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High court to hear N.J. housing discrimination case

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:36:35 MDT

High court to hear N.J. housing discrimination case

By MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press

Updated Jun 17, 2013 09:36PM MDT

Washington • The Supreme Court agreed Monday to take on another dispute involving race, deciding whether people must prove they were victims of intentional housing discrimination to win lawsuits under federal law. With highly anticipated decisions on affirmative action and voting rights imminent, the justices added a case to their calendar for the fall that involves the Fair Housing Act. The act bars discrimination on the basis of race, among other categories, in residential property sales and r...

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Firefighters advance containment on Colorado wildfire

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 23:27:51 MDT

Firefighters advance containment on Colorado wildfire

By P. SOLOMON BANDA The Associated Press

Updated Jun 15, 2013 11:27PM MDT

Colorado Springs, Colo. • Crews gained the upper hand on the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history Saturday and had more than half the blaze contained as officials prepared to lift mandatory evacuation orders for hundreds of residents. Incident commander Rich Harvey said at an evening news conference that containment of the Black Forest Fire was at 55 percent, up from 45 percent earlier Saturday. El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said some residents along the north and west fronts of ...

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Park City residents win one; power substation won’t move

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:37:41 MDT

Park City residents win one; power substation won’t move

By christopher smart The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 14, 2013 10:37PM MDT

The showdown over whether to move a power substation in Park City’s Bonanza Park area is off. A developer had sought the move, but residents protested. It looks as if the residents won. Although the Park City Council was set to vote on the controversial proposal June 20, the municipality issued a statement Friday saying it could not overcome the remaining obstacles to the move within Rocky Mountain Power Co.’s time frame for an overhaul of the substation. The power company said it must go forwar...

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Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 00:20:02 MDT

Free gun initiative begins in Houston neighborhood

By JUAN A. LOZANO The Associated Press

Updated Jun 9, 2013 12:20AM MDT

Houston • Houston resident Cheryl Strain’s inexperience with guns was apparent as she struggled to load shells into a 20-gauge shotgun. Over the piercing blasts of gunfire in the shooting range, Strain’s instructor, Dan Blackford, patiently directed her on how to use her thumb to shove a shell all the way inside the barrel and feel it click. “Now we got a round in the chamber ready to go,” Blackford said as he positioned her body on the right way to hold the shotgun. “Look down your sight, put ...

Utah hospice worker pleads guilty to attempting to distribute dead patients’ drugs

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 22:57:09 MDT

Utah hospice worker pleads guilty to attempting to distribute dead patients’ drugs

By Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated Jun 8, 2013 10:57PM MDT

The director of the Alta Ridge hospice care facility in Holladay — accused of giving dead residents’ medication to surviving patients — was ordered Thursday to pay more than $9,000 in restitution and remain out of trouble for three years. Cheryl Uzzell, 70, entered a guilty plea in abeyance Thursday in 3rd District Court to one felony and one misdemeanor count of attempted distribution of a controlled substance, for which she could have been sentenced to up to five years in prison. But if Uzzel...