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37 min ago | KTRE-TV Lufkin

Garrison man gets life for robbing Nacogdoches barber

Shortly after the closing arguments in day two of the trial for the 21-year-old Garrison man accused of robbing a Nacogdoches barber back in July 2012, a jury found Timothy Blanton guilty of aggravated robbery and sentenced him to life in prison.

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Related Topix: Nacogdoches, TX, Garrison, TX, Life

4 hrs ago | WLTX-TV Columbia

Tammy Parker's Dad Testifies in Brett Parker Trial

Brett Parker is accused of is accused of shooting to death his wife, Tammy, and a friend, Bryan Capnerhurst, at the Parkers' home in April of 2012.

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Related Topix: Life

9 hrs ago | Patch.com

Police Log: Felony Assault At NKHS

Friday, May 10 11:09 a.m. - Police arrested Normajean Shovelton, 40, of Boon Street in Narragansett, for driving with a suspended license after police noticed the car she was driving had an expired inspection sticker.

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Related Topix: Narragansett, RI, Life, Wakefield, RI

12 hrs ago | Patch.com

Police Log: Man Arrested for Assault With a Dangerous Weapon

The following is an excerpt from the i»¿ Woburn Police Department i»¿ log. i»¿ Please note that this is a sampling of activity in the log, not a complete account.

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Related Topix: Woburn, MA, Life

16 hrs ago | KARE-TV Minneapolis

Mpls. fires police officer who punched man at bar

A Minneapolis police SWAT team leader has been fired following his conviction for assaulting a man while off-duty at a bar in Andover.

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Related Topix: Life, Sports

20 hrs ago | Crescent-News.com

Arias speaks on own behalf as jury considers death

When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than spend the rest of her life in prison.

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Related Topix: Life

Mon May 20, 2013

KHOU-TV Houston

Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers

Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers Monday.

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Related Topix: Mexico, North America, World News, Life

WRDW-TV Augusta

Car accident led up to fight ending in stabbing at Family Dollar

We're learning more about the fight that led to a stabbing at a Family Dollar over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Life

KSL-TV

7 stories you missed this weekend

SALT LAKE CITY &#8212 You probably don't spend as much time on the Internet as we do, and we can't blame you.

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Related Topix: Sundance Film Festival, Salt Lake City, UT, Life

WLUC-TV Negaunee

Using concealed weapons for self defense

George Zimmerman, Jodi Arias, and Oscar Pistorius are just a few names in national headlines allegedly for murder claiming it was self-defense. If you carry a concealed weapon when do you have the right to defend yourself? Joe Marzec, owner of JM Trucking, says he does a lot of trucking in "pretty shady areas." Standing at 6'4, this truck driver ... (more)

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Related Topix: Life

CBS 47

Deputies: Lakeland mother shoots, kills son in self-defense

A Lakeland mother fatally shot her son in self-defense on Friday night, deputies said.

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Related Topix: Life, Lakeland, FL, Polk County, FL

Manila Bulletin

Describing death as unintended unacceptable: Taiwan

Although it acknowledges the apology that the Philippines has made to the family of the Taiwanese fisherman who was killed by members of the Philippine Coast Guard on May 9, Taiwan deemed Manila's characterization of the death as an "unintended" loss of life as unacceptable.

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Related Topix: Life

Star-Telegram.com

Arias returns to court for penalty phase of trial

Jodi Arias returns to court Monday for the continuation of the penalty phase of her trial after being convicted of first-degree murder in the killing of her one-time lover as jurors consider a sentence of life in prison or execution.

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Related Topix: Prison, Life, Death Penalty

Sun May 19, 2013

Pocono Record

Vanish with a trace: Parental vigilance and social media can change equation in child abductions

The shocking case of three young women who disappeared more than 10 years ago and were reunited with their families after one of them broke free from the Cleveland home where they were held captive underscores the need for authorities to remain vigilant in their quest to find the missing.

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Related Topix: Pennsylvania, Kids, Family, Life

Observer

YMCA news

Taekwondo classes will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer months.

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Related Topix: Recreational Vehicle, Security, Life

Sat May 18, 2013

Korea Herald

Philippines rejects Taiwan - murder' cl...

The Philippines on Saturday rejected Taiwan's allegations that Filipino coastguards had intentionally murdered a Taiwanese fisherman whose death has triggered a major diplomatic spat.

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Related Topix: World News, Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, Life

KSL-TV

Man who shot 'telepathically' threatening neighbor sentenced

A Centerville man who admitted shooting his neighbor because he believed the man was "telepathically" raping his wife, has been sentenced to prison.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Life

Examiner.com

Women's safety lessons with personal safety instructor Jacquelyn Cannon

Jacquelyn Cannon, women's personal safety instructor, President and CEO of U-Get Fit 2 Fight, LLC joins talk show host Gail Dixon on the Partners in Health radio show this Sunday, May 19, from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Cannon will discuss personal safety techniques and how women can protect and defend themselves against today's vicious predators.

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Related Topix: Fit!, Health Club, Life

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Son attacks mother, she shoots him in self-defense

On Friday, May 17, a Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy in the Reynolds Road area heard multiple gun shots coming from Orange Blossom Circle and Reynolds Road.

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Related Topix: Life

Arkansas Times

'Stand your ground' laws increase homicides

In a new study, an economics professor and a PhD student at Texas A&M University take a broader look at the laws' effect.

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Related Topix: Texas A&M University, Life, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, John Boozman, Representative Tom Cotton