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Part-timers have been given bumpy ride
In a private submission to the Justice Department, they claimed huge money and resources were being wasted on training, uniform, equipment and the annual net allowance given to reserves. Initially, the then-Justice Minister Michael McDowell had
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:03A
Driver, 17, charged in fatal traffic accident
CARROLLTON, GA -- The 17-year-old driver who allegedly caused an accident Saturday which led to the death of an 18-year-old Carrollton High School senior has been charged with second-degree vehicular homicide. Carrollton Police Capt.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:03A
Lubbock man will go to trial for child abandonment
Police say Barrios ran a stop sign at 24th and Ave U in February where he collided with another vehicle, and then took off on food. His step-son was left in the vehicle, in a booster seat, and had to be taken to the hospital.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:03A
Man killed in auto accident
by Winston Jones/Douglas County Sentinel A Douglasville man died Friday night when his vehicle ran off McKown Road and overturned, throwing him from the car. Georgia State Patrol identified the victim as Tommy Lee Hawk, 56, of 4860 Wynford Lane,
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:03A
Family of student killed in elevator to receive $1M
Ohio State agreed to pay $1 million to the family of Andrew Polakowski, a first-year student who died more than four years ago in an elevator accident in Stradley Hall, according to court documents. Polakowski was on the residence-hall elevator on Oct.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:02A
Federal oversight of ITT has ended
By Mike Gangloff Four years of monitoring by the US Department of Justice, sparked by the illegal sharing of battlefield technology, is over for ITT Corp.'s Roanoke County-based night vision plant, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:02A
Nickolaus fends off calls for resignation
The change meant that incumbent Supreme Court Justice David Prosser had surpassed challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg by about 7500 votes, reversing the 204-vote lead she held statewide after election day. Both campaigns and state election officials from the
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:02A
Lennar suit: DLA Piper represented both sides
An assistant to Brian Foster, the DLA partner named in the lawsuit, hung up when a comment was requested from the San Diego attorney. In an answer filed in January 2010, DLA and Foster denied wrongdoing, offered 26 affirmative defenses and said the
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:02A
Pirates coach makes uniform decision
Carelock died in a car accident Oct. 17, 1981 — a cruel twist of fate for an athlete who wore No. 10 in basketball, 17 in baseball and 81 in football. "(The school) actually retired his number (17), so I asked his parents if they minded if I wore No.
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:02A
Former U student continues lawsuit over alleged bad advising
By Michael Zittlow A former University of Minnesota student will appeal her case today, claiming that she was ill-advised in her graduate program and deserves tuition damages. Linda Zinter first sued the University in 2007 for $6775, saying her adviser
Updated: 04/13/2011 12:02A
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