Officials say four utility workers have been hurt in a natural gas pipeline explosion and fire at a rural North Texas construction site. Stacie Durham with the McKinney Fire Department says an Atmos Energy crew apparently hit the gas line …
First party insurance claims involving recreational vehicles (RV) can often be traced to driver inexperience and forgetfulness. “The majority of claims occur within the first 90 days of ownership or at the beginning of the season,” according to International Insurance …
Scientists say critical ice in the Arctic Ocean melted to record low levels this overheated summer. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported Monday that the extent of Arctic sea ice shrank to 1.58 million square miles and is …
The West Feliciana Parish Police Jury has voted to give its attorney the authority to settle lawsuits related to Hurricane Gustav debris removal. Phillips and Jordan Inc., a firm the Louisiana jury chose to pick up and dispose of storm …
Police in North Carolina and South Carolina are trying to show that traffic safety has no borders. South Carolina troopers are joining their counterparts in North Carolina on Tuesday night for a state line checkpoint on U.S. Highway 321 north …
A government audit critical of the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to monitor birds at the nation’s airports is being welcomed by a group fighting construction of a garbage plant near the airport where a plane hit a flock of Canada …
Larimer County, Colo., is replacing an arena and livestock pavilions with money from a settlement with contractors over damage from a snowstorm. Officials say the Ranch-Way Feeds Indoor Arena and the livestock pavilions at The Ranch will be closed November …
Authorities say a Phoenix, Ariz., woman accused of defrauding a health and life insurance company of nearly $690,000 in fake chiropractic treatments has been sentenced to prison time and probation. Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced Monday that 42-year-old Esther …
Isaac is giving a team at Jackson State University the opportunity to test a tracking model that can predict a storm’s path with accuracy comparable to the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service predicts storms’ paths using real time …
A wildfire that forced the evacuation of 2,000 people just west of Madrid may have been started by several people working together, authorities said Tuesday. Regional justice department chief Regina Planol told Cadena SER radio the fire affecting three towns …