The attorneys for a Maine man shot by police have posted video of the shooting online as part of an effort to show Portland officers had no reason to fire at him. The website was created by Jonathan Mitchell’s legal …
The Montana Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected an appeal of a jury’s verdict that found the maker of Louisville Slugger baseball bats liable for the 2003 death of a player who was struck by a ball during a game …
Ross Duncan has been appointed Chairman of the Board for Ringler Associates, the company reported. Duncan has 30 years of experience in the industry, joining Ringler Associates in 1984. He has served on the Ringler Board of Directors since 2003. …
A federal judge in Boston has dismissed a lawsuit against Facebook filed by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Harvard classmates of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The Winklevoss twins’ claim that Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook from them got the full Hollywood …
A fire truck was stolen from the Greenwood Township Fire Department in northern Minnesota – and the alleged driver was later arrested for driving while impaired. The Mesabi Daily News reports Sunday that officials with the fire department had gone …
A handful of major storms that damaged parts of Ohio this year have caused more than a half-billion dollars in insured losses. The Akron Beacon Journal reports five storms have led to an estimated 125,000 claims and losses of $537 …
The 2010 Heavy Equipment National Theft Report recorded 13,374 theft reports, according to the National Equipment Register (NER) and the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). Just 19% percent of the heavy equipment stolen was recovered. The top five states with …
A civil court judge has ordered swimmer Nick D’Arcy to pay at least 180,000 Australian dollars ($190,000) in damages to former Commonwealth Games champion Simon Cowley, who was injured in a bar room fight in 2008. D’Arcy was convicted in …
State police say a 46-year-old Vermont man has died of injuries caused by heavy machinery in a construction accident in northern New York. Troopers said Wednesday that Michael Loyer of South Burlington was working for Trenchless Technologies of New England, …
New storm surge sensors in Mobile County will produce real-time information about water levels that experts say will play a key role in evacuating residents as a hurricane approaches. It’s the first time the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has …