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Barricade suspect has long history of convictions
A 38-year-old Huntington Beach man who was arrested after allegedly threatening to shoot police while barricading himself in a garage rafter in April had prior convictions for burglary, drug possession and evading arrest in a vehicle, according to...Tags: Police Arrests, Orange County Superior Court, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Prisons
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Tragedies of drunk driving come alive with reenactment
Huntington Beach police and fire departments rushed out to 17th Street next to Huntington Beach High School on Wednesday morning after receiving a call that two cars were involved in a traffic accident, where a driver was believed to be under the...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Accidental Death, Prisons, Transportation Accidents
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THURSDAY TILL SATURDAY Retro Extravaganza The Academy for the Performing Arts presents "Retrofest 2012: Rock and Roll High School," a multimedia spectacular featuring songs and scenes from "Blackboard Jungle," "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," "The...Tags: Euclid, Entertainment, Sherlock Holmes (movie), Education, Drunk Driving
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Moms, this is your weekend
Regardless of whether your mother would rather imbibe a Bellini or inlay a bracelet, ourMother's Dayguide has you covered. Read on for lots of area options: Gimme Shelter If your mother would rather spend time in a Home Goods store than in her own home,...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Mother's Day, Salads, Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurants
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MADD's fourth annual walk set for May 7
The Orange County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving is gearing up for its fourth annual fundraising walk in Huntington Beach. The event, Walk Like MADD, is scheduled for May 7 at Pacific Coast Highway and Beach Boulevard, said chapter Executive...Tags: Huntington Beach, Drunk Driving
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Reader Panel: Lowering the drunken-driving limit
Today’s question: Federal safety regulators have called on states to lower the drunken-driving limits from .08 blood-alcohol content level to at least .05. What do you think of the idea? What do you see as the positives and negatives? And where do...Tags: Abusive Behavior
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Should the legal limit for drinking and driving be lowered?
A federal agency recommends lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers from 0.08 percent to at least 0.05 percent. Reporters Peter Hall and Colby Itkowitz asked supporters and opponents about their views. YES: The NTSB argues the legal limit should be...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Transportation Accidents, Business, National Transportation Safety Board, Drunk Driving
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Alcohol and traffic deaths
The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....
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Area officials weigh in on lower DWI recommendation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving from 0.08 to .05. Area officials would like to hear more discussion and information on such a proposal. “...
Tags: Highway Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Drunk Driving, National Transportation Safety Board, AAA
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Federal agency says lowering legal limit could cut DUI deaths
Even moderate drinking before driving could become illegal if a federal safety panel's recommendation Tuesday is enacted eventually by the states. The National Transportation Safety Board recommended that states cut their thresholds for drunken driving...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Laws, Montgomery County (Maryland), AAA, Drunk Driving
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Corbett's liquor privatization plan on life support
HARRISBURG — First came the cops. Then came the drug-and-alcohol counselors. Next up was the moms. And finally, the kids. All of them told a state Senate committee Tuesday they oppose a plan to privatize wine and spirits sales and make beer more...
Tags: Privatization, Bars and Clubs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Joseph B. Scarnati, Politics
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Prom Promise makes traffic fatalities real for South Hagerstown High students
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comBrett Jamison said she found herself getting tearful while playing a dead teenager in a fatal accident skit for the Prom Promise program at South Hagerstown High School on Thursday. “When I heard the sirens, that’s when it really snapped in,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Health and Safety at School, Maryland State Police, Students, Drunk Driving
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