Georgia is set to get its most detailed accounting yet of damage from the tornadoes that tore through the state leaving 15 people dead. State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens will release damage estimates from the storms at …
An overhaul of the Florida court system that has already been approved by the Florida House is one step closer to passing the Florida Senate. The Senate’s version was discussed on Thursday and rolled over to third reading. That means …
A jury has awarded $48 million to relatives of five people killed when a skydiving plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a rural Missouri airport in 2006. The jury in Union, Mo., on Thursday sided against London-based Doncasters Inc., ordering …
A woman seriously hurt after falling through a hole in an old fire escape is suing an Albuquerque bar called the Downtown Distillery. Lawyers for Jessica Riley say she fractured her pelvis and wrist in the fall last March. Lawyer …
Texas securities regulators are working to shut down at least six companies that buy life insurance policies at a discount from retirees. The so-called life settlements ostensibly offer the retirees lump-sum payments for a portion of those policies but, in …
A Georgia insurance company that paid a wrongful death claim on behalf of a former Utah State University fraternity has settled the lawsuit it brought against four of the fraternity’s members. The Herald Journal of Logan reports that attorneys for …
A U.S. judge has largely rejected Toyota Motor Corp’s latest bid to dismiss a lawsuit from buyers who say their cars lost value because of unintended acceleration problems, according to a tentative ruling. Toyota has recalled 19 million vehicles globally …
It was after midnight, and the Nebraska fire investigator was chasing orange glows around southern Gage County. First, a patch of burning grass near 148th Street and Olive Road. Then, in the distance, the glow of another, near Osage Road. …
In firefighting circles, they are considered the best of the best. Hotshots, they’re called — a specially trained assortment of federal firefighters tasked with battling the most stubborn blazes in the most rugged terrain. Armed with chainsaws and incendiary devices, …
A small earthquake recently shook parts of west-central Minnesota, but there are no reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey puts the magnitude at 2.5 and says it struck at 2:20 a.m. on April 29. It was felt …