Cooper pleads not guilty to land scheme charges
Federal charges target Tennessee state Senator Jerry W. Cooper in a politically charged borrowing scheme. He pleaded not guilty after a Huntsville businessman began a 34 month sentence. The case cites bank and mail fraud and conspiracy tied to a lumber mill loan.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Jerry W. Cooper
Huntsville
Ala
U.S
Bill Carter
Cooper
Jerry Summers
Summers
FBI
Senate
Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Committee
Georgia schools to adopt heat policy after fatality
Georgia High School Association approves a statewide policy requiring written heat practice rules and a scientifically approved heat humidity instrument. Schools set their own policies while the state education board may adopt it as rule. The move follows Tyler Davis's Aug. 1 heatstroke death and prompts lawmakers to push for stronger protections.
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Macon
Georgia Scholrs
Georgia High School Association
Association
State Board of Education
Rockdale County
Tyler Davis
Aspram
Chuck Martin
Alpharetta
John Wiles
Maritta
Martin
NTSB Details Air Controller Lapse Before Comair 5191 Crash
The NTSB said the Lexington air traffic controller turned away for administrative work as Comair Flight 5191 taxied onto a shorter runway, leading to a fatal crash that killed 49 of 50 aboard. FAA admitted policy breaches over single-controller staffing in the tower. The jet failed to achieve lift on a 3,500 foot strip, needing at least 5,000 feet, leaving one survivor in critical condition.
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Lexington
Jone
Comair
Federal Aviation Administration
James Polehinke
Jeff Garts
Lexington Fire Department
Lewis
Frankfort
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