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The recession's silver lining: fewer traffic fatalities in 2009 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:29AMMd. numbers are reflected in 9% decline in the U.S. U.S. traffic fatalities last year reached the lowest level in 55 years, dropping nearly 9 percent from the previous year and demonstrating that the continuing recession has at least one upside.
Fueselier fined on misdemeanor charges Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:19AMPRINCE GEORGE - Colonial Heights resident Glenn A. Fuselier Jr., who police say led them on a 50-mile, 55-minute high speed chase, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two traffic offenses that started the pursuit. A Prince George County General District Court j
Staking her claim Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:57AMThe widow of a Eugene man who died last April in a freak kitchen accident has filed a $1.3 million lawsuit against his life insurance company for rejecting her claim because her husband had been drinking before the incident. The accident that killed longtime local attorney David Vinson was itself …
UK-World Summary Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:51AMThai protesters start bid to topple government
BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: State backlog could delay municipal budget processes Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:50AMBORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The Township Committee’s 2010 budget process could drag on into September if the state government is slow to process the township’s tax cap waiver requests.
Mar 12th Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:40AMIt’s an unfortunate fact that shortcomings of one’s insurance cover usually only become evident in the event of a claim. Although by far the majority of insurance claims are settled amicably it’s the claims that are repudiated or only partially settled that receive the most media attention.
Board allows staff access to centers Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:40AMCONNELLSVILLE - All staff will have access to wellness centers at the senior and junior high schools following approval of revised policy guidelines by the Connellsville Area School Board.
Your Town for March 10 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:25AMBALLWIN Driver safety program The Ballwin Police Department in conjunction with AARP will present a driver safety program for those aged 50 and older. The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 15 at the Ballwin Golf Club, 333 Holloway Road. The program will cover the effect of aging on a person's eyesight, hearing, and reaction times and on the ability to drive safely. Persons ...
Sheriff’s Office, 3/08/10 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:24PMOn 3/02/10 at 1:03 p.m., Nicholus P. Barner, 27, of 7146 SR 104A, Red Creek, NY, was charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Third Degree (license suspended 5/10/09 for failing to pay a fine in Madison County and on 9/21/06 for failing to answer a summons in Cayuga County); Failure to Notify Commissioner of Change of [...]
Kurnia is first to use ISM’s online system Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:22PMKURNIA Insurans (Malaysia) Bhd is the first insurer to use the Insurance Services Malaysia-Automotive Business Intelligence (ISM-ABI) online system, for underwriting motor insurance.
Towing uninsured vehicles allowed under Oklahoma House bill Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:19PMThe Oklahoma House on Monday passed a bill that would allow a vehicle to be towed if it was not covered by insurance.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Arrest Report: March 8, 2010 Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:07PMSt. Mary Parish Sheriff's Office Press Release Date: March 8, 2010 According to Sheriff David Naquin during the last 72 hours the Sheriff's Office responded to 109 complaints and reports the following arrests: Dejuan Q. Washington 23 yoa of 309 Mallard St., Morgan City was arrested on 3-5-2010 at 12:53 pm for Loud Music Prohibited. Deputy was patrolling Hwy 90 in the Bayou Vista area, when ...
MetLife buying AIG’s Alico unit for US$15.5b Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:54AMNEW YORK: AIG is selling its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife Inc for about US$15.5 billion (RM51.77 billion), its second major asset sale in a week as it raises funds to repay a massive US gove...
News Briefs.nep Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:22PMMeeting Monday — Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Group will meet Monday, March 8th, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at First Christian Church, 5th and Cleveland. Speaker, Byron Tribble, parent educator, on "Kids and Drugs" and group sharing time. Free snack supper for grandparents and grandchildren.
Ontario man hopes county has a heart Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 4:01PMRick Davidson is in a bad spot.
Westby-Christiana Fire puts service charge on back burner Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:38PMThe Westby-Christiana Fire District, began discussions, but is leaning away from charging a direct fee for fire calls as a means of collecting a reimbursement for responding to fire and accident calls.
