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Police beat in Newtown and Marple this week
A 25-year-old Philadelphia woman and 30-year-old Darby woman were arrested in TJ Maxx, Lawrence Park Shopping Center, 7:45 pm, April 5, and charged with possessing instruments of crime and two counts each of retail theft and corruption of minors,
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:54P
Tales of Lives Extinguished All Too Soon
By Francisco Goldman By Meghan O'Rourke Francisco Goldman's new book is about his young wife, Aura Estrada, who died as a result of a freak bodysurfing accident in Mexico in 2007. She was 30. He finds plenty to say about her, especially about her
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:53P
NC state senate pardons governor who stood up to Klan
RALEIGH (Reuters) - The long-dead governor had said he didn't want a pardon but North Carolina's state Senate said justice required one for the first US governor to be impeached and removed from office. By a unanimous vote on Tuesday, senators granted
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:53P
Savannah Man Killed in Three Vehicle Accident in Hardin County
Center where both he and Hamilton were rushed for treatment. As of this evening, no charges have been filed related to the crash. Trooper Davidson said that the THP Critical Incident Response Team will be investigating the fatal accident further.
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:52P
One killed in cement truck accident on Highway 129
The 3:30 pm accident involved a cement truck that overturned into the bushes leaving debris scattered across the highway. Highway 129 is closed and expected to remain closed for three to six hours as crews investigate the fatal crash.
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:52P
Child suspects and Miranda rights: Supreme Court should back Miranda rights
The issues are complex, but the bottom line is clear: Children being questioned in what they experience as a coercive environment must be read their rights. The case involves a 13-year-old North Carolina boy who was suspected by police in two break-ins
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:51P
Japan equates accident with Chernobyl
TOKYO — Japan has decided to raise its assessment of the accident at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to the worst rating on an international scale, putting the disaster on par with the 1986 Chernobyl explosion, the Japanese nuclear
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:51P
Woman killed in Eaton Township crash
A Lorain County woman died as the result of a crash at Durkee Road and state Route 82 Tuesday night. The name of the woman was being withheld pending notification of next of kin, according to Sgt. Paul March of the Elyria post of the State Highway
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:51P
Family of woman shot by off-duty Stanislaus County detective files claim
“Anybody who points a replica firearm at a citizen, and that citizen fires back — that's self defense,” said Modesto criminal defense attorney Robert Forkner, who is representing Abbey. In the several months after the shooting, Abbey returned to her
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:51P
Family of woman shot by off-duty Stanislaus County detective files claim
“Anybody who points a replica firearm at a citizen, and that citizen fires back — that's self defense,” said Modesto criminal defense attorney Robert Forkner, who is representing Abbey. In the several months after the shooting, Abbey returned to her
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:51P
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