News Topic: Death

Wednesday November 25 2009

Former Mspi Highway Patrol Chief Dies

The Former Chief Of Mississippi's Highway Patrol Has Died Donald Butler Died Suddenly Wednesday At University Medical Center In Jackson The Cause Of Death... more »
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Doctor: Death Of Actor’s Brother Was Preventable

A Doctor Says The Death Of Actor James Woods' Brother Could Have Been Prevented If He Had Been Given Proper Care At A Rhode Island Hospital Michael Woods Suffered... more »
1:57 PM
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By (AP) WARWICK, R.I.

Vicki Kennedy Describes Husband’s Cancer Battle

The Widow Of Sen Edward M Kennedy Told Oprah Winfrey In An Interview Broadcast Wednesday That Even As Her Husband Knew He Was Dying Of Brain Cancer He Had Been "in Training"... more »
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By (AP) CHICAGO

Ala Governor Candidate Says Death Threats Received

Republican Candidate For Governor Bill Johnson Says Several Letters That He Considers "death Threats" Have Been Mailed To His Home In Prattville Johnson Said... more »
7:07 AM
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By (AP) MONTGOMERY, Ala.

Man Convicted In Fatal Shooting

A 22-year-old Rankin County Man Has Been Sentenced To Life In Prison After Being Convicted Of Murder In A 2007 Slaying Daniel F Barber Jr Was Convicted Tuesday... more »
6:35 AM
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By (AP) BRANDON, Miss.

Ladner Named Winner Of Hancock Supervisor Race

Either Ray Brown Or Chuck Mayfield Will Be Sheriff Of Adams County They Just Have To Wait Until Next Week To Find Out Which Mayfield, The County Youth Court... more »
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By (AP) NATCHEZ, Miss.

Husband In Courthouse Shooting Troubled Over Money

The Man Accused Of Shooting His Wife To Death Outside A Sarasota County Courthouse Was Troubled By Money Woes And The End Of Their 26-year Marriage Court Documents... more »
4:05 AM
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By (AP) VENICE, Fla.

Conviction Upheld In Vicksburg Slaying

The State Court Of Appeals Has Upheld The Life Sentence Given Anthony Trevillion For His Role In The 2007 Slaying Of A Vicksburg Man Trevillion Was One Of Three... more »
3:25 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Man Convicted Of Killing Childhood Friend

A Sarasota Man Has Been Convicted Of Fatally Shooting A Childhood Friend And Wounding The Man's Fiancee In March A Jury Found 19-year-old Robert B Cummings... more »
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By (AP) SARASOTA, Fla.

Man Guilty Of Killing Wife, Mother-in-law

A Lee County Man Has Been Convicted Of Killing His Estranged Wife And Mother-in-law A Jury Deliberated For Two Hours Tuesday Before Finding 31-year-old Juan... more »
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By (AP) FORT MYERS, Fla.
Tuesday November 24 2009

Slow Pulse A Hallmark Of Senate Candidate Coakley

Martha Coakley Was Massachusetts Attorney General Barely Two Weeks In January 2007 When Boston Was Locked Down After Authorities Discovered What They Thought Were Bombs Planted... more »
4:59 PM
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By (AP) BOSTON

Rankin Man’s ‘07 Murder Conviction Upheld

The State Court Of Appeals Has Upheld The Murder Conviction Of Johnny Shorter For The Slaying Of A Retired Police Officer Who Reportedly Was Involved With Shorter's Estranged... more »
3:12 PM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.

Tampa Teen Gets Probation In Hit-and-run

A Tampa Teenager Who Was Behind The Wheel In A Hit-and-run Accident That Killed A Homeless Woman Will Serve Probation And Do Community Service Prosecutors Did... more »
2:06 PM
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By (AP) TAMPA, Fla.

FBI Says Ex-trooper’s 1966 Killing Of Black Probed

A Former Alabama State Trooper Awaiting Trial For Murder In The 1965 Shooting Death Of A Black Man During A Protest At Marion Is Also The Subject Of An Fbi Probe In The 1966... more »
11:40 AM
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By (AP) BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

FBI Says Ex-trooper’s 1966 Jail Killing Probed

The Fbi Says It's Still Investigating The 1966 Shooting Death Of A Black Man In Alabaster By A Former State Trooper Who In Recent Years Has Been Charged In Another Alabama... more »
11:40 AM
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By (AP) BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

Ala. Man Gets Life Sentence For Killing Son

A Jury In Opelika Has Spared A 20-year-old Man The Death Penalty For The Killing Of His 7-month-old Son The 12-member Jury On Monday Sentenced Barry Lee Jones... more »
9:00 AM
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By (AP) OPELIKA, Ala.

Feds Blame Low Oxygen For Ala. Coal Mine Death

The Federal Mine Safety And Health Administration Is Blaming Low Oxygen For The Death Of A Coal Miner At A West Alabama Mine The Federal Mine Safety And Health... more »
8:40 AM
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By (AP) BROOKWOOD, Ala.

