A federal judge has dealt a setback to the prosecution in the upcoming retrial of Las Vegas personal attorney lawyer Noel Gage. U.S. District Judge Justin Quackenbush ruled that the U.S. attorney’s office must grant immunity to Dr. Mark Kabins …
A Maryland Transit Administration police officer has been sentenced to five years in prison in a car insurance scheme. Forty-one-year-old James Walthall of Randallstown pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud in February. Federal prosecutors say he arranged to …
A small but powerful storm has caused major damage to a marina at Lake Texoma in Oklahoma. Strong winds during the storm uprooted oak trees — some that stood 40 feet tall and were six feet around — and destroyed …
An elementary school in northern Iowa is closing over air quality concerns. The decision came after testing at North Kossuth Elementary in Bancroft showed high asbestos levels. Mike Landstrum, North Kossuth’s superintendent, says he hopes to have the school’s 145 …
Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons encouraged citizens throughout the state to prepare for emergencies by building an emergency kit, developing a family response plan and ensuring they maintain access to communications networks during times of emergency. “The ongoing earthquake swarm in …
A bill being considered by the Michigan legislature would let motorists save up to 16 percent on their auto insurance by choosing less medical coverage. Michigan is the only state to require unlimited personal injury protection benefits, which policyholders pay …
Baxter County Heritage Museum in Gassville, Ark., damaged by a tornado while closed for its winter break, will not reopen in the historic building it has occupied for eight years. Officials say a new site will be sought in Mountain …
On the eve of Hurricane Katrina, massive pumps that keep water out of the New Orleans suburb of Metairie went silent when the roughly 100 workers who run them were allowed to flee under a “doomsday” evacuation plan. With the …
Relatives of those killed in a 2005 BP plant explosion and other industrial accident victims are urging the Legislature to undo a Texas Supreme Court ruling in a high-profile workplace injury case. “If no one is held accountable, then nobody …
The city says it will pay $50 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2003 fire at a downtown county administration building that killed six people. A Chicago law firm says that brings to $100 million the amount the city, …