Archive for the ‘Incoming’ Category

Reiser to be sentenced today for killing his wife

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Computer engineer Hans Reiser is scheduled to be sentenced today for his first-degree murder conviction for killing his wife Nina, who was last seen alive on Sept. 3, 2006, when she dropped off the couple’s two children at his home in the Oakland hills.

Via: Crime

Louisiana Coast May Evacuate Friday as Gustav Stalks Gulf

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal told a news conference Thursday that residents in areas south of new Orleans could be told to leave starting Friday.

Via: FOXNews.com

Road Rage Likely Fueled Deadly Street-Race Crash

Friday, August 29th, 2008

The driver of a car involved in a possible road-rage-fueled crash in California was booked on suspicion of murder, as friends mourned the deaths of the pregnant teen and two others killed in the wreck.

Via: FOXNews.com

Prostitution sting nets 57 in Alameda County after officials use Craigslist to set up meetings

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Alameda County sheriff’s deputies and local police posing as cyberspace “johns” made 57 arrests Wednesday morning in prostitution stings at Castro Valley and Dublin hotels, according to authorities.

Via: Crime

Detroit mayor’s political future back in court (AP)

Friday, August 29th, 2008

FILE **In this Aug. 7, 2008 file photo, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick attends a hearing in 36th District Court in Detroit, Mich.  Michigan's Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Detroit's embattled mayor have had a strained relationship for years, and the tension is bound to escalate when she holds a hearing next week to decide whether to remove him from office for misconduct.   (AP Photo/Bryan Mitchell, File)AP - A lawyer for Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick asked a judge Friday to freeze next week’s hearing that could remove him from office, accusing Gov. Jennifer Granholm of being too biased to preside over the case.

Via: Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News

Iowa College President Quits Over Beer Photo Scandal

Friday, August 29th, 2008

An Iowa community college president resigned less than a week after a photo was published appearing to show him pouring beer into a young woman’s mouth.

Via: FOXNews.com

Louisiana Plans Evacuations as Gustav Stalks Gulf

Friday, August 29th, 2008

The solemn ceremonies for the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on Friday for the most part were blown away by Tropical Storm Gustav, which threatens to become a hurricane and poses the biggest threat to New Orleans since the killer 2005 storm.

Via: FOXNews.com

Pa. Woman Sues Town Over Pole-Dancing Studio

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A suburban Pittsburgh woman has sued a Butler County town that refused to allow her to open a pole-dancing studio on the grounds it was a sexually oriented business.

Via: FOXNews.com

Pa. Woman Sues Town Over Pole-Dancing Studio

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A suburban Pittsburgh woman has sued a Butler County town that refused to allow her to open a pole-dancing studio on the grounds it was a sexually oriented business.

Via: FOXNews.com

Iowa College President Quits Over Booze Photo, Gets $400G

Friday, August 29th, 2008

An Iowa community college president resigned less than a week after a photo was published appearing to show him pouring beer into a young woman’s mouth.

Via: FOXNews.com