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ATV drivers under 16 must be supervised, rule says
Posted by Examiner Oregon Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
S. Ore. town considers ban on deer feeding
New rules in Oregon require that children under 16 riding all-terrain vehicles on public land be supervised by an adult. The rules also say the adult also has to complete a state-approved safety-training class, along with the young riders, and they...
Posted by Examiner Oregon Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
NRA, SF Housing Authority near settlement on guns
Jacksonville officials are considering a ban on feeding what one city council member calls "horned mountain rats," more commonly known as blacktailed deer. If humans didn't feed the deer, state wildlife biologists say, there would be less overpopulation,...
Posted by Examiner California Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Kids alone for days after Ore. murder-suicide
The National Rifle Association says the San Francisco Housing Authority is preparing to drop its blanket handgun ban in public housing. NRA lawyer CD Michel (MEE-shell) says the agreement, which settles a federal lawsuit, hasn't been finalized. But...
Posted by Examiner Oregon Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Fire damages house among 1st wired for electricity
A couple who hadn't been seen since New Year's Eve have been found dead inside their locked bedroom with their crying 9-month-old daughter, and three older children had been left out on their own. The bodies of Hannah Crowe, 21, and Julian Wallulatum,...
Posted by Examiner Michigan Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Police shoot man in high-speed chase in cent. Ill.
A fire at suburban Detroit's Greenfield Village has damaged a boarding house built for employees of inventor Thomas Edison that was among the first buildings to get electric lighting. A spokeswoman for The Henry Ford museum complex says Monday afternoon's...
Posted by Examiner Illinois Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Prop. 8 backers take on AG’s argument
Police say a man suspected of robbing four banks has been shot after leading officers on a high-speed chase around Normal in central Illinois. Authorities say the man robbed a Bloomington currency exchange at gunpoint on Monday and fled in his vehicle....
Posted by Examiner California Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Boy, 4, shoots babysitter for stepping on his foot
The sponsors of California's voter-approved gay marriage ban accused Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday of advancing a far-fetched legal theory to justify overturning Proposition 8. Lawyers for the Protect Marriage coalition answered the about-face...
Posted by Examiner Ohio Headlines on 01 5th, 2009
Police say a 4-year-old boy in southern Ohio shot his babysitter because the sitter accidentally stepped on his foot. Police said 18-year-old Nathan Beavers and several other teenagers were babysitting several young children in a mobile home in Jackson...
Breaking News From California
NRA, SF Housing Authority near settlement on guns
The National Rifle Association says the San Francisco Housing Authority is preparing to drop its blanket handgun ban in public housing. NRA lawyer CD Michel (MEE-shell) says the agreement, which settles a federal lawsuit, hasn't been finalized. But he says if the settlement is approved as expected, the...
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The winning Minnesota Lottery numbers
The winning numbers drawn Monday in the Minnesota Lottery: Daily 3:
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Father-son duo accused of gravestone robbing
Police are puzzling over what would motivate a father and son to haul off six tombstones from a monument company in suburban Albany. Town of Colonie Detective Lt. John Van Alstyne says he's not sure what kind of aftermarket there might be for the hefty granite grave-markers.
Breaking News From North Carolina
Correction: Missing Marine foreclosure story
Breaking News From Florida
Chargers’ Bennett, former teammate sued in Fla.
A Florida man is suing San Diego Chargers running back Michael Bennett and a former Tampa Bay teammate, saying they attacked him at an International House of Pancakes. Brian Gordon said in a lawsuit that Bennett, offensive lineman Anthony Davis and another man assaulted him in the restaurant parking...
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The winning Minnesota Lottery numbers
The winning numbers drawn Monday in the Minnesota Lottery: Daily 3: