A Mecklenburg, N.C., jury has awarded two families $6 million dollars after ruling against a Charlotte development company which didn’t install a traffic light at an intersection where a fatal accident occurred. The unanimous verdict reached Friday after four days …
Officials say residents saved a Fort Washakie, Wyo., home by removing a smoking oven from the kitchen before firefighters arrived. Fort Washakie fire chief Kevin Farris tells The Riverton Ranger the homeowner was cooking Thursday evening and noticed smoke coming …
The federal government will pay only $1.5 million of the $3.9 million the town spent on emergency work for damages from Tropical Storm Irene, Bennington town officials say. Town Planning Director Daniel Monks told the Bennington Banner that he learned …
Some members of the Connecticut Senate hope the third time will be the charm and the General Assembly will pass legislation extending a ban on severe weather price gouging to include services such as snow removal. It passed the Senate …
Enbridge Inc. has resumed shipping crude oil through a pipeline between western North Dakota and northern Minnesota after leaks forced it to be shut down twice within a week. About 10 gallons leaked between the towns of Knox and York …
Vidalia Police Chief Arthur Lewis says a planned crackdown on traffic violations in his city is aimed at trimming accident rates. The Natchez Democrat reported that there have been 75 traffic accidents reported in Vidalia in the last three months. …
A Detroit federal judge has sentenced a man to 137 years in prison for leading an arson ring that prosecutors say led to the destruction of numerous