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Marietta High pushes safe-driving lessons
"I know that some of you drink and drive now," Lee told juniors and seniors Tuesday morning, just prior to a mock crash staged in the school parking lot. "You're damn fools! You are not invincible." The mock crash is an example of being proactive about
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:12A
Lawsuit agreement reached over organization's access to juveniles
Video of youth detainees being abused at the Forrest County Detention Center sparked the Southern Poverty Law Center's lawsuit against the county. They claimed they were denied access to the children when they attempted to interview about the
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:11A
W.Va. operator cited in fatal accident
Two individuals also were cited in connection with the investigation into the death of apprentice miner John C. Lester Jr. Lester, 19, died in a conveyer belt accident at Baylor Mining's Jims Branch No. 3-A mine Jan. 27. He was the first miner killed
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:11A
Nuclear situation 'static', says US watchdog; Japan raises threat level
Meanwhile on Tuesday, the Japanese authorities raised the accident level at the Fukushima reactors to 7, on par with the accident raring of the Chernobyl tragedy that struck Soviet Union in the 80s. A rating of 7 is indicative of a "major release of
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:11A
Feds: Revere cop took $200 to fix criminal case
Officer Todd P. Randall, 40, was arrested at his True Street home yesterday morning, according to the US Justice Department. Randall was charged in federal court with lying to the FBI. Efforts to reach Randall and a lawyer were unsuccessful yesterday.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:11A
Prosecutors: Man drove on racetrack drunk, hit horse, killed woman
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office ruled Eustis' death an accident. Lake's blood-alcohol level after the accident was 0.147, Fillipitch said, which is nearly twice the legal limit. He now faces four counts of aggravated driving under the
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:10A
Idaho lawyers honor Jaquet
The award is given to people who promote the rights of women within the state legal profession and legal justice system. Peg Dougherty, president of the association, said Jaquet has been a leader for women's issues. "It's not surprising that every
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:10A
Discrimination vs. Latinos charged
An SPLC statement also alleges that DPS only employs three interpreters for the district's more than 6000 Spanish-speaking households. Katzerman said this makes it difficult for parents to participate in their children's education.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:10A
2 sent to hospital after accidents
By MATT FURBER A motorcycle accident on Monday, April 4, at 7:32 pm sent Michael Shane Gilbert, 56, to St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center after he failed to negotiate a turn on West Magic Road about two miles west of state Highway 75.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:10A
Recession takes toll on former head of Richmond investment firm
He and his wife, Mary Rutherfoord M. Ferguson, filed for bankruptcy protection so they could liquidate assets in an orderly fashion and pay off their debts, their attorney said Tuesday. Ferguson was chairman and CEO of Craigie Inc., which became part
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:10A
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