Federal officials regulators fined a Pep Boys service center in Connecticut $75,000 for safety violations. OSHA issued the fine after an inspection of the facility found that workers in the Hamden, Conn. store’s service area were exposed to electric shock …
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Jay Bradford announced that a Pulaski County jury recently found Benjamin Eagle guilty of one count of insurance fraud, – a class D felony – as well as one count of Criminal Attempt to Commit Theft of …
An Elkhart, Ind., maker of electric cars has issued its third recall in six weeks. The Elkhart Truth reported that Think North America has filed documents with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recalling 23 of its City electric cars …
The operator of a Houston day care where four children died in a fire is facing a growing list of criminal charges even as new allegations emerge that she had left the youngsters in her care alone and was shopping …
Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says 10 parishes along the Mississippi state line are included in a federal drought disaster declaration. They’re included because they’re adjacent to a Mississippi drought disaster area covering 44 counties. In Louisiana, the …
A 21-year-old Dickinson, N.D., man has pleaded not guilty to charges of burglarizing and setting fire to a local church. Joshua Whitworth is charged with arson, burglary and theft of property. He entered the plea Feb. 28 during a hearing …
A former North Providence town councilman has pleaded guilty to corruption charges, admitting he solicited tens of thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for votes to approve zoning changes as well as his role in an unrelated insurance fraud …
A suburban Philadelphia chiropractor is facing at least 15 years in prison after being convicted of arson in the fire that destroyed his practice and at least three other businesses. A federal jury convicted 59-year-old Jonathan Wiktorchik Jr. of charges …
Crawford & Company announced that it has established an office in Panama City, Panama, and named insurance executive Miguel Stempel as its manager of operations in the country, in order to “serve a growing insurance market.” Stempel will be responsible …
Bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ disease were found at the Playboy Mansion during an investigation into an illness that affected about 200 people who attended an event there last month, a health official said. Other infection sources have not been ruled …