Portage Truck Driver Tests Positive in Train Crash Case
A truck driver in the June 18 collision that killed three and injured six tested positive for marijuana. Keith J. Lintz, 39, said his truck was boxed in near the tracks before the crash. Police and investigators caution about determining blame as federal probes continue.
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Portage
Ind
Keith J. Lintz
National Transportation Safety Board
South Shore
Conrail
Portage Police
David Reynolds
Lintz
Niles, Mich
Larry Rogers
Porter County
Sierra snowmelt turns California rivers deadly for rafters
In California the late season melt from Sierra snowpack has turned rivers into dangerous torrents. Eleven rafters have died, including two guides and two youths on air mattresses, with most fatalities among recreational rafters lacking guides.
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California
Sacramento
Calif
Sierra Nevada
David Johnson
State Department of Boating and Waterways
John
Judge approves $34 million Mitsubishi harassment settlement
A Peoria judge grants final approval to a $34 million settlement by Mitsubishi Motors to resolve a sexual harassment case at its Normal Illinois plant. About 350 current and former employees may receive up to $300000 each under a consent decree requiring training, policy revisions, and rapid investigations with a zero tolerance standard.
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Peoria, Ill
Mitsubishi Motors
Aois
Joe Billy ‘McDade
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Mitsubishi
Normal
EEOC
Ilinois
Court rules lawyer lacks standing to oust Starr in Clinton inquiry
A federal appeals court ruled Connecticut lawyer Frank Mandanici may inform court of alleged misconduct but cannot seek removal of Whitewater prosecutor Kenneth Starr. Mandanici argued Starr’s ties to Pepperdine donor Richard Scaife create conflicts. court found no standing as he wasn't involved or harmed by Starr's actions. Mandanici plans to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Little Rock
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Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
President Clinton
Sth US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Frank Mandanici
Connecticut
Starr
Mandanici
US. Supreme Court
Richard Mellon Scaife
Pepperdine University
Thenater
Scaife
Clinton
Circuit
Theodore McMillian
Pepperdine
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