The blackened swath of prairie stretches some 40 miles from the edge of Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico to the Texas state line. Firefighters and weather forecasters are pointing to the fresh scar from last week’s nearly 65,000-acre grass …
A federal jury has awarded a Powell, Wyo., woman just over $30,000 after finding that police unsafely deployed a “flash bang” device and used her as a human shield during a drug raid at her home two years ago. The …
One in 140 drivers in Indiana is likely to a hit a deer this year. That’s the statistic the State Farm insurance agency formulated last year when it studied the number of deer-vehicle collisions across the country. It’s also one …
Two diamond dealers were convicted Friday of staging an elaborate, phony heist in hopes of netting millions of dollars in insurance money to save their struggling business. The New Year’s Eve 2008 incident had cinematic trappings: costumed bandits dressed as …
Fire officials are trying to determine the cause of a second fire in three days at Hagerstown, Maryland house. Authorities say Friday’s fire destroyed what was left of the house on Millers Church Road, which had been damaged in a …
The Missouri-based Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) is implementing an independent inspection program designed to perform on-site lightning protection inspections. LPI is a not-for-profit group founded in 1955 to promote lightning safety. The organization provides a certification program in lightning protection …
It’s something Nikki Johns wishes had been around before her infant son died in a drop-side crib: a centralized federal database of people’s safety complaints about thousands of products, from baby gear to household appliances and more. “If I had …
Florida’s “Operation Deep Horizon” has netted 17 arrests — including a clinic owner, doctors, clinic employees and staged recruiters — in the state’s largest-ever auto personal injury protection (PIP) insurance bust . Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, along with Miami-Dade …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday toured a storm-damaged neighborhood in Franklin County where one man was killed earlier this week. “We let them know our thoughts and prayers are with them,” Haslam told reporters near the remnants of the …
The Mississippi House will soon consider a bill requiring all-terrain vehicle riders under 16 to wear a helmet and take a safety course if they are going to ride on public lands. The House Transportation Committee approved the Senate bill …