A marijuana blood limit for drivers is back before Colorado lawmakers, with special urgency now that the drug is legal for adults. A bill in House Judiciary Committee Tuesday would set a blood-level limit for marijuana. Similar proposals have failed …
A jury in Maine has awarded $1.5 million in damages to a Sabattus man who was seriously injured when his car collided with a tractor-trailer. Gregory Hall sued after suffering severe leg injuries in the 2011 accident. The 43-year-old Hall …
Insurers would be able to consider someone’s credit score when renewing personal insurance policies under a bill in the Alaska Senate. SB55, from the Senate Labor and Committee, is scheduled for its first hearing Tuesday. Currently, insurers can consider credit …
A hot air balloon flying over Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor caught fire and crashed into a sugar cane field on Tuesday, killing at least 19 foreign tourists in one of the world’s deadliest ballooning accidents and handing a new …
The Tennessee Supreme Court has reinstated a jury verdict against the management company of a Shelbyville assisted living center in a case involving the death of an 83-year-old woman. Records say Mable Farrar died after her colon ruptured when a …
A report released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that the number of 16- and 17-year-old driver deaths in passenger vehicles increased dramatically for the first six months of 2012, based on preliminary data supplied by all …
The Mississippi River flooding of 2011 caused $2.8 billion in damage and tested the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ system of levees, reservoirs and floodways like never before, exposing vulnerabilities that need attention, a report released Monday said. The report …
Caliber Collision Centers, a national operator of collision repair facilities, announced the acquisition of two new locations in Killeen and Harker Heights, Texas. “We are proud to announce our newest locations with our acquisition of Quality Paint and Body,” said …
Louisiana’s $75 million “Katrina cottages” program took years longer than expected to build homes for hurricane-displaced residents and paid significantly more per house than similar nonprofit programs, according to an audit released Monday. The federally-funded, but state-run housing initiative had …
Auto safety regulators in the U.S. are deciding if they will investigate a complaint that the steering can fail on the Toyota Prius. An automotive testing laboratory in Virginia asked for the investigation on Jan. 30, after it evaluated a …