Kentucky medical officials have suspended the license of a Florence physician after 14 of his patients died from drug overdoses. The Kentucky Enquirer reported the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure suspended Dr. Gary Shearer’s license on Monday. The 67-year-old Shearer …
West Virginia is getting $450,000 in federal funding to support its prescription drug monitoring project. The funding is from the U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. It was announced Wednesday by Sens. …
Law officers in some eastern Alabama jurisdictions have yet to issue any citations under the state’s new law banning texting and driving. The law went into effect on Aug. 1. The Anniston Star reports that the Anniston, Jacksonville and Oxford …
The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has partnered with Mississippi Interactive LLC to offer a driver’s practice test application for residents with the proper phones or other hand-held computing devices. The app consists of 25 randomly generated test questions that …
Leading U.S. car rental companies have agreed to back Senate legislation to pull vehicles from the road when recalled for safety defects, lawmakers and the firms said on Thursday. The legislation brings car rental companies in line with auto dealers, …
Merck & Co has agreed to pay between $3 million and $10 million to settle a nearly decade old class-action lawsuit that alleged the company made false claims about the benefits of its Coppertone sunscreen products. Merck acquired the popular …
Maryland moped riders will have to wear helmets and eye protection beginning Monday. The new law also requires that motor scooters and mo-peds be titled and insured. And scooter drivers must also have either a valid driver’s license or a …
A New Hampshire woman who fabricated bills for medical care and massage treatment in a worker’s compensation settlement will spend a year in jail. Phyllis Graham of Manchester pleaded guilty to felony theft by deception and attempted theft by deception. …
The Virginia State Police is notifying authorities statewide about ink on some vehicle inspection stickers fading or disappearing when exposed to sunlight, causing problems and confusion for drivers and police. The agency’s safety division sent a notice earlier this month …
A northern Idaho woman is suing Kootenai County and a public transportation system alleging that she was dragged behind a bus during a stop in Coeur d’Alene last year. Allison R. Cavilee of Post Falls filed her complaint in Idaho’s …