The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released its annual list of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada. This year there is a new, but returning, hot target for thieves – the 2000 Honda Civic SiR 2DR. In …
A trucking company involved in a deadly 35-vehicle pileup on the Long Island Expressway has a blemished safety record. Newsday reports that Jewell Transportation Inc. has been cited at least 23 times for unsafe driving since 2011. Federal transportation records …
A court that specializes in handling complex business litigation will be created under a three-year pilot program meant to improve the efficiency of the Iowa judicial system. The Iowa Supreme Court issued an order Friday establishing the Iowa Business Specialty …
Georgia State Troopers have announced they’ll be keeping an eye out for drunk drivers through the end of the holiday season. Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety Col. Mark McDonough says authorities will be aggressively patrolling for impaired …
Officials in Hawaii are making plans to spend $100,000 for marine debris clean-up. That figure includes $50,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a $50,000 matching grant from the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. NOAA provided …
Officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety have fired from helicopters five times in the past two years, disabling one vehicle. The Austin American-Statesman reported its findings Saturday. The newspaper says the information came from records obtained through a …
Omaha, Neb., police are now investigating property damage accidents again. Police had suspended their investigation of fender benders last week as a snow storm moved through the Midwest dumping heavy snow on the streets. The investigations were resumed Thursday evening …
The company that owned of a historic inn in Asheville, N.C., that burned down four years ago won’t be able to collect on a $6 million insurance policy after a federal jury ruled it help intentionally set the fire. The …
Prosecutors in Tuscany have officially finished their probe of the Costa Concordia shipwreck that killed 32 people off the Italian coast. Prosecutors deposited some 50,000 pages of evidence Thursday with court officials. The evidence includes testimony, experts’ reports and a …
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, some who lost their homes or businesses have turned to crowd-funding websites to elicit a faster and more direct response than they could expect from the government or traditional charities. While Congress considers a …