Ashland businessman gets five months in halfway house
John B. Riggs was sentenced Tuesday to five months in a halfway house after pleading guilty to knowledge of a felony for providing sexually explicit videotapes of children. The deal ends former Ashland mayor Paul Reeves’s political career, who pleaded guilty to possessing two such videotapes. Reeves claims Riggs ordered the tapes and he merely signed for them.
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Nightclub fire lawsuit targets Rhode Island officials
A Tuesday lawsuit accuses the state and Fire Marshal Irving Owens of neglecting proper inspection and staff training after The Station fire in West Warwick killed 99 and injured nearly 200. Plaintiffs seek damages potentially exceeding 3 million and name club owners Jeffrey and Michael Derderian, Great White members, West Warwick, American Foam Corp, and others as defendants.
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Joseph Rossi
Ronald Resmini
Irving J. Owens
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Michael Derderian
Great White
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Inheritance Chain for Kuralt Estate Reveals Heirs
Suzanne Petie Kuralt inherited the estate but died in 1999. The property then passed to Kuralt’s daughters from his first marriage, Susan Bowers and Lisa Bowers White. The question of who bears responsibility for federal estate taxes centers on the estate’s remaining assets and applicable tax law at the time of distribution.
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Montana
Big Hole River
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Baird Kuralt
Susan Bowers
Lisa Bowers White
Pilot pulled from flight for alcohol odor
An American Eagle pilot was escorted from a plane minutes before departure at Gerald R. Ford International Airport after authorities detected alcohol on breath. A preliminary breath test showed a 0.12 percent blood alcohol level, about three times the FAA limit. The captain was suspended pending investigation, per American Eagle spokesperson.
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American Eagle
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Federal Aviation Administration
Bruce Schedlbauer
Lisa Bailey
Atomic lab marks 60th anniversary in Los Alamos
Los Alamos National Laboratory celebrated its 60th anniversary amid questions over leadership. Speakers including National Nuclear Security Administration head Linton Brooks and Gov. Bill Richardson praised the weapons facility for decades of cutting edge science and research in the birthplace of the atomic bomb.
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Iinton Brooks
Bill Richardson
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Peterson appears in court in Laci murder case
Laci Peterson's parents spoke of loss while avoiding the husband's name. Scott Peterson, 30, pleaded innocent to two murder counts tied to Laci, 27, who was eight months pregnant. Prosecution cites deliberate premeditation and multiple homicide as possible death penalty triggers. Bodies found near a Bay shoreline, DNA confirmed remains. Peterson arrested after fear of fleeing to Mexico. Public defender appointed. bail hearing set for May 6.
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Laci Peterson
Scott Peterson
San Francisco Bay
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Sharon Rocha
Stanislaus County
Peterson
San Diego
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Jackie Peterson
Tim Bazar
Shuttle seal likely caused Columbia disaster in foam strike
Investigators in Houston said a foam debris strike on Columbia's left wing seal created a gap that allowed intense reentry heat to breach the wing, leading to the shuttle's breakup over Texas. They noted foam insulation defects on the fuel tank and expect a mid-summer final report.
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