State of Oregon posts radiation readings online for iodine pill-popping residents

From the Portland Tribune: State radiation readings now online Oregon health officials still say there is nothing to fear about the radiation from the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, and they are posting daily local radiation readings online to prove it. “We do not expect any reading above normal. This will be a way for [...]

Couple charged with taking porn photos of infant

Sick. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Authorities say couple took porn photos of infant Federal prosecutors say a central Pennsylvania couple took pornographic photographs of an infant less than a year old. Authorities say Michael Strausbaugh, 30, and his wife, Rebecca, 31, were arrested last week and a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the New Oxford, [...]

"If I had an AK-47, I'd kill every last one of ya'all with no remorse."

This is what a convicted murderer told a jury during the penalty phase of his trial. From wwl.com: Murderer tells jury he'd like to kill them A man convicted of first-degree murder told Jefferson Parish jurors deliberating his fate, "If I had an AK-47, I'd kill every last one of ya'all with no remorse." Isaiah [...]

Registered sex offender works with youth basketball program

From the Kansas City Star: Registered sex offender works with youth basketball program A registered sex offender who pleaded guilty in 2001 to having sex with a 15-year-old girl has been instructing in a fee-based private basketball program for the past seven years, and he told The Kansas City Star that he has no plans [...]

School: Students who partake in Senior Skip Day will have no prom

Public school ain't what it used to be. No, wait. Yes it is. From the Al.com: Buckhorn seniors angry over 'Skip Day,' prom ultimatum Buckhorn High School students planning to sleep in Friday for "Senior Skip Day" got a rude awakening -- come to school, or you won't be allowed to go to your prom [...]

Irony? Death-row inmate dies of natural causes

From the Yuma Sun: Arizona death-row inmate dies of natural causes An Arizona prison inmate on death row for a 1997 murder-for-hire in Yuma has died of natural causes. State Department of Corrections officials told the Yuma Sun that 62-year-old Vincent Lee Accardo died Wednesday night at a hospital outside the prison. Accardo had been [...]

Police chief: $33,000 in drug money lost from police locker

From the Arizona Republic: Surprise police chief: $33,000 in drug money lost Surprise Police Chief Mike Frazier said $33,000 in drug money taken from a police evidence locker should have been placed long ago in a bank account reserved for racketeering seizures. Frazier said he was "gravely concerned" about the missing money. "The fact of [...]

Latest From the Conservative Blogs Page

Useful Info Nation now has over 70 blogs on our Conservative Blogs Page. Here are the latest headlines: Ace of Spades - Meltdown May Be Underway; Reactor Containment Dome Blown Away Althouse - Chris Matthews on the tsunami: "Was this sort of a good opportunity for the president to remind everybody that he grew up [...]

Firefighter charged with meth possession with intent to deliver

From My San Antonio: Firefighter charged with meth possession A Converse firefighter is free on bail after Bexar County deputies arrested him on suspicion he was using and selling methamphetamine. Travis Wright, 29, posted $10,000 bail and was released from Bexar County Jail about 6 p.m. Monday, county officials said. He faces one count of [...]

Alabama county running out of money gets Sarah Palin-like advice

From the Al.com: Commissioners say Jefferson County may be broke by July; our commenters are angry and one suggests turning to eBay Jefferson County commissioners say the county government could be broke by July and may need to use its newly hired consultants to help it prepare for a Chapter 9 federal bankruptcy filing unless [...]

Blood trail from porta-potty leads to man with severe nosebleed

From the OregonLive.com: Cops get nosy with blood in porta-potty Police smelled a crime when a large amount of blood was found Monday morning inside a porta-potty at Hare Field, but investigation led them to conclude it came from the nose of a 43-year-old man with a medical condition. A worker reported the large pool [...]

Man sentenced for providing driver's licenses to illegals

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Man sentenced for providing illegal immigrants with driver's licenses The ringleader in a scheme to get illegal immigrants Georgia driver’s licenses has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison. Zhong Liang Li, also known as Ken Li, was sentenced Monday. Li, 34, was convicted in December after a [...]

High school graduation test? Who no longer needs it? Georgia.

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: State to begin phasing out high school graduation test The class of 2011 is about to be out the door, and so is the state’s high school graduation test. The state Board of Education is expected Wednesday to start the process of phasing out the test that's been the gateway -- [...]

Man gets 4 years for leasing illegal immigrants

From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Soviet immigrant sentenced for 'leasing' illegal workers here As a young man in the Soviet Union, Yaroslav Rochniak's rejection of the communistic and militaristic system got him two years in a Siberian work camp. As an older immigrant in the U.S., working outside of the American legal system just landed him [...]

Anchorage Town Square moose is kickin' it with the homies

From the Anchorage Daily News: Moose kicks woman who came too close in Town Square A moose kicked a woman in Town Square Park Monday afternoon after she got too close to the animal and reportedly tried to pet it, according to Anchorage police. The moose kicked the unidentified woman several times -- including in [...]

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