Archive for June, 2009
Former Khmer Rouge prisoner describes torture at S-21
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
One of the last four survivors of the Khmer Rouge's most infamous jail wept today as he told a Cambodian war crimes tribunal how he lost his wife at Tuol Sleng prison after the couple were arrested by Pol Pot's regime.
Some see jackpot in slots for Miami’s airport
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Are slot machines a cure for Miami International Airport's financial woes?
Hey good buddy, your rig has a new I-95 stop in Hobe Sound, 10-4?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
New weigh station targets trucks leaving South Florida
Truckers have been breezing past the northbound weigh station on Interstate 95 since construction began about two years ago.
Truckers have been breezing past the northbound weigh station on Interstate 95 since construction began about two years ago.
Utah Bars No Longer Restricted to Club Members Only
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Getting into a bar in Utah is now as simple as showing a bouncer a valid ID.
Population numbers bounce back in cities
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
The housing crisis and economic downturn that have forced many Americans to stay put are boosting older cities where population ...
2 Men Steal ATM Machine From Florida Hotel Lobby
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Authorities are looking for two men who walked into a Daytona Beach hotel lobby, lifted an ATM onto a hand cart and rolled it out.
In baseball, hip surgery is hip thing among some stars
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Advanced medicine has made arthroscopic hip surgery an option for some of baseball's biggest names in recent months. Although ...
Notes: Ortiz eager to make amends; Lopez to return in fall
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Victor Ortiz may have taken two steps back after his sixth-round TKO loss to Marcos Maidana, but co-manager Rolando Arellano ...
Husband, Wife Porn Dealers Get Jail for Violent Videos
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
A husband and wife from California will each spend a year and a day in prison for distributing violent sex videos depicting simulated rape and murder.
Ex-Professor Gets 4 Years for Passing Military Secrets
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
A federal judge sentenced a retired University of Tennessee professor to four years in prison Wednesday for passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two research assistants from China and Iran.
Cabrera helps Yankees trip up Mariners, win sixth in a row
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Melky Cabrera hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning and Mariano Rivera tossed out the first ball and threw the final pitch ...
Notorius sex criminal gets life in prison in Idaho
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
BOISE - A Pennsylvania man already serving 21 years for two 2007 convictions must serve at least 15 years before being eligible for parole for sexually assaulting a woman at his Sun Valley condominium in 2005. Prosecutors say Jeffrey Marsalis, 35, drugged the the 21-year-old victim's drink and raped her while she was incapacitated.
Painters will do a house a month free
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
The first winner of the Idaho Painting Company community giveback lost her partner of 17 years just three months ago.
WinCo recalls beef sold in Idaho and elsewhere
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
BOISE - WinCo Foods said some beef and ground beef items sold at some stores between May 9 and 15 could be contaminated with E. coli. About 200 pounds of the meat was distributed to stores including those on Myrtle Street and Fairview Avenue in Boise and Caldwell Boulevard in Caldwell.
Nevadan sentenced for meth trafficking in Boise
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
A Las Vegas man was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison in Idaho's U.S. District Court for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and launder drug proceeds in Boise, Coeur d'Alene and other states.