Reckless operators of U.S. petroleum and natural gas pipelines would pay higher fines under bipartisan safety legislation passed Thursday by the Senate Commerce Committee. The bill is in response to several pipeline accidents in the last year that killed more …
Nine Southern California residents have been charged with cell phone fraud with losses from the scheme estimated at more than $400,000, according to the California Department of Insurance (CDI) Fraud Division. Five of the nine defendants: Akop Markaryan, 26, Armenak …
An anonymous phone call to the state’s Arson Hotline resulted in the arrests of two juveniles in connection with an apartment fire in Austin. The fire caused an estimated $10,000 in damage. Austin fire investigators say two boys, ages 12 …
Opening the Morganza Floodway to protect Mississippi River levees from the pressure of floodwaters not seen since 1927 could spill water 5 to 25 feet deep over seven parishes, with some of the deepest waters near St. Francisville and up …
Fire-use restrictions go into effect this week throughout the Prescott region and other parts of Arizona. In an unusual move, the higher-elevation Coconino and southern Kaibab national forests started fire restrictions on Friday ahead of the ones for the Prescott …
Residents already devastated by the April 10 tornado that ripped through the area now must deal with the storm’s aftermath slowing an already fragile economy. Lincoln County had the 10th-highest unemployment rate in the state – 10.8 percent – before …
A “Toy Story 3” bowling game made in China is being recalled because red paint on the pins contains lead. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that the recall affects about 600 copies of the toy set, which …
A judge has approved a $7 million settlement for a Shrewsbury family who claimed medical negligence in the birth of their daughter. The lawsuit filed in 2008 lawsuit against two doctors, a nurse practitioner and a genetic counselor alleged that …
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by a former central Indiana sheriff’s deputy fired for refusing to be shocked with a Taser gun as part of his mandatory training. Ray Robert had sought reinstatement, back wages and punitive damages …
A Florida judge has ruled that a couple’s damage from tainted Chinese drywall is covered by their homeowner insurance policy. Hillsborough County Circuit Judge Robert Foster this week said he found no exclusion in the Springfield, Ill.-based Teachers Insurance Co. …