Fatal trailer fire on Edgewood Road in RM of Springfield
Sunday, December 23rd, 2012One person is dead after a trailer fire in the Rural Municipality of Springfield early Saturday.
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Two dead in Winnipeg Beach fire [Photos]
Monday, August 6th, 2012Two people are dead after a fire in Winnipeg Beach this morning.
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Four killed in Selkirk trailer fire
Sunday, February 12th, 2012Adult father and son among the victims
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Judge under fire in North Carolina DWI case
Wednesday, July 6th, 2011The North Carolina Judicial Standards Committee has brought misconduct allegations against a judge after he suppressed evidence in a DWI trial. The committee looked into the suppression and accuses the judge of signing an order that he knew or should have known was “false or misleading.” The judge denies that he made any intentional misrepresentations when a judicial commission investigator looked into the matter. The judge believes all representations he made in the matter were truthful and accurate. The judge reportedly admits that some inaccuracies about the case were included in the prepared order.
In September, a man accused of violating the North Carolina DWI law pled guilty before the judge. Law enforcement alleged the accused driver showed a blood alcohol content reading of .17 during the DWI investigation. The judge sentenced the man to 12 months probation, 48 hours of community service and a fine.
The judge signed an order suppressing the DWI test results. The order reportedly was prepared by the attorney for the accused in the case. The prosecutor subsequently filed a complaint with the judicial commission concerning the suppression order. The judicial commission is expected to hold a hearing on the matter.
Under North Carolina law the legal limit to drive is set at .08. Readings of .08 or greater are presumed to show impairment for a driver. But North Carolina DWI law is more complex. A reading of .15 or greater creates harsher consequences for a person accused of DWI.
A person convicted of DWI with a breath test result of .15 or greater is subject to the requirement of installing an ignition interlock in their car. The interlock has a breath testing device that prevents drivers from starting their car if the driver has been drinking.
Source: Charlotte Observer, “Judge denies misconduct charges in DWI trial,” Gary L. Wright 6 May 2011
Home’s occupants flee fire
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011An early morning fire has destroyed a home in western Manitoba, but all of its occupants managed to make it out unharmed.
Boy, 20 months, killed in fire
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010A 20-month-old boy was killed in a blaze that destroyed a home in Lynn Lake Monday evening.