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Archive of Crime & Courts on Thursday May 08, 2008
Fairness of death-penalty panels questioned
Death-penalty supporters are raising questions about the fairness of state commissions charged with studying how capital punishment is carried out in Maryland and Tennessee, claiming the panels will issue reports that ignore their views. Read More
With justices' OK, voter ID moves ahead
A decision Monday (April 28) by the U.S. Supreme Court to let Indiana demand photo identification from voters paves the way for other states to do the same during November’s presidential election, experts say. Read More
Raid on sect in Texas rattles other polygamists
COLORADO CITY, Ariz. - As the supper dishes were being cleared away and the rice pudding brought out for dessert, Marvin Wyler's two wives, along with some of their children and a group of friends, began poring over the list. Read More
Attorneys general treat big oil with kid gloves
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Another day, another new high for oil prices. Against that backdrop, the president of Shell Oil Company delivered a vigorous defense of his industry's record profits. The oil executive stopped in the Northwest -- in his words -- to "educate" political leaders. Read More
No benefits for gay partners, court says
Public employers are barred from providing health care benefits to the partners of gay and lesbian employees, a divided Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday. Read More
Islamic divorce ruled not valid in Maryland
After his wife of more than two decades filed for divorce in Montgomery County Circuit Court, Irfan Aleem responded in writing in 2003, and not just in court. Read More
Florida to pay $11.5 million for cutting citrus trees
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A south Florida jury has ordered the State of Florida to pay $11.5 million as compensation to 58,225 residents of Broward County after the state cut down all the citrus trees in their yards in a disease-prevention effort. Read More
AG -- Close colleges to illegal aliens
Public colleges in North Carolina should not admit illegal immigrants as students, the state Attorney General's Office advised in a letter released Wednesday. Read More
Proposal to cut alien benefits gets go-ahead
Backers of a proposed initiative aimed at cutting state benefits to illegal aliens are in a hurry to round up thousands of petition signatures after Attorney General Dustin McDaniel approved the proposal's ballot wording Wednesday. Read More
McDaniel approves wording of illegal immigration measure
After rejecting two previous versions, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Wednesday approved the name and ballot title of a proposed ballot initiative that would make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to receive public benefits in Arkansas. Read More
Guardsman faces border-fencing-theft charge
An Air National Guardsman assigned to work on the border fence in Arizona has been accused of stealing more than $8,100 of scrap metal from the project and selling it to buy personal items. Read More
Guardsman accused of stealing border fence material
A Wyoming Air National Guard member stands accused of selling scrap metal he reportedly stole from the Department of Homeland Security's border-fence project and using the profits to buy cowboy boots, a .45-caliber pistol and other items. Read More
New law will pile on charges for sex predators on Internet
A new law sponsored by a Chandler legislator will make punishments harsher for Internet sex predators. Read More
Calif. appeals court rules in domestic partners case
SANTA ANA, Calif. ? People who mistakenly believe they are registered as domestic partners in California have the same rights as those who fulfilled terms of the state's Domestic Partner Act, an appeals court ruled. Read More
Critics call crime initiative a ploy to lure 'ultraconservatives' to polls
They turned up the heat on the politics of crime Wednesday over an initiative likely to appear on the November ballot aimed at gangs and guns. Read More
DA apologizes over drinking
Fourth Judicial District Attorney John Newsome apologized Wednesday after being caught by a television news station's hidden camera drinking at a bar and later driving a county- owned vehicle. Read More
Bill to reform magistrate appointments dies
A legislative controversy - which ignited after Gov. M. Jodi Rell's appointment early this year of a Republican activist from Old Lyme as a $121,615-a-year family support magistrate - died quietly Wednesday when the House failed to take up a Senate-approved reform bill. Read More
FDLE unveils terror-alert system
Suspicious business owners now have a new communication network, "BusinessSafe," to report their concerns to the proper authorities, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey announced Wednesday. Read More
Michigan ruling stirs same-sex advocates in Florida
A Michigan Supreme Court ruling -- that the state's law banning gay marriage also prohibits same-sex benefits offered to government employees -- is energizing opponents of a similar amendment on Florida's November ballot. Read More
Perdue OKs bill to expand use
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation gained the power to compare crime suspects' DNA samples with a database of genetic evidence collected from 150,000 offenders and nearly 7,000 unsolved cases, under legislation Gov. Sonny Perdue signed Wednesday. Read More
New Ga. law bans sale of 'pot candy' to minors
Selling marijuana-flavored candy to children will net the seller a $500 fine under a ban that may be the first of its kind in the nation. Read More
Defense lawyer -- Lack of funds could spur appeal
The statewide indigent defense funding shortfall could play a significant part in the Damon Jolly trial, said one of his attorneys. Read More
Driving without license felony under House bill
Driving without a license could become a felony under a bill that passed the Georgia House on Thursday. Read More
Lingle and Kim wage war of words over Liu
Decrying a "major waste of time and resources," Gov. Linda Lingle fired back at a state Senate investigative committee that contends one of her Cabinet members broke the law in awarding a contract to a company that was not the top-ranked bidder for a new investment fund. Read More
Fat tax break for felon
Stuart P. Levine, the star prosecution witness in Tony Rezko's corruption trial, might be an admitted drug user and felon. But he's savvy when it comes to his property taxes. Read More
Prison closing plan gets support
A plan aimed at stopping Gov. Rod Blagojevich from closing Pontiac Correctional Center has gained the support of a top Senate Democrat. Read More
Food costs rising for Illinois institutions
The cost of providing food to Illinois? prison inmates, aging veterans and developmentally disabled residents at state institutions is on pace to be up by $7 million this year, according to a review of state payments to vendors. Read More
Illinois House votes to let campus cops carry guns
In an attempt to boost campus safety, the Illinois House voted Wednesday to let all university police officers carry guns while on duty. Read More
House passes measure to let police carry guns on college campuses
Police officers at Illinois universities, colleges and community colleges would be allowed to carry guns on campus, regardless of school policy, under a proposal the House of Representatives passed on Wednesday. Read More
Prison expert acquitted of scheming to bribe former Illinois corrections director
A federal judge on Wednesday acquitted Michael J. Mahoney, a nationally known corrections expert, on charges that he schemed to bribe Illinois' former top prison official to win lucrative state contracts for his lobbying clients. Read More
Dressed down
There's already a laundry list of problems at the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, but so far no one has seen the wardrobe of its leader as a problem. Read More
Daley asks where is the money for gov's anti-violence plan
Saying he's on -- a crusade to help Mayor Daley, -- Gov. Blagojevich staged a West Side rally Tuesday to unveil his $150 million plan to curb youth violence and "stop the killing." Read More
Indianapolis Museum of Art, ACLU sue over new state pornography law
The Indianapolis Museum of Art, which sells art books containing images of nudes painted by the Old Masters, joined a civil rights group Wednesday in suing over a law that would require a business selling pornography to register with the state. Read More
Gubernatorial candidates? positions on key issues
With Hoosiers paying record prices at the gas pump and oil prices climbing, what would you do as governor to provide some short- and long-term relief? Read More
Governor fires back in dispute over e-mails
The governor began returning fire Wednesday as Missouri's e-mail wars heated up. Read More
Vehicle registration fees likely to go up
Fees to register a vehicle in the state would increase by $4 under a compromise bill sent to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. Read More
Guardsman guilty of reckless homicide
BARDWELL, Ky. -- A Western Kentucky jury rejected a murder charge Tuesday and instead convicted a Kentucky National Guardsman of reckless homicide in the death of a fellow guardsman last year. Read More
Public urged to report any suspected vote fraud May 20
State and federal officials warned yesterday that they will crack down on vote fraud when national attention focuses on Kentucky's primary election May 20. Read More
Bill fines landlords of illegal immigrants
The House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice voted 7-4 Wednesday for a bill that would make it a crime to knowingly rent or lease a room, apartment or house to an illegal immigrant. Read More
State, county practice for big storm
What if a Category 3 Atlantic hurricane hit right at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay? Read More
Court rules on rights of victims
Tracy L. Palmer was furious when she learned that a Prince George's County judge had decided to reduce her abuser's prison sentence, but attorneys told her it was too late to do anything about it. Read More
Relicensed station on 'radar screen,' O'Malley says
Gov. Martin O'Malley suggested yesterday that an automotive safety inspection station in Prince George's County will receive increased monitoring from the Maryland State Police as he defended his administration's decision to issue the facility a new license four years after its previous one was revoked for fraudulent practices. Read More
Mich. high court says gay partners can't get health benefits
The Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a 2004 ban against gay marriage also blocks governments and state universities from offering health insurance to the partners of gay workers. Read More
State high court -- Ambassador Bridge not subject to some Detroit zoning laws
The Michigan Supreme Court Wednesday "declined an invitation ... to second guess" a ruling by now-retired Wayne County Circuit Court Judge James Rashid that found the Detroit International Bridge Co. immune from city of Detroit zoning regulations in certain limited circumstances. Read More
Bill lets public see who funds politicians' legal bills
A Michigan Senate panel has passed legislation requiring legal defense funds set up for politicians to report finances to the state. Read More
Bridge work didn't need city's OK, high court says
The company that owns and operates the Ambassador Bridge had the right to install new tollbooths and a fueling station on the Detroit side without zoning permission from the city, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. Read More
Error slows bid to oust mayor
The first request to Gov. Jennifer Granholm urging her to invoke rarely used powers and dump Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick seems destined for failure because the petitioner cited the wrong law in his complaint. Read More
Ban on same-sex health coverage upheld
Tom Patrick is worried about what will happen to the health care benefits he and his partner, Dennis, and their four children have as a result of a ruling Wednesday by the Michigan Supreme Court. Read More
Mich. court says gay partners can't get health benefits
LANSING, Mich. - Local governments and state universities in Michigan cannot offer health insurance to the partners of gay workers, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday. Read More
Governor turns table on critical representative -- asks for e-mails
Gov. Matt Blunt expanded his fight with Democrats over e-mail archives on Wednesday by requesting digital archives from Columbia Rep. Jeff Harris, a candidate for attorney general. Read More
Governor's office requests e-mail records from Harris
Gov. Matt Blunt's office has asked for years of documents and e-mails from Rep. Jeff Harris' office, a day after the Columbia Democrat criticized the Republican governor for his handling of electronic records. Read More
Mo. voters may decide on photo ID requirement
Voters could decide whether to enact a photo ID requirement for voting under a proposed constitutional amendment given first-round approval Wednesday by the Missouri House. Read More
Blagojevich should 'clear the air' on Rezko, Quinn says
Gov. Rod Blagojevich should conduct a public question-and-answer session to "clear the air" and fully explain his relationship with indicted fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko, Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn said Wednesday. Read More
Recording - Blunt lawyer warned bosses about e-mail policy
After a lawyer working for Gov. Matt Blunt was fired last September, two different stories emerged. Read More
Voter ID measure moves ahead in Missouri
Missouri lawmakers gave preliminary approval to voter ID legislation on Wednesday, reopening a deeply partisan issue with scant time remaining in the session. Read More
Attorney general candidate John Parker -- State needs manpower, treatment for meth
Montana law enforcement needs more manpower in the battle against methamphetamine, and addicts need more treatment, says John Parker, a Democratic candidate for attorney general. Read More
Tester slams Real ID Act, executive reach
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jon Tester on Wednesday said recent government programs, including the Real ID Act, have violated privacy and built executive power to the extent that it threatens national security. Read More
Bruning visits northern Iraq
This week Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is visiting a part of Iraq that he says is very different from the image most Americans have of the country. Read More
Stun guns get boost before panel
A contingent of law enforcement and mental health experts yesterday urged the Attorney General's Office to let New Jersey join the 49 other states that allow police to use stun guns, arguing they can save the lives of officers and victims alike. Read More
Testimony set to begin in McGreevey divorce
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- Former New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey and his estranged wife failed yesterday to reach a settlement in their divorce case, setting the stage for testimony to begin in a trial today. Read More
Larger payouts are approved for victims of unethical lawyers
Unethical attorneys' clients who seek reimbursement from the New Jersey Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection may now be eligible for more money, the fund's director said yesterday. Read More
Cardiologists to settle UMDNJ payoff case
Four cardiologists tied to a kickback scheme at the state's medical university will return $387,000 to settle civil charges that they were paid to refer patients to the university's cardiac surgery program. Read More
McGreevey case going to court as talks falter
After two days of negotiations sputtered short of a resolution, the squabbling McGreeveys find themselves back where they started at the beginning of the week: Heading for a potentially messy divorce trial. Read More
Nevada Supreme Court sets hearing on judge's term argument
The Nevada Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments July 1 on Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Halverson's claim that she doesn't need to run for re-election in November. Read More
Nevada's legal firm changes lawyers in Yucca Mountain fight
LAS VEGAS - Nevada's lead lawyer in the fight against the federal government's Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project is reducing his role as he battles stomach cancer. Read More
Divorce as political spectacle
When word of marital trouble in the Governor?s Mansion seeped out, Gov. Jim Gibbons' allies hoped for as quiet a divorce as possible. Read More
Nevada inmate joins legal challenge, won't volunteer to die
Condemned inmate William Castillo, who until now has declined to file appeals that could keep him alive, joined Wednesday in a state Supreme Court challenge of Nevada's lethal injection execution procedure. Read More
Board chief fires back, backs off
The executive director of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners unleashed a tirade against a county prosecutor Wednesday before saying the board would comply with a request to turn over to investigators any complaints in its files about Dr. Dipak Desai, whose clinic was the source of the largest hepatitis C scare in the nation. Read More
Cuomo's power play
A furious Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday demanded that the state Power Authority disclose who destroyed e-mail and BlackBerry messages involving Daniel Wiese, the agency's suspended inspector general and a central figure in the probe of political-espionage activities by the State Police. Read More
State comptroller removes 6 from pension system
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has removed three professionals from the state pension system and rescinded pension credits for three others because they were improperly reported as employees, his spokesman Dennis Tompkins said Wednesday. Read More
State adds names to list
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli expanded his statewide crackdown on pension abuse Wednesday, saying he stripped three more lawyers of their retirement system membership and took away credits from two others including Public Service Commissioner Maureen Harris. Read More
Bruno probe focus on ethics opinions
An FBI investigation of Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno is focusing on several opinions he received more than a decade ago from the Legislative Ethics Commission that relate to his personal business ventures, including real estate development and horse breeding, the Times Union has learned. Read More
Former trooper's e-mails sought
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is turning up the heat in his investigation of possible political interference by the State Police -- demanding that the New York Power Authority tell him who deleted e-mails belonging to former police Col. Daniel Wiese, the authority's now-suspended inspector general. Read More
Cuomo pursues funding inquiry
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is sending out letters to 2,700 not-for-profit groups and community organizations asking why they haven't claimed their cut of $78 million for needs lawmakers considered critically important. Read More
Cuomo accuses power authority officials of erasing e-mail of investigation target
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo accused officials at the New York Power Authority on Wednesday of erasing e-mail messages kept by Daniel Wiese, the authority's inspector general and a key figure facing scrutiny in Mr. Cuomo's wide-ranging investigation of the State Police. Read More
Judge wants bullet case investigator
Summit County Common Pleas Judge Patricia A. Cosgrove has decided to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of compromised ballistic evidence that led to last month's dismissal of an aggravated murder case against a Mahoning County man. Read More
Ohio congressional hopefuls swift to rebuke attorney general
As Ohio's attorney general sex scandal becomes the butt of national jokes, Democratic congressional candidates who will face the state's voters this fall are scrambling to distance themselves. Read More
Dann's campaign fund to undergo routine audit
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann used his campaign fund for items big and small last year ? everything from $33,753 in security equipment and $1,170 for lawn and pool work at his house to a 35-cent charge at a McDonald's in Ravenna. Read More
Ohio official - Help needed from A.G.'s office on whether A.G. can be impeached
Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted says lawmakers determining whether Attorney General Marc Dann should be impeached over a sex scandal need help from an unlikely source: the attorney general himself. Read More
Dann hires political spokesman
Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann is not only worried about his professional career but his political future as well if a recent hire in the midst of a sexual harassment scandal that could cost him his job is any indication. Read More
House seeks reports before acting to impeach Dann
The march toward impeachment of Attorney General Marc Dann appears to have slowed to a crawl. Read More
State lawsuit reform bid goes to governor
House Republican legislators led the charge Wednesday to pass a measure that would require an expert opinion confirming professional negligence before a lawsuit could be filed. Read More
Gov. Henry vows to veto newest tort reform measure
Barely before the ink was dry on a significant tort reform bill the Legislature passed Wednesday, Gov. Brad Henry promised to veto the measure. The bill would reinstate certain provisions of a law struck down as unconstitutional in 2006. Read More
Rapist gets new parole hearing
The Oregon parole board has agreed to hold a new release hearing for convicted serial rapist Richard Troy Gillmore, ending a legal fight over an earlier decision to let him go. Read More
2 similarly worded crime measures confound Oregon voters
The wondrously complicated Oregon Constitution is doing it again to voters: confusing them. The latest confusion stems from two ballot measures on the May 20 primary ballot. Measures 51 and 52 deal with crime victims' rights, contain similar language and, on the surface, appear to do the same thing. Read More
Judge urged to reject Dougherty immunity
Federal prosecutors yesterday urged a judge to reject a request for immunity for labor leader John J. Dougherty, saying such a move could jeopardize the "possible future prosecution" of the electrical workers' union boss. Read More
Ex-Phila. judge packs up office
Former Municipal Court Judge Deborah Shelton Griffin had a steady stream of visitors yesterday as she packed her belongings from her 13th-floor chambers at the Criminal Justice Center. She shook her head. "People are still calling me judge," she said. Read More
R.I. lawmaker urges state to legalize same-sex divorce
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A House lawmaker says the state should allow gay couples legally united elsewhere to divorce in Rhode Island. Read More
Senate panel considers E-Verify bill
Use of a federal electronic employment verification program by private employers would be "easy and free," and would deter illegal immigration to Rhode Island, said sponsors and proponents of a bill heard by the Senate Committee on Labor yesterday. Read More
Hiring illegals puts business licenses in jeopardy under House bill
Businesses could have their right to operate in South Carolina suspended for up to 30 days if they repeatedly hire illegal workers under a new immigration bill passed Wednesday by the House. Read More
Scott's DUI case takes another turn
SUMMERVILLE, S.C. ? The continuing drama of a state senator demanding a trial after spending a night in jail on a DUI charge enters a new chapter. Read More
S.C. House sends Senate revised immigration bill
The state illegal immigration reform plan was given another rewrite Wednesday with changes that could put the Legislature back where it was about three weeks ago: in negotiations. Read More
House cuts employer fines from proposal
COLUMBIA, S.C. --- The South Carolina House voted Wednesday to remove fines of up to $10,000 per worker from a bill intended to punish businesses that knowingly hire illegal immigrants, changing a key provision passed earlier by the Senate. Read More
Attorney general says legislator-state hunting deal legal
A hunter-access contract between a sitting legislator and the state would be legal, Atty. Gen. Larry Long says. Read More
Attorney says he will oppose new trial
An attorney for a Tennessee death row inmate says he will ask a federal judge not to give prosecutors more time to retry Paul House, who's been imprisoned over 22 years and could be released later this month. Read More
Tennessee - Bill would exclude churches from 'no smoking' signs law
Every church in Tennessee without a "no smoking" sign at each outside entrance is in violation of state law. But don?t look for pastors and church officials to be dragged off to jail. Read More
Bredesen says state can't afford DUI bill
Budget concerns have caused Gov. Phil Bredesen to withdraw a bill to immediately revoke the driver's license of anyone arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Read More
Around the region - High court weighs state's 'crack tax'
The fight for Tennessee's so-called "crack tax" program has reached the Tennessee Supreme Court, where state lawyers say drug dealers should be taxed like any other merchants. Read More
Judge dismisses sex abuse suit against school
A federal judge has dismissed claims alleging school officials didn't try to prevent a sexual relationship between a high school student and a color guard instructor. Read More
Impact of sect children is felt in Bexar
