Street Fights News
- Father Fights Pit Bull To Save Daughter Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:23PMHAPPY VALLEY, Ore. -- A man rescued his daughter from an attack by a 90-pound pit bull that continued to attack, biting the man in several places Wednesday afternoon, police said.
- Authorities bust major dog fighting ring Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:14PMMembers of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team busted down the doors of some houses on Nov. 14 in five counties looking for suspects of an alleged dog-fighting ring. This included some houses in the North Channel area. It is believed to be one of the largest dog-fighting rings in the United States.
- Armenia: Anger at Journalist Beating Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:26AMSeventh attack on independent journalist in Armenia this year sparks freedom of speech fears. Armenia’s leading investigative journalist Edik Baghdasarian is in hospital after an unprovoked assault in the street that has caused alarm over the safety of independent reporters in the country.
- National Hockey League and The Salvation Army to Launch Online Red Kettles During the Holiday Season Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:12AM NEW YORK----The National Hockey League today announced its collaboration with the Salvation Army to support the Salvation Army’s 2008 National Christmas Campaign in the United States and Canada.
- Liberia Fights Growing Illegal Drug Trade Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:09AMWest African governments last month adopted a plan of action to fight drug trafficking amid evidence that some countries in the region are becoming major drug transshipment points.
- Sabillo headlines Nov. 29 pro slugfest at Bacolod Casino Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 9:34AMMERLITO "Junjun" Sabillo of Barangay Singcang-Airport, Bacolod City is finally beginning to reap the results of rigorous training at the famous ALA Gym in Cebu City owned by Cebu-based Negrense international boxing promoter Antonio "Bidoy" Aldeguer when he headlines an eight-bout ALA Promotions presentation scheduled on Saturday, November 29, 6 p.m., at the Pagcor Bacolod Casino amphitheater.
- Proposal targets club violence Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:21AMWORCESTER - Fights, stabbings and other violence around bars over the past month had one common thread, police noticed: Every event at the clubs or bars had a club promoter running an event inside.
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- Morning update: Windy, raw Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:23AMGood morning, Quad-Cities. At 6 a.m. it is 32 degrees (23 degrees with the wind chill) in the Quad-Cities under overcast skies. Today we could see scattered flurries with a high of only 32 degrees. It will be breezy, with a north wind between 15 and 20 mph, gusting up to 30 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy then gradually clearing with a low around 14 degrees and a north wind between 10 and 15 ...
- Time for a bite of Twilight Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:01AMOPENING FRIDAY...
- Leominster bar to be investigated after fatal crash Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 5:15AMLEOMINSTER -- Police reports from a fatal car wreck early Tuesday morning will be sent to the Leominster License Commission for investigation next week, Mayor Dean J.
- Defying stereotype, nerdy Kendall Square wants some nightlife Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 5:11AM Kendall Square’s got a lot going for it: state-of-the-art biotech and technology companies; hotels; and loads of smart people. What it doesn’t have is a variety of restaurants and retail stores. To solve that problem, a group of business leaders from Kendall Square has formed a business association whose aim will be to improve the atmosphere and infrastructure of the square in the coming years.
- Surprise as High Street fights back Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:48AM Official sales figures from the UK high street continued to defy expectations today.
- G.M. Chairman Fights for Carmaker’s Future and His Reputation Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 6:08AMRick Wagoner cannot afford to leave Washington this week without at least $10 billion in federal aid to keep General Motors in business.
- Citi Carves Up Staff Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:14AMThe bank is cutting jobs in an effort to staunch losses so it can pursue acquisitions that will add to capital, but analysts are not sanguine.
- Eastwood boy, 14, charged with lighting fires on trains Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:21AMARRESTED AT his home on Thursday an Eastwood boy, 14, has been charged in relation to numerous arson attacks on trains.
- Popular Tags Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:21AMIn a march outside Angola State Prison, “Last Slave Plantation” is painted on the asphalt near the initials LSP for Louisiana State Penitentiary. Prison guards block the road, as signs wave demanding the release of the Angola 3: Albert Woodfox, Herman Wallace and Robert King Wilkerson.
- The Record for Nov. 16 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 2:11AMSunday, Nov. 16
- Downtown struggles dominate contest for mayor of Victoria Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 9:05PMDescription is not available
- Tracking Pachino Hill Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 8:14PMThe longest Pachino Hill has gone without being arrested while on the streets since his first encounter with police at age 9 is three years, one month and 29 days.
- Gay UK Guide Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 7:33PMThere was a time (and not that long ago) when it was only the larger cities that could boast about a gay scene – however small - and they went about it rather quietly. Bars and clubs were few and far between and for the most part well hidden and secluded.
- A Bout Of Nerves At Hunters Ridge Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:58PMHARRISONBURG - As a 19-year-old Staunton man fights for his life with a gunshot wound to the head, James Madison University students are voicing concerns about safety following the early Sunday morning shooting that rocked the party scene.
- WR neighborhood quiet after ruckus Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:24PMAll was quiet Wednesday at a Warner Robins public housing development, a day after more than a dozen law enforcement officers broke up a ruckus and arrested several people, police said.
- Top Scoops Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 10:04PMThe war that has already cost 5.5 million Congolese their lives has been rekindled, the ghastly product of "a rapacious international commerce that has descended on Congo."
- Local Man Continues to Reach Out To Troubled Youths Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:51PMWhen it comes to faith-based intervention and prevention, perhaps no single person has done more for this community than Manny Carrizales.
- Reward increased in fraternity firebombing Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:42PMThe Boulder Intrafraternity Council has added to a reward for information about a firebombing earlier this fall at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house. The reward is $6,500, a result of a recent $2,500 contribution from the council, which has put up $4,500 total.