Feds Blame Low Oxygen For Ala. Mine Death

The Federal Mine Safety And Health Administration Is Blaming Low Oxygen For The Death Of A Coal Miner At A West Alabama Mine The Federal Mine Safety And Health... more »
8:40 AM
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By (AP) BROOKWOOD, Ala.

Reward In Somer Thompson Case Rises To $64,000

The Reward For Information Leading To An Arrest And Conviction In The Case Of A Slain Orange Park Girl Whose Body Was Found In A Georgia Landfill Has Risen To $64,000 ... more »
8:02 AM
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By (AP) ORANGE PARK, Fla.

Military Officer Charged In Pregnant Woman’s Death

A Military Police Officer Has Been Charged In The Death Of A Pregnant Florida Panhandle Woman Whose Body Washed Ashore In A Bag Earlier This Month Zachary Littleton... more »
4:46 AM
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By (AP) PENSACOLA, Fla.

Bond Set In Petal Slaying

Judge Sheila Smallwood Has Set A $1 Million Bond For 24-year-old Nathan G Sumrall Of Petal, Who Was Charged With Murdering His Ex-girlfriend, 25-year-old April D Tischer ... more »
4:07 AM
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By (AP) PETAL, Miss.

Woman Found Dead At Business

Police Are Investigating A Fatal Shooting That Occurred Outside A Gulfport Business Police Chief Alan Weatherford Said Officers Were Called Labor Finders Shortly... more »
3:39 AM
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By (AP) GULFPORT, Miss.

Special Elections Scheduled

Adams County Voters Will Decide A Sheriff's Runoff Tuesday, While Voters In A Portion Of Hancock County Will Elect A Supervisor Polls Will Open At 7 A M Tuesday... more »
3:18 AM
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By (AP) NATCHEZ, Miss.

Man Gets 25 Years For Road Rage Death

A Pasco County Man Has Been Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison For Causing A 2007 Rage Crash That Led To Another Driver's Death A Judge Sentenced 29-year-old Brian... more »
1:00 AM
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By (AP) NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.
Monday November 23 2009

Ex-prosecutor Pleads Not Guilty To Bribery Charges

A Former Federal Prosecutor And Prominent New Jersey Defense Attorney Whose Past Clients Have Included Queen Latifah And Lil' Kim Has Pleaded Not Guilty To Bribery, Drug And... more »
1:24 PM
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By (AP) NEWARK, N.J.

Elderly Man Falls To His Death From Drawbridge

An 80-year-old Man Fell To His Death From A Drawbridge As It Opened Over The Intracoastal Waterway In South Florida Police Said The Man, Whose Name Has Not Been... more »
12:52 PM
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By (AP) HOLLYWOOD, Fla.

Winfrey To Interview Widow Of Ted Kennedy

Another Interview Coup For Oprah Winfrey: Vicki Kennedy, Wife Of The Late Sen Edward Kennedy In Her First Interview Since Her Husband's Death, Vicki Kennedy... more »
10:24 AM
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By (AP) NEW YORK

Lee County, Ala. Jury To Consider Death Sentence

A Jury In Lee County Will Consider Imposing The Death Penalty On A 20-year-old Man After Convicting Him Last Week Of Murdering His Infant Son The 12-member Jury... more »
6:06 AM
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By (AP) OPELIKA, Ala.

Petal Man Charged With Murder

A Petal Man Has Arrested In The Death Of 25-year-old April D Tischer Of Petal, Who Was Found Dead At Her Apartment Saturday Police Tell The Hattiesburg American... more »
4:13 AM
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By (AP) PETAL, Miss.

Sheriff: 2 Slain Over $8

Grenada County Sheriff Alton Strider Tells The Greenwood Commonwealth That Rev Jimmy Stauddy And His Caregiver, Martha Stoker, Were Killed A Week Ago In An Apparent Argument... more »
4:05 AM
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By (AP) HOLCOMB, Miss.

Arrest Made In Shooting Death

Greenville Police Have Made An Arrest In The City's Latest Homicide Police Arrested 31-year-old Vincent Williams Of Greenville, And Charged Him With Murder... more »
3:57 AM
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By (AP) GREENVILLE, Miss.

FBI Wants Public’s Help In Civil Rights Killings

Over The Last Three Years, The Fbi Scoured Faded Documents, Interviewed Aging Lawmen And Tracked Down Witnesses From Killings That Occurred Decades Ago, Many Of Them Involving... more »
1:54 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Mississippi

Cuba Film Institute Founder Looks Back On 50 Years

Fidel Castro Was 32 And Building His New Government On The Fly He Nationalized Cuba's U S -run Telephone Company, Tapped Che Guevara As Head Of The National... more »
12:00 AM
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By (AP) HAVANA
Sunday November 22 2009

Authorities Investigate Death Of Atmore Dentist

Authorities investigate the Saturday death of Tom Rice Jr. more »
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By Chad Petri

Bills Have More Injury Concerns After Latest Loss

The Buffalo Bills Are Even More Banged Up Following An Injury-filled Game Against The Jacksonville Jaguars Running Back Marshawn Lynch (shoulder), Guard Eric... more »
12:32 PM
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By (AP) JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

NJ Dems See Urgency For Enacting Social Agenda

With A Former Prosecutor Waiting In The Wings To Take Over As New Jersey's First Republican Governor In A Dozen Years, Democrats Know Time Is Short To Push Through A Social... more »
9:01 AM
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By (AP) TRENTON, N.J.

Jaguar Dies At Brevard Zoo

A 7-year-old Male Jaguar Has Died At The Brevard Zoo Zoo Officials Say Xinca (pronounced Ching Ka) Died Saturday Morning, After Being Sick For About A Week ... more »
8:16 AM
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By (AP) MELBOURNE, Fla.

Questions Linger After Suicide Of Anniston Boy

Before He Could Say "mama" Or "daddy," Both Of His Were Gone His Father Went To Prison For Murder His Mother Just Left A Decade Later, Bullies... more »
1:00 AM
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By (AP) ANNISTON, Ala.
Saturday November 21 2009

Man Found Dead In Boaz Died Of Natural Causes

Preliminary Autopsy Results Show That A 58-year-old Man Found Dead In A Wooded Area In Boaz Died Of Natural Causes Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin Says The... more »
3:11 PM
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By (AP) BOAZ, Ala.

Body Found Near Port Richey Homeless Camp

A Medical Examiner Will Determine The Cause Of Death Of A Body Found Near A Port Richey Homeless Camp The Decomposed Body Was Found Near The Usa Flea Market... more »
2:01 AM
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By (AP) PORT RICHEY, Fla.
Friday November 20 2009

V’burg Man Gets Life For Slaying In Property Feud

Eric Davis Has Been Sentenced To Life In A Shooting Death That Police Say Stemmed From A Property-line Feud Between Next-door Neighbors Authorities Say 23-year-old... more »
2:31 PM
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By (AP) VICKSBURG, Miss.

Ala. Court: Minn. Pilot Death Claims To Be Heard

The Alabama Supreme Court Has Ruled That Negligence Claims Against Two Aircraft Firms In The 2002 Death Of A Minnesota Pilot Were Wrongly Thrown Out The Court's... more »
2:27 PM
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By (AP) MONTGOMERY, Ala.

Fiancee Of Actor’s Brother Testifies In RI Lawsuit

A Witness Says The Late Brother Of The Actor James Woods Was Not Seen By A Doctor Until An Hour After He Came To The Kent Hospital Emergency Room Complaining Of A Sore Throat... more »
12:00 PM
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By (AP) WARWICK, R.I.

Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Accident Kills 1

Driver Reportedly Dead after Vehicle Overturned; "Hannah Montana" Star Not on Board at Time of Accident.. more »
10:09 AM
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By CBS/AP

Miss. High Court Lifts Stay

The Mississippi Supreme Court Has Lifted A Stay On The Trial Of Two Men In The Slaying Of A Forest Teenager The Trial Was Delayed In April While The Supreme... more »
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By (AP) DECATUR, Miss.

Drowning Ruled In Man’s Death

Authorities Say Drowning Has Been Ruled In The Death Of A Man Whose Body Was Found In A Meridian Creek The Body Of 44-year-old Shawn L Rackley Of Meridian Was... more »
6:57 AM
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By (AP) MERIDIAN, Miss.

Body Found In Ala. Believed To Be Missing Man

The Etowah County Sheriff's Office Says Searchers Have Found A Body They Believe To Be A Boaz Man Who Disappeared Two Weeks Ago The Gadsden Times Reports The... more »
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By (AP) BOAZ, Ala.

Man Convicted In 2005 Capital Murder

A Harrison County Jury Deliberated For 30 Minutes Before Convicting 32-year-old Mark Kee Brown Of Capital Murder In The July 6, 2005, Shooting Death Of D'iberville Resident... more »
4:03 AM
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By (AP) BILOXI, Miss.

Miss. High Court Tosses Out Wrongful Death Award

A $75,000 Award To A Family Who Claimed Lisa Williams' Death Resulted From Laurel Police Officers' Failure To Arrest Kenneth Wilson After Two Distrubance Calls Has Been Thrown... more »
3:26 AM
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By (AP) JACKSON, Miss.
Wednesday October 28 2009

Child Struck, Killed In Bus Stop Crash

A six-year-old girl has died after she was hit by a car while walking to a Panhandle bus stop with her 9-year-old brother. more »
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By Associated Press
Comment by My God is my judge: OMG, This is a sad sad situation for the parents and the big brother. My prayers go out for this family, students, and friends. 1 Responses »

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