Seated behind the wheel of a fire engine, Dave Breglia follows a map dotted with expensive homes threatened by wildfires. His job: protect high-end real estate and save an insurance company millions of dollars. “I never know where I’ll go …
Two homeless men befriended by a pair of elderly woman needed only food, water and shelter, a judge said. Instead, said Superior Court Judge David Wesley, they were killed because of the women’s greed. For that, Wesley handed down two …
The Wisconsin Supreme Court said a couple’s homeowner’s policy does not cover alleged negligence by the wife for not preventing her husband from sexually abusing a child. The minor alleged that the woman, Deborah Wangard, was negligent because she did …
Authorities said a mother was dead and her two children were missing after a fire destroyed their two-story house in Gastonia, N.C. The Charlotte Observer reported authorities said the mother was killed, and firefighters were looking for two children. Firefighters …
An unemployed man whose 4-year-old boy died in a fire last year at a rented duplex in Springfield now faces a $7,500 bill for damages. The boy’s father, 24-year-old Kevin Freeman, is facing a small claims suit filed by a …
Local and state officials are investigating after a suspected arson fire outside a company in Savage, Minn. that manufactures and retrofits vehicles for people with disabilities. Captain Dave Muelken of the Savage Police Department said three vans were destroyed and …
Fire investigators said an electrical problem caused a blaze that burned the abandoned recording studio of hip-hop and R&B producer Teddy Riley. Battalion Chief David Hutcheson with the Virginia Beach Fire Department says lightning in the area also could have …
Michigan Governor, Jennifer Granholm says she’ll meet with federal officials to plan for disaster aid President Bush has approved to aid recovery from June storms. She and Federal Emergency Management Agency officials will coordinate aid for Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, …
A magnitude 9 earthquake could cause Oregon $30 billion to $40 billion in damage, a state geologist estimates, or about 100 times the damage blamed on last winter’s severe storms and flooding. Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries released …
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced on July 15 that Illinois’ number of motorists and front seat passengers who buckle up in the state edged upwards and exceeded 90 percent for the second straight year. In addition, the Illinois Department of …