Jayne Peters, Coppell, Texas Mayor, kills daughter and her self. Police are investigating a murder-suicide of Mary Corinne Peters, 19, and Mayor Jayne Peters, 55. Police found Mayor Peters and her daughter dead on Tuesday, July 14, 2010 following a request from the city manager's office...
Former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford received a fifteen year sentenced in federal prison 60 counts of bribery. The former mayor was elected into office in 2007 and arrested for bribery last October. Upon arrest, Langford lost his official position as mayor. A judge in Tuscaloosa sentenced...
A North Carolina beach bans thong bikinis. Authorities at Kure Beach, North Carolina, have requested beach goers don more than thong bikini bottoms at the sea side portion of North Carolina's Pleasure Island, just miles from Wilmington. The community has adopted a "zero tolerance" policy regarding...
At approximately 4:10 p.m. today at the University of Alabama, a female staff initially identified as Dr. Amy Bishop, opened fire and killed three people. Conflicting reports indicate that at least 2 other people were critically injured. Trent Willis, chief of staff and communications for the...
On Friday, December 31, 2010, a flock of approximately 2,000 red winged blackbirds fell dead from the sky and dropped to the ground in Beebe, Arkansas. Mayor Mike Robertson reported to the Associated Press that he has enlisted 12 to 15 Environmental service workers, armed in environmental protection...
People around the world have been smoking marijuana for thousands of years while also using the hemp plant for everything from fabric and rope to ethanol fuel. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way, a man with a bit of power and enough determination decided pot was wicked, evil and narcotic. He...
Conan O'Brien has been banned from the Newark Airport after taking some potshots at the city of Newark. This after a somewhat personal jab at the city of Newark. The mayor of Newark responded IMO way to personally after an offhand jab. I mean seriously this is serious over reaction. Placing someone...
A forty seven year old grandmother ignored the "Don't feed Bears" sign at a Wisconsin Zoo and ended up losing her fingers. Authorities at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, approximately 80 miles North of Milwaukee, reported the incident occurred Friday morning. Police say that the...
On the 5th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock returned to the New Orleans high school she helped rebuild for the opening of an on-campus health clinic on Sunday. Bullock joined a host of educators, school supporters and politicians, including U.S. Sens. Mary...
Natalie Randolph was appointed to head coach at Washington, D.C.'s Coolidge High School. Randolph joins the rank as one of only a few women nationally who have ever headed a high school football team. Randolph attributes her own passion for the sport as well as a love for kids as reasons she was...
