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Victim identified in Decatur County car fire
Sheriff Greg Allen said the accident happened within a mile of Crowe's house. Allen said that Crowe was still wearing his seat belt and there appeared to be no physical reason Crowe could not escape the car. The cause of death was identified as smoke
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:41P
Sheriff's Office traffic enforcement update for Friday
The Sheriff's Office is committed to promoting traffic safety and enforcing the law. By focusing on violations such as red light running, speeding, DUI and others, motorists become more alert and are encouraged to obey traffic laws.
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:41P
Sheriff's Office traffic enforcement update for Friday
The Sheriff's Office is committed to promoting traffic safety and enforcing the law. By focusing on violations such as red light running, speeding, DUI and others, motorists become more alert and are encouraged to obey traffic laws.
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:41P
Fort Wayne Borders store to close
In February, the nation's second-largest bookstore chain filed for bankruptcy protection in hopes of reorganizing its operation. At that time, the 40-year-old company said it would shutter about 200 of its 642 stores, including six Indiana locations.
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:41P
Are you financially covered for a nuclear power plant accident?
If you live near a nuclear power plant, recent events in Japan may have you wondering whether your homeowners insurance would cover you if a radiation leak makes your home unlivable. The answer is no, according to a recent article on the website
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:41P
Criminal Law: Sexual Abuse – Voluntary Intoxication
Where a district court instructed a jury that a defendant's voluntary intoxication was not a defense to the substantive offense of sexual abuse of a minor but was a possible defense to the alternatively charged crime of attempted
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:41P
Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 FC Twente: Report
Zenit's players took to the pitch only hours after the news that the wife of their number one goalkeeper, Vyacheslav Malafeev, had died in a car accident. Malafeev was obviously absent from the starting line-up, but the rest of the team seemed up for
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:40P
Criminal Law: Leaving The Scene – Sufficiency Of Evidence
Even though a defendant did not leave the vicinity of an accident in which he hit a car and ran over a man after an altercation with the victim, the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction for leaving the scene of an
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:40P
Criminal Law: Leaving The Scene – Sufficiency Of Evidence
Even though a defendant did not leave the vicinity of an accident in which he hit a car and ran over a man after an altercation with the victim, the evidence was sufficient to support a conviction for leaving the scene of an
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:40P
Criminal Law: Post-Conviction Relief – Effectiveness Of Counsel
Where a defendant in an assault case argued that his counsel was ineffective for failing to call witnesses to testify to his alibi, the trial counsel's decision not to call the witnesses appeared to be reasonable trial strategy
Updated: 03/17/2011 04:40P