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Secretary of state honored by Oregon Women Lawyers
Oregon Women Lawyers also honored Judge Darleen Ortega of the Court of Appeals with the Mercedes Deiz Award, named after the first minority judge on an Oregon trial court. Ortega was appointed to the appeals court in 2003.
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:31A
Secretary of state honored by Oregon Women Lawyers
Oregon Women Lawyers also honored Judge Darleen Ortega of the Court of Appeals with the Mercedes Deiz Award, named after the first minority judge on an Oregon trial court. Ortega was appointed to the appeals court in 2003.
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:31A
US hikers set for May 11 trial hearing: Iran
TEHRAN — Iran said Sunday that the second hearing in the trial of three US hikers arrested in 2009 and accused of espionage will be held on May 11, in a process their families hope will bring "justice." "The next hearing session of the three Americans
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:30A
Four killed in Rustenburg crash
Four men were killed and another man seriously injured in an accident involving a car and a taxi in Rustenburg on Sunday, paramedics said. A light motor vehicle collided with a stationary minibus taxi on the Swartruggens Road near Rietvlei in the North
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:29A
14 die in NYC bus crash; police interview driver By The Associated Press
World Wide Travel of Greater New York, the operator of the bus, said it in a statement that the company was "heartbroken" and cooperating with investigators. "We are a family-owned company and realize words cannot begin to express our sorrow to the
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:29A
San Francisco strict with businesses cheating on wages
Few workers do, however, fearing they'll be sacked or reported to immigration by vengeful employers. “We want to make sure that we have a mechanism in place that protects the workers as much as possible and that allows workers to come forward without
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:26A
Report says sentencing law is flawed
That shift troubles Larson, the commission chairman, and organizations such as the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Partnership for Safety and Justice, a nonprofit victims' and defendants' advocate. Larson worries that prosecutors
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:26A
Report says sentencing law is flawed
That shift troubles Larson, the commission chairman, and organizations such as the Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Partnership for Safety and Justice, a nonprofit victims' and defendants' advocate. Larson worries that prosecutors
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:26A
Fire Department Releases February Call Information
February is as follows: According to Fire Chief Bill Kramer, these calls included a serious motor vehicle crash requiring extrication with the Jaws of Life, and the rescue of a dog stuck on thin ice at Steel's Pond. Since Jan.
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:26A
Biker dies in horse box collision in Market Weighton
The 37-year-old motorcyclist, from Bolton Percy, suffered fatal injuries, Humberside Police confirmed. The road was closed in both directions for four hours following the accident. Police are appealing for witnesses.
Updated: 03/13/2011 06:24A