Eleven of the companies and individuals sued by the families of victims in the 2008 Texas bus crash that killed 17 people on their way to a religious retreat have agreed to out-of-court settlements, according to a recent court order. …
Police in southeastern Pennsylvania say autopsy results on “Jackass” daredevil Ryan Dunn could take a week. The 34-year-old Dunn was killed early Monday in a fiery car wreck in suburban Philadelphia. His 30-year-old friend and passenger, Zachary Hartwell, also died. …
A wildfire that’s burned nearly 8 square miles of Central California wilderness is nearing containment. Kern County fire spokesman Sean Collins says the blaze that began Sunday is 95 percent contained Tuesday morning and should be entirely surrounded by evening. …
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. will challenge allegations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that the company committed safety violations at its plant in Tupelo. Cooper Tire spokeswoman Michelle Zeisloft tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that the company …
A former San Antonio standout high school wide receiver who played at North Texas has died following a one-vehicle rollover accident in South Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 22-year-old Sam Dibrell died Monday after a wreck about …
A string of construction zone crashes is prompting the Ohio Department of Transportation to lower the speed limit on a section of Interstate 77 south of Cleveland. Agency spokeswoman Jaclyn Schafer says the area has seen four serious accidents since …
Insured severe weather losses have already topped $15.5 billion in the United States this year, three times the full-year average of the last 20 years, insurance brokerage Aon Corp. said Wednesday. Almost all of that comes from the outbreak of …
Exeter Hospital has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a former nurse who said she was fired after claiming medical procedures were not being properly followed in the hospital’s endoscopy unit. Hospital officials earlier this year denied any wrongdoing …
The state Senate’s expected to pass a bill that would limit the liability of defendants in some civil court cases for negligence – a top priority of business groups and Gov. Tom Corbett. Tuesday’s anticipated vote comes a day after …
Michael D. Riley has been named as acting West Virginia insurance commissioner. Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Tuesday that Riley’s appointment is effective July 1. Insurance Commissioner Jane Cline is retiring on June 30. Riley currently is assistant commissioner …