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Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him
The trucker was hauling a load of drilling equipment when his load bumped against the steel framework over an Interstate 5 bridge. He looked in his rearview mirror and watched in horror as the span collapsed into the water behind him. Two vehicles fell into the icy Skagit River. Amazingly, ...
Senate confirms 3 Texas regents
The Texas Senate on Friday confirmed Gov. Rick Perry's three appointments to the University of Texas System board of regents with a warning that "all hell would break loose" if they move to fire Bill Powers, the popular president of the flagship Austin campus. Powers and his clashes over the ...
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Man found guilty of 2006 slaying at Burger King WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2006 strangulation death of a Lindenhurst restaurant manager. After three hours of deliberations Friday, James Ealy was convicted of killing 45-year-old Mary Hutchison of ...
Ill. Dems: Deal would keep school funding level
House and Senate Democrats said Friday they've agreed on a proposed Illinois budget that avoids another cut to education funding and immediately pays bills owed to human services providers, including those who help the mentally ill, homeless and developmentally disabled. Democrats, who have veto-proof majorities in both chambers, said they ...
Malloy defends effort to restrict Newtown records
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending efforts to restrict the release of certain public records related to the Newtown school shooting, saying he wants to protect the victims' families. Malloy said Friday that "an extraordinary set of circumstances" happened on Dec. 14, when a gunman opened fire at the Sandy ...
Calif. plastic ocean debris bill dies in committee
A California bill that would have required manufacturers to figure out how to keep the most common plastic junk out of state waterways died in the state Assembly without a vote Friday. Assembly Bill 521 was before the chamber's Appropriations Committee, and the panel failed to act on it, effectively ...
Bill overhauling sex ed curriculum dies in Senate
A bill overhauling Nevada's sex education curriculum has died in the state Senate. AB230 was taken off a roster of bills to be voted upon Friday. The bill faced a midnight deadline to survive. The bill would have set up a state council to determine criteria to be covered by ...
Wis. gov expects compromise on voucher school plan
Republican Gov. Scott Walker says he expects GOP leaders will reach some sort of compromise on a contentious section of his budget that would expand private school vouchers next week. The voucher program subsidizes students' private school tuition. It's currently in effect in Milwaukee and Racine. Walker's budget would expand ...
Quinn signs moratorium on online charter schools
Virtual charter schools in Illinois are being placed on temporary hold. Gov. Pat Quinn on Friday signed legislation placing a one-year moratorium on any new online charter schools in Illinois districts outside of Chicago. The State Charter School Commission must also submit a report on virtual schooling by March 1 ...
La. senators urged to fund education, health care
People who rely on the state for health care and education pleaded Friday with senators to keep those programs off the chopping block in next year's $25 billion budget, in what has become an annual struggle to stave off cuts to services amid the state's financial problems. The Senate Finance ...
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