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Group welcomes suspension of water rate hike
By Michael Andrew W. Yu A NON-GOVERNMENT organization welcomed Friday the move of the Cagayan de Oro Water District (COWD) to suspend the implementation of its water rate adjustment following the court's order of preliminary injunction.
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:35A
Man who made abuse claims jailed
The 65-year-old was sentenced at Stonehaven Sheriff Court in Aberdeen on Friday after being found guilty at trial for breach of the peace and breaking bail conditions. Mr Green received a total prison term of 12 months. It is believed he is planning to
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:32A
KCTV 5Sheley case returns to court in Whiteside County
Entertainment News from AP MORRISON, Ill. (AP) - A 32-year-old man accused of killing eight people in two states is due back in court in northwestern Illinois, where a judge could decide if cameras will be allowed to cover his next trial.
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:30A
Former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White's sentence to a year of home
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear arguments on that issue Wednesday. Its decision will determine whether Gov. Mitch Daniels can name White's successor or whether Vop Osili, the Democrat who lost to White in November 2010, will take over.
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:29A
Rochdale takeaway disturbances: Police call for clam
Police said they were local "tensions" over a continuing child-sex court case. The police officer suffered bruising to his arms and legs and three police vehicles and a fourth vehicle were damaged in the disorder. A man, 35, was arrested on suspicion
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:29A
British MP to stand trial
British MP Eric Joyce will appear before a court on charges of assaulting three colleagues, local media report. The incident occurred in a pub in the Houses of Parliament last Wednesday night. Labour MP Joyce is believed to have head-butted his
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:27A
The $1m man? Wood may seek big bucks for justice
Six months on from an appeal hearing, during which Wood's legal team argued the 2008 jury verdict was flawed and unsafe, the Court of Criminal Appeal agreed. A bench of three appeal judges said that because suicide could not be excluded,
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:27A
Opening statements due today in webcam spy trial of Tyler Clementi's ex-roommate
AP AP NEW BRUNSWICK — A prosecutor and defense lawyer will make their initial pitches to jurors Friday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:26A
Opening statements due today in webcam spy trial of Tyler Clementi's ex-roommate
AP AP NEW BRUNSWICK — A prosecutor and defense lawyer will make their initial pitches to jurors Friday in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man.
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:26A
Gabe Watson freed due to lack of evidence at Alabama murder trial
Pre-trial bluster meant nothing to the no-nonsense judge who hasn't liked the Gabe Watson money for murder case since it was exported from Queensland in 2010 and threw it out of court yesterday. Watson had already done his time in Queensland for the
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:24A