Friday, July 18, 2008 - Posts

• Baby Allegedly Poisoned by Mom, may have Permanent Brain Damage

  PITTSBURGH (AP) - Doctors on Friday said children suffering from high levels of sodium in their blood - like a 4 month-old infant allegedly poisoned with salt water by his mother this week - are at high-risk for permanent brain damage, if they survive. Read More posted Friday, July 18, 2008 3:20 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Girl Struck, Killed by Sheriff's Deputy in Tennessee

  MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Murfreesboro police detective says a Rutherford County sheriff's deputy in an unmarked car struck and killed an 11 year-old girl. Detective James Boske said the girl was visiting her grandmother Thursday night around 9:00 Read More posted Friday, July 18, 2008 3:18 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• Lawsuit Claims Woman's Monkey Is Service Animal

  (Photo: Debby Rose and her 10 year-old monkey Richard)  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - A southwest Missouri woman has sued Wal-Mart, local health officials and Cox Health Systems, claiming they discriminated against her and her monkey named Read More posted Friday, July 18, 2008 3:11 PM by smyers | 0 Comments

• John Ford, Guilty on All Counts

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The U.S. Attorney's office says a federal jury in the public corruption trial of former state Sen. John Ford has found him guilty on all charges.   David Bowling, spokesman for the federal prosecutors, said the Memphis Read More posted Friday, July 18, 2008 3:08 PM by smyers | 4 Comments

• Woman Accused of Smashing Wine Bottle over Boyfriend's Head in Memphis

  MEMPHIS, TN – Police say a woman is behind bars after she bashed her boyfriend over the head with a wine bottle. According to investigators, it happened around 3:00 a.m., July 18, 2008, at Hollywood and Golden. Police say the couple had Read More posted Friday, July 18, 2008 12:00 PM by smyers | 0 Comments