Fire officials say they’ve taken another look at the blaze that caused $310,000 damage at the historic Palace Theatre in Silverton, Ore., and decided it was accidental. Silverton Mayor Stu Rasmussen, one of the co-owners, said after the April 11 …
Parts of the LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, have been damaged after a small fire triggered a deluge from a sprinkler system. Salt Lake City Fire Department officials say the sprinklers had already doused the flames when …
The 88-year-old retired Coast Guard officer hadn’t been outside the U.S. in decades. Yet phone calls started pouring in from Jamaica, dangling the prospects of huge winnings from an international lottery that he had won. There was a catch, of …
Customer satisfaction with the auto claims experience declined for the first time in three calendar quarters, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 U.S. Auto Claims Satisfaction Study. Overall customer satisfaction declined 13 points to 842, the lowest satisfaction …
A judge in northern Illinois has awarded more than $6 million to the family of a 17-year-old Loves Park girl killed by a drunk driver. Judge Edward Prochaska awarded the money Monday to the family of Amanda Kordich. She was …
Some central Kansas safety officials say storm chasers created traffic jams and put others in danger while following severe weather that hit the state during the weekend. But professional storm chasers are defending the practice, saying they provide valuable information …
The Creston, Iowa, fire chief says tornado sirens didn’t sound before a twister hit the town, damaging a hospital and community college, because no tornado warning had been issued. Chief Todd Jackson says the National Weather Service issued a severe …
Unscrupulous doctors who overprescribe the painkillers that are being widely abused in Kentucky could be more quickly identified and prosecuted under a bill approved by the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. House Speaker Greg Stumbo said the legislation is crucial …
Nearly two dozen companies that manufactured government-issued trailers for storm victims after Hurricane Katrina have agreed to pay almost $15 million in a class-action settlement of claims the temporary shelters exposed occupants to hazardous fumes. Plaintiffs’ attorney Gerald Meunier said …
A New Jersey man has been sentenced to eight months of house arrest and five years of probation for his role in a botched attempt to sink a fishing boat three years ago for $400,000 in insurance money. Fifty-year-old Arthur …