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Murder suspect captured in Macon County
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:57:43 -0800
On Thursday afternoon, the Macon County Sheriffs Office was contacted by the Washington Parish Sheriff Office that they had an arrest warrant for a suspect, who they said was involved in a murder of a Tilly McCain that took place in Washington Parish, Louisiana. They felt their investigation had led them to LaPlata and requested for the Macon County Sheriffs Office assistance in apprehending ...
La. murder suspect arrested in LaPlata
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:36:53 -0800
Macon County authorities arrested a man wanted in connection with a murder in the state of Louisiana.
Louisiana murder suspect captured in La Plata
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:29:52 -0800
The man was arrested after a trip to the grocery store in La Plata.
Wanted Miss., man arrested in La Plata on outstanding warrant
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:44:04 -0800
Arrested man wanted for missing 2002 probation/parole hearing
Deputies search home in big rig theft
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:58:20 -0800
Deputies in Washington County executed a search warrant in connection to a big rig theft ring that involves at least five different states. Fox10 News was the only station on the scene as deputies searched through the home of Curtis Reed.
Law and Order
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:00:04 -0800
ST. LOUIS > Group says state again has highest homicide rate for African-Americans • Missouri had the nation's highest black homicide rate for the second straight year in 2009, according to newly released data. The Washington-based Violence Policy Center on Wednesday released FBI data for 2009 showing that Missouri's black homicide rate of 34.72 per 100,000 black residents was seven times the ...
High Speed Rail: 5 Things to Know About Proposals To Install it in the U.S.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:08:37 -0800
President Barack Obama is on record as proposing a high-speed rail system that will, within 25 years, serve 80 percent of Americans. And Washington's 2012 budget shows the the president is putting his money -- or at least taxpayer money -- where his mouth is. Here is 5 things to know about the project.
An ugly problem
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:12:02 -0800
The Pike County area is among the trashiest in the country, according to a Washington, D.C., consultant who travels extensively and rates each state by the volume of litter he observes along the highways and biways.
Drilling service firm open in Weirton
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:59:39 -0800
WEIRTON - A Louisiana-based company that dries drill cuttings for the shale industry has located a regional office in Weirton, creating as many as 30 new jobs by year's end.
Drilling service firm now in Weirton
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:09:21 -0800
WEIRTON - A Louisiana-based company that dries drill cuttings for the shale industry has located a regional office in Weirton, creating as many as 30 new jobs by year's end.