Sports Briefs: Clemens pleads not guilty in case
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:16:00 -0700
WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens put his right hand on the lectern, leaned down toward the microphone and made what might be the most important pitch of his life: 'Not guilty, your honor."
Associated Press Sports Watch
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:25:47 -0700
Here's the Tuesday morning sportswatch from the Associated Press
10 Great Cities for Raising Families
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:42:53 -0700
Consider these towns for their healthy economies, strong schools, low crime rates, abundance of parks and more.
Past champs Roddick, Federer, Venus win at U.S. Open
Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:12:12 -0700
Once you reach a certain age, birthdays tend to make you reflect on your own mortality. They also, in the case of a professional athlete such as Andy Roddick, tend to prompt questions about the state of your career.
Third & Short
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:29:32 -0700
COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Suspended Missouri running back Derrick Washington was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a former tutor in her apartment over the summer. Assistant Boone County prosecutor Andrea Hayes said that a single cou ...
Prudential, Roger Clemens, Barclays, Skilled Healthcare, CVS in Court News
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:25:51 -0700
A lawsuit accusing Prudential Insurance Co. of America of improperly collecting interest on unpaid veterans’ life-insurance benefits was expanded to include claims of fraud.
Protest at military funeral ignites a test of free speech
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:17:00 -0700
Protest at military funeral ignites a test of free speech
Boys and Girls Club to show plans
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:02:18 -0700
Lynne Lynch/Columbia Basin Herald Brant Mayo points out features of the new Boys & Girls Club of the Columbia Basin as shown on an architectural rendering. He is the club's executive director.
Sports and Recreation Bulletin Board
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:52:33 -0700
Looking for something to do? Get involved with local sports and recreation.
Truck rams into 2 vehicles, 3 hurt
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:12:11 -0700
A tractor trailer that drove through the stop sign on North Summit Road at Vernon Road crashed into two other vehicles and ended up in a ditch Sunday night in West Salem Township. Three people were flown to St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown, police at the scene said.
Utah talk show host's son found dead in Washington D.C.
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:49:08 -0700
WASHINGTON D.C (ABC 4 News) – Police identified the man who died in Washington D.C. on Saturday as Eric Wright, who is the son of KSL Radio host Doug Wright. Police say that 22-year-old had apparently gone up to the roof of a seven story apartment building and slipped and fell. He was taken the the hospital unresponsive and later pronounced dead. Eric Wright was a student at the University of ...
Three suspects plead not guilty in accidental killing of alleged robbery accomplice
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:07:51 -0700
Three men charged with fatally shooting a Temple Hills man who was their alleged accomplice during a botched robbery attempt in December pleaded not guilty Thursday in District of Columbia Superior Court.
Pakistani Taliban designated a terrorist group by US
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:14:37 -0700
Listing the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group lets the US expand its campaign against the organization, which said it trained the attempted Times Square bomber and has vowed more attacks in the US.
Specialty societies seek to enter "red flags" lawsuit against FTC
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:08:51 -0700
The CMSS contends that formal policies for detecting and preventing identity theft would impose a significant burden on physicians.
Officer pleads guilty to county slaying
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:33:44 -0700
A Washington, D.C., police officer pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a Temple Hills man who was killed during a botched robbery attempt in December.
Laurel woman gets three years' probation for Medicaid fraud
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:31:33 -0700
A Laurel woman was sentenced Tuesday to three years' probation for submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims. Lois Diane Fant, 61, pleaded guilty in June to billing Medicaid for $125,000 in services that had never been performed, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia.
County police reports
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:41:54 -0700
This activity report is provided by the Prince George's County Police Department as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.
Boys and Girls Club starts public fund-raising
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 16:02:18 -0700
Cameron Probert/Columbia Basin Herald Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna speaks at the Boys and Girls Club event Tuesday.
Hostage-Taker Besieges Discovery Channel, Posts Demands on Web
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:10:15 -0700
Authorities were negotiating Wednesday with an armed man who has taken an unknown number of hostages, who might have an explosive or “metallic device” at the Discovery Channel’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Education secretary Arne Duncan: headmaster of US school reform
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:07:34 -0700
Growing up in Chicago, Arne Duncan learned early that education was a stark dividing line -- sometimes literally between life and death. At the South Side after-school center that his mom founded, he knew kids who'd made it all the way to fourth grade unable to read.
