Three challenge Ka'u incumbentMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:50PMThe race to represent the largest County Council district involves two candidates seeking greater communication, an incumbent who won't talk to the Tribune-Herald, and a fourth political hopeful pushing job growth.
Paying for the Courts II: Justice comes at a price (With Video)Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:47AMTo say administration of justice is a pricey undertaking would be an almost criminal understatement.
Onondaga County woman repeats defense that worked in murder caseMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:10AMSyracuse, NY - A coercion defense worked once before for Marteasha Glen so why not try it again? That’s apparently the strategy defense lawyer Lisa Cuomo is planning in defending Glen against a residential burglary charge. Cuomo told Onondaga County...
City seeks way to pay foresterMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 12:56AMDenton city leaders are struggling to find a way to pay the city's urban forester amid slumping tax revenues and budget cuts. The latest proposal would have Denton Municipal Electric, the city's electric utility, pay for most of the forester's salary to reduce the burden on the general fund. Urban forester E.J. Cochrum's position and salary currently fall under the planning department.
Contract rejectedSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:39AMContract negotiations between bus drivers, dispatchers and management continue, but little has been resolved. The Mountain Area Regional Transit Authority management made its second last and final offer to drivers and dispatchers represented by Teamster Union 572.
Wright jailed in Georgia on felony chargeSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:14AMThe suspect in the 1976 disappearance of Columbia waitress Becky Doisy was arrested at his home in Georgia on Aug. 25 and remains in Gwinnett County Jail.
Meet the Board of Education candidatesSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:25AMThe Malibu Times sent a questionnaire to eight candidates running for four seats on the Board of Education for the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. They were given the same time frame to respond and were limited to 150 words per answer. One profile will be printed each week beginning with this issue until the Oct. 19 issue. Election Day is Nov. 2.
Obama administration sues Ariz. colleges over asking for green cardsSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:16AMWASHINGTON -- Employers who hire illegal immigrants can be fined, but the Obama administration warned this week that they also can be fined for asking legal immigrants to show their green card before hiring them. read more
Quintana testifies he's sober now, firing was unfairFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:40PMQuintana testifies he's sober now, firing was unfair