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SCE&G tries to reassure public in wake of Japan nuclear accident
“The smartest thing they could do from a PR approach is to announce that they are putting the license application on hold until more is found out about the causes and impacts of the accident in Japan.'' The utility, with headquarters in Cayce,
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:04A
Cheap bus trips under scrutiny in wake of crash
The New York bus crash that killed 15 people on their way home from a casino has focused renewed attention on problems federal safety investigators have been warning about for years. The cause of Saturday's wreck is still under investigation;
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:04A
Cheap bus trips under scrutiny
The New York bus crash that killed 15 people on their way home from a casino has focused renewed attention on problems federal safety investigators have been warning about for years. The cause of Saturday's wreck is still under investigation;
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:03A
Commonwealth Biotechnologies removes board chairman
Guo also called for the company to delay the sale of its 32000-square-foot building at 601 Biotech Drive in Chesterfield. Instead, Guo said he wants to cut the company's administrative expenses and pay off its unsecured debt partially with common stock
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:03A
Couple accused of keeping woman, 68, in garage remanded into custody
“But I feel the Criminal Code does deal with crimes against seniors through assault and neglect.” South of the border, the US Congress is considering the Elder Abuse Victims Act, a bill that proposes to improve law enforcement's ability to pursue and
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:03A
Car crashes into power pole in midtown
A car accident on Broadway Boulevard snapped a power pole and could delay traffic in the area for up to three hours, Tucson Police said. Eastbound traffic is closed between Tucson Boulevard and Country Club Road and being diverted into neighborhood
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:02A
Judge names guardian for injured Mastro
A prominent Seattle real estate developer, Mastro is embroiled in one of the largest bankruptcies ever filed in Washington state and owes roughly $570 million to his creditors. Mastro fell from a ladder on Feb. 1 and was hospitalized at Eisenhower
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:02A
Don't hijack police for immigration
And so when the Arizona legislature passed its own anti-immigration law to all that fanfare, our legislators got jealous. They wanted the same attention. They wanted to say that they had passed a law that was as tough as the Arizona law.
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:02A
Bill would ban text messaging while driving
Diamond, who admitted he has texted while driving, cited studies indicating that it increases the risk of an accident. "According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, drivers face crash risk or near-crash risk 23 times greater when texting,"
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:01A
Farewell to the original rock and roll chemist
Even if the Japanese earthquake wasn't the biggest story ever, you might have missed the death of Owsley Stanley in a car crash in Australia. Oh, just some guy who blew the mind of a generation. The guy who brewed the purest LSD this side of a Swiss
Updated: 03/16/2011 12:01A