Monthly Archives: <span>January 2013</span>

Ohio Business Owner Sentenced for Workers’ Comp Fraud

A Ohio man has been sentenced for working while receiving workers’ compensation benefits for a prior workplace injury. Charles Morris, Jr. was sentenced last week and must repay nearly $30,000 he improperly collected from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation …

Carstar Adds New Location in Wisconsin

CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), is expanding in Wisconsin with the opening of a satellite facility for Utzig CARSTAR Collision Service – Milton in Milton, Wis. Owned by Al Utzig, the shop, located at …

Yum Dropped China Chicken Suppliers Before Review Announced

KFC parent Yum Brands Inc said it had stopped using chicken from suppliers in China that are now under a government investigation before the review was even announced, and analysts said they expect the company to recover from the business …

After Sandy’s Surge, a Slow Trickle Back to the Jersey Shore

It may be January, but Jim and Joanne Murphy are excited to get back to the beach – Normandy Beach, N.J., the community they call home. They were among the few residents who returned to the area Monday, the first …

Houston Firm Must Remove Fake Car From Outer Wall

Parking hasn’t been a problem for one oddly placed vehicle in traffic-busy Houston, Texas. City officials have ordered a design company to remove a fake Mini Cooper attached to the upper part of an exterior wall near a sidewalk. Safety …

Tipsy Tequila-Toting Los Angeles Tree Trimmer Rescued

Authorities say a tipsy tree trimmer dangled for nearly two hours in a West Los Angeles tree and it took a battalion of firefighters to rescue him. Authorities say the man was reported about 40 feet up a eucalyptus tree …

NTSB Investigates California Marine Crash That Caused $500K in Property Damage

Federal transportation authorities say they are investigating the crash of an empty tanker that struck a tower in the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. The National Transportation Safety Board announced on Tuesday that it will coordinate its investigation …

Depardieu Skips Drunk Driving Hearing in France

In the last three days, Gerard Depardieu met with Vladimir Putin to get Russian citizenship, got a prime seat at soccer’s biggest annual gala in Switzerland and dashed off to Montenegro to eye some real estate. But in all this …

Thief Steals Parts From Massachusetts Antique Fire Truck

Lee, Mass., firefighters are trying to figure out who’s been stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of parts from an antique 1939 fire truck they hope to restore. The Lee Fire Company – a private organization made up of current town …

Fisher-Price Recalls Rock ‘N Play Infant Sleepers Due to Mold Risk

After Fisher-Price received 600 reports of mold, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Fisher-Price, announced a voluntary recall of all 800,000 units of the company’s Newborn Rock ‘n Play Sleeper. Sixteen consumers have reported that their infants have …