Northwest Fire Chief Being Investigated

" April 12, 2007 Arizona - An investigation has been initiated against the chief of Northwest Fire/Rescue District following claims made against him by an embattled employee. The district's governing board called for an investigation of Chief Jeff Piechura Tuesday night...

Dead woman served jail time

" A Northern Kentucky woman whose partially clothed body was found in the Ohio River Thursday in Ludlow had had extensive run-ins with police and been convicted of prostitution. A man walking his dog spotted the body of Krystal Michelle Coy, 23, a few feet from the shore at...

Lost jet: Deep sea probe under way

"MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -- A U.S. navy ship joined the search on Tuesday for an Indonesian airliner that went missing eight days ago with 102 people aboard, with the hunt focusing on a large metal object far down on the sea floor. The object was discovered on Monday by...

Steaming manhole triggers evacuation

"As many as 20 homes along a street in Burnaby were evacuated as the RCMP investigated a suspected drug lab in the Vancouver suburb. The lab was discovered on Thursday in a home, where one man was arrested, after residents of the 7900 block of Nelson Street saw steam rising...

U.N. Investigates 300 PeaceKeepers for Sexual Abuse

"The United Nations has investigated more than 300 members of U.N. peacekeeping missions for alleged sexual exploitation and abuse during the past three years and more than half were fired or sent home, according to a senior U.N. official. The announcement came as the United...

muslim sacrifices himself at shrine

from Ummah News Links"Monday, January 1, 2007 (Bahraich): A 45-year-old Muslim on Monday slit his throat with a sharp-edged knife and sacrificed himself at the shrine of Ghazi Baba on the occasion of Eid-ul-Zuha, police said. A note was recovered from Moharrum Ali's...

Flooring Company Fire Investigated

" November 9, 2006 Flooring firm fire 'does not appear suspicious' Police say initial inquiries show a fire at a Palmerston North flooring company last night was not suspicious. Palmerston North police and fire safety officers are continuing their investigations into what...

What Terror Threat?

"What Terror Threat? Congress Lets Mob-Tied Felons Work U.S. Ports by Deroy Murdock Humanevents.com Before Congress passed a port-security bill on September 30, a House-Senate panel deleted Senator Jim DeMint’s (R.-S.C.) proposed ban on current or future dockworkers...

Death of a courageous journalist

"To many of us Anna Politkovskaya will remain the epitome of what a journalist should be. She represented the best traditions of the Russian intelligentsia - highly cultured, courageous and fiercely honest."