A man accused of ripping off storm victims in Ohio and Kentucky has pleaded guilty to nine counts of theft. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Joshua Salyers entered the guilty pleas in Hamilton County court in southern Ohio Tuesday. …
A Pittsburgh, Pa., pastor who recently got his commercial driver’s license is being credited with steering a Megabus to safety when its driver fell ill on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Megabus officials confirm the incident happened about 6 p.m. Monday near …
A propane-powered forklift is being blamed for a carbon monoxide leak that sickened four workers at a seafood processing plant in Hampton, Va. Hampton Fire and Rescue Capt. Anthony Chittum tells media outlets that the forklift wasn’t working properly. Authorities …
United Ways of the Gulf Coast says it has activated the United Way Gulf Coast Disaster Fund. A spokeswoman said money from the fund will be allocated to groups dealing with the economic, cultural, psychological or emotional) impact of Hurricane …
The state Court of Appeals has upheld $10 million in punitive damages for the family and estate of an Albuquerque man killed by a drunken driver in 2003. The court ruled Tuesday there was enough evidence to support the damages …
An Ohio couple has settled their lawsuit against a northwestern Pennsylvania hospital they accused of killing their son to harvest his organs for transplant. The parents of 18-year-old Gregory Jacobs had claimed Hamot Medical Center was responsible for his March …
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been ordered to pay two whistleblowers $932,000. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the penalties Tuesday. An investigation concluded that the workers’ reporting of injuries suffered on the job ultimately led to their firing. …
Head of the hospital bed raised? Check. Patient’s teeth brushed? Check. Those simple but often overlooked steps can help protect some of the most critically ill patients – those on ventilators – from developing deadly pneumonia. And if they knew …
Allstate Insurance Company is suing a southwest Florida hospital that treats brain injured patients, alleging the hospital billed the insurance company for $7.6 million in unnecessary medical services. According to a lawsuit filed Friday, The Florida Institute of Neurologic Rehabilitation …
Sherwin-Williams Co. said Tuesday that it is recalling about 98,400 cans of acrylic paint because some of the canisters are leaking, creating a potential fire hazard. The company is recalling 12-ounce cans of Krylon Triple Thick Glaze and 11-ounce cans …