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Sheriff's report released in incident involving Supervisor Vasquez
By Ben van der Meer/Appeal-Democrat A Yuba County Sheriff's Department incident report on the April 2 traffic accident involving Yuba County Supervisor Andy Vasquez includes conflicting accounts of what happened that night. Edward Staving, the driver
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:10P
Surveying an inferno's wreckage
A vehicle fire that charred storage units and damaged personal property at Jackson Hole Storage Stables on April 2 has been ruled an accident. The fire began when a renter's old Volkswagen Vanagon parked at the north end of Row C caught flame.
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:09P
Howard County judge Leasure plans to retire in November
Leasure, 58, who was a teacher before she became a lawyer, has accepted a position at the University of Maryland School of Law as a senior judicial fellow and lecturer. In her career, Leasure has presided over several controversial cases,
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:09P
Mark Twitchell Murder Trial Verdict: Guilty of first degree murder
Guilty of first degree murder, that is the verdict the jury reached in the high profile Mark Twitchell murder trial in Edmonton on Tuesday afternoon. Twitchell, an aspiring filmmaker, has been on trial for the death of John Altinger for the past four
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:09P
India's RINL says little damage from melt shop spill
“We are still assessing the extent of the damage (but) this was just a minor accident and there has been no production loss,” a company official tells Steel Business Briefing . The spill occurred at around 10 am Sunday after the gate valve on a ladle
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:08P
Ball to fund new home
Cam was rendered a quadriplegic after a swimming accident at Depot Beach in January and is undergoing intensive therapy in Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital. The ball, to be held at the ExServos on Saturday May 14, will help Cam's wife Jade build a new
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:08P
Florida House speaker seen as reining in state's judiciary
Cannon, a Winter Park Republican and attorney, says he wants to speed along justice, offer accountability to citizens and "add transparency to what is an obscure system." Retired Supreme Court Justice Gerald Kogan, appointed by Republican former Gov.
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:08P
Close shave: Jumbo jet clips another plane's tail at JFK
NEW YORK: Two jets involved in a minor accident at New York City's John F Kennedy airport will be inspected to determine the extent of their damage. Air France Flight 7, bound for Paris, was taxiing on a runway when its left wingtip clipped the tail of
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:08P
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service: Substance in courthouse letter harmless
By Jeremy Gray -- The Birmingham News Birmingham police and firefighters outside the Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center after a white substance was found in a threatening letter. (Jeremy Gray / The Birmingham News) Firefighters were called to the ninth
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:08P
New certificate prepares students for career in law
A new computer forensic certificate program will be offered through the four- year integrated studies major with an emphasis on criminal justice. This will allow students to gain an emphasis of learning on digital forensics. According to the March 2011
Updated: 04/12/2011 08:08P
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