Officials in Woodward , Okla.,say softball-sized hail caused an estimated $250,000 in damages after severe storms swept through the area Monday night, injuring three people. Woodward County Emergency Manager Matt Lehenbauer says an infant was injured by glass from a …
Lawton, Okla., police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed while walking along a busy street. Police tell Lawton television station KSWO that the Tuesday morning death appears to be an accident. Police say the victim, who has …
Authorities say a domestic dispute may have led to a fire that killed a candidate for Izard County assessor. Arkansas Sheriff Tate Lawrence says the body of 58-year-old Charles Green was recovered early Saturday and sent to the state Crime …
Shining Path rebels are seeking a $10 million ransom for 40 Peruvian construction workers abducted in a pre-dawn raid at the country’s main natural gas field in the Amazon jungle, local officials said Tuesday. The abducted workers, employees of Skanska …
Preventing pilots from losing consciousness from sudden high gravitational forces was among a set of recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board to try to avoid a repeat of last year’s horrific air race crash in Reno that left …
Authorities say a reported explosion involving a battery has injured two people at a General Motors Co. research facility in suburban Detroit, Mich. City of Warren Fire Chief Dave Frederick says crews were called to the GM Tech Center on …
Two massive earthquakes triggered back-to-back tsunami warnings for Indonesia on Wednesday, sending panicked residents fleeing to high ground in cars and on the backs of motorcycles. There were no signs of deadly waves, however, or serious damage, and a watch …
An insurance company and a St. Albans body shop owner are temporarily barred from using junkyard parts to repair vehicles. The Charleston Gazette reports that a Kanawha County judge has issued a temporary injunction in the West Virginia case against …
BP Plc will gain access to U.S. government documents that may shed light on the size of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a crucial issue in determining the oil company’s liability. According to a …
Distracted driving has grabbed headlines recently as a consensus emerges around the risk posed by drivers using cell phones. A presentation at the Casualty Actuarial Society’s Ratemaking and Product Management Seminar held last month showed how new analytic methods are …