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Montana Gov.-elect Bullock announces transition team
HELENA — Gov.-elect Steve Bullock says his transition team will be led by Department of Justice staffers. The Democratic attorney general won the race for governor Tuesday in a showdown with Rick Hill. Bullock says he is turning his focus to appointments
Updated: 11/09/2012 06:00P
Montana Gov.-elect Bullock announces transition team
HELENA — Gov.-elect Steve Bullock says his transition team will be led by Department of Justice staffers. The Democratic attorney general won the race for governor Tuesday in a showdown with Rick Hill. Bullock says he is turning his focus to appointments
Updated: 11/09/2012 06:00P
AMR, pilots agree on language for new labor proposal
AMR, parent of American Airlines, has been in talks with its pilots as it tries to reduce labor costs and emerge from bankruptcy. The union's board on Friday presented a "counter-proposal" to offers from AMR management, which the company accepted,
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:59P
Voters re-elect Jefferson County sheriff facing January trial
But the outcome of Jefferson County Sheriff Robert Shirley's January trial in U.S. District Court in Martinsburg will determine whether he's able to serve his full four-year term. Shirley is accused of kicking and stomping on Mark Daniel Haines after a December
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:59P
City closer to amending smoking law
Originally, the proposed change in the law intended to address unwanted smoke drifting from one business — where smoking is allowed — to another, smoke-free establishments. The amendment was prompted by complaints from several people and
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:58P
Overturned car wreck shuts down south bound Highway 17
According to the Highway patrol's website the accident is in the south bound lanes of the 17 Bypass not far from Palmetto Pointe Boulevard. South bound lanes are shut down. The crash happened at 4:45 pm and involved 2 cars, with one that overturned.
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:58P
DOJ Seeks More Info On Aetna's $5.7B Coventry Merger
Law360, New York (November 09, 2012, 5:49 PM ET) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has asked for further information regarding Aetna Inc.'s planned $5.7 billion purchase of health care company Coventry Health Care Inc., but the deal is still expected to
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:58P
DOJ Seeks More Info On Aetna's $5.7B Coventry Merger
Law360, New York (November 09, 2012, 5:49 PM ET) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has asked for further information regarding Aetna Inc.'s planned $5.7 billion purchase of health care company Coventry Health Care Inc., but the deal is still expected to
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:58P
I-40 East traffic being diverted after 3-vehicle crash near Strawberry Plains exit
Law enforcement was diverting eastbound traffic onto Asheville Highway, and evening rush-hour traffic was backed up from the Strawberry Plains exit to at least the Asheville Highway exit, a dispatcher said. More details as they develop online and in the
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:58P
I-40 East reopens; child hurt in 2-vehicle crash
Law enforcement and TDOT had been diverting eastbound traffic onto Asheville Highway, and evening rush-hour traffic was backed up from the Strawberry Plains exit to at least the Asheville Highway exit, a dispatcher said. Preliminary investigation findings
Updated: 11/09/2012 05:58P