| Anchorage man arrested for motor vehicle accident
An Anchorage man has been arrested for a motor vehicle collision that occurred in April and left a man dead.
Police say 40-year-old Matthew Brent Gifford has been charged with murder in the second-degree, driving while under the influence, failure to render aid and leaving the scene of an accident. A toxicology report revealed the presence of alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and other illicit drugs.
Gifford is being held in the Anchorage jail on $100,000 bail.
Forty-nine-year-old Christopher Jenkins is the sixth pedestrian killed in Anchorage this year.
He was struck while attempting to cross one of the city's busiest streets. ©2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Marijuana, cocaine found in car; driver wanted
The Newark Police are looking for a man they say had about 24 pounds of marijuana and more than 600 grams of cocaine in a car parked in the 700 block of Christina Mill Drive.Police were called to the location on Monday, Oct. 29, around 9:25 a.m. for an argument. Officers found Jason Gardner, 28, of the 700 block of Christina Mill Drive in the parking lot. A 2007 Jeep Cherokee was parked nearby.Based on information received from a witness, detectives were called to the scene and seized and impounded the vehicle. At the time, police had no charges against Gardner and he was free to leave the area.Police obtained a search warrant for the Jeep and found approximately 24 pounds of marijuana, 610 grams of cocaine, drug paraphernalia and a loaded .38 caliber revolver in the vehicle, said police.Police subsequently received an arrest warrant for Gardner.
‘Halfway House’ permit requested
The City of Sparta Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a meeting and public hearing at 4 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, at Sparta City Hall about a �use permitted on appeal� to allow Kenneth and Doreia Denney, to open a Halfway House and Recovery Center at 110 North Main Street.
When asked what type of halfway house the Denney�s are planning to open, whether it is for those who are recovering from alcohol and drug addiction, or for someone in the process of returning to civilian life after time behind bars, the manager of the Sparta Residential Home for the Aged, Rita Conchee, declined to comment and referred the question to Doreia.
The Expositor attempted to reach Doreia Denney on Friday for more information, but was unable to make contact.
The public notice about the hearing lists the zoning change requests at 110 North Main Street, currently being used as a Home for the Aged, but Conchee said the Home for the Aged will remain open as a separate business from the new Halfway House.
Will A Colon Cleanse Rid Me Of Toxins?
Today, more people are seeking alternative treatments that will help them feel better overall or improve their quality of life. Certainly, many product manufacturers have latched onto this potential market, offering an abundance of health-enhancing products and services on the Internet, in health food stores and alternative medicine settings. An increasing number of patients are asking physicians about detoxification regimens — in particular colon cleansing. The colon cleanse, a practice unproved in medical literature, is based upon the premise that the body is under constant assault from pesticides, smog, sugar, artificial sweeteners, alcohol and other toxins that can remain in the colon for months or years. Detoxification proponents contend this accumulation of toxins in the colon can lead to a variety of common medical ailments, including constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, severe gas and bloating, weight gain, chronic fatigue, acid reflux, parasites, stomach pain, diverticulitis and skin and hair problems.
Driver to face trial for manslaughter
CLEARFIELD — The Patton woman blamed for running down a Mahaffey woman and her granddaughter in a grisly Route 36 accident appeared to be high and told responders at the scene she was on her way home from a methadone clinic, a state trooper testified Wednesday. Despite claims from her defense attorney at a preliminary hearing that prosecutors showed no proof that Bobbi Joe Morgan struck the Mahaffey pair, District Judge James Hawkins bound her charges to court, meaning she will face trial on vehicular manslaughter and a long list of other counts. The decision came after prosecutors introduced a handful of witnesses at the scene, many of them responders, who tried to save Bertha Kitchen, 63, and her 3-year-old granddaughter, Samantha. “All I could see was blood," said Vicki Hullihen of Mahaffey, after testifying she went to help and saw the girl's body 25 to 30 feet from the roadway.
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