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Denver L. Clifford faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty to five counts of armed robbery Friday. He is a Marion resident and is 61 years old. Delaware Circuit Court 1 Judge Marianne Vorhees set a Sept. 13 sentencing hearing. The judge will announce at that time whether she accepts the terms of a plea agreement that calls for 15 other charges pending against Clifford to be dismissed. According to Indiana Department of Correction records, Clifford was released from prison in June 2006 after serving terms for armed robbery convictions in Madison and Fayette counties. He received a 50-year sentence for the 1981 Madison County conviction, and his most recent arrests led to his parole in that case to be revoked.
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It’s Groundhog Day and at 7:25 a.m., Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow. According to lore, we’ll get six more weeks of winter. A side note: Punxsutawney Phil has a 39% accuracy rate.
After a month of protests, walkouts and bitter debate, Indiana will become the 23rd right-to-work state. The Senate gave final approval to right-to-work 28-22, unchanged from the first vote on the bill last month. Governor Daniels signed the bill into law about three hours after the senate vote.
A man was killed Wednesday night in a one-vehicle accident along Ind. 3 in southern Delaware County. The victim — whose name had not been released late Wednesday pending notification of relatives — was pronounced dead at the scene by Delaware County Coroner Scott Hahn. The accident was reported shortly after 8 p.m. just south [...]