For residents, BB gun shootings not a joke Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:27PMThe number of reports of vandalism now nears 60 in the Red Lion and Dallastown area.
EAST WINDSOR: Township eyes 7-cent tax rate increase Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:57AMEAST WINDSOR Even after cutting five jobs, not filling a number of vacant positions and enacting a 2010 salary freeze for all municipal employees, the townshipâs 2010 preliminary budget proposal still carries the equivalent of a 6.9-cent tax increase, or $147 for the average homeowner.
APA catches shady dealers in the act Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:39AMIf you think plaid jackets and corny openers are the worst aspects of buying a used vehicle, think again.
Potholes in Morris getting bigger while budgets to fill them getting smaller Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:25AMROCKAWAY TWP. — A break in frigid weather this week had county crews out patching potholes, the likes of which Michael D'Agostino has not seen in over a decade.
Local/area briefs for Wednesday, March 3 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:23AMFDIC fines 2 Nebraskans, bans them from bank jobs
Local police roundup: March 6 Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:14AMLocal police roundup: March 6
BUSINESS BRIEFS Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:12AMBank of America Merrill Lynch promoted four executives in its capital-markets unit following January's reorganization that named Alastair Borthwick and Lisa Carnoy co-heads of global capital markets.
Picking up the Pieces Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:02AMNEWS-Jane Waters, the executive director of Arts Ensemble International in Eloise, starts to clean the ransacked studio of resident artist, Karen Retana, on Friday following an overnight break in at the art co-opp.
Burnley man jailed for third drink-drive offence Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:50AMA 21-YEAR-OLD man has been been jailed and banned from driving for four years after clocking up his third drink drive offence.
NYPD Daily Blotter Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:43AMManhattan Where's the love? The gutless mugger pictured above blindsided a man at a Midtown ATM on Valentine's Day -- roughing him up and trying to make off with his cash, police said. The scruffy robber pounced on the 41-year-old victim from behind and tried to wrest away...
Laws on mobility vehicles to be tightened Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:55AMMobility scooter owners may have to take driving tests and buy compulsory motor insurance under plans being drawn up by the Government.
Dead Animals Found in Car Wash Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:28AMA volunteer with an eastern Kentucky animal rescue organization says 15 plastic grocery bags containing the bodies and body parts of dead animals have been found in a car wash.
Craven County arrests, citations Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:23AMLavaughn Shammel Boskey, 26, 727 Cypress St., March 1, possession with intent to sell and deliver cocaine. Officer: S. Brown. Patrick Boyd Stephen, 19, 975 Gray Road, March 1, Vanceboro, misdemeanor larceny. Officer: S. Brown.
Lancaster terminates two police officers Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:20AMLANCASTER - Lancaster Police Department is saying goodbye to two more police officers.
Licence issuer to become ServiceOntario centre Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:19AMCampbellford – The Trent Hills & District Chamber of Commerce, which has issued driver and vehicle licences for years, will add the renewal of health cards to its services this fall. That's when it will make the transition to becoming one of 300 ServiceOntario centres in the province.[...]
Ex-fire chief sentenced for embezzlement Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:14AMThe former chief of the New Sight Volunteer Fire Department has been sentenced to 10 years in prison with seven years suspended for embezzlement.
Jail Activity Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:09AMThe following persons have been booked into Emanuel County Jail, according to Emanuel County Sheriff Tyson Stephens, on warrants obtained by one of several local law enforcement agencies, designated by each name: Drug Task Force (DTF); Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI); Georgia Department of Pardons and Parole (GAPP); Georgia State Patrol (GSP); Emanuel County Sheriff’s Office (ECSO ...
Services: Related News Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:19PM2/26/2010 - Navistar Parts' New Credit Program Gives Owners Flexibility A new purchasing program by Navistar Parts offers truck and bus owners 30-day terms on their parts and service purchases....
