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Barmore witness Marissa Brown guilty on 3 of 4 counts
Family members fled the courtroom quickly after the verdict, also declining media requests for comment. There was little reaction in the courtroom when the verdict was read, after Judge Collins had, before hearing it, warned those present to leave if
Updated: 08/17/2011 08:46P
Sen. Evers appointed to committee on protecting children
PANAMA CITY — The public outcry from the Casey Anthony verdict was heard across the country, but acutely so in the mother's and daughter's home state of Florida. Calls and letters flooded the office of Sen. Greg Evers, R-Baker, and many other Florida
Updated: 08/17/2011 08:30P
940 more houses to go in quake zone
Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said the land and critical infrastructure beneath the hardest hit parts of Kaiapoi and Pines Beach were so badly damaged any repairs would have required the complete removal of the homes.
Updated: 08/17/2011 08:25P
Teen convicted of raping woman at C-Train station
Following the verdict, the judge ordered the young offender, now 16, into custody to complete psychiatric and psychological reports with risk assessment for sentencing arguments on Oct. 20. The 19-year-old victim from Saskatchewan testified in May that
Updated: 08/17/2011 08:14P
Court upholds big award in tobacco case
In a 2-1 ruling, the Second District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles affirmed a verdict by an Orange County jury in the case of Betty Bullock of Newport Beach. Bullock had started smoking Marlboros in 1956, at age 17, and quit in 2001 after she was
Updated: 08/17/2011 08:00P
Jury finds Marissa Brown guilty of disorderly conduct
The verdict came down at about one o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The jury convicted Brown of all but one of the four charges filed against her. Each charge was in reference to separate instances where Brown told Rockford Public School administrators and
Updated: 08/17/2011 07:51P
Wagner guilty in slaying of Hopkins researcher
Wagner was accused in the fatal stabbing of Stephen Pitcairn as the young man, who was two days shy of his 24 t h birthday, walked home along St. Paul Street. The case came to the jury late Wednesday, after nearly four hours of final arguments by
Updated: 08/17/2011 07:35P
Man guilty of murdering St. Tammany toddler
Jurors voted in favor of the second-degree murder verdict, which carries a mandatory life sentence. In a videotaped confession played for the jury, Roberts told cops he was high on marijuana when he repeatedly slammed the little girl's head on the
Updated: 08/17/2011 07:26P
'JSC secretary said no to CJ's two cars'
REMBABANE – The verdict for suspended High Court Judge Justice Thomas Masuku is expected to be delivered this week. A highly-placed source close to the High Court has disclosed that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will be holding its meeting
Updated: 08/17/2011 07:19P
Second-place Oriol Servia confident about IndyCar protest
By Cheryl Senter, AP Oriol Servia sits in his car as he and other drivers wait for IndyCar's verdict on Sunday's race. Servia wound up second to Ryan Hunter-Reay in a controversial decision. By Cheryl Senter, AP Oriol Servia sits in his car as he and
Updated: 08/17/2011 07:12P