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Facebook story: How DWI offenders get back on the streets
Governor Nixon even signed a priority bill into law last summer that promised to track repeat offenders. But even with the new electronic tracking system, we discovered there are still plenty of repeat offenders on the road. Last year, the state shows
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:29P
Pittsburgh market update: Alcoa down 6.02%
(NYSE:X), down 2.32 percent to $50.52 WESCO International Inc. (NYSE:WCC), down 2.28 percent to $59.04 Senior reporter Patty Tascarella covers banking, finance, legal, marketing and advertising and foundations at the Pittsburgh Business Times.
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:28P
David Byrne of the Talking Heads Files Copyright Lawsuit Against Politician
Talking Heads frontman David Byrne has filed a copyright lawsuit against Florida politician, Charlie Crist, after the former governor used the Talking Heads' classic "Road to Nowhere" in his 2010
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:28P
Mountain justice? Father accused of avenging son's death
But to some of O'Shields' friends, it was a case of mountain justice — a man getting his revenge after deciding he had enough sneering about his son's death. The acrimony first turned deadly on a twisty mountain road in December when 20-year-old Joey
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:27P
Murder accused teens trial date set
Three teenagers charged with the murder of Wellington man Donald Stewart will stand trial at the High Court in Hamilton in August. William Frederick Izett, 18, and two other teens, aged 15 and 16 who have name suppression, are jointly charged with
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:27P
Door ripped from car in crash
during a crash at Scrubby Creek near Gracemere this morning. The damage is believed to have been caused on impact with a bridge railing. Emergency Services were on their way to the scene just after 8.30am. Kawana Towing has also been called to the job.
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:27P
Tiger Truck Stop trouble
True Blood actress Kristin Bauer explains the animal-rights position in this video: On April 11, 2011, ALDF filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) and its secretary Robert Barham, arguing that he violated
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:27P
Analysis: After Japan, nuclear accident ratings reform sought
The blast at Chernobyl in Ukraine spread radioactive material over much of Europe, killing dozens in and around the plant and many more from cancer over time. Japan's nuclear regulator, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), on Tuesday raised
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:26P
CHIP's Hispanic Leadership Conference
Since 1998, Ms. Framer has worked as a consultant to defense attorneys, prosecutors, law enforcement, state and federal government agencies, including the US Department of Justice, and advocacy firms on language access for Limited English Proficient
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:26P
Tajik ulema to ban divorce by SMS
DUSHANBE – Tajikistan's Council of Ulema soon will ban “SMS divorce,” Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported April 11. Divorce by phone violates Tajik and Islamic law, Abdurahim Kholiquov, chairman of the state committee on religious affairs
Updated: 04/12/2011 07:26P