Lt. Jeff Dube, a Leesburg police spokesman, says Todd Sanders was in his office in the 200 block of South King Street when the shots were fired Monday night. He says Sanders was treated at a hospital and released.

Dube says after the shooting, Sanders went outside and flagged down a ride to a hospital from a motorist.

He says Sanders works for the Sanders & Kissler law firm. According to the firm's Web site, Sanders practices criminal and civil litigation and is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School.

Perez entered the plea Tuesday in his first court appearance since his arrest last week. He is charged with receiving a bribe, tampering with evidence and conspiring to tamper with evidence.

Perez's attorney, Hubert Santos, says Perez is "prepared to go to trial today." Perez is due back in court March 3.

Perez is accused of hiring a city contractor to do $40,000 worth of renovations to his home and not paying for it until he was confronted by investigators in 2007.

He says he has no plans to step down as mayor.

The Iowa Supreme Court has issued an order closing all state court offices on Feb. 16 to save money during tough budget times.

Court officials say the day of unpaid leave will affect about 1,600 employees and save more than $335,000.

Judges and magistrates are the only court employees who will work on the furlough day. That's because their salaries are set by the Legislature and handled separately.

Court officials say the closure is in response to an expected reduction in their budget.

The furlough is planned for President's Day, a federal holiday, when officials expect less impact on the public because other government agencies are closed.

Cynthia Haddad filed the gender discrimination lawsuit after she fired in April 2004 after 10 years at the Pittsfield Wal-Mart.

In 2007, a Berkshire Superior Court awarded Haddad nearly $1 million in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages. The company appealed.

A judge upheld the compensatory damages but agreed to revoke the punitive damages, saying there was insufficient basis for the jury’s decision.

On Thursday, both sides make their case on the issue of the punitive damages before the Supreme Judicial Court.

The suit names St. Louis-based Arch Coal Inc., and its subsidiary, Cumberland River Coal Co.

The lawsuit alleges that the company committed blatant safety violations that caused Sturgill's death. Sturgill died Jan. 8, 2008, after his truck backed over a dumping point and continued to go down the slope. Sturgill was employed by Bates Contracting in Whitesburg, a contractor that supplies workers to coal companies. He had only been a rock-truck driver for 12 days before the accident, and had only driven on the night shift four times, the lawsuit said.

A New York City grand jury has indicted a lawyer suspected of bilking hedge funds out of more than $400 million.

The indictment returned Thursday in federal court in Manhattan charges Marc Dreier with conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. Dreier also is charged with securities fraud and wire fraud.

Dreier led the law firm Dreier LLP, with 250 attorneys and celebrity clients including ex-New York Giants star Michael Strahan (STRAY'-han). He was arrested in December after hedge funds complained he was stealing from them.

Dreier has remained jailed, unable to post enough cash or property toward his $20 million bail.

Defense attorneys say he's cooperated with a receiver appointed by the court to take control of his assets.

Prosecutors say he could face 30 years to life in prison if convicted.