Justices–Itse Sagay
He was in his element in this interview with YEMI AJAYI, where he spoke on constitution amendment, the face-off between the Chief Justice of the Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu and President, Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami and other
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:49P
Jos crisis not unusual-Plateau Police Commissioner
If you interview them, they will tell you they want justice, but justice should not be to one and not to the other. All of you who are burning cars here and making troubles must be arrested because the owners also demand justice.
Updated: 03/12/2011 04:48P
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