With scant snowfall and barren ski slopes in parts of the Midwest and Northeast the past couple of years, some scientists have pointed to global warming as the culprit. Then when a whopper of a blizzard smacked the Northeast with …
A blaze that killed a father and four children in eastern Kentucky has led to a renewed focus on fire prevention. Pike County Firefighters Association President Randy Courtney told the Appalachian News-Express that nine of the 26 fire departments in …
While dozens of wildfires were burning out of control in north central Washington last summer, two people decided to do some target shooting in the dry, grassy hills above Alta Lake. They set up an exploding target and fired at …
The government says a bar in Byram, Miss., will pay $20,000 to settle a complaint that it fired a server because she was pregnant. The EEOC says in a news release that it sued Reed Pierce’s Sportsman’s Grille for firing …
The Florida Highway Patrol is trying to raise awareness about hit-and-run crashes. According to FHP, law enforcement officers statewide investigated nearly 77,000 hit-and-run crashes last year. Officials say those crashes injured 17,000 people and killed 168. At a news conference …
Illegal immigrants brought to the country as children can start applying for Michigan driver’s licenses and state IDs this week. Secretary of State Ruth Johnson’s office will begin accepting applications Tuesday. President Barack Obama last year announced a policy letting …
Atlantic Marine Associates Inc. (AMA), a member of the Eagle Ocean Group, which includes Shipowners Claims Bureau Inc., managers of the American P&I Club, has extended its business reach through the establishment of a marine surveying and consultancy capability. Trading …
A former insurance claims adjuster faces sentencing in May after admitting to filing false insurance claims to divert more than $400,000 to himself. Thirty-three-year-old Brian Behl of St. Louis County pleaded guilty Friday to mail fraud. He worked for Allianz …
Caliber Collision Centers announced the opening of its newest location in Long Beach, California. “Today’s opening of our new Long Beach center increases our total locations in the greater Los Angeles region to 21 as we restore our customers to …
Federal workplace safety investigations show that at least 11 deaths in Texas’ oilfields could have been prevented if companies followed safety protocols. The San Antonio Express-News reported Sunday that it used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain details about …