Tuesday, June 24, 2008 - Posts

• Georgia sex offenders challenge church volunteer ban

  ATLANTA (AP) - Five sex offenders filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that a tough new Georgia law that bans them from volunteering at churches also robs them of their right to participate in religious worship. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court Read More posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:25 PM by smyers | 1 Comments

• Massachusetts Teen says there was no Pregnancy Pact

  GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) - One of the girls who became pregnant at Gloucester High School this year denied Tuesday there was any pact among them to have children, saying instead they decided to help each other make the best of their situations. Lindsey Read More posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:20 PM by smyers | 1 Comments

• Don Imus Explains Racial Remark

  NEW YORK (AP) - Don Imus says he was trying to "make a sarcastic point" about the arrests of suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam Jones.Imus spoke today on his morning show about on-air comments yesterday that sparked a flurry of criticism. Read More posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 3:53 PM by smyers | 2 Comments

• Burned Popcorn Leads to Courthouse Evacuation

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- Fire officials in Chattanooga say jurors and employees at the Hamilton County Courthouse were evacuated when someone burned popcorn in a basement kitchen microwave.   Chattanooga Fire Department Capt. Carlos Hampton Read More posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 2:24 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Police Arrest Teenager in Kidnapping of Arkansas Boy

  16 Month-Old Aiden Case Mullin MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (AP) - Police say an 18 year-old Norfork woman was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a Mountain Home toddler, who was found safe late Monday night. Police arrested Samantha Ann House-Baser in the Read More posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:22 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Major Pot Bust in Tennessee

  COCKE COUNTY, TN – A major pot bust made by the Governor’s Task Force on Marijuana Eradication netted 357,500 pot plants. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, that is more than the number confiscated during all of 2007. TBI investigators Read More posted Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:18 PM by smyers | 0 Comments