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An early morning Wednesday shooting in Newburg sent a man and a teen boy to the hospital, according to Louisville Metro Police.

A person was shot in south Louisville near Buechel, according to Louisville Metro Police.

Former Cebu fourth district congresswoman Clavel Martinez and her son Celestino III, former mayor of Bogo City, have been convicted of graft in connection with the pork barrel scam and sentenced to up to 83 years in prison.

Sandiganbayan One of the former officials of Marikina Polytechnic College (MPC) has been acquitted by the Sandiganbayan of her graft charges on the reported irregularities in the procurement of printing services and equipment in 2006. Former bids and awards committee (BAC) member Alejandrina P.

Sandiganbayan (File photo) MANILA - The Sandiganbayan acquitted an official of the Marikina Polytechnic College (MPC), one of those charged with irregularities in a procurement process in 2006. The anti-graft court's Sixth Division cleared Alejandrina Ancheta after the prosecution failed to prove her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. In July last year, the court acquitted Ancheta's co-accused and fellow MPC Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) members Efren Azares (chair), Ermielinda Flaminiano,...

Court of Appeals (File photo) MANILA - The Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the 10-year sentence on a motorcycle rider caught with an unlicensed firearm at a police checkpoint four years ago. The appellate court's Sixth Division agreed with the Las Pinas court that found Angelo Corpuz guilty of violating Republic Act No. 10591, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Firearms Regulation Act. Corpuz and a minor companion were on a motorcycle when they were flagged down by policemen who saw they we...

A former deputy administrator of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System has been sentenced to up to eight years in prison for alleged double compensation from 2002 to 2003.

PB member Tining, 3 others convicted over P20M agri fund

MANILA - The Sandiganbayan has convicted a former Cebu mayor and three other city officials in corruption charges in connection with the anomalous diversion of PHP20 million in public funds earmarked for agricultural development into a private company in 2007. In a 119-page decision dated February 28, the anti-graft court's Sixth Division found Bogo City Mayor Celestino Martinez III, councilor Crescencio Verdida who was the municipal accountant during the time, former municipal treasurer Rhe...

Sandiganbayan acquits late Ronda mayor, 5 others of graft