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Archive for August 4th, 2008
Official: Mary Kate Olsen silent on Ledger OD
NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators want to question actress Mary Kate Olsen about how Heath Ledger got two powerful painkillers that contributed to his accidental overdose death, but she wants immunity or she won’t talk, a law enforcement official said Monday.
Olsen’s lawyer [...]
Ohio inmate says he’s too fat for execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A death row inmate scheduled for execution in October says he’s so fat that Ohio executioners would have trouble finding his veins and that his weight could diminish the effectiveness of one of the lethal injection drugs.
Lawyers for Richard Cooey argue in a [...]
Underwear survey nets 19-count indictment
CINCINNATI (AP) — A man accused of conning parents into allowing their children to remove clothing so he could conduct a “marketing survey” of their underwear has been indicted on 19 criminal counts involving 11 minors.
A Hamilton County grand jury indicted 44-year-old Ben Hawkins of suburban Cincinnati on [...]
Morgan Freeman in serious condition after car crash
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was hospitalized in serious condition Monday after the car he was driving left a rural road in the Mississippi Delta and flipped several times.
Freeman, 71, was airlifted to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., [...]
Seven more Philly workers suspended in teen’s death
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Seven city human resources administrators were suspended Monday, exactly two years after the emaciated, maggot-infested body of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy was found in the squalid home of her mother, who has been charged with murder.
The suspensions came after of a grand jury report said the administrators failed [...]
Honaker gets 18 to life for killing wife’s lover
ELYRIA – Frank Honaker appeared to choke back tears today as he apologized for shooting and killing his estranged wife’s lover in December.
It didn’t change the sentence, however. Honaker was sentenced to 18 years to life in prison on the murder and felonious assault charges a jury convicted him [...]
Co-defendant in OJ Simpson case pleads guilty
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fourth co-defendant pleaded guilty Monday in the O.J. Simpson armed robbery and kidnapping case, agreeing to testify against the Hall of Fame football player and one remaining co-defendant.
Charles Ehrlich entered his plea to reduced charges of attempted accessory to robbery and attempted burglary.
Ehrlich is one of five [...]
Bridgestone Invitational: Singh’s song is a victory at Firestone
AKRON — When Vijay Singh’s birdie attempt on 18 at Firestone Country Club finally came to rest some 4 feet from the hole, a myriad of thoughts could have flooded his brain. He could have rejoiced in what would become his 32nd victory on the PGA Tour. He could have marveled in the fact [...]
Bridgestone Invitational notes: Mickelson fades down the stretch
AKRON — It wasn’t Winged Foot but Phil Mickelson all but flew the coop on Sunday at the Bridgestone Invitational. Up one through 14, Mickelson faded from top dog to a tie for fourth place, two shots back of winner Vijay Singh. “It wasn’t a good finish for me today,” Mickelson said. “I’m [...]
High School Football 2008: Midview turning to new offensive formation
EATON TWP. — The adage that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks certainly doesn’t apply to Midview football coach Bill Albright. Albright, who describes himself as a true believer in the wing-T offense, is instead entering the 2008 season with a 100-percent commitment to the spread-formation offense. The transformation began when Midview [...]