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East Sider Arrested For DUI, Uninsured Vehicle
Patch reports on law enforcement activity in our town, using information provided by official agencies. Persons charged with a crime, or issued a citation for violation of a local ordinance, are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:20P
Resolution reported in lawsuit against former Alabama congressman Parker Griffith
AP GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. — A resolution is reported in a civil trial involving former Alabama congressman Parker Griffith and his brother. Griffith and his brother were being sued for fraud and breach of contract by former employee Bert Coe.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:20P
Wisconsin judge pushes back hearing on union bill suit
By AP Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 11:12 am MADISON—A judge says no one should expect a quick ruling in a lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's contentious collective bargaining law. Secretary of State Doug La Follette says he plans to publish the law on March
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:19P
Kansas House committee stalls immigration bill
Pat Colloton of Leawood has been critical of the measure, partly because of its possible effect on charities that don't comply with the law. She told The Kansas City Star the measure could still resurface, but that it needs to be more narrowly written.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:18P
Hundreds Ask NYPD to Cease Irrational Bike Crackdown in Central Park
Steven Bauman of the Five Borough Bicycle Club made a detailed legal argument that cyclists are not subject to Vehicle and Traffic Laws during non-car hours. “I think you're making up the law,” Bauman said. “VTL does not apply directly to bicycles,
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:17P
Mak Census Delayed Until October
VMRO-DPMNE and DUI MP coordinators, Silvana Boneva and Tahir Hani respectively, submitted late Monday draft-amendments to the Law on Census, which will be debated at Wednesday's Parliament session. The amendments propose a delay of the census for
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:17P
Precious Metals Drop on Equity, Commodity Slump, Japan Concern
March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Gold dropped the most in eight weeks in New York as some investors sold the metal to raise cash as commodities and equities slid. Silver plunged and palladium and platinum slipped on concern industrial demand will wane.
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:17P
Nunda woman enters second day of trial for allegedly killing boyfriend
By Justin Head A Nunda woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend with a pair of scissors last summer is entering her second day of trial in Livingston County Court. Krista S. Kiblin, 20, is accused of causing the death of her boyfriend,
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:17P
Duke graduate schools rank high in US News rankings
Duke University scored well in medical, law and business. Duke's medical school tied for fifth for research, up from a tie for sixth last year. The Duke nursing school tied for seventh, its highest ranking ever. The law school remained 11th and the
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:16P
Bentley supports bankruptcy over sewer debt
(WBRC) - Jefferson County Commission President David Carrington and Commissioner Sandra Little Brown met with Governor Robert Bentley Monday, who said he supports filing for bankruptcy to deal with the county's sewer debt. Several county commissioners
Updated: 03/15/2011 12:16P
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