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Top 10 of 2008Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 1:32PMLike a house of cards tumbling inward, Cleburne ISD continued to take hit after hit in a scandal that cost the school district a cool $360,000 in federal funds that Texas Education Agency ordered Cleburne ISD to repay because of financial malfeasance.

Practice helps teens do better down the roadMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 4:24AMIn addition to practicing with a licensed instructor and accumulating 30 hours of classroom instruction, teens seeking their Illinois license must now spend at least 50 hours driving with a parent or guardian. Illinois legislators increased the restrictions on teen drivers in an attempt to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities involving young drivers. It seems to be working.

Former lawmaker leaves legacy of serviceMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 12:27AMJessie M. Branson, who spearheaded child passenger safety restraint laws in the Kansas Legislature and advocated for people with mental disabilities, died Saturday of natural causes at Lawrence Presbyterian Manor. She was 88.

The ups and downs of 2008Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:27AMWednesday, December 31 Like every year, the Bennington region was witness to an incredible array of news events in 2008. The following list highlights many of those stories: NSK Steering Systems America laid off 120 employees between October and December as the auto industry struggled to survive.

Illegal to text, e-mail or IM while driving starting Jan. 1Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 3:32PMDrivers young and old will need to be extra cautious with their cell phones in 2009, as a new law going into effect on Thursday makes it illegal to text, instant message or e-mail while driving.

Teens injured in rolloverWednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:03AMTwo teenagers were taken to the hospital Monday evening after their pickup hit a snowbank and flipped in the Rose Valley area, authorities said.

Troopers gearing up for holiday traffic enforcement periodTuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 2:27AMWith the Christmas holiday enforcement period in the books, the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol is gearing up for another beginning Wednesday.

Ohio slated to enact child booster seat lawSaturday, December 27, 2008 @ 7:20PMLegislation to require federally approved booster seats in motor vehicles for children ages 4 and younger than 8 has passed the Ohio General Assembly in Columbus.

Cell phone use boosts accident risk, officials saySaturday, December 27, 2008 @ 1:20AMValerie Forney bops around the room, picking up a stuffed seal, then a horse, then a lobster she insists is a crab.