Month: February 2008

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (Map, News) – A 17-year-old boy was arrested Friday and charged with fatally shooting his mother, who was a sheriff’s deputy, and his two small sisters, authorities said. Anthony Tyrone Terrell Jr. was charged with murder in the deaths at the family home near Lawrenceville, where the bodies were found late Thursday, said police spokeswoman Illana Spellman. She identified the victims as Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Joy Deleston, […]

 Ricin, found in Las Vegas Hotel, Man in Critical Condition Update 2:42 pm Est A news Conference in the last 10 minutes was held in Las Vegas Extended Stay America in las Vegas is the location of incident. The powder was field tested and came up positive for Ricin. A second test confirmed the previous result. A sample was to be tested by the CDC this afternoon. A Feb 14th […]

Mall Explosion, fire in Waukegan, IL Suburb of Chicago  A shopping Mall in Waukegan, Ill sufferred a mass explosion in a Chicago Suburb.  There are several injuries but the number at this time is unknown.  WBBM and WITI are providing live coverage at this time. The scene shows an imploded building and a mass area effected by the explosion including vehicles outside. Update: 2:10 local http://www.livenewscameras.com/  provides live views of […]

British Royal Prince Harry fighting in Afghanistan The embargo has been lifted.  Prince Harry was intent on fighting in Iraq but the concern was so great that the Insugent fighters would seek him out as a prize and thus endanger his comrades.  The Ministry of Defence finally allowed him to fight in Afghanistan in secret.  Drudge is reporting that Prince Harry has been in country for 10 weeks.  Prince Harry […]

Nuclear Plant Security: Nodding off on Nukes WASHINGTON Representatives from the companies and agencies involved in last year’s high-profile case of security guards caught nodding off at a nuclear power plant will be on Capitol Hill Thursday. Congressional members and officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Exelon Corp. and Wackenhut, the guards’ employer, will examine security and government oversight at a Senate subcommittee hearing scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. […]

Amber Alert System: Surprise, Arizona Arizona Amber Alert 0228 Canceled: Missing child found unharmed Update 2/29/08 12:00 am : Missing toddler recovered unharmed Police find child with 15-year-old nanny Lily LeungThe Arizona RepublicFeb. 29, 2008 12:00 AM Outside Surprise police headquarters, a sleepy-eyed toddler quietly sucked his baby bottle of Powerade as his father, Brett Wolfe, held him close, occasionally brushing his check against the boy’s hair. For the preceding […]

Civil Rights Leader John Lewis (D) GA, Endorses OBAMA, Clinton Losing Super Delegates Support for Hilliary Clinton is fading fast as she loses consecutive contests.  Well known Civil Rights leader was firmly planted in the Hilliary camp.  He is a long time supporter of the Clintons back to 1992.  This move was a big surprise for Hilliary, probably as big as the Kennedy endorcement of Obama.  From our stand point, […]

To my NowPublic readers: Some of You must have been wondering, What happended to Politisite’s Daily Rants n Raves? I am sad to say, that on Sunday I was called to Titusville, Florida on an emergency. My Grand Mother, Mary Lank, was closing in oun death.  It was a hard call but I through together my clothing and headed to be close to her.  I arrived on Saturday night, woke […]