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Police charge 2 with heroin possession
Also below, the week's accident reports and traffic enforcement stats. MONDAY, MARCH 7, 11:05 am, 705 Griffith St., Davidson Clinic – A Mooresville man reported that an unknown vehicle struck his 2000 Cadillac while it was parked in a parking lot,
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:07A
St John puts young helpers to the test
Volunteer patients staged a variety of accident and medical emergency scenarios for young St John members to test themselves. Organiser Annette Wilkinson said competing in teams and as individuals provided cadets with the opportunity to work together
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:07A
Fired bus driver files lawsuit over Confederate flag
By AP GRANTS PASS — An Oregon school bus driver fired after he refused to remove a Confederate battle flag from his pickup truck filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to get back his job. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Medford against First
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:06A
Cincy cab driver, passenger killed
CINCINNATI (AP) - An SUV being pursued by police collided with taxi in a "spectacular" crash that killed the cab driver and his passenger, a blind woman on her way to catch a train to New York to care for her sick mother, the city's police chief said
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:06A
Egyptians to vote in 1st post-Mubarak poll
Cairo - Egyptians go to the polls on Saturday to give their verdict on the military's plans for a rapid transition from the 30-year authoritarian rule of ousted president Hosni Mubarak. Just five weeks after the veteran strongman quit in the face of
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:05A
Texas To Put Humans to Sleep With Animal Drug
According to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website, the next scheduled execution takes place on April 5 with Cleve Foster. If all goes as planned, the death-row inmate -- who raped and killed Sudanese immigrant Nyaneur Pal on February 13,
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:05A
US needs to do better job of caring for its elderly
Rooney was testifying on behalf of a bill that would establish an Office of Elder Justice, which would strengthen the Justice Department's hand in uncovering and prosecuting elder abuse. An important aspect of this bill is the assurance that older
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:05A
PPACA individual mandate: 3 to 2 in favor of constitutionality
of Columbia ruled in favor of the constitutionality of the “individual mandate” provision in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and dismissed the lawsuit brought by individual plaintiffs for failure to state a claim (Mead v.
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:05A
Judge continues child abuse case
“Are you saying this was an accident?” Gamble asked. “I wasn't intending to hit her head on the crib. Yes, it was by accident,” he said. Prosecutor Karen Dustman said Tribon's explanation did not satisfy the statute. “You have to have intended this to
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:05A
Zenit keeper's wife dies in crash
Zenit St Petersburg and Russia goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev lost his wife in a car crash and will not play against FC Twente in the Europa League last-16 second leg. Marina Malafeev crashed into an advertising billboard while driving her Bentley on
Updated: 03/17/2011 07:05A