International Business News - Yard http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif When Julian Alexander heard a strange noise in his yard, he reacted the way many people would--he went outside to investigate, taking a stick with him. Moments later, the young father-to-be lay dying on the ground, shot twice by a police officer who was chasing suspected burglars through the neighborhood. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/calif-cop-fatally-shoots-innocent-man-in-his-yard.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 03:38:16 EDT When Julian Alexander heard a strange noise in his yard, he reacted the way many people would--he went outside to investigate, taking a stick with him. Moments later, the young father-to-be lay dying on the ground, shot twice by a police officer who was chasing suspected burglars through the neighborhood. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/calif-man-killed-by-police-in-mistaken-identity.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:10:14 EDT A California man has been shot and killed by police after he stepped outside his home to confront suspected burglars. Anaheim police say Julian Alexander heard an officer chasing four juveniles through his neighborhood early Tuesday and came out of his house with a broomstick to defend himself. Police say the officer ran into Alexander on his front lawn and shot him twice in the chest. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/man-defending-home-from-theft-killed-by-police.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:38:55 EDT Montgomery County, Va., officials have filed a lawsuit seeking to block Virginia's plan to spend $40 million on a new Norfolk Southern rail yard. A county spokeswoman said Thursday that the lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of using state tax money on private industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/va-county-sues-state-over-plan-for-new-rail-yard.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:51:15 EDT Montgomery County, Va., officials say they will seek to block construction of a new Norfolk Southern rail yard. The county supervisors said in a statement Tuesday they plan to file a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of using state tax money to build the private intermodal yard in their locality. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/suit-to-challenge-use-of-va-money-for-rail-yard.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:55:31 EDT Virginia officials have chosen a rural Montgomery County community for a new Norfolk Southern shipping yard. The state Department of Rail and Public Transportation announced Tuesday that Elliston was chosen for the $18.6 million intermodal rail yard, after a two-year study. Sites in the city of Salem and Roanoke County also had been considered recently. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/rural-va-site-chosen-for-rail-shipping-yard.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:54:58 EDT Cookeville police said they arrested a man after observing him doing a 400-yard wheelie on his motorcycle. The man, 29, was charged with reckless driving. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/man-accused-of-doing-400-yard-motorcycle-wheelie.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:06:00 EDT Police say an Ocala man was selling stolen property at a yard sale in the same neighborhood as the home he robbed. Fred and Betty McAteers, who live in Ocklawaha, arrived at a home they own in Ocala on Monday to find that it had been burglarized. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/man-sells-stolen-items-near-home-that-was-robbed.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:47:27 EDT