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0. Brode taking a long view: Levy Court member aware of decisions' impact on future (Delaware State News)
Mr. Brode, past chief and president of the fire company and father of three, captured 53 percent of the vote to beat David R. Burris in a close race in November.
1. Lawn Parking Prohibited In Springdale (The Morning News)
SPRINGDALE -- Cars will no longer be lawn ornaments in Springdale once a new ordinance goes into effect.
2. MS-13 Member Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Conspiracy (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Walter Noel Barahona, also known as "Lil Loco," 23, of Hyattsville, Md., pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to conduct and participate in racketeering enterprise activities of an MS-13 gang, announced U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein of the District of Maryland. Of 22 alleged MS-13 gang members indicted in 2005 on RICO conspiracy and other charges, Barahona is the eighth to plead guilty. Two ...
3. Rachel's Blog (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
Holy Cow, do cows sure seem to like me! It all started two years ago when I ventured over to a Virginia Tech farm to do a story on mad cow disease. We walked into a gate where at least 30 cows were gathered. It was me, my photographer and a researcher. As soon as we walked in the cows walked over.
4. Briefing: St. Paul / Funeral planned for fallen soldier (Pioneer Press)
The funeral for James M. Wosika Jr., the Minnesota National Guard soldier killed in Iraq earlier this month, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Cathedral of St. Paul. Burial will follow at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
5. IWIF buyout may be seized (Baltimore Sun)
Bromwell severance targeted by prosecutor in corruption case Federal prosecutors want to seize the $400,000 to be paid to former state Sen. Thomas Bromwell Sr. in return for his stepping down from the leadership of Maryland's largest insurance fund for injured employees.
6. Rachel's Blog (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
Happy New Year! I hope everyone is having a great 2007. Things have been pretty slow in the NRV for the last two weeks. Just about everyone I needed to talk to for different stories was on a week (and in some cases) two week long vacation.
7. Death sentences drop to lowest level in 30 years (Knoxville News Sentinel)
The number of death sentences handed out in the United States dropped in 2006 to the lowest level since capital punishment was reinstated 30 years ago, reflecting what some experts say is a growing fear that the criminal justice system will make a tragic and irreversible mistake.
8. Executions down in U.S. but not in Texas (Houston Chronicle)
The convicted killer of a 3-year-old boy is set to die this week, the first of five lethal injections scheduled this month as Texas bucks a national trend and bolsters its standing as the most active in carrying out capital punishment.
9. 5 executions set this month (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The convicted killer of a 3-year-old boy is among those set to die, as Texas bucks a national trend and bolsters its standing as the most active in carrying out capital punishment.
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