Detroit mayor thrown in jail after bond violation (AP)

AP - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was jailed Thursday for a bond violation in his perjury case, his pleas for leniency rejected by a judge who made it clear the mayor would get no special treatment.

Joel Osteen's wife pushed co-worker, flight attendant says (AP)

AP - The wife of evangelical pastor Joel Osteen got physical when her demands that a small spill on her seat be cleaned up were not immediately met, a flight attendant testified Thursday at a civil trial over the incident.

Former child workers describe perilous environment (AP)
AP - Luisa Lopez says no one asked about her age when she started working at the nation's largest kosher meatpacking plant. She was 17, and within days she was on a fast-moving poultry production line, wielding a long, sharp pair of scissors.

Bin Laden driver given 66 months
Osama Bin Laden's ex-driver is sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison at the first US military trial in Guantanamo Bay.

Anthrax victim's widow speaks out
A US widow demands to know why a "certifiable" scientist now suspected of anthrax attacks was not removed from his post.

Detroit mayor jailed for bail breach
Mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, is jailed for visiting Canada in a violation of the terms of his bail in a perjury case.

Morales calls for Bolivian unity
Bolivia's President Morales urges unity as tension rises ahead of a vote on whether he and governors should stay in office.

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 Edition

Peck advocates mobilize support
A petition was circulated in the South Side neighborhood last weekend by an advocacy group asking city commissioners to keep family services in the Peck Community Center just as they are.

County belatedly adopts land use planning report
The Nassau County Commission has adopted a land use planning report. The Evaluation and Appraisal Report, prepared by the Growth Management Department, was due in Tallahassee on Dec. 1 but had been stalled due to staffing limitations and requests for revisions from the Planning and Zoning Board.

Voters may be asked to decide bond issue
Nassau County voters may be asked in November to approve a bond issue to pay for land purchases along the St. Marys River.

Eastside Flooding Problem Gets Help from State

First Coast High Schoolers Get a Look at Aviation Industry

JEA Disconnecting 10,000 Customers Per Month

Board of Governors Approves Money to Stop 'Brain Drain'