by Law Officer | Jul 23, 2008 | Archive
WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit...
by Law Officer | Jul 23, 2008 | Archive
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — In a few desperate minutes in April a Bradley County woman managed to lift a car that had fallen on her father's chest. Then she and a Bradley deputy managed to bring the man back to life. On Monday, Deputy Daniel Marlow and...
by Law Officer | Jul 23, 2008 | Archive
CHATTANOOGA , Tenn. — Before the shooting spree at Columbine High School in April 1999, police officers nationwide followed routine protocol for responding to active shooters — surround the perimeter, contain the scene and wait on the SWAT team...
by Law Officer | Jul 23, 2008 | Archive
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rising prices at the gas pump appear to be having at least one positive effect: Traffic deaths around the country are plummeting, just as they did during the Arab oil embargo three decades ago.Researchers with the National Safety Council...
by Law Officer | Jul 22, 2008 | Archive
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. — An Okaloosa County sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Tuesday by a man who had barricaded himself inside a home after a violent clash with police hours earlier, officials said. The suspected gunman was also killed.The...