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People: Suspect in David Letterman blackmail case using Tiger Woods - Contra Costa Times
We swear we are not dipping into the New Year’s egg nog a little early when we report that the TV producer who allegedly rtied to shake down David Letterman to the tune of $2 million claims he’s innocent because one of Tiger Woods’ alleged mistresses

Mental health program hopes to be self-sufficient - Savannah Morning News
New leadership, a new program and light at the end of the tunnel have Jane Nangle excited about the new year for Pine Woods Retreat. “We have a solid business plan that should lead us to being self-sustaining within a year,” said Nangle, a retired

Rep. Watson: Preview Of The 2010 Session Of The Tennessee General - Chattanoogan
The second session of the 106th General Assembly will start differently than most years, as lawmakers will be heading into a Special Session on January 12th to address education issues. The governor called the Special Session after it was determined

TSA agents subpoena bloggers to find out who leaked new security - Cleveland Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two East Coast travel bloggers who posted a sensitive airport security memo on their Internet sites have been subpoenaed by federal officials trying to find out who sent them the document. One of the writers, Steve Frischling

Former Ohio police chief sentenced to prison - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
A former Ohio police chief was sentenced to prison Wednesday in connection with a break-in at the home of the surrogate who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Barry Carpenter was sentenced to two years and eight months in

The ‘real world’ of reality show contracts - CNN
(CNN) — In the past decade, reality television has evolved from a programming renegade into a primetime staple of network lineups. For shows such as “The Real World” — still going strong after nearly two decades, with its latest edition premiering

Mayor: Art McKoy, Mayor-Elect Stole, Released Drag Photos - MSNBC
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - Outgoing East Cleveland Mayor Eric J. Brewer plans to file a complaint with the East Cleveland police department against Black On Black leader Art McKoy. The complaint alleges that McKoy admitted to Cleveland Magazine that he

Wisconsin attorney general joins fight against Asian carp invasion of - Pioneer Press
MADISON, Wis. Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen is joining the effort to keep Asian carp out of the Great Lakes. Van Hollen filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday supporting Michigan’s request for an injunction to close a

Teacher played football at OSU, was TARTA aide - Toledo Blade
Gerald J. Bowsher II, 72, a former science teacher and coach at St. Francis de Sales High School who became TARTA’s director of human resources after a corporate career, died Sunday in Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center of a heart attack. His duties at

Ex-doctor injured by explosions in Ohio apartment charged with - Minneapolis Star Tribune
CLEVELAND - An Ohio man injured last month when two explosions rocked his apartment has been indicted on a federal charge of possessing dozens of pipe bombs. U.S. Attorney Steven Dettlebach says the grand jury returned a one-count indictment Tuesday

New U.S. Attorney Nominated for Northern Indiana - Chicago Public Radio
The third time may be the charm. After serving three stints as interim U.S. attorney, David Capp is headed toward becoming the official U.S. attorney for Northern Indiana. The district runs from the Illinois state line to Ohio and includes Lake and

Report Out in Fatal Arson that Injured Warren Cop - 27 First News
It’s been eight months since Warren police Officer Doug Hipple was badly burned in a fire as he attempted to save three women at a Bonnie Brae group home. Still, no one has been arrested. And to find out why, Hipple requested that the report from the

Cordray urges ban on rewards for risky loans - Columbus Dispatch
The Dispatch s public affairs team sates the appetites of political junkies with bite-sized portions of the news and what’s behind it. Buckeye Forum Veteran political reporters examine Ohio politics in this weekly podcast. Ohio Attorney General

Architect might have to pay in C-TEC lawsuit - Newark Advocate
Michael Copley, attorney for local contractor Claggett & Sons, said Common Pleas Judge Thomas Marcelain’s Christmas Eve judgment entry assigns contract with Claggett on what originally was forecast as a $30 million building expansion project.

Ohio Endorses Lawsuit Against Illinois in Battle over Carp - Chicago Public Radio
Supreme Court, Ohio’s attorney general writes the Asian carp would be both ecologically and economically damaging to that state. The lawsuit asks the high court to force Illinois to close shipping locks in canals leading into Lake Michigan, something

Custody battle launched over Palin’s grandson - Akron Beacon Journal
ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Sarah Palin’s oldest daughter appears to have lost her bid to keep a bitter legal dispute with her 1-year-old son’s father confidential. An Alaska judge last week denied Bristol Palin’s request to keep the legal proceedings of her

Auditor candidate faces conspiracy count in Ohio - Warren Tribune Chronicle
S. attorney for the northern district of Ohio. More than a dozen people have been charged. This is different from some of the other charges filed in this investigation in that it is the first one involving an actual election, Edwards said

Prison for dog beater - Akron Beacon Journal
Defense attorney Paul Grant told Hunter that Prince played a minor role in the burglary and that the dog’s death unfairly heightened the attention to the case. He said Prince served as a lookout for Napoleon and an unidentified accomplice named

