A hearing into the firing of a state trooper accused of mistreating his police dog opened this morning with a video of the officer kicking the dog as it was suspended from the railing of a loading dock. The 15-second video, taken by another trooper using his cell phone, shows Sgt. Charles L. Jones kick the dog, Ricoh, three times. The dog was tied to the railing by its leash at the time, with
Dog handlers for the North Carolina State Highway Patrol have stunned dogs with Tasers, swung them by their leashes until they became airborne and hit them with plastic bottles full of pebbles.
A hearing into the firing of a state trooper accused of mistreating his police dog opened this morning with a video of the officer kicking the dog as it was suspended from the railing of a loading dock.
Troy M. Baney is facing a possible felony conviction for what he contends is a "bogus charge" of stealing his own dog. Trigger, a 7-year-old mixed yellow Lab with his own waterbed and a penchant for duck hunting, could be considered the center of a domestic disagreement.
BLOOMINGDALE †Lorraine Louise Wilson, 53, of Harvest Moon Farm, Bloomingdale, died peacefully Sunday, April 13, 2008 at her home. Born in Richmond and raised near Lady Smith, Virginia, Lorraine moved to the Adirondacks in 1987 to join her husband and life partner David Vana.
THE FORMER BRITISH colony of Virginia has launched a handbags at dawn fight against China, Russia and pretty much everyone else on the planet over intellectual property (IP) rights.
After a season lost to Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans VooDoo, aspiring champions of the Arena Football League, have enjoyed the embrace of a damaged city.
LYNCH STATION -- A weekend fire killed a Campbell County couple inside their home and left nothing but the foundation and a deck standing. The victims' names were not released, pending notification of family members. Capt. L.T. Guthrie, with the Campbell Sheriff's Office, said a 911 call came in Saturday at 7:02 a.m., and firefighters arrived at the home on Leewood Road, just off Dearing Ford
The body of a Bayfield County woman who went missing Monday was found in Lake Superior near her home Wednesday evening. Bayfield County Sheriff Robert Follis said Nancy L. Jerabek, 56, was last seen at her Town of Bayview home Monday morning.
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