The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va., Local Briefs: Preston Arson Suspects Waive Court Hearing
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By The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Feb. 10--KINGWOOD -- The couple accused of burning Harry Paul Hershman's Tunnelton area home waived their right to a preliminary hearing Friday in Preston County Magistrate Court.
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By Paul Bourgeois, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Feb. 9--ARLINGTON -- Pulling a gun on construction workers is probably never a good idea.   Arlington police said they believe that Daniel Wright did just that Thursday afternoon.
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VICTORIA (CP) - Three people appeared in Victoria provincial court Friday on drug-conspiracy charges arising from an investigation linked to December's police raid at the B.C. legislature.
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TORONTO (CP) - A man wanted for allegedly tying up three adults and setting fire to their car in Washington state was scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Tuesday after Canadian officials found him hiding in a Newmarket, Ont., home.
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By Jeffrey S. Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Sep. 18--A public hearing scheduled for tonight could determine whether a contract to build a giant landfill in Camden County will be extended to pay early dividends and accept trash from a reduced number of states.
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By Gary Gray, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Sep. 9--One last procedural hurdle must be cleared, but it looks like the city of Morgantown has finally secured land on which to build a North Side Fire Station.
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By Cindy Clayton, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.  Dec. 19--CHESAPEAKE -- Fire investigators are hoping to find the man who dumped a hazardous chemical last week on Rotunda Avenue near Portsmouth.
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Investigators have found drawings of a pipe bomb, Molotov cocktails, a homemade gun and other incendiary devices at the home of the man they suspect was the ringleader of last month's fire at a housing development outside Washington, according to federal court records.
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Authorities on Monday arrested a fifth man suspected of being involved in a series of arson fires in suburban Washington, a law enforcement source said.
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Three more people, including at least one volunteer firefighter, were arrested Saturday in connection with the largest residential arson in Maryland history, a collection of blazes that caused &#36;10 million in damage to houses in an upscale development.
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By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Feb. 3--HAZLETON -- Attorneys for the city are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenges the city's Illegal Immigration Relief Act.
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The trial of three Americans accused of torture and hostage-taking in Afghanistan is due to resume shortly in the capital, Kabul. Last week the US Federal Bureau of Investigation released material which could be used as evidence in the case.
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The security guard accused of burning down several new homes in a Maryland housing development has admitted being present when the fires were set, and said that he knew of the arson plan, according to court documents released
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By Cassie Shaner, The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.  Dec. 15--FAIRMONT -- The seven remaining plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit against the Marion County Commission were awarded $20,000 on Thursday.
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By Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Times Leader  Sep. 12--WILKES-BARRE -- A federal magistrate has recommended that Denise Carey be permitted to continue with a lawsuit that said the city retaliated against her for speaking out against the closure of a fire station near her home.
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READING, Pa. - A motorist's bail was revoked when police said he had the daring to show up drunk to his preliminary hearing on drunken driving charges...
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SENECA FALLS, N.Y. - A suspected drunken driver found a way to delay his court appearance: He torched the building, police said.  Christopher Chianese, 26, set the new municipal offices on fire on Nov.