- gotalk launches "Xmas Cracker" Home Phone Price War Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 8:01PMFAST GROWING TRANS TASMAN TELCO GOTALK FIGHTS THE WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS BY LAUNCHING AUSTRALIA’S MOST COMPETITIVE LOCAL, INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL PHONE/BROADBAND/VoIP COMBOS JUST IN TIME FOR THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PHONE CALL RUSH.
- Delta Fights With Flights Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 7:16PMAirline adds destinations to counter U.S. weakness.
- Father Greeley Fights For Survival After Bad Fall Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 6:24PMChicago is praying for a legend in the church Wednesday night. Father Andrew Greeley fell and hit his head while exiting a cab over the weekend. Right now he is in critical but stable condition. CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports.
- 5 Arrested After Warner Robins Brawl Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 6:27AMPolice made several arrests in a Warner Robins neighborhood Tuesday afternoon after a series of fights broke out.
- Man charged in 2003 murder case Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 3:45AMThe murder of Anne Fernando was unsolved for five years.
- Southwest Riverside County Community News for Nov. 12, 2008 Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 2:33AMTapping Dads to headline holiday event TEMECULA ---- The Promenade will kick off the holiday season Friday with the opening of the newly renovated plaza and a performance by the Tapping Dads. Activities begin at 7 p.m.
- Mayor Fights for Big Three Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:16PMLansing Mayor Virg Bernero jump-starts a major effort to convince federal lawmakers to give big bucks to the Big Three.
- Warner Robins Police Break Up Brawl Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 5:11PMPolice made several arrests in a Warner Robins neighborhood Tuesday afternoon after a series of fights broke out.
- Vicky Ward: The Mansion Trap Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 4:47PMIn January 1995, Veronica DeGruyter Beracasa de Uribe Hearst gave an intimate lunch for Diana, Princess of Wales, in her opulent apartment on the corner...
- Pete Cenedella: Not So Easily Pegged: The Wars of a Bisexual Black Vietnam Vet Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 3:32PMThis is excerpted from a post I made on Election day, but it somehow seems way more important now in light of the rising tensions...
- Subic Freeport generates 15,000 new job positions Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 12:42PMSUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Some 15,330 new jobs were created inside this premier Freeport during the first nine months of the year after the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) approved some 141 new investments projected to pour in more than P11.7 billion in investments.
- Defense fights for drug house evidence Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 2:17PMRelated: Separate trial for Recio? | About: Prosecution | Defense
- Commuter fights off gunman with umbrella Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 1:55PMA woman armed with an umbrella successfully fought off a gunman who attempted to steal her purse after she got off the South Shore train at the Gary Metro Station Thursday night.
- Cent. Mich. student channels aggression into sport Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 12:07PMMOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — Jordan Parsons took a natural aggression that once got him in trouble and made it into his passion. Once just a street fighter in Fargo, N.D., the Central Michigan University freshman now uses his skills in a competitive setting, practicing mixed martial arts.
- Police runs 11-2-08 Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 11:13AMTheft of medication reported on East Gray Street. Theft of clothing reported on East Garfield Street. Burglary involving juveniles reported near intersection of Colfax and York Street, nothing taken.
- 4 arrested after Sunday melee on Pine Avenue Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 9:07AMFour people were arrested in Long Beach early Sunday after a fight in a Pine Avenue nightclub escalated into a post-midnight street melee involving nearly three dozen people, authorities said
- Sad end for Roy Jones Jr. Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 8:51AMWhen Roy Jones Jr. was at the peak of his incredible physical talents, he seemed more interested in making rap records and shooting hoops than boxing.
- Paterson Says Schools and Medicaid Will Face Cuts Sunday, November 9, 2008 @ 8:50PMGov. David A. Paterson said that he would almost certainly seek cuts to Medicaid and midyear reductions in school aid to address the worsening fiscal condition.
- Movie Review: RocknRolla Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 11:00AMVisually stylish gangster film that fails to involve the viewer. I was really looking forward to the latest Guy Ritchie film. I cannot claim to be the biggest fan of the guy, although both Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch are both quite good. I have not seen Swept Away, Revolver or any of his other works. So, there I went, into the darkened theater filled with what seemed to be ...
- DVD Review: A Colbert Christmas - The Greatest Gift of All Friday, November 7, 2008 @ 10:15AMA surreal attempt at a traditional holiday special by Stephen Colbert. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All is a suitably bewildering, self-referential holiday special from the prince of fake news television. Clad in an extra wholesome Christmas outfit, the titular Stephen Colbert spouts Christmas cheer with appearances by his good friend and former Daily Show associate, Jon Stewart, ...
- Five girls arrested in school brawl Thursday, November 6, 2008 @ 8:15PM In an incident unrelated to the BB gun possessions that closed down Freeport Junior and Senior High Schools, Freeport police arrested five high school girls for their involvement in a large brawl Thursday morning, November 6, 2008.
- Fugitive Fights With Police, Injures State Police Dog Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 5:51PMPolice in Whitley County say a fugitive wanted in Kentucky and Tennessee refused to surrender when surrounded by officers and search dogs.
- Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones Jr.—Fight Predictions Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 4:03PMAs “Super” Joe Calzaghe and “Superman” Roy Jones Jr., get ready to face each other Saturday night in “Battle of the Super Powers” at Madison Square Garden and live on HBO Pay-Per-View, some of the best fighters in the sport and a sampling of the top boxing writers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean lend their analysis and predictions on the highly anticipated match-up.
- Learning from history Wednesday, November 5, 2008 @ 12:14PMLast month, Colorado Springs police charged Robert Hull Marko with sexual assault and first-degree murder in the death of a woman with learning disabilities whom he’d met through MySpace.