A woman accused of racking up at least $22,000 in charges on another person’s credit card and using false workers’ comp documents has pleaded guilty to several charges. Lindsey Eakes, 24, of North Liberty, is accused in several incidents in …
Property insurance wasn’t supposed to be the big issue in the 2008 Legislature. To the chagrin of many lawmakers, it just won’t go away. Legislators thought they’d largely taken care of the issue last year when they passed a bill …
Authorities mistakenly released the body of an adult woman to the family of a 2-year-old fire victim, and the woman’s body was buried in the girl’s grave, officials said. A routine office check at the state Medical Examiner’s Office earlier …
A 17-year-old boy has been convicted of arson for starting a $30-million fire last May that gutted the historic auditorium of an East Los Angeles high school that inspired the movie “Stand and Deliver.” District attorney spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said …
Three more Tenn. counties are eligible for federal disaster aid resulting from storms Feb. 5-6. Gov. Phil Bredesen said Fayette, Haywood and McNairy Counties were included by the federal government in a major disaster declaration. Fayette County has been authorized …
Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano signed a declaration of emergency for Pima County after rain and flooding caused significant damage to public infrastructure. In the Mount Lemmon area, severe rain Jan. 27 caused damage to roads, stranded residents in their homes …
A judge’s controversial ruling in a Kentucky plane crash liability case has sparked concern across the aviation industry about the long-term survival of a popular program that allows air travel workers to privately report safety violations. U.S. District Judge Karl …
A federal judge on Wednesday in Mississippi declined to dismiss an indictment in a judicial bribery case against powerful attorney Richard “Dickie” Scruggs and two others. Scruggs, his son Zach and law partner Sidney Backstrom are accused of trying to …
The condition of Iowa’s bridges ranked fourth worst in the nation, with nearly a quarter structurally deficient, according to a study released Wednesday by a coalition of industry groups. The study found that 21 percent of Iowa’s 5,153 bridges were …
North Carolina firefighters fought a large brush fire Wednesday that damaged a dozen homes in a Charlotte neighborhood. Charlotte Fire Department Capt. Rob Brisley said the fire heavily damaged two of the homes. Brisley said one person was injured. The …