GM Teams Up With Apriso, HP for Chevy Volt Battery Assembly Operations Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:59PMThe vehicle assembly process is a tricky thing--just ask Toyota, which has had to deal with massive brake recalls over the past few weeks. Things get even more complicated when you add expensive and rapidly-changing electric vehicle batteries into the mix. For its part, GM has turned to enterprise software from Apriso to make sure that the Chevrolet Volt battery assembly process goes smoothly ...
Oh Snow, Not Again! Winter Storm Warning In Effect For Parts Of Carolinas Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:30PMLook for 1-3 inches of snow in the Northern Upstate and 2-4 inches in Western North Carolina.
Parked Car Hit And Runs A Big Problem In Savannah Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:21PMImagine returning to your car from shopping and finding your bumper has been smashed…with no note left behind. It happens to more people more often than you might think.
UK's Pru to buy AIG Asia unit for $35.5 bln Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 5:00PMBritain's Prudential will buy American International Group's Asian life insurance arm for $35.5 billion in the insurance sector's biggest deal ever, helping the bailed-out U.S. group repay a big chunk of its taxpayer debt.
Hartford Man Faces Charges In Connection To Fatal Crash Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:53PMPolice have obtained an arrest warrant charging a Hartford man with manslaughter and other charges in connection with a fatal crash last weekend on Park Street.
US Fidelis, Inc. files chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:35PMST. LOUIS (KMOV)-- US Fidelis, Inc. announced today, March 1, 2010 that it filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11, Title 11 of the United States Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. US Fidelis was at one time the nation's largest marketer of vehicle service contracts, and suspended all sales and marketing activity in December 2009. US ...
11 arrests made Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:31PMLeander James Richard, 34, Port Lavaca, arrested by Port Lavaca Police Department (PLPD) for driving while license invalid with no insurance. Beth Erin Latimer, 20, Port Lavaca, arrested by Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) for speeding and no insurance.
US Fidelis files for bankruptcy Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 4:27PMWentzville-based US Fidelis , once the nation’s biggest broker of extended auto-service contracts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, the company announced in a statement.
Business News: Week of March 1 Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:09AMNews submitted by North Bay businesses for publication in the Business Journal for March 1st
Two die in collision on Broadway in Everett Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:45AMEVERETT -- Two people were killed and a third person was in critical condition at Seattle's Harborview Medical Center late Friday night from a collision on Broadway near I-5.
Two men interested in challenging Campbell Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 1:25AMThere's an election fight brewing in Methuen: Two men have taken out nomination papers to challenge incumbent state Rep. Linda Dean Campbell. In 2008, Campbell, D-Methuen, fended off Democratic challenger Chris DiBella by 496 votes in the primary. She then coasted through the final election with no opponent.
ADOT disallows Willcox’s 1st MVD service proposal Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:51AMBY Carol Broeder and Chris Dabovich Arizona Range News The Arizona Department of Transportation has shut down Willcox’s hopes to have a part-time Motor Vehicle Division office and a third-party service in the same location. In a response to a plea by the City of Willcox to keep Motor Vehicle Division services available locally, Intergovernmental Affairs Manager Don Cassano said, “We have ...
POLICE BLOTTER Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:48AMLambertville police reported: — Gregory Helfrich, 27, of Langhorne, Pa., has been charged with possession of a hypodermic needle for CDS use, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving while suspended and speeding. He was taken into custody as a result of a motor vehicle stop on Feb. 16. Officer Anthony Memolo stopped Mr. Helfrich on Route 29 in the area of Swan Street at 10:50 a.m. after he was ...
Local briefs Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:46AMCar destroyed in fire Thursday morning No one was hurt and no structures were damaged in a fire that destroyed a car in Hall County Thursday morning.
Warning letters to be sent to Texans without auto insurance Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:35AMThe state will soon send warning letters to uninsured drivers — and more than 40,000 McLennan County residents are on the list. The Texas Department of Insurance has compared information from an auto insurance database with state vehicle registrations to identify uninsured drivers.
Arrests: Slidell Police Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:33AMThe Slidell Police Department made the following arrests Feb. 18-22: