With $23M at Stake, Jury Deliberates Homer Police Shootout That Disabled Boy

With M at stake, jury deliberates Homer police shootout that disabled boy

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A jury must now decide if a fugitive drug dealer killed in a gunfight with Homer police in 2006 shot his 2-year-old son or if officers fired the round that crippled the boy. Millions of … Dietzmann, now 27, told the Daily News after the shooting she …
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Amid outcry, Faulkner revises plan to replace inpatient detox unit

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Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is modifying its plan for closing an inpatient drug and alcohol detoxification unit, after the proposal drew heavy criticism from patients, hospital staff, and mental health advocates who said the state has too few …
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Shaner Mancuso seeking seat as district judge in Fayette

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A Ohio State University graduate with a bachelor of arts degree in psychology, she has utilized her education by working with people with mental health disorders and most recently, substance abuse. She has also served as a substitute teacher in the …
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