A southwestern Illinois teenager faces up to four years in prison and the prospect of paying nearly $1 million in restitution for damage resulting from a Wal-Mart fire he admits setting last fall. The Telegraph of Alton reports that 17-year-old …
A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed inside a school chemistry lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, school officials said Wednesday. Michele Dufault, a senior majoring in physics and astronomy, died Tuesday night …
The victim of sexual assault by a former Oahu prison guard is suing the correction officer and the state of Hawaii. Hawaii News Now reported Wednesday the lawsuit claims the state was negligent in hiring, training and supervising Ryan Malasig, …
A Lincoln, Nebraska fire official says a child playing with a lighter started a fire that damaged her family’s duplex. The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon. No injuries were reported. Rick Campos of the Bureau of Fire Prevention told the …
A poll of 2000 British motorists revealed they regularly leave an astonishing 3.2 billion pounds (approximately $5 billion) worth of belongings in their cars overnight, according to new research from Your Cover car insurance, part of Allianz Insurance. Research showed …
The latest effort to rescind Tennessee’s motorcycle helmet law for adult riders has failed for the year. Republican Sen. Mike Bell of Riceville asked the Senate Transportation Committee on Wednesday to place his measure on the panel’s first calendar of …
A swimming pool company president charged in a Connecticut boy’s 2007 drowning pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminally negligent homicide, a misdemeanor, for not installing a state-mandated safety device. David Lionetti had been charged with manslaughter, which could have carried a …
The owner of a Vermont computer store that had 22 laptop computers stolen is calling the crime a “professional hit.” Patrick Brown of Brown Computer Solutions in Brattleboro said the people who broke into his store last Friday were disguised …
In 2008, a total of 6,378 New York QCs were referred to NICB from its member insurance companies compared with 6,726 in 2009 and 7,026 in 2010. That represents a 10 percent increase in 2010 from 2008 numbers as reported …
In 2008, a total of 15,609 California QCs were referred to NICB from its member insurance companies, compared with 16,274 in 2009 and 17,082 in 2010. That represents a 9 percent increase in 2010 from 2008 numbers according to The …