Kyson Johnson, a special assistant in the specialized crime division of the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, has been named Prosecutor of the Year by A Texas Advisory Council on Arson (ATAC). Johnson was honored for his work in fighting …
The Air Force has paid out $2.6 million in claims for damage from last year’s Pinelands forest fire that burned 17,000 acres in New Jersey. The May blaze was touched off by an F-16 on a training mission that dropped …
A fast-moving range fire near Circle, Mont. forced the evacuation of homes in northern McCone County. The blaze started on the south side of Highway 16, roughly 30 miles north of Circle sometime before noon. It soon crossed the road, …
Two policyholders of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. have filed a federal lawsuit against board members and former executives of the corporation, which was established by the state as an “insurer of last resort” for people who could not …
Citigroup has agreed to pay Enron Corp creditors $1.66 billion as the final part of a settlement of a lawsuit over banks’ responsibility in the energy trading firm’s downfall, a group representing creditors said Wednesday. The group said that in …
Families of those killed in the Virginia Tech shootings have until March 31 to say whether they’ll accept a settlement that would include $100,000 each and the chance to question the governor and university officials about the shooting, a victim’s …
Maine contractors who work in more than one town will have a unified building code to follow rather than rules that vary from one community to another, if a bill before a legislative committee becomes law. The Business, Research and …
The brother of a construction worker killed when a New York crane collapsed has filed notice that he plans to sue the city for $30 million for his brother’s wrongful death. The notice of claim filing Monday by Christopher Canzona, …
New York’s new governor, who disclosed last week that he and his wife both committed adultery several years ago, said that he used cocaine in his 20s and smoked marijuana when he was younger. In reference to cocaine, Gov. David …
Police in Montpelier, Vermont have identified 61 victims in the case of a property management company that suddenly went out of business, but no charges have been brought. Tenants, landlords, contractors and others who are owed money by Parkside Property …