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July the deadliest month of Afghan war for USFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:17PMNATO announced Friday that six more U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan, bringing the death toll for July to at least 66 and surpassing the previous month's record as the deadliest for American forces in the nearly 9-year-old war.

Trust 'sorry' over paedophile brothers - VideoFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:14PMFamilies concerned by the placement of two serial paedophile brothers in a psychiatric unit where other vulnerable patients live have received an apology from the Western Health Trust. - Video available

Death of teen on bike shows risks of expanded use of TasersFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:01PMBy Meg Laughlin, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 30, 2010 Victor Steen’s bicycle sits as evidence in the parking lot after Pensacola police Officer Jerald Ard shot at him with a Taser. Witnesses say Steen, at top with his niece, wobbled, hit a concrete partition, fell off the bike and was run over by Ard. Steen died, and damage to his body made it impossible to tell if the Taser had penetrated ...

Mississippi Worst in the Nation for Child Well-BeingFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:01PMMississippi ranks last in the nation for overall child wellness, according to findings from an Annie E. Casey Foundation study released earlier this week.

Event helps community deter crimeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:56PMPolice departments around the Bay Area and beyond plan to take a bite out of neighborhood crime early next month when they hold National Night Out.

Safety equipment purchase for child care facilities OK'dFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:49PMAt its July 21 meeting, the Del Mar Union School District board approved purchasing automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for its after-school child care facilities. The purchase comes at the request of Julie Geisbauer, the new director of after-school services and child care, after a review of the existing safety program. While every school's health office is outfitted with an AED, those ...

Fuller bill protecting children clears hurdleFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:32PMDana CulhaneSpecial to the Sun Legislation by Assemblymember Jean Fuller, R-Bakersfield, to protect children from a parent or guardian who is using an illegal hallucinogen passed the State Senate Public Safety Committee yesterday, on yet another overwhelmingly bipartisan vote.

Additional courthouse repairs consideredFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:30PMLamar County Commissioners decided Monday to continue the repair work on the historic courthouse building. With the work completed to reseal and repaint the windows on the north and west side completed, commissioners decided to look to the south and east sides for the same type of work.

Dangerous intersections: U.S. 41 is accident central throughout south LeeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:08AMThe Daily News reviewed crash reports from 2006 through 2008 for 22 intersections south of Daniels Parkway, determining which had the most accidents and the highest crash rates compared with traffic volume. Of about 1,400 crashes in the three-year period of the Daily News analysis, about half were rear-end collisions. Another 450 weren’t classified. Fewer than 300 were either side-swipes or ...