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Trucker bumps I-5 bridge, sees horror behind him
The trucker was hauling 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, nobody was killed. ...
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c.2013 New York Times News Service DECEPTION ON GUN BACKGROUND CHECKS A strange thing happened after 45 senators killed a bill to expand background checks for gun buyers five weeks ago: Many of those same senators suddenly discovered a profound affection for background checks. They had been for them all ...
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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. House approves guns plan opposed by governor
Gun owners could carry concealed weapons in Illinois, the last state in the nation to prohibit it, under legislation that swept through the House Friday with the backing of the powerful Democratic speaker from Chicago, a city torn by violence despite what critics claim are the nation's toughest firearms restrictions. ...
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 ...
Wis. lawyer wants car dealers to oppose bill
Wisconsin's Lemon Law King is trying to rally dealers against a Republican bill that would relax car buyer protection statutes. The bill would revise the Wisconsin's lemon law to erase mandatory consumer damage awards and give manufacturers more time to deliver a replacement vehicle or refund. Attorney Vince Megna touts ...
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 ...
Wis. lawyer wants car dealers to oppose bill
Wisconsin's Lemon Law King is trying to rally dealers against a Republican bill that would relax car buyer protection statutes. The bill would revise the Wisconsin's lemon law to erase mandatory consumer damage awards and give manufacturers more time to deliver a replacement vehicle or refund. Attorney Vince Megna, who ...
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