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Officials, Friends Mystified by Mayor's Murder-Suicide
07/17/2010 23:06
(July 17) -- The tragic case of Coppell, Texas, Mayor Jayne Peters has left many wondering what could have driven a seemingly happy, successful, upper-middle-class official to kill her own teenage daughter and then herself.
Authorities in Coppell say Tuesday's murder-suicide was...
.Livonia family torn in teen's fatal crash
07/17/2010 23:01
Mom of Livonia teen who died seeks release of driver accused of speeding; dad not so sure
Steve Pardo / The Detroit News
Livonia --A mother is pleading for mercy for a teen accused of causing her son's death. Her ex-husband isn't feeling so charitable.
The parents of Bradley Lashbrook, 18,...
Police: Early County man shoots wife, children, then turns gun on himself
07/17/2010 22:54
Posted: July 17, 2010 - 5:42pm
By The Associated Press
BLAKELY — Authorities say an Early County man shot his wife and two children before turning the gun on himself.
Mark Pro with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation says 37-year-old Matthew Lowell Justice shot his wife, 36-year-old...
Thompson Fire out this morning
07/06/2010 16:53
Thomson fire out this morning
THOMSON, Ga. -- The fire that followed Monday's explosion of a propane gas pipeline was out this morning, but deputies continue to keep onlookers away from the site where a McDuffie commissioner was injured and his son killed.
Aiken Fatal Crash Victim identified
07/06/2010 16:52
Aiken fatal crash victim identified
Staff
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 8:56 AM
Last updated 10:44 AM
A fatal car accident has been reported around 8 a.m. in Aiken County, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
The accident was reported in Savannah River Site, one mile from Highway...
Woman on death row released after 36 years
07/04/2010 20:39
MACON, Ga. - A woman who was at one time the only female on Georgia's death row has been paroled after serving 36 years in prison for killing her ex-husband and his new wife.
State Board of Pardons and Paroles spokesman Steven Hayes says Rebecca Machetti was released Wednesday. Machetti, 71, was...
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07/04/2010 12:36
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child drowns in pool
07/04/2010 00:28
Child drowns in pool
By Kyle Martin
Staff Writer
Thursday, July 1, 2010
An 18-month-old girl died Thursday afternoon in Wrens when she drowned in a neighbor's above-ground pool, Jefferson County Deputy Coroner L. Fay McGahee said.
The girl, who was not identified, was supposed to be...
Woman's body found at apartment complex
07/04/2010 00:23
Woman's body found at apartment complex
Staff
Friday, July 2, 2010 9:43 PM
Last updated 11:17 PM
The body of a woman was found this evening at an apartment complex on Spruce Street, off James Brown Boulevard, the Richmond County Sheriff's Office says.
Deputy Richmond County...