Thursday, April 03, 2008 - Posts

• Former Tennessee Volunteer Firefighter Charged with More Arsons

  KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A former East Tennessee volunteer firefighter who was free on bond after being charged with arson has been charged with setting two more fires. Authorities say 24 year-old Michael Wayne Stricklan was arrested Wednesday night for Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:20 PM by smyers | 7 Comments

• Minneapolis Woman May Need Rabies Shots after Biting Pit Bull to Save Her Dog

  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A Minneapolis woman says she didn't plan on biting a rampaging pit bull, but "that's what happened."   Amy Rice was trying to save her own dog, after a pit bull jumped a fence into her yard and began attacking her Labrador. Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:19 PM by smyers | 26 Comments

• Toddlers Can No Longer Marry in Arkansas

  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - What had turned into a kind of marriage crisis in Arkansas is over. Governor Mike Beebe has signed legislation repealing a poorly worded law that had the effect of letting anybody get married as long as they had the permission Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:18 PM by smyers | 3 Comments

• Texas Teen gives Birth in School Bathroom, Kills Baby in Toilet

  BAYTOWN, Texas - Police say a 14 year-old girl gave birth in a bathroom at her junior high school and then tried to flush the newborn down the toilet. It happened Thursday, April 2, 2008, near Houston, Texas. Police say the baby was born alive, but Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:17 PM by smyers | 45 Comments

• Memphis Fugitive, Accused of Raping a Child, Arrested in Missouri; Son still on the Loose

  MEMPHIS, TN – Authorities say a Memphis fugitive, wanted for raping a child, was captured in Kansas City, Missouri. According to the United States Marshals Service, Winfred Scott and his son Akeem Scott were indicted in 2005 for Rape of a Child.  Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:15 PM by smyers | 6 Comments

• Proposal to Ban All Open-Containers of Alcohol in Cars Could Free Up Road Money for Tennessee

  Eds: APNewsNow; Will be UPDATED. By ERIK SCHELZIG, Associated Press Writer, NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A legislative proposal for a stricter open-container law in Tennessee could allow state officials to spend more money on infrastructure projects instead Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:11 PM by smyers | 1 Comments

• TN Issuing More Shelby Co. Residents Handgun Permits

  Memphis, TN - Criminals beware! There are more Mid-Southerners who are taking the fight against crime into their own hands.  The Tennessee Department of Safety says the number of handgun permits issued in Shelby County are up. The number of handguns Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:10 PM by smyers | 2 Comments

• Sheriff Accused of Threatening Man Over Handicapped Parking Space in Kentucky

  RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Kentucky sheriff is accused of threatening a man with a stun gun after the man asked him to move his vehicle from a handicapped parking spot. Todd County Sheriff Billy Stokes has been charged with unauthorized parking in a handicapped Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:09 PM by smyers | 36 Comments

• Police in Houston Will Not Charge 14 year-old Girl After Fetus Found on Plane

  HOUSTON (AP) -- Police in Houston say a 14 year-old girl who delivered a stillborn fetus in an airliner restroom on her way back from a middle-school field trip will not be charged with any wrongdoing.   Homicide investigators say they interviewed Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:08 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Memphis Hires New Animal Shelter Administrator

  Memphis, TN - There is new hope for animals at the troubled Memphis Animal Shelter. After a nationwide search, the city has hired a new administrator to run the shelter.  Ernest Alexander plans to increase adoption rates at the shelter. In 2007, Read More posted Thursday, April 03, 2008 1:06 PM by smyers | 3 Comments