Farmers in Arizona’s Santa Cruz, Cochise and Pima counties who suffered crop damage during a severe storm in August will be eligible for emergency loans and other federal assistance because of a federal disaster declaration. The Arizona Wine Growers Association …
More than two dozen people were sickened by carbon monoxide at a building housing a Bank of America branch in Flagstaff, Ariz. Fire crews responded to a possible gas leak at the multistory building at about 4:30 p.m. on Oct. …
Nearly half (44 percent) of private company executives expect their firms will add jobs by year end, and more than half (54 percent) plan to expand product or service offerings. Another 12 percent of those same executives anticipate completing a …
School buses are safe enough without seat belts and students in many cases ignore a requirement to wear them, according to a study in Alabama released this week that found the straps would save the life of about one child …
An attorney says the parents of a male cruise ship dancer who was fatally shot by San Diego Harbor Police after jumping off the ship have reached a tentative $2.5 million settlement in their wrongful death lawsuit against the port. …
Dozens of moviegoers scrambled out of a Southern California theater before a water main break caused a roof collapse. No one was hurt. KTLA-TV reports Terra Vista theater managers told moviegoers to leave the Rancho Cucamonga building at about 8:30 …
Texas State Rep. Larry Taylor (R-Friendswood) has filed a mandamus petition in the 1st Court of Appeals in Houston seeking relief from a temporary stay of his request for information concerning a $189 million settlement between the Texas Windstorm Insurance …
A former high school gymnast from Milford whose feet were severely injured when plywood boards fell on them as she set up a temporary floor for practice has settled with the school department for $625,000. Kaylee Ritchie was 14 when …
The earthquake and the subsequent tsunami, which struck the Mentawai Islands off of the Indonesian island of Sumatra has left at least 272 dead, with over 400 people still reported missing. Indonesian authorities are also trying to deal with the …
New York authorities say two men are recovering from injuries suffered when they fell about 25 feet while working on a television station antenna tower in Utica. State police say three employees of Alpha Antenna Services of Manlius were being …