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Calif. Pulls Builder's License After Worker Killed

12:03 AM, Feb 4, 2012

The Contractors State License Board said Friday that it
suspended the general building contractor license of US-Sino
Investment Inc. because the company had failed to comply with state workers' compensation insurance laws.

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Hackers Take Over Boston Police Website

12:18 PM, Feb 3, 2012

A message posted Friday said, "Anonymous hacks Boston Police website in retaliation for police brutality at OWS." That's apparently a reference to Occupy Wall Street.

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House Passes 4-Year Aviation Program Blueprint

12:17 PM, Feb 3, 2012

The House has given final approval to an aviation bill that speeds the transition to a new air traffic control system based on GPS technology.

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President Obama Says Economic Recovery Speeding Up

11:42 AM, Feb 3, 2012

President Barack Obama says the U.S. economy is growing stronger and the economic recovery is speeding up.

Unemployment Rate Hits 8.3 Percent After Hiring Burst

8:51 AM, Feb 3, 2012

The Labor Department says employers added 243,000 jobs in January, the most in nine months.

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Man Admits to Jumping on Backs of Student Athletes

12:06 AM, Feb 3, 2012

The Independent Record reports 28-year-old Sherwin Shayegan acknowledged in court Wednesday that he hopped on two players at a soccer tournament in Helena in October. He pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts of assault.

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Former Professor's Lawyers Want Trial Pushed Back

12:04 AM, Feb 3, 2012

The Birmingham News reports that Amy Bishop's court appointed attorneys say the state comptroller's office and a new office of indigent defense services have refused a judge's orders to pay for the defense experts or the testing.

Marisa Tomei Sued Over Leak In Her NYC building

12:02 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Waters says in an email the case is a standard insurance claim
completely out of his hands. The "Hairspray" director says
there's no animosity between him and Tomei.

Roseanne Barr to Seek Green Party Presidential Nomination

7:39 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Roseanne Barr is running for the Green Party's presidential nomination -- and she says it's no joke. 

60-Year-Old Arrested on Prostitution Charge

5:06 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Police launched an investigation after they received information about a woman operating a prostitution business from her home.

Komen Founder Says Its Decision 'Mischaracterized'

4:49 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Nancy Brinker says there has been a "gross mischaracterization" about the group's decision to halt funding to Planned Parenthood.

Trump Endorses Mitt Romney

4:42 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Donald Trump formally endorsed Mitt Romney for president, saying the former Massachusetts governor is "smart" and "tough."

Obama Team Defends Birth Control Policy

4:38 PM, Feb 2, 2012

The Obama administration is defending a policy requiring religious-affiliated employers to cover birth control through its insurance policies.

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NM Hiker Finds Jawbone Where Remains of Man Found

11:41 AM, Feb 2, 2012

The medical investigator determined a bone found nearly a week later by a U.S. Forest Service worker was a femur.

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Madoff Son's Widow Returned to NYC Home of Suicide

11:19 AM, Feb 2, 2012

The widow of Bernard Madoff's son says she threw up when she returned to the New York apartment where he hanged himself.

GOP Candidates Looking for Votes in Nevada

7:41 AM, Feb 2, 2012

Gingrich has two events in Las Vegas and is expected to pick up the endorsement of real estate mogul Donald Trump.

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Marine in Hazing Case Goes To Court Martial Monday

11:53 PM, Feb 1, 2012

A military judge earlier this week sentenced Jacoby to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank.

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Judge Denies Custody To Josh Powell

11:49 PM, Feb 1, 2012

The judge also says she won't consider returning the two boys to their father, Josh Powell, until he undergoes a psycho-sexual evaluation.

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Rapper K'Naan Upset Mitt Romney Used His Song

10:43 PM, Feb 1, 2012

In a statement Wednesday, K'naan says Romney's campaign didn't seek approval to use the song and that he would not have granted permission if it had.

Lawmakers: Military Must Prevent Attacks by Afghan Troops

4:16 PM, Feb 1, 2012

U.S. military officials have been providing Congress with details of more than 45 attacks by supposedly friendly Afghan security forces against U.S. and other coalition troops since 2007.

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US to Russia, Others: Are You With Syria or Assad?

4:07 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Russia and other countries must ask themselves whether they'll stand with Syria's people or its dictator.

Tim Tebow Cancels Talk With Ohio Prosperity Pastor

4:06 PM, Feb 1, 2012

A spokesman for Tim Tebow says he's canceling an appearance at a revival organized by a controversial Ohio preacher.

Mitt Romney Supports Automatic Hikes in Minimum Wage

4:02 PM, Feb 1, 2012

Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has renewed his support for automatic increases in the federal minimum wage to keep pace with inflation. That position puts the former Massachusetts governor sharply at odds with traditional GOP business allies, conservatives and the party's senior lawmakers.

Bibb School Board Will Vote Feb. 10 on Dallemand's Plan

His 170-point strategic plan could close up to a dozen schools and cut as many as 300 teachers' jobs.

 

 

 

 

8:39 PM, Feb 3, 2012

High School Student Gunned Down in Home Invasion

Police say 15-year-old Nicholas Jackson was shot around 6:30
p.m. Thursday when several people broke into the family's home. His sister was also home and tried to revive her brother using CPR after calling 911. Police say Jackson died on the way to the hospital.

11:47 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Wilcox's Marshall Kicked Off UGA Team

Wilcox County grad Nick Marshall was one of three Georgia freshman football players Mark Richt dismissed from the team Friday, according to a release sent out by the school.

6:16 PM, Feb 3, 2012

GA Man Sentenced In Crash That Killed 3

DeKalb County Solicitor General Sherry Boston says James Miles
pleaded guilty Thursday to vehicular homicide, reckless driving,
following too closely, failure to maintain lane and improper lane
change.

11:45 PM, Feb 2, 2012

Ben Jones Gets an AngioScreen on Live TV

Our chief meteorologist Ben Jones volunteered to take a test for his risk for heart disease and stroke during Eyewitness News at 6.

4:15 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Frank Malloy

Frank Malloy joined 13WMAZ in May, 1982, as Sports Director. It's a position he held until the Fall of 1993 when he switched chairs and started anchoring Eyewitness News at 5:00.

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Full Court Press: Basketball Scores, Feb. 3

Northeast swept Southwest on the road Friday night and WaCo girls coach Sug Parker won his 100th game.

12:04 AM, Feb 4, 2012

Missing Monroe and Lamar Teens Found Safe

A Lamar County dispatcher could not say where the girls and the men they were traveling with were found, but said they were "in custody" as of 9:45 Thursday night. She could not elaborate on that statement.

5:27 AM, Feb 3, 2012

Ga. Man Tries Unsuccessfully to Plead Guilty

A public defender entered a not guilty plea for his client even though the man said he wanted to plead guilty in the stabbing deaths of three members of his family.

5:11 PM, Feb 3, 2012

Why Are There Only White People Featured in a Mitt Romney Campaign Ad?

A man running for President of the United States, a country known as a melting pot, did not include any ethnic groups in several of his biggest ads.

5:17 PM, Jan 18, 2012

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