Ukrainian officials on Wednesday sought to reassure the public that radiation levels were unaffected at Chernobyl and there was no safety threat after a partial roof collapse at the exploded nuclear power plant. A 600-square-meter (6,500-square-foot) section of the roof …
Georgia Department of Transportation officials say thieves have stolen hundreds of metal storm grates from highways throughout metro Atlanta. Department of Transportation spokesman Mark McKinnon told WSB-TV the thefts happened within the past three months. Officials say nearly 600 storm …
Crew error likely is to blame for a head-on collision between two Canadian National freight trains that injured all five crew members in northeastern Minnesota in 2010, federal investigators said Tuesday. The National Transportation Safety Board issued its report on …
The sinkhole in northern Assumption Parish, La., continues to grow. John Boudreaux, director of the Assumption Parish Office of Homeland Security, tells The Advocate roughly 5,000 square feet of land sloughed off into the sinkhole Tuesday morning, and that by …
The governor is preparing to release a report by a commission he created to study the availability and rising cost of homeowners insurance. Gov. Robert Bentley directed the Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission to address insurance issues caused by hurricanes along …
A former Wausau, Wis., insurance executive has been sentenced to five years in prison for a fraud scheme. Former Manson Insurance CEO Timothy Mathwich was indicted by a grand jury on 24 federal criminal charges in connection with a nearly …
A group of Vermont lawmakers and the heads of disability and civil rights groups are pushing legislation that would create new rules governing police use of electronic stun guns. They held a news conference on Tuesday to unveil a bill …
Authorities say a 64-year-old Dallas man is accused of staging a home invasion at his parents’ Natchitoches, La., home to cover his theft of coins and cash from a safe at the house. Natchitoches Parish sheriff’s deputies say Burton Paul …
Motorists caught talking on their cell phones or texting while driving would face stiffer fines – up to $1,000 – under a bill that is being considered in the Oregon Legislature. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved the bill …
A Philadelphia woman has filed a lawsuit after she says her thumb was cut off while she participated in a competition at a strip club. The Philadelphia Daily News reports 35-year-old Sarah Berry says she was rehearsing for the competition …