Casey Anthony: More Documents Being Released Friday

The Florida State Attorney’s Office is expected to release hundreds of pages of documents Friday in the case against Casey Anthony. From the Orlando Sentinel: The investigative documents will include law enforcement interviews with witnesses and lab reports. Public records laws require the state to release information prosecutors provide to the defense. The State Attorney’s [...]

Casey Anthony: Deputy Objects to Giving Up Phone Records

According to new paperwork filed this morning, Deputy Richard Cain joined others who don’t want to turn over mobile phone records to Casey Anthony‘s attorney, Jose Baez. From the Orlando Sentinel: The request violates Cain’s right to privacy. His attorney, Stewart Cohen, also points to a Florida law that protects law enforcement officer’s records of [...]

Two Bay Area Schools Closed Due To Swine Flu

Two Bay Area schools, Branham High School in San Jose and Highlands Elementary School in Pittsburg, have closed because of at least one confirmed case of swine flu and 3 other probable cases. Branham is right down the road from us. My wife actually has taught there. I’m not going to get hysterical though. Too [...]

Casey Anthony: Law & Order Episode Seems Familiar

Last night’s episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit began with similarities to the Casey Anthony case, but in the end, similarities were all that we saw. Did you see the episode? What did you think? Were you disappointed? Let’s hear your thoughts. From Central Florida News: The show started out with a woman [...]

Mexican Child Dies From Swine Flu in U.S.

A Mexican toddler who came to the United States with his family on a visit has died in Texas of the swine flu. From the New York Times: “This is obviously a serious situation, serious enough to take the utmost precautions,” Mr. Obama said. Dr. David Persse, Houston’s director of Emergency Medical Services, said the [...]

Numerous Fatalities Reported In California Bus Crash

A tour bus has crashed in central California, injuring dozens of passengers. The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon at a Highway 101 overpass in Soledad, approximately 130 miles south of San Francisco. According to reports from the Office of Emergency Services, at least 10 passengers are dead and 31 are injured. At this time, Highway 101 [...]

Florida Pitcher Loses Bid For 5th Consecutive No-Hitter

The 5th time is the charm! Florida high school pitcher Patrick Schuster came up short in his bid to throw a fifth straight no-hit game today. From the Associated Press: Mitchell High School ace Patrick Schuster had put together a string of four no-hitters going into Tuesday’s district tournament game, and had gotten through the [...]

Swine Flu Confirmed in Marin County

It appears that the Bay Area’s first confirmed cases of swine flu have been identified in Marin County. From the San Francisco Chronicle: An unidentified woman, 60, and her 20-month-old granddaughter tested positive for swine flu and were notified Monday night, Marin County officials said in a press release. Both victims had recently traveled to [...]

Who OK’d the New York City Flyby?

CNN is reporting that a former Homeland Security adviser blasted the White House Military Office’s photo shoot that sent a low-flying Boeing 747 over Manhattan, accusing the office’s director of “felony stupidity.” What was he thinking? Did he not realize that this would cause panic in the streets of New York? From CNN: Fran Townsend, [...]

What Will the San Jose Sharks Do After Latest Playoff Loss?

Well, it happened again! The top-seeded San Jose Sharks were eliminated last night in Anaheim by the 8th seeded Ducks. It was all over ESPN last night that the Sharks are just the fourth team in NHL history to win the President’s Trophy, only to be eliminated in the first round of the Stanley Cup [...]