Likelihood of Duval courthouse opening on schedule dwindles - Florida Times-Union
25 May 2012, 7:25 pm
As a holiday weekend starts, Jacksonville and court officials are awaiting a state fire marshal’s input on whether they could still open the $350 million Duval County courthouse by mid-week despite failed safety tests. “The state fire ...

Three suspects appear in Brighton courthouse on hazing-related charges at fraternity house - Boston Globe
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
What happened in the Alpha Epsilon Pi house in April was inhumane, prosecutors said Friday, an act that left five stripped-down Boston University students covered in honey, hot sauce, coffee grounds, and fish sauce, and peppered with red welts.

courthouse users worried by its delayed opening - First Coast News
25 May 2012, 6:06 pm
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Weeks before moving from Bay Street, the clerk of courts advised anyone doing business on May 29 at the new courthouse to arrive at least an hour early. But the grand opening will not happen on Tuesday, May 29 and those who use the ...

New courthouse won't open Tuesday - msnbc.com
25 May 2012, 5:44 pm
Another test of the new Duval County courthouse fire control system has failed, and officials say the new $350 million building will not open Tuesday as scheduled. Jacksonville Fire-Rescue Chief Marty Senterfitt said testing on the fire detection system ...

Seminole courthouse memorial to honor those who died in line of duty - Orlando Sentinel
25 May 2012, 1:48 pm
After years of delays, Seminole County is moving ahead with plans to build a $1.5 million memorial to honor the county's police officers, firefighters and members of the military who died while on duty. Plans unveiled by the county this week ...

Taser ends teen's dash to escape from Tampa courthouse - St. Petersburg Times
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
TAMPA — Robert Lewis Wimbush took a few wrong turns as he tried to escape Thursday afternoon from the Edgecomb courthouse Annex. The 17-year-old Department of Juvenile Justice inmate's dash ended with him being shocked by a Taser in an office ...

Relevance of Balaclava courthouse questioned - Jamaica Observer
21 May 2012, 1:36 am
BALACLAVA, St Elizabeth — All agree that the newly opened courthouse in Balaclava close to the borders of Manchester and Trelawny in north-eastern St Elizabeth is among the most modern and well-equipped judicial facilities in Jamaica.

Randolph courthouse dedication to mark a new chapter in local history - Star-Press
20 May 2012, 8:32 am
Here are some more things to know about the Randolph County courthouse renovation and restoration: » Costs: Total renovation and restoration: $8.2 million; rent to house county offices during the renovation, about $750,000. Total costs of the ...

New courthouse project on target - Kennebec Journal
19 May 2012, 10:31 pm
AUGUSTA -- Planning for a new combined courthouse continues apace behind the scenes and should be visible to the public by late summer. "The project really has started," said James T. Glessner, state court administrator. The architectural firm ...

Near melee in courthouse after murder verdict - Ct Post
19 May 2012, 11:32 am
BRIDGEPORT -- A near melee broke out in a Main Street courtroom Friday afternoon following the guilty verdict in the trial of a city man accused of fatally shooting a Monroe man over the playing of loud music. There were screams from Randy Dixon's friends ...