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Trial date set in DUI case against Tulare cop
1:13 am The attorney for the Tulare police officer charged with DUI and a special allegation of having a blood-alcohol level above .18, says her client is disappointed in her actions. Sara Bratsch, who appeared for the absent Shannon Oliver,
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:25P
Japan acknowledges severity of nuclear crisis
Authorities in Japan are designating the crisis at Fukushima nuclear plant a "major accident" requiring long-term countermeasures. Japan says the amount of radiation released from the Fukushima plant is about a tenth of that expelled from Chernobyl.
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:24P
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In fact, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says drivers who text, are six times more likely to cause an accident than intoxicated drivers. This scary statistic is perhaps because when texting, the driver's steering capability
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:23P
Groupon: Success or failure in Australian Market?
Lawsuit and counter suit followed. Groupon took up the name of StarDeals, making it look less of a king without the familiar name. Add to that the fact that Groupon is trying to squeeze into an already overcrowded market in Australia and it becomes
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:23P
National Crime Victims' Rights Week: Out in the Nevada County cold no longer
In 1982, President Ronald Reagan formed a Presidential Task Force to focus on the victims of crimes, a group which had been largely ignored in the past by our system of justice. In fact, the Task Force described the response of the American criminal
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:23P
The War Continues: Katherine Jackson VS The MJ Estate
There is still a lot of animosity between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine, and the men who have control of MJ's estate. Recently, Katherine fired off a declaration to the holders, claiming that John Branca, the executor of the estate,
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:23P
The Problem With Multiple Chapter 11 Plans
The Federal Bankruptcy Code contemplated that a debtor might lose its exclusive right to propose a plan, but bankruptcy courts routinely extended exclusivity and the debtor typically proposed the only plan in the case. The plan was often the result of
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:22P
Plainfield man hit with slew of charges after crash
Victor M. Cervantes, of the 21500 block of Fulton Court, is scheduled to be arraigned in Will County court May 17 on charges of failing to give information/render aid in an injury collision, failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash, following too
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:22P
BFD: Fire & Rescue Reports 4/12
While on scene, a fire was spotted at a home across the street. Firefighters investigated and found a small grass fire that burned the underpinning of the house. A thermal imaging camera was used to locate any hot spots. There was only minor damage to
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:22P
NTSB: no mechanical failure in Americus crash
The plane then went straight down into the wooded terrain where it came to rest nose down. The NTSB described the incident as "loss of control." Investigators found Cole was familiar with the plane, having flown 30 hours in the plane before the crash.
Updated: 04/12/2011 02:21P
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