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Arrest in Scout's '75 death jolts Nashville anew

AP — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:25:46 +0000

For 33 days, Nashville wondered what happened to a 9-year-old Girl Scout who disappeared while out delivering cookies.

Company recalls beef linked to Va. E. coli cases

AP — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:06:44 +0000

A food company voluntarily recalled frozen ground beef Thursday that has been linked to 27 confirmed cases of E. coli at a Boy Scout camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Orioles scout fired as part of gambling probe

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:42:23 +0000

The Baltimore Orioles fired a high-ranking scout after Major League Baseball’s newly formed investigative unit linked him to a gambling probe.MLB was asked for assistance in the gambling inquiry about six months ago by the New York Police...

Report: Orioles scout linked to sports gambling

AP — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:08:49 +0000

A veteran scout fired earlier this month by the Baltimore Orioles has been linked to a sports betting probe, and more scouts could soon be implicated, according to a SI.com report.Anonymous sources told SI.com that Alan Marr’s name surfaced...

4 dead, 40 injured as tornado hits Boy Scout camp

AP — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:39:44 +0000

A tornado slammed a Boy Scout camp in the remote hills of western Iowa late Wednesday, killing at least four people, injuring 40 and setting off a frantic search for others who could be trapped in the piles of debris and downed trees.A search and...

Reports of injuries as tornado strikes Boy Scout camp

AP — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:44:06 +0000

The National Weather Service has received reports of injuries and possibly fatalities from an apparent tornado that struck a Boy Scout camp in western Iowa.Meteorologist Jim Meyer says law enforcement officials had called the weather service...

Suspect indicted in '75 murder of Tenn. Girl Scout

AP — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:54:35 +0000

A suspect in the 1975 slaying of a 9-year-old Girl Scout, who disappeared while delivering Girl Scout cookies, has been indicted by a grand jury, prosecutors announced Friday.Nashville District Attorney Torry Johnson said Jerome Sidney Barrett...

Man indicted in '75 slaying of Tenn. Girl Scout

AP — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:23:00 +0000

After years of investigation, authorities are indicting a man in the 1975 slaying of a 9-year-old Girl Scout who disappeared while delivering cookies.District Attorney Torry Johnson announced the indictment against Jerome Sidney Barrett on...

Woman sentenced for having son dress up as Scout

AP — Fri, 16 May 2008 19:42:44 +0000

A former Bethlehem woman will serve up to 23 months in prison for having her 7-year-old son dress as a Cub Scout to collect money for a nonexistent cause.Sally Ann Gombocz, 51, told a Northampton County judge she wanted to apologize to anyone she...

Scout who returned wallet with $800 gets own wallet returned

AP — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:57:45 +0000

An 11-year-old Boy Scout who found and returned a wallet containing more than $800 has received some good karma for his good deed.Thanks to publicity about his action, J.R. Bouterse (rhymes with “doubters”) has gotten his own lost...