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By WILLIAM McCALL (AP) – 3 days agoPORTLAND, Ore. — A $1.4 million jury award to an Oregon man who filed a sex abuse lawsuit against the Boy Scouts has become an unwelcome reminder that an American institution based on trustworthiness has to account for past problems.And there could be more finan...

This is an update on the important legislation that we have been following:Arizona bill would lift time limit on child-sex suitsArizona would join 44 other states in allowing adults who were sexually abused as children more time to sue their perpetrators under proposed legislation that passed the...

Phoenix crash involves multiple motorcycles and one truckPhoenix police are on the scene of multiple motorcycle crashes in the area of 27th Avenue and the Carefree Highway in north Phoenix. Several bike riders are injured.Phoenix police spokesman Detective James Holmes said one truck was involved...

Nursing assistant accused of molesting patient, 14, at St. Luke'sA nursing assistant was recently arrested in connection with the molestation of a 14-year-old female patient at St. Luke's Behavioral Health Center in Phoenix.The abuse occurred at the center on Feb. 28 during several contacts with ...

U.S. shuts down Van Nuys bus company after fatal Arizona crash - latimes.comFederal officials said Sunday that they have shut down the Van Nuys bus company involved in a crash that killed six people in Arizona as records revealed that the company had skirted government regulation, amassed a poor ...

This is a very sad commercial vehicle accident that just occurred on I-10.http://www.azdailysun.com/news/state-and-regional/article_0f646ec7-7426-5e2b-8d68-94866efdf705.htmlBy MARK CARLSON Posted: Friday, March 5, 2010 7:50 amThe Arizona Department of Public Safety said Friday that six people we...

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Dog-bites-woman39s-cheek-off.6119905.jpPublished Date: 03 March 2010A WOMAN was in hospital today after her cheek was bitten off by a vicious bull terrier as she tried to keep it away from her baby.The 26 year-old, named locally as Waheed Akhtar, was taken to a...

Teen attacked by family's pit bull in MesaA teenage boy was taken to the hospital Friday after his family pit bull attacked his face.The attack happened near Dobson Road and Main Street around 5 p.m., said Dave Johnson, a Mesa Fire Department spokesman.It was unclear what caused the attack, but J...

Surgeon: No place for pit bulls, rottweilers around children ajc.comOne little girl's scalp and ears were gone. Other children have suffered head injuries, damage to their tracheas, and critical face wounds. And there are the children who don't survive.In 2009, 29 children were admitted to Chil...

On Monday, Arizona's Senate Judiciary voted to give childhood victims of sexual abuse an entire lifetime to sue those responsible for assaulting them. However, there are some restrictions that will apply.Click here to check out the full article:http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/ar...

http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Dartmouth-Settles-Lawsuit/21421/Dartmouth College has settled a wrongful-death lawsuit filed by the parents of a student who died after a skiing accident at the Dartmouth Skiway in 2004. According to the Associated Press, the terms of the settlement were not disclose...

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100220/OPINION03/2200317/1008/OPINION01/Neutering+pets+improves+the+quality+of+their+livesAlso, neutering has a direct impact on the incidence of dog bites in a community. The majority of dog bites (60-80 percent) are caused by intact male dogs. Pregnant or nur...

kare11.com Twin Cities, MN 10-day-old baby boy dies after dog biteThis is a tragic story about what can happen to small children around dogs.

8-Year-Old Girl Seriously Wounded in Dog Attack Written by Sgt. Brandon Bonney, Prescott Valley PD Wednesday, 17 February 2010 14:281BumpedOn February 12th at approximately 2:20 P.M. an 8 year old Dewey girl was seriously wounded by family member's 3 year old male Pit Bull mix named "Knuckles...

Dog Bites & Tetanus eHow.comAlong with dog bites comes the risk of a bacterial infection called tetanus. Although tetanus spores live in the soil and any dirty wound can contribute to this infection, dog bite can potentially cause tetanus as well if the wound becomes contaminated with filth o...

Brad Gray sensed something was amiss when his daughter Stephanie didn't eat much for supper hours after coming home from school on Jan. 23, 2006. She usually was ravenous.

Man killed by daughter's pit bulls: cops :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Metro & Tri-StateThis Illinois man was killed by four pitbulls that were living in his own home. The dogs belonged to his daughter who may have been breeding them. And some people still claim that pitbulls aren't dangerous.

Dog-bite costs for insurers rise 8.7%We don't have any figures for Arizona insurance claims for dog bites, but I would be surprised if they weren't consistent with these national figures. Although, much of the much of the cost for this problem is carried by the insurance industry, uninsured dog o...

Peoria elementary students learn how to avoid dog bitesThis is a great idea for elementary school curriculum. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , 800,000 people seek medical attention for dog bites, half of them children. This is consistent with the percentage th...

I know what some people say "these dogs aren't bad, they just have bad owners."

The Swine/H1n1 Flu dominates the news, but dog bites are quietly reaching epidemic proportions in the United States.