Ohio AG asks for delay in Mercy-Jewish deal - MSN Money
Ohio s attorney general is trying to put the brakes on a deal to put Jewish Hospital in the hands of Mercy Health Partners. The deal has been set to close as early as Jan. 4. But Attorney General Richard Cordray is requesting a 60-day delay. Mercy

City health officials launch safe-sleep campaign as another infant is - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“It is, truly, a parent’s worse nightmare,” Mayor Tom Barrett said during a news conference. Behind the mayor was a larger-than-life poster of a cozy bed, its pillows puffy and soft, but its headboard replaced by a tombstone. Dec. 28, 2009 6:14 p.m

Lawsuit from attorney general arises about leaking underground fuel - Morning Journal
ELYRIA The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is suing a Columbus-based refining corporation for not following regulations regarding problems with leaking underground fuel tanks at three Lorain County gas stations several years ago. The complaint

Just say no to advance fees for loans - Allentown Morning Call
The scam: Union workers in Ohio were victimized in a credit-card scam recently, according to Consumeraffairs.com. And if they were targeted, there’s no reason to believe that scammers won’t have union members from the Keystone State in their sights

Pro Bono - Daily Business Review
lthough my practice is entirely civil litigation, I accepted an appointment last year to represent a habeas corpus petitioner who was challenging his sentence from prison. His case was on appeal in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. I was

Ed Weaver: Snippets from political world - Troy Record
and Ohio will pay higher taxes to subsidize Medicaid programs in Nebraska, Vermont and Massachusetts. If you’re not a government-is-all socialist, pray this bill never gets put into law. Falling into the sea: That’s pretty much what State

Top 9 Rock Feuds of 09 - antiMUSIC
We’re taking advantage of the slow news cycle to continue our look back at some of the top stories of 2009. Today we are looking at some of the more memorable feuds of 2009. War of the Guns N’ Roses (Top Feuds of 09 - No 1) Guns N’ Roses, both past

Pittsburgh council approves $3.8M conviction settlement - Observer-Reporter
PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh City Council on Monday approved a $3.77 million settlement with a man who spent 19 years in prison before his rape conviction was overturned by DNA evidence in 2005. Thomas Doswell, 50, and his attorneys will receive the money

Lawyer arrested, accused of evading income taxes - Columbus Dispatch
A Columbus lawyer has been charged with filing false tax returns and trying to cover up the crime. A federal grand jury indicted Aristotle R. Matsa, also known as Rick Matsa, on Dec. 21 on 20 counts that include 15 tax offenses, obstruction of

Hilton architect sues contractor, says blueprints were kept - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
The architect who drew up plans for the renovation and expansion of the Pittsburgh Hilton Hotel, Downtown, has filed a lawsuit against the project’s prime contractor, alleging copyright infringement of drawings related to the long-dormant project. In

Texas Horse Dentists Feel the Bite Of State Regulatory Oversight - Wall Street Journal
BUDA, Texas — The state constitution doesn’t say, in so many words, that Carl Mitz has the absolute right to pry open a horse’s mouth, grab hold of the tongue, and commence sawing away at the back molars with a power tool. But Mr. Mitz and his

Huntington Bank opens wealth advisors office - Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Investment Co. of Columbus, Ohio, has opened a new office in Huntington for it Wealth Advisors group, a team of advisors who help investors grow and protect their assets. The office is located at 949 3rd Ave., Suite 100 B

College football: Texas Tech coach suspended over player complaint - San Jose Mercury News
Texas Tech suspended Mike Leach on Monday while the school investigated complaints from receiver Adam James and his family about how the coach treated the player after a concussion. James is the son of former NFL player Craig James, now an analyst

2009 in review - Amarillo Globe-Times
Flames roar about 700 feet skyward above a natural gas line that exploded and rocked Bushland on Nov . 5 . A nearby home burns to the right. Several members of a family were injured and many residents fled their homes Matt Strasen / Amarillo Globe

Carter finds happiness in foreign missions 12:00 - Town Hall
Phoenix, known as America’s kidnapping capital, were on track to decrease modestly in 2009, said police who attributed the expected decline to better efforts at targeting the drug and regular part of dental care in Canada, Europe and New

truesee’s Blog - Lottery Post
A homeowner shot two masked men who pushed their way into a far north suburban Wauconda house early Saturday night, sending both suspects to the hospital, police said. A trail of what appeared to be frozen blood ran from the front door of a home in

Council to vote on sewer project - Herald-Dispatch
HUNTINGTON — A long-awaited sewer line extension project that will serve KineticPark and broaden the potential for development along W.Va. 10 is up for a vote Monday evening. Huntington City Council will vote on an ordinance approving the $2.3

Guardians must have standards, judge says - Columbus Dispatch
Other states have embraced guardianship guidelines, and Ohio’s Supreme Court is working on standards alleging that guardian Jim Hughes sold assets at a loss, hired his father-in-law as a real-estate agent and failed to inventory safe-deposit

Gay politicians a step ahead of gay causes - Minneapolis Star Tribune
HOUSTON - When an openly gay woman won the Houston mayor’s race this month, it was the latest in a string of victories by gay candidates across the country, a trend that seems to contradict the bans on same-sex marriage that have been passed in most

