The Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) has received a record $830,000 in restitution from an Akron area anesthesiologist five years after his conviction in an insurance fraud case that captured national attention and sent him to prison for life. …
The Wyoming House is considering a bill that would prevent employers from prohibiting workers from keeping guns in their vehicles at the workplace. The House voted 36-23 in favor of House Bill 207, sponsored by Rep. Sam Krone, R-Cody. The …
Numbers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) U.S. Fire Administration show that three states – Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana – in FEMA Region 6 are among the top ten in the nation when it comes to the fire death …
A teen shown on video being kicked in the groin, ribs and face by an undercover Seattle police officer has filed a claim for $450,000 against the City of Seattle. Lawyer Christopher Carney says the then-17-year-old youth was a victim …
The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit announced that troopers arrested a mother and daughter from Shreveport, La., on Feb. 14 and charged them each with one count of insurance fraud. The arrest was the result of an investigation …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued Doherty, Giannini & Rietz Construction Inc., an underground contractor located in Bensenville, one willful and one repeat safety citation for failing to protect workers from cave-ins during trenching …
A 4-foot-long section of natural gas pipe suspected of causing a massive explosion and fire that killed five people has been unearthed and will be transported to an engineering firm for analysis. Workers began removing the piece of cast iron …
A ban on outdoor burning of brush after went into effect Tuesday in Virginia, as the state marked the beginning of spring fire season, which runs through April. Virginia law also prohibits burns within 300 feet of woodlands, fields or …
Authorities expect to reopen the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in downtown Washington after a fire at a restaurant in the building’s food court. D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says there was moderate damage to the building …
Drivers in West Virginia could be pulled over for not wearing a seat belt if Senate-passed legislation prevails this session. Senators voted 27-5 this week to send the House the latest attempt by lawmakers to make this a primary offense. …