State highway officials have announced that 330 people have been cited for violating the state’s hands-free cell phone law during a one-day sweep last week. Authorities said on Tuesday that the April 21 crackdown was part of National Distracted Driving …
A daunting job of damage assessment and cleanup confronted a tiny East Texas town of Edom, Texas, on April 27 after a suspected tornado roared through, damaging than 100 homes and injuring at least one person. The storm slammed through …
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel says he has sued a Texas-based company claiming to offer a quick fix for a damaged credit history, and illegally collecting fees in advance. A news release from McDaniel’s office said he had filed suit …
About 500 firefighters, army soldiers and police battling strong headwinds and dry conditions brought a forest fire in southern Switzerland under control Wednesday. An unusually hot spring and drought conditions set the stage for the fire which was still burning …
Authorities are looking into the cause of a business fire in Sioux Falls. The blaze at a warehouse near Elston Manufacturing began about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities say no one was hurt. A damage estimate was not immediately available. Fire …
Union members from across West Virginia gathered to remember fallen workers and observe national Workers Memorial Day on Wednesday as a new report puts the state among the 10 worst for on-the-job fatalities. The observance honors 50 West Virginia workers …
The Arizona Court of Appeals plans to hear arguments Wednesday on a civil lawsuit involving a Gilbert spa owner whose clients paid to have fish eat dead skin off their feet. The case was filed by the Goldwater Institute on …
Residents in parts of central New York are cleaning up damage caused by severe storms that downed trees, flooded roads and basements and tore the roofs off several structures across the region. The thunderstorms that passed in a northeasterly direction …
Tow-truck drivers and the widow of a Colorado Springs tow-truck driver dragged to his death earlier this year are headed to the Colorado Capitol to call for safety changes. The drivers want to see lawmakers pass a Senate bill that …
Authorities say a sulfuric acid leak has been reported at a power plant in Alexandria, Va., but it poses no threat to public safety. Alexandria Fire Department Chief Robert Rodriguez says officials were called to the leak about 1:50 a.m. …