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1 killed in Farrington Mill Road accident
By NBC17 Staff North Carolina Highway Patrol has confirmed one person was killed Tuesday in an accident on Farrington Mill Road in Durham. Trooper DM Pennell says a Dodge minivan was traveling on Farrington Mill Road around Noon, when it crossed over
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:29P
Farmer in court for defiling four-year-old girl
Arthur who pleaded not guilty will re-appear before the court presided over by Justice Michael Cudjoe Ntumy on April 27. He is facing charges of doing acts contrary to Section 101 of Criminal Offence Act 29/60. Prosecuting, Police Chief Inspector John
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:29P
California Tsunami Victim Found on Oregon Coast
Dustin Douglas Weber had just transplanted to California two weeks before the accident. He was taking photographs of the tsunami waves near the Klamath River when he was suddenly engulfed and swept away. A passerby discovered his body on April 2 near
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:29P
Full stench: rat a trial for court
District Court Judge Ralph Coolahan issued an ultimatum that if the rodent problem was not fixed he might order a mistrial in a matter before him. He also put the new state government on notice that the disgraceful state of the courthouse needed to be
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:27P
Medicare Fraud Suit Can Head to Trial, Judge Says
(CN) - A federal judge refused to dismiss a false claims lawsuit that accuses a dermatologist and pathologist of using kickbacks to overcharge Medicare by more than $13 million. In a 2004 sealed complaint, Dr. Alan Freedman claimed that his former boss
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:27P
Paris TN: City of Henry considers installing traffic cameras
Herndon was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning (see story, above.) Henry officer Nick Oatsvall reported to the board that Herndon was in critical but stable condition. Oatsvall added that he had been getting “good reports today”
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:27P
Yale Student Dies in Lab Accident as Hair Is Drawn Into Machine
A Yale University student was killed early Wednesday morning after her hair got caught in a piece of equipment in the chemistry laboratory's machine shop and she was drawn into it, according to the Associated Press. The student, Michele Dufault,
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:27P
Hedge-Fund Billionaire Steve Cohen Said to Bid for Stake in NY Mets
They're seeking to retain control of the franchise while covering losses and fighting a $1 billion lawsuit tied to the Ponzi scheme created by Bernard L. Madoff. Cohen, who was born in Great Neck, New York, is a long-time Mets fan, according to the
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:27P
Senate Judiciary
The financial, computer, telecommunications, and entertainment industries all give generously because of the committee's jurisdiction over issues like bankruptcy, immigration, copyright, and antitrust. Figures are based on Federal Election Commission
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:26P
Senate Judiciary
The financial, computer, telecommunications, and entertainment industries all give generously because of the committee's jurisdiction over issues like bankruptcy, immigration, copyright, and antitrust. Figures are based on Federal Election Commission
Updated: 04/13/2011 02:26P