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Results 1 - 20 of 194 in Cherokee, AL

  1. First responders chased from homeRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 12 | Montgomery Advertiser

    CHEROKEE -- Authorities have arrested a Cherokee man they said hit one emergency worker and chased others from his house with a fireplace poker and hand ax.

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  2. Alabama Man Chases Off Emergency Workers With AxRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | WIAT-TV Birmingham

    a ' Authorities have arrested a Cherokee man they say hit one emergency worker and chased others from his house with a fireplace poker and hand ax. Colbert County Sheriff Ronnie May says 45-year-old Larry Dale Cosby faces charges of second-degree ...

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  3. Poker and axe in hand, Alabama man chases EMTs, deputies say

    Friday Dec 11 | The Mobile Register Online

    ... the man's relatives, according to a report in the TimesDaily of Florence. Larry Dale Cosby, 45, 10630 White Pike, Cherokee, is charged with second-degree assault of an emergency medical technician or volunteer fireman, according to Colbert County ...

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    Related Topix: Colbert County, AL, Fire

  4. PETA Calls On Feds to Revoke License Following Bear Attack at Chief Saunooke Bear ParkRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

    ... should steer clear of these cruel roadside displays." Chief Saunooke Bear Park is one of three roadside zoos in Cherokee that keep animals in grossly substandard conditions. In July, renowned game show host Bob Barker met with Michell Hicks, ...

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    Related Topix: US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture, Science, Animal Rights, Cherokee, NC

  5. Woman Bitten by Bear in Cherokee Bear PitRead the original story w/Photo

    Thursday Dec 10 | People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

    A 75-year-old woman who is a "caretaker" at Chief Saunooke Bear Park (one of the concrete bear pits in Cherokee, North Carolina) was bitten by a bear earlier this week. The bear grabbed her coat through the cage as she and her son, who owns the ...

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  6. Bryson City, N.C. (Ap) - " Three members of the Eastern Band of the Cheroke...Read the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | Native American Times

    a ' Three members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians have been sentenced to prison for the stabbing and beating death of another tribe member in North Carolina. The U.S. Attorneya TMs office announced Monday that 21-year-old Danielle ...

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  7. Son: Woman Bitten By Bear 'Broke Rules' 2hrRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | WYFF-TV Greenville

    ... by a bear said it happened because his mother broke safety rules. Over the summer, PETA asked the tribal council in Cherokee to stop what they consider abuse at three wildlife attractions there. Federal officials are investigating the bear attack ...

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  8. Feds sending inspectors to Cherokee zoo after bear bite

    Wednesday Dec 9 | HendersonvilleNews.com

    ... ood and water in one part of the pen while the bear is secured in another part. The park run by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is closed for the season, but workers are still there to take care of the bears.

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science

  9. Feds probe Cherokee bear attackRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    ... in her hospital room. The attack was the first time anyone has been injured by a bear at one of the zoos on the Cherokee Indian Reservation, said Gary Ledford, director of public safety in Cherokee. Dave Sacks, spokesman for USDA, said ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Animal Rights, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

  10. NC Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Bear Gall BladdersRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | WFMY-TV Greensboro

    A member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians pleaded guilty Tuesday to trafficking dozens of bear gall bladders against tribal law.

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  11. NC man pleads guilty to selling bear gall bladdersRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Winston-Salem Journal

    A member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians has pleaded guilty to trafficking dozens of bear gall bladders against tribal law.

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  12. North Carolina newsRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Myrtle Beach Online

    ... customers during the recession. ASHEVILLE Bear bladder salesman pleads guilty A member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians has pleaded guilty to trafficking dozens of bear gall bladders, against tribal law. Clement Calhoun pleaded guilty ...

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  13. Feds probe Cherokee bear attackRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | The Asheville Citizen-Times

    ... in her hospital room. The attack was the first time anyone has been injured by a bear at one of the zoos on the Cherokee Indian Reservation, said Gary Ledford, director of public safety in Cherokee. Dave Sacks, spokesman for USDA, said investigators ...

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    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Animal Rights, US News, United States Department of Agriculture

  14. Tribe Member Sold Bear GallbladdersRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | WYFF4.com

    A member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians has pleaded guilty to trafficking dozens of bear gall bladders against tribal law.

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  15. Bear handler in Cherokee bittenRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 8 | Asheville Citizen-Times

    An owner of Chief Saunooke Bear Park in Cherokee was bitten on the hand Monday while tending to one of the bears.

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  16. 3 sentenced in NC in stabbing, beating deathRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Winston-Salem Journal

    Three members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians have been sentenced to federal prison for the stabbing and beating death of another tribe member in North Carolina.

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  17. 3 sentenced in N.C. in stabbing, beating deathRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Messenger

    Three members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians have been sentenced to prison for the stabbing and beating death of another tribe member in North Carolina.

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  18. 3 NC Men Sentenced In Stabbing, Beating DeathRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | WHNS

    Three members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians have been sentenced to prison for the stabbing and beating death of another tribe member in North Carolina.

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  19. Three sentenced in homicide on Cherokee reservation

    Monday Dec 7 | Ashvegas

    Defendants Danielle Victoria Bigwitch, 21, of Cherokee; Dwayne Mitchell Littlejohn, 30, of Cherokee; and Daniel Lee Reed, 35, of Sylva, were sentenced in U.S. District Court Friday for their roles in a murder which occurred on the Cherokee Indian Reservation on November 7, 2008.

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  20. Cherokee in race against time to save languageRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Mountain Xpress

    From the Smoky Mountain News: Outside the annual Thanksgiving potluck dinner in the isolated Snowbird community, a remote corner of Graham County where the Cherokee language has deep roots, the parking lot is jammed full.

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