A suburban Philadelphia man was sentenced Tuesday to 30 to 60 years in prison after pleading no contest in arson cases, including a fire that killed an elderly woman. George Donkewicz, 24, pleaded no contest due to mental illness in …
Two workers removing clay from a pit in a remote part of the Texas Panhandle were killed when a natural gas line exploded, a sheriff said. The blast near Darrouzett, about 270 miles northeast of Lubbock, was the second fatal …
Twenty-nine workers hired for oil spill recovery tasks have complained along with 42 others of diverse ailments including nausea, vomiting and flu-like symptoms since May 2, state health officials reported. Several of those complaining of problems were treated and released …
Federal and state agencies have approved more than $4.6 million in the past five weeks to help people recover from tornadoes, floods and severe storms this spring in Mississippi. Of that total, more than $3.5 million has been approved by …
Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen has written to BP CEO Tony Hayward demanding “more detail and openness” about how the company is handling mounting damage claims in the wake of the Gulf Coast oil spill. Allen reminded Hayward in the …
Repairs are expected to start soon on a levee protecting a Des Moines , Iowas, neighborhood inundated by the Des Moines River in the past 17 years. The levee in the Birdland neighborhood is a source of concern because of …
Victims of 15 weekend tornadoes that battered central Illinois are eligible for low-interest disaster recovery loans. The Illinois Treasurer’s office says the loan programs get below-market interest rates for people in disaster areas who use participating lenders. Illinois Gov. Pat …
Ginseng growers in Wisconsin whose crops sustained severe damage from snow and ice in early May will get some relief through crop insurance and emergency loans. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has issued a disaster declaration for the primary counties …
A federal judge is ordering the Minnesota Department of Corrections to pay $724,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement on June 8. The EEOC sued the Corrections Department over an early …
Two companies that once insured Appleton Papers Inc. are liable for $10 million toward the cleanup of the Fox River after a court decision on June 8, the firm’s lawyer said. The 2-1 ruling by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals …