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Republican Congressman Mike Pence is the first candidate for governor to get his name on the ballot. - February 7, 2012 at 5:17 am
The Indiana State Police Meth Suppression Section shut down 203 meth labs in its first year, 2006. Last year, that number was 1,437 with more 1,420 people arrested. - February 7, 2012 at 5:17 am
A judge has ordered the state to give House Democrats back the money they were docked for last year’s five-week walkout. - February 7, 2012 at 5:16 am
J.B. Waterworks is requesting an IURC rate increase for the first time since 1992. Under the request, the monthly water charges for a residential customer using 5,000 gallons would rise from $18.26 to $27.67. - February 7, 2012 at 5:16 am
Democrats have asked the Indiana Court of Appeals to install Indianapolis City-County Councillor Vop Osili as Secretary of State Charlie White’s replacement. - February 7, 2012 at 5:15 am
- Josh Powell Tried to Kill Sons Before Fatal Explosion
Comstock/Thinkstock(GRAHAM, Wash.) — Josh Powell tried to kill his two young sons with a hatchet before the flames of the fiery explosion he had ignited engulfed them all, police said Monday. Powell, 36, failed to kill his sons Charles, 7, and Braden, 5, but still wounded them horribly before they died — smoke in their lungs — in the gas-fueled explosion Sunday, according to police and the medical examiner. Just Read more…
Another Green Energy Company Stumbles: Fisker Announces Layoffs
The Fisker Karma, seen in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 19, 2011. (ABC News)(NEW YORK) — Fisker Automotive, the maker of an exotic electric sports car that is being built with help from a $529 million federal government loan guarantee, has announced layoffs at its Delaware plant as it tries to persuade the Department of Energy to send it more public funds. The company says 26 Fisker employees have been let Read more…
Norway Shooter Demands ‘Medal of Honor’ for Killings
AFP/Getty Images(OSLO, Norway) — The man accused of killing dozens of people — many of them teenagers — in dual terror attacks in Norway gave what was described as a fascist salute in court Monday before saying he deserves a “medal of honor” for the 2011 massacre. Anders Breivik, a 32-year-old right-wing extremist who has repeatedly confessed to the July 22 bombing in Oslo followed by a shooting spree at Read more…
Santorum Tells Coloradans He Feels ‘Very Good’ About Caucus
Steve Pope/Getty Images(DENVER) — On the eve of Colorado’s caucuses, Rick Santorum told a boisterous crowd of about 250 he “feel(s) very good” about his prospects on Tuesday. He reminded the crowd that Mitt Romney won the Centennial State in 2008 with 60 percent of the vote but said this time he can win there. Santorum said Romney may be the candidate with the most money, but the former Massachusetts Read more…
Daniel Radcliffe Opens Up About Drinking Problem
Dave M. Benett/Getty Images(LONDON) — Although his admission he’d given up alcohol was already widely known, in a new interview in UK Glamour, Harry Potter series star Daniel Radcliffe explains for the first time how bad his drinking problem really was. Starting at age 18, Radcliffe admits he became too fond of the bottle, saying, “[I]n the last three years of drinking I blacked out nearly every time. Blacking out Read more…