Gay candidates get support where gay marriage doesn’t - Salt Lake Tribune
Houston When an openly gay woman won the mayor’s race here earlier this month, it was the latest in a string of victories by gay candidates across the country, a trend that seems to contradict the bans on same-sex marriage that have been passed in

Review uncovers red flags - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For years Central States Mortgage Co. - a cornerstone of the collapsed business empire of Richard Jungen - was viewed by many as a jewel in the Milwaukee business community. Today, court filings portray the Wauwatosa mortgage broker as unabashedly

More judges pulling the plug on jurors access to Facebook - Abington Mariner
After his client was convicted of embezzling $350,000 from Bridgewater State College, attorney Brian Kelley went on the social networking site Facebook and looked up the names of the jurors. That is when he discovered at least three jurors had been

DEA agent Lee Lucas going to trial on charges he lied in testimony - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer, File Lee Lucas CLEVELAND, Ohio — DEA agent Lee Lucas, whose courtroom testimony helped send scores of drug dealers to prison, goes to trial next week on charges that he lied on the witness stand. For years, Lucas was

‘Country Crossing’ Pt. 4 - FOX News
” To me it’s close is the case on that at least the last summer her I mean I’ve been painted like — the the attorney general of the state. Thought the that he’s eighteen and he’s ought to be able to run to being a — I think the weather specifically

SJP feeling like an overworked mum on set of Sex and the City 2 - Adelaide Now
SARAH Jessica Parker may be at the helm of one of the world’ biggest screen franchises, but right now she’s feeling like any other overworked mum. When we meet, she’s in London to promote her new movie, romantic comedy Did You Hear About The Morgans

The 10 most compelling gubernatorial races of 2010 - Thehill.com
Governors races around the country are shaping up with the calendar about to turn to 2010, and since the vast majority of the 37 races are considered competitive, it will be a huge cycle. Picking a top 10 out of the many races is like choosing

1969 Yablonski murders spurred union reforms - PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Attorney Joseph Yablonski stands beside a portrait of his grandfather, Joseph “Jock” Yablonski, in his Washington County office. It was the last major political murder of the 1960s — a tumultuous decade scarred by the assassinations of President

The Herald-Dispatch - Herald-Dispatch
RUSSELL — Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital (OLBH) family practitioner Keri Shields, M.D. received the 2009 Medical Professional of the Year Award from the Grayson Area Chamber of Commerce. Shields practices at Bellefonte Primary Care in Grayson (710

Voting machine maker faces federal hearings - Charleston Gazette
the time, 14 voters from Berkeley, Greenbrier, Jackson, Monongalia, Ohio and Putnam counties told The Charleston Gazette that ES&S machines switched their votes from Democratic to Republican candidates. Carper and other public officials began

Feds probing many ties of banker Allen Stanford and U.S. Congress - Miami Herald
Just hours after federal agents charged banker Allen Stanford with fleecing investors of $7 billion, the disgraced financier received a message from one of Congress’ most powerful members, Pete Sessions. “I love you and believe in you,'’ said the e

Urban Meyer leaving Florida to focus on health - Palm Beach Interactive
NEW ORLEANS Three weeks after checking himself into a hospital following the Florida Gators’ loss to Alabama in the SEC Championship Game, Urban Meyer announced Saturday evening that he is stepping down as Florida’s head football coach for health

Top Iowa City news stories of 2009 - Iowa City Press-Citizen
And the alleged murder of John Versypt, while tragic, failed to garner the national attention the crimes committed by Steven Sueppel and Michelle Kehoe in 2008. While this year s top stories were important on a more local scale, their implications

Thank you - South Coast Today
On Sunday, Dec. 13, the Sixth Bristol Club held its Neediest Families Fund Raiser. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who took the time to come into the club and volunteered to bartend. A good time was had by all. Volunteer

Lawyers targeting pig, dairy farms - Palladium-Item
The defendants include Vreba Hoff Dairy, an Ohio-based firm that has brought large Dutch dairy farms to Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan; Maxwell Foods/Maxwell Farms, a leading, North Carolina-based pork producer that has been expanding into Indiana

truesee’s Blog - Lottery Post
(Yong Kim / Staff Photographer) The home of Pastor Kirk Caldwell on the 100 block of Ridge Ave., in Darby Borough, where Caldwell allegedly killed his son, Jordan Caldwell. Caldwell is the paster of End Times Harvest Mission for Christ church in

Police: Ohio Lawyers Part Of Drug Ring - WCPO
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two Columbus attorneys accused of laundering money for a drug ring that brought $100 million in illegal drugs to central Ohio from Arizona are scheduled to plead guilty early next year. Charles W. McGowan, 41, and Kyle Hunter

USC’s Joe McKnight practices, but not cleared to play - Seattle Times
Bradford rushed for 596 yards and eight scores, averaging 6.1 yards per carry Freshman wide receiver Duron Carter, the son of former Ohio State and NFL great Cris Carter, was declared ineligible last week shortly after semester grades were