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PIERCE COUNTY: Man critically hurt in 1-car crash
A 61-year-old man was in critical condition late Tuesday after he crashed his car into an embankment and landed in a ditch on West Valley Highway East. Witnesses said the man hit the embankment about 4:45 pm, and his vehicle spun before landing in a
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:57A
Notre Dame fined over videographer's death
The fine marks the end of a nearly five-month investigation conducted by the state agency, which has classified the accident as a preventable workplace fatality. "Notre Dame did not establish and maintain conditions of work that were reasonably safe
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:57A
Woman with faecal incontinence can sue
Associate Justice Joanne Harrison also made an order on Wednesday that the hearing of the action be expedited because of Kathleen Woods's advanced-stage, incurable breast cancer. Ms Woods has taken legal action in the NSW Supreme Court against Dr
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:57A
Safety enhanced in new generation of reactors
General Electric Co., through its GE/Hitachi Nuclear Energy business has designed a more simplified nuclear reactor, said Metzger, with fewer valves and components. In a statement, GE noted Japan's 9.0 magnitude earthquake was the earth's fifth-largest
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:57A
Shane Hmiel approaches another setback at full speed
Hmiel was left paralyzed from an auto racing crash last October. / The Associated Press The Associated Press ATLANTA -- Shane Hmiel motors into the room. The left front wheel just misses a chair, the right rear slips past a shiny end table without
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:57A
Former cop linked to torture to begin prison term
Jon Burge, the commander of the infamous "Midnight Crew" in the 1970s and 1980s, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in January after being convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice. Burge's attorney, Richard Beuke, says the 63-year-old Burge is
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56A
Thai webmaster jailed for 13 years
"The court found that he was guilty under criminal code article 112 and sentenced him to 10 years in jail," a court official told AFP, referring to the lese majeste charge in relation to the website www.norporchorusa.com. Nor Por Chor stands for the
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:56A
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At the time of the crash, police estimate the Honda driver was speeding at 104km/h in an area where the speed limit drops from 80km/h to 60km/h. Inspector Steve Smith from the major collision investigation unit said the accident was completely
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:55A
DOJ chief: Slay try on Maguindanao prosecutor may be work-related
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Wednesday condemned the ambush on Maguindanao provincial prosecutor Akilali Balt, who was attacked by riding-in-tandem suspects in Cotabato City last Tuesday afternoon. In a statement, De Lima quoted investigators as
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:55A
Sailor judge casts off
Acting Nassau County Supreme Court Justice Alan Honorof plans to work weekends at the helm of a sightseeing boat. "I'm very passionate about sailing and have been for about 25 years," he said. Honorof, 62, is licensed to pilot vessels up to 100 tons in
Updated: 03/16/2011 03:54A
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