Gov. Robert Bentley has signed legislation that assigns oversight of prefabricated storm shelters to the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. A bill by Republican Sen. Paul Bussman of Cullman won final approval in the Legislature last week and then went to …
A federal judge has allowed Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Inc. to add Wal-Mart Stores as a defendant in its lawsuit to protect its registered trademarks for “Sturgis” and “Black Hills.” Sturgis Motorcycle Rally sued Rushmore Photo and Gifts Inc. last June, …
A New Mexico widow is suing a Utah crematory after she says they gave her ashes that weren’t her husband’s. Marilynn Flynn of Alamogordo is suing McDougal Funeral Home, claiming the Taylorsville business was negligent, violated a contract and intentionally …
Illinois’ troubled system for compensating injured state workers hands out money too readily, sometimes without medical evidence to back up a claim and occasionally paying benefits the hurt employee didn’t even seek, according to an audit released Wednesday. Auditor General …
The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration says 10 miners died in work-related accidents at the nation’s mines during the first quarter of 2012, and half of those occurred on five consecutive weekends. MSHA chief Joe Main said Wednesday that …
If the mad cow found in California has you wondering about food safety, well, there are plenty of problems that pose serious risks to the food supply. But mad cow disease shouldn’t be high on the worry list. Just in …
A survivor of the fatal grounding of a racing yacht on rocky islands west of San Francisco, Calif., is calling on the sailing community to make safety a higher priority. In a lengthy letter posted online Tuesday, Bryan Chong, 38, …
A Snohomish County, Wash., sheriff’s deputy is suing the Lynnwood Police Department over a dog bite. Deputy Marcus Dill says Lynnwood police failed to properly train the K-9 officer and his dog, Sandor. Sandor bit Dill on the leg in …
Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor said Wednesday he’s asked the FBI to investigate who set up an online auction for an internship in his Washington office that the founder of “Girls Gone Wild” says he bought for the winner of a …
The head of a project to restore a rare 19th-century British ship badly damaged in a 2007 fire says his team won advice from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip. Philip, also known as the Duke of …