The February Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America region, a leading economic indicator from a survey of supply managers in a nine-state area, rose for a third straight month pointing to improving economic growth in the months ahead, according to …
Citizens of Hall County in Georgia who provided information in a house fire that led to the conviction of an arsonist have received arson reward checks totaling $4,500. Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine and Bud Ausborn of …
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that destroyed a Fort Dodge, Iowa, restaurant. A cleaning crew reported the fire. Flames were visible on the roof of Mineral City Mill and Grill when firefighters arrived early on Feb. 28. …
For the drivers whose vehicles were damaged by concrete falling from an Interstate 44 bridge in Oklahoma recently, Tulsa resident Robin Cameron knows what might lie ahead. On Christmas Day 2008, Cameron and her daughter drove over an open manhole …
The magnitude of an earthquake felt in Oklahoma over the weekend has been downgraded but it remains the strongest quake to hit the state in 12 years. The U.S. Geological Survey originally said the earthquake on Feb. 27 was of …
Deputies say a 25-year-old Texas man has died in an accident at a natural gas drilling site in south Caddo Parish in Louisiana. The accident happened Feb. 27 at a rig operated by Trinidad Drilling Ltd. and owned by Chesapeake …
Applicants for a drivers license in Texas between the ages of 18 and 24 now must complete an approved driver education course and a driving skills test to get a license, the Texas Department of Public Safety says. DPS says …
A Texas-based pecan company is recalling plastic bags of its pecan pieces in small, medium and large sizes because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The American Pecan Co. said that its one-pound bags of shelled pecans were sold to …
Rocky, a 700-pound (320-kilogram) grizzly considered one of the most gentle animals of all Hollywood’s performing beasts, bites down on the neck of a veteran trainer. Illusionist Roy Horn is severely mauled by a show tiger during a Las Vegas …
A South Carolina program for coastal homeowners who have taken steps to shield their homes against hurricane winds has awarded more than 1,000 grants in two years. Scott Richardson, director of the South Carolina Department of Insurance, said that the …