| Sheriff: Jailers waited too long in case of missing inmate
Watson, who is also known as Terrence Kassis Washington, escaped Maryland authorities in January 2007. He was caught in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, in April. The television show "America's Most Wanted" has profiled him several times and reports he's wanted for robberies in Alabama, Illinois and Missouri and several Mid-Atlantic states. Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. .
Renault targets ambitious growth in the GCC
The car-maker unveiled its latest product range at the Dubai Motor Show, which took place recently. 'More than 10 new models will be introduced across the region over the next three years,' said Mohamed Bennani, Managing Director of Renault GCC. 'Each model will be fully tested locally and will be adapted to local driving conditions and customer expectations. Reliability and quality of the cars will be of the highest possible standards and effective immediately, our warranty will be extended to three years/ 100 000 kilometres.' Renault, thanks to its alliance with Nissan, is the 4th largest automotive group in the world. With 6m cars sold in 2006, the Renault-Nissan alliance has a 9 per cent market share worldwide. New product line-up Starting in 2008, Renault's new line-up will cover each product segment from Sports Limited Editions, to SUV, to Coupe convertible sedans, including highly reliable MPVs and Sedans.
Amy Winehouse Sends Shout-Out To Husband At Brit Awards; Plus 50 Cent ...
The post simply reads, "Not ALL news in the music industry is bad these days," with a link to a story about the collapse of the record label. Earlier this week, TVT officially announced that it will be filing for bankruptcy after 23 years in the business. ... A woman accused of stalking Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington was sentenced Wednesday to two years behind bars, for using her work computer at Sandia National Laboratories to track and harass the singer and his wife, Talinda. The AP reports that Devon Townsend was given 60 days to surrender to a minimum-security prison in Phoenix, where she'll receive mental-health care. She had pleaded guilty to stalking and other counts. According to court records, Townsend said she obtained family photos, monitored voice messages and traveled to Arizona to meet Bennington using information she'd learned about his travel plans.
Local contractors tapped for FUSD projects
Flagstaff Unified School District construction contracts from the bond sale to total nearly $53 million will go to Flagstaff-based contractors Straightline Builders, Inc. and Goodman Contracting, as well as H.A.C.I. Mechanical Contractors, Inc. and Centennial Contractors Enterprises, Inc. which have local presences.Bond funds will also be used to improve the FUSD bus fleet with an approximate total of 37 buses. Both FUSD superintendent Kevin Brown and assistant superintendent of operations Bob Kuhn expressed enthusiasm in the board-approved contractors."The tax money comes from local businesses and families and it should be spent and used with local subcontractors and contractors," Kuhn said.He said the selection criteria were based upon the contractor's proposal, knowledge of the district, knowledge of job contracting and availability to the district.The Bond Oversight Committee and FUSD governing board approved the contracts Tuesday during the FUSD board meeting.
Toyota exec, activist clash at L.A. show
The incident occurred at the end of Toyota's press conference, where Bob Carter, vice president and general manager of the Toyota division, was introducing the 2008 Sequoia full-size SUV. When a man asked Carter why Toyota was suing California over carbon-dioxide emissions regulations, Carter noticed that the man's media badge identified him as Dave Schembri, head of Mercedes-Benz's Smart division. Carter knocked the video camera from the man's hands, and security guards separated the two. .
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