Fargo police are investigating vandalism that left a church basement flooded after pipes froze and burst. Fire Department Captain LeRoy Skarloken says most of the basement windows had been broken at the Bible Baptist Church, letting in freezing air. Skarloken …
Fire destroyed the studios of KREX-TV and KFQX-TV in Grand Junction, Colo., blocking local broadcast of NFL playoff games. City fire investigators said Monday they were still looking into the cause of the Sunday morning blaze. Five people inside the …
Mendocino County authorities say a marijuana growing operation discovered near the Eel River may have caused $1 million in environmental damage. A sheriff’s spokesman says when deputies served warrants on the 2,000-plant indoor growing operation near Highway 162 Wednesday, they …
An Oregon City couple wants the city to pay them more than $400,000 because a sewer line backed up and flooded their basement with sewage, destroying everything from clothes to the family Bible. The disaster occurred while the couple were …
A glass-eating gypsy, a teacher who faked terminal cancer, and an insurance agent who killed homeless clients are among the top insurance swindlers of 2007. These convicted thieves were inducted into the Insurance Fraud Hall of Shame by the Coalition …
Utah lawmakers may consider restricting or revoking driving privilege cards for undocumented immigrants when the 2008 Legislature convenes this week. Created in 2005, the cards allow immigrants to drive legally — with insurance — without having other valid state identification. …
The fraud and corruption trial of former state Deputy Insurance Superintendent Joe Ruiz, who is accused of trying to coerce an insurance company to donate money to his favorite charity rather than pay state fines, will resume this week. Attorney …
Two former Monroe, La., police officers have been acquitted in federal court on allegations they committed insurance fraud. A 12-person jury returned the verdicts in the case against Brandon Brooks and former police union president Paul Brown. “I’m glad about …
A new Arkansas state law is intended to keep buildings from falling down if a big earthquake strikes in the New Madrid Fault Zone, but Blytheville Mayor Barrett Harrison says the law could keep the buildings from ever going up. …
A proposed measure that would require California state and local law enforcement officers to remove the license plates of any vehicle lacking proof of insurance and current valid registration is one step closer to reaching the state’s November 2008 ballot. …