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Mom Convicted for Withholding Son's Chemo
Mr. James said she made a “tragic mistake” in stopping her son's at-home medication, but said her actions were not criminal. Ms. LaBrie and the boy's father, Eric Fraser, had a contentious relationship. Ms. LaBrie said she received very little help
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:31P
50 years of man in space
Fifty years ago, a soviet spacecraft blasted off from Kazakhstan and into the history books. Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the earth. Cramped in a tiny capsule, the 27-year-old gave earthlings their very first glimpse of this
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:31P
Real Cuts Phantom Cuts in the $38 Billion Budget Deal
+ $4.9 billion from the Justice Department's Crime Victims Fund ... "a reserve fund that wasn't going to be spent this year [so that] crime victims would receive no less money than they did before the deal." [WP] = $27 billion in "phantom" cuts.
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:31P
CR woman will be extradited back to Iowa to face animal abuse charges
Linda Jensen, public information officer for the Larimer County District Attorney's Office, said Jennifer Wood, charged with two counts of being a fugitive from justice, appeared with her defense attorney in court. A May 20 review hearing was set in
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:31P
Better Late Than Never?
The company, now called TSIC Inc. in its bankruptcy case, has moved on from the days (March 2008) when it forced customers to buy items worth double the price of their gift card in order to use the credit, as well as the subsequent days (May 2008),
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:30P
Sacto 9-1-1: Jury convicts man of voluntary manslaughter in 2008 shooting
Before returning the voluntary manslaughter verdict, jurors first acquitted Buttelo, 21, of murder in the killing of his 18-year-old victim in the shooting near Morse and Whitney avenues. The panel also convicted him of attempted voluntary manslaughter
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:30P
Huffington Post and AOL Face Class Action Suit Over Contributed Content
but now want money for it. the effort is being led by labor activist Jonathan Tasini, according to a report from Forbes, who obtained the following statement from the Huffington Post: The lawsuit is wholly without merit. As we've said before,
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:28P
Leawood officials examine Justice Center design
Leawood officials have gotten their first look at preliminary design plans for the city's Justice Center. Representatives of Hunter Wysocki Architects briefed the City Council and various staff members on the building's proposed layout and projected
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:27P
Teens arrested over Southport robbery
They approached the attendant and allegedly made threats before leaving the store with a sum of cash and a quantity of cigarettes. The boys, both aged 15, were charged and will be dealt with under provisions of the Youth Justice Act.
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:27P
Delburne man sentenced to life for killing wife
Justice Doreen Sulyma imposed the automatic sentence for first-degree murder on Brian Clarence Volker on Monday in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench. Volker was found guilty by a jury last week of killing Debi Volker, 44. He also faced five other charges
Updated: 04/12/2011 04:27P
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