In the days after more than 460 children were seized last month from a polygamist sect's ranch in West Texas, Child Protective Services officials assured the public that the system had the resources to care for the children and litigate their cases. Read More
Texas high court operates in secrecy, group claims
A growing number of opinions issued last year by the Texas Supreme Court were anonymously written, a practice that enables the elected body to operate in secrecy and without public accountability, according to a scathing report to be released today. Read More
More than 1 of 20 Texas nurses has criminal record
DALLAS - More than one out of 20 nurses licensed in Texas have a criminal record, an investigation by Dallas television station WFAA found. Read More
Texas caught off guard as more seek handgun permits
Demand for concealed handgun licenses has risen nearly 40 percent in Texas in a year, an increase being attributed to many factors, even presidential politics. Read More
Texas crackdown on uninsured drivers set to begin in June
Three years after the Legislature passed a law to crack down on uninsured motorists, the number of drivers caught without insurance coverage under the 2005 statute is exactly ? zero. Read More
Judge OKs settlement on safety for Edinburg, Texas, juvenile center
A federal judge has approved a settlement between the Texas Youth Commission and the Justice Department over inmate safety at the state's juvenile prison in Edinburg. Read More
Texas attorney general upholds ban on shipping horse meat across state
Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday that it's illegal to ship horse meat across Texas. Read More
Grant to help Utah fight sex exploitation of kids
Paul Laurence Briggs, accused of being the owner of an MP3 player containing child pornography that was found on a Salt Lake City sidewalk, will join more than 100 defendants in Utah now being prosecuted on federal charges involving sexual exploitation of children. Read More
Ex-A.G. questions fed panel's right to call shots on Lake Powell pipeline
CEDAR CITY, Utah -- Critics of the proposed Lake Powell pipeline are scratching their noggins over this one: If the $800 million-plus project primarily is about delivering water to a thirsty but growing southwestern Utah, why are federal energy regulators overseeing the approval process? Read More
Supreme Court justice treated for health issue
Utah Supreme Court Justice Ronald Nehring was not present during oral arguments this week due to a vascular complication brought on by his previous treatment for cancer. Read More
Court debates Internet chat
Can the state convict someone of enticing a minor over the Internet based on their words alone? That issue was the subject of lively debate among justices of the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday. Read More
Court upholds DNA sampling
The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld a 2005 law that allows the state to collect genetic samples from nonviolent felons. Read More
Auto theft drops 18% in WA state
Fewer people?s cars were stolen in Washington state last year. New crime statistics show auto theft dropped 18 percent in 2007. Read More
Teach about judiciary, O'Connor urges
Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor urged more than 700 members of the legal and business community Wednesday afternoon to help educate the public about the need for an accountable and independent judiciary. Read More
WVU faculty plan rare assembly in wake of degree scandal
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - As best as anyone can tell, it's been more than 30 years since the full-time instructors at West Virginia University considered anything important enough to call a special meeting of the little-known University Assembly. Read More
Massey subsidiary cited for 3 violations in W.Va. mine fatal
Coal operator Massey Energy Co. has been cited for safety violations that federal investigators say contributed to the death of a West Virginia miner late last year. Read More
W.Va. magistrate convicted of retaliation charge
SUTTON, W.Va. - A Braxton County magistrate has been convicted of trying to retaliate against a witness who testified against her son in a drug case. Read More
Poll shows high court race close
Two challengers are leading in a tight race for two spots in the Democratic primary race for state Supreme Court, according to a poll to be released today. Read More
Lawyers, coal, docs help fuel Supreme Court races
Lawyers remain the most generous source of campaign cash for West Virginia's Supreme Court races, with the coal industry and physicians also contributing significant sums to this year's candidates, the latest finance reports show. Read More
Wyo sends minimum-security inmates to maximum-security prison
Sixteen minimum-security inmates from Wyoming are among the more than 100 inmates the state has sent to a maximum-security Virginia prison that has been the target of human rights complaints over the years. Read More
How many wolves? Lawsuit says original target was too small by sevenfold
LANDER, Wyo. -- With more than 1,500 wolves now roaming the Northern Rockies, there are five times the original goal stated in the federal government's 1994 wolf recovery plan. Read More |
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