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An Omaha, Neb., man has been given four to 12 years in prison for stealing copper wire from pivot irrigation systems in Dodge County. The Fremont Tribune reports that 42-year-old Scott Mohr was sentenced on Thursday in Dodge County District …
A teenage boy and his mother have sued a Portland hospital, alleging the boy was burned after a technician left metal discs on his body during a magnetic resonance imaging exam. The Oregonian reports that Aaron Lee and his mother, …
More than 10,000 people could die when – not if – a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon legislators Thursday. Coastal towns would be inundated. Schools, buildings and bridges would collapse, and …
Road traffic crashes are a global public health problem, contributing to an estimated 1.3 million deaths annually. Known risk factors for road traffic crashes and related injuries and deaths include speed, alcohol, nonuse of restraints, and nonuse of helmets. More …
Texas Brine will offer buyouts to Assumption Parish residents whose homes are in a swampy area under evacuation because of a nine-acre sinkhole, Gov. Bobby Jindal said last week. Scientists say the sinkhole formed after the collapse of an underground …
Federal and local officials say a fatal explosion and fire at a Kansas City, Mo., restaurant last month were sparked by natural gas vapors inside the popular business. The Kansas City Fire Department and the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, …
Federal authorities say a Chattanooga dealership has agreed to pay a $125,000 penalty for selling more than 300 motorcycles that were under recall notices but hadn’t been fixed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Friday that it investigated Southern …
A new report by the National Research Council says the federal government should re-examine how much breathable air supplies to require in the nation’s coal mines and dedicate research dollars to building better devices. It’s one of seven wide-ranging recommendations …
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board has voted to borrow $100 million through bonds to cover a $70 million shortfall – in direct defiance of the Jindal administration’s wishes. In an email after Thursday’s vote, The Advocate reports Division of …