An Ohio woman was sentenced on multiple counts after agents with the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) captured video of her running her own clothing store while receiving workers’ comp benefits for a prior workplace injury. Bernice D. Stephens …
Thieves keep taking manhole covers in Gastonia, N.C., to sell as scrap metal, even with a new state law requiring business to document and photograph all metal they buy. Gastonia officials told The Gaston Gazette that between 30 and 50 …
A moderate earthquake has rattled Trinidad & Tobago, causing some alarm but no reported damage or injuries. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-4.8 quake struck early Sunday and was centered some 81 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Roxborough, an …
The neighborhood auto repair shop or local gas station might seem to be an easy risk to insure. But there are a few misunderstood coverages, says one California broker specializing in the auto services industry. “Any of your auto repair …
The Michigan Supreme Court has thrown out a $100,000 verdict for a woman whose home had to be demolished after the basement was mistakenly filled with heating oil. In a 4-0 decision Thursday, the court says Beckie Price of DeWitt …
An Ohio attorney known as the godfather of the modern class action lawsuit was disbarred Thursday by the Kentucky Supreme Court, which cited Stanley Chesley’s actions in a $200 million settlement involving the makers of a diet drug. The high …
Cool, wet late winter weather across most of the U.S. Corn Belt has raised hopes that the world’s largest food exporter will rebound from last year’s historic drought but experts warn that many crop and pasture areas west of the …
Six employees of a popular Kansas City, Mo., restaurant destroyed last month in a natural gas explosion have filed a lawsuit over the blast that killed a server. The Kansas City Star reports that the suit was filed Friday in …
Authorities say a sinkhole has opened between two homes in Seffner, Fla., and the houses have been evacuated as a precaution. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokeswoman Jessica Damico said the hole was estimated at 8 feet across and 10 feet …
A man is recovering from first and second degree burns after a fire broke out at a pizza concession stand at a southwest Florida baseball stadium. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials said players heard what sounded like a loud explosion …