The number of gun crimes at Virginia bars and restaurants declined slightly during the first year of a new state law that allows people with permits to carry concealed firearms into establishments that serve alcohol, a newspaper reported Sunday. According …
The number of workers covered by workers’ compensation dropped by 4.4 percent in 2009, the biggest decrease in two decades. Also, according to a report by the nonprofit National Academy of Social Insurance, employer costs for benefits fell by 7.6 …
A Boston firefighter who claimed disability benefits due to a back injury but still competed as bodybuilder has been found not guilty of fraud by a federal jury. Albert Arroyo was acquitted on two counts of mail fraud by a …
The British Grand National course at Aintree will be changed following the deaths of two horses during the 2011 race. Aintree executives and the British Horseracing Authority responded to widespread criticism of this year’s events by initiating a review. The …
Effective later this month, Unitrin, Inc. will conduct business under its new name, Kemper Corporation. Purchased in 2002, the Kemper personal lines business represents the company’s largest business unit with just under $1 billion in total earned premiums in 2010. …
A carpenter in Oklahoma says he has learned his lesson: Don’t wear rival colors to Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy’s house. Gundy is being sued by a contractor who says he agreed to work on the coach’s home in March. …
A volunteer fire department in Miller County in western Arkansas doesn’t know who’s used a fuel card to buy thousands of dollars worth of gas without permission. The Texarkana Gazette reports that more than $3,000 in fuel has been purchased …
Police in Calera, Ala. say two Georgia men are being held on robbery charges in connection with the holdup of a Waffle House there, and investigators say the two may be involved in a two-state crime spree targeting Waffle House …
A research project linked to the cleanup of a heavily polluted upstate New York lake is turning up some interesting discoveries. An archaeological study of the bottom of Onondaga Lake has revealed numerous boat wrecks and shoreline infrastructure dating back …
Pickup trucks are still the most popular vehicles among thieves in West Virginia. The National Crime Insurance Bureau’s latest “Hot Wheels” report shows five of the top 10 vehicles stolen in West Virginia last year were pickup trucks. The most …