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Students suspected in vandalism at Wayne High
Wayne County's Board of Education will meet to consider disciplining students suspected of vandalizing a high school. State Police are investigating the vandalism that occurred Thursday night at Wayne High School. Sgt. Robert Perry told media outlets as many as 20 seniors are suspected of being involved. No charges have ...
Clinic, OSU students help homeless people see
Some patients live in their cars, driving along blurry roads in eyeglasses that belong to someone else. They fear losing a job over mistakes or struggle to find one because they can't read applications. At the Faith Mission Outreach Eye Clinic, Dr. Joan Nerderman understands that — for people without ...
Denmark favorite to win Eurovision Song Contest
An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black Sabbath. Yes, it's that time of the year ...
Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is imminent
With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout units. The proposal to be put before the roughly 1,400 voting members ...
State Drug Court conference to be held in Tunica
Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. will speak Wednesday at the opening of a three-day conference in of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals. The conference will run through Friday at Harrah's Conference Center in Tunica. Tracy Swafford of Cleveland, president of MADCP and drug court coordinator ...
Police: 4 arrested on LI. sold alcohol to a minor
Police say employees of four Long Island businesses have been arrested in an underage drinking sting. Suffolk County police sent a volunteer under the age of 21 to four businesses Friday night and had the person attempt to buy alcohol. Police say employees at all four businesses agreed to sell ...
City snuffs smoking ban expansion
The McComb Board of Selectmen has voted down a proposed ordinance that would ban smoking in all public workplaces in the city. The Mississippi Tobacco Free Coalition had proposed the ordinance. The Enterprise-Journal reports (http://bit.ly/16DZZac ) that the board voted 5-0 this week against the ordinance. The city already has ...
Michigan lawmaker backs anti-cyber-bullying bill
A Democratic Michigan lawmaker is backing an effort aimed at preventing cyber-bullying in schools. A bill recently introduced by Democratic Rep. Theresa Abed of Grand Ledge would require schools to expand their policies prohibiting bullying to also include cyber-bullying. It would also mandate that schools report cyber-bullying incidents to the ...
Egyptians targeted with blasphemy charges
The pale, young Christian woman sat handcuffed in the courtroom, accused of insulting Islam while teaching history of religions to fourth-graders. A team of Islamist lawyers with long beards sang in unison, "All except the Prophet Muhammad." The case against Dimyana Abdel-Nour in southern Egypt's ancient city of Luxor began ...
Addicts turn to heroin as pain pills become scarce
Kevin Foley stood before a judge in Broward County's drug court — fellow abusers sitting behind in him in the pews — talking about the fitful life of a recovering addict, the random drug tests, the counseling and what he hoped was his next, clean chapter. Foley, 21, has been ...
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