Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has appointed four people to the state’s Workers’ Compensation Court. The three new members of the court are Robert Lake Grove of Oklahoma City, William R. Foster of Norman and Eric W. Quandt of Tulsa. Henry …
The moths are here, so the worms won’t be far behind, Arkansas cotton and soybean farmers are being warned. “A major-league moth flight is coming from corn fields and moving into cotton, soybeans and irrigated grain sorghum fields,” said Gus …
Indiana will use $50 million in state funds to help farmers get low-interest loans _ money they can use along with federal funds to restore their flood-damaged fields. The plan announced on July 2 would give banks incentives to provide …
The 1995 Honda Civic was the car stolen the most in 2007, according to “Hot Wheels 2008,” the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) study that determines the vehicle make, model and model year most reported stolen each year. According to …
The federal judge who oversaw the eight-week trial of two lawyers accused of conspiring to defraud their clients out of $65 million in a diet-drug settlement won’t handle the retrial. U.S. District Judge William O. Bertelsman, who has senior judge …
West Virginia boaters who like a few drinks while out on the lakes or rivers will have to take it easy if a proposed rule change goes through. The state Division of Natural Resources wants to lower the legal blood …
Fire destroyed a church which served Anderson County, South Carolina residents for at least 100 years. The Independent-Mail of Anderson, S.C. reported that New Hope Baptist Church went up in flames July 7, minutes after members preparing for Bible school …
For the fourth time this year, a home burned in a gated beach front community in Georgetown County, South Carolina. Midway Fire and Rescue spokesman Bob Beebe told The Sun News of Myrtle Beach that lightning probably caused the blaze …
A new mathematical model indicates that dust devils, water spouts, tornadoes, hurricanes and cyclones are all born of the same mechanism and will intensify as climate change warms the Earth’s surface. The new equation, developed by University of Michigan atmospheric …
A popular firemen’s carnival in Hunterdon County, New Jersey may have served its last cheesesteak: the state says it’s a fire hazard. For 70 years, the Califon Firemen’s Carnival has drawn people from throughout the region for games, rides and …