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U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 17, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- The 416 children who once led cloistered lives on their church's ranch outside a tiny town in West Texas have spent the past two weeks sleeping on cots, shuffled from shelter to shelter. But on Thursday, a judge was to hear from their attorneys, along.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jul 15, 2007 @ 10:55am neoform

www.kcba.com -- Monterey Sheriff’s Deputies pulled-up thousands of pot plants from a ranch in Carmel Valley owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoch. Nearly thirty four hundred plants were found in two gardens along the banks of a creek. The remote property is part of a ran.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Feb 13, 2007 @ 3:53pm mrmdc

MSNBC -- A bookkeeper pleaded guilty Monday to embezzling $6.9 million to pay for such things as a ranch in Vermont, a life-size statue of Al Capone and a private performance by singer Burt Bacharach, federal authorities said. Angela Buckborough Platt, 43, pock.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Jun 4, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Just a fraction of the children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch remain in foster care after parents traveled this sprawling state to reunite their families. By Tuesday, 397 children had been returned to their parents, leaving just a few dozen of t.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Apr 17, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- A custody hearing scheduled to begin Thursday morning will decide the fate of more than 400 children taken from a polygamist sect's ranch in central Texas amid allegations of abuse. Two weeks after pulling all children from the YFZ (Yearning for Zion) Ran.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jan 21, 2008 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- A huge stretch of land near Mount Hamilton that is nearly the size of San Francisco has been donated as a conservation easement by the Hewlett and Packard families to protect the property from development, the Nature Conservancy said Sunday. The protec.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 2, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

SF Gate -- Truckee, Nevada County - Three months ago, Perry Norris took his 7-year-old son to the Waddle Ranch in the northern Sierra Nevada and pointed out the sweeping panorama of pine forests, pristine meadows, birds and wildlife that make up the Martis Valley... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Jun 11, 2007 @ 12:41am neoform

FOX News -- Authorities combed an area southwest of the Montana State Prison on Sunday for two escaped inmates, including one once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son, who escaped while working at the prison's ranch. Kelly A. Frank, 45, and convict.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 9, 2007 @ 5:57pm neoform

FOX News -- Two inmates, including a man who was once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son, escaped from the Montana State Prison while working on the prison's ranch Friday. Kelly A. Frank, 45, and William J. Willcutt, 22, apparently left in one of.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 9, 2007 @ 5:52pm neoform

CNN -- Authorities on Saturday combed an area near the Montana State Prison for two inmates, including one once accused of plotting to kidnap David Letterman's son, who escaped while working at the prison's ranch. Kelly A. Frank, 45, and convicted burglar Wil.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Mar 26, 2007 @ 4:54pm neoform

CNN -- The last remaining building on the grounds where the infamous Mustang Ranch brothel once stood went up in flames Sunday. The 48-room, 20,000-square-foot structure known as the Mustang Ranch II annex was destroyed as part of a firefighting training exer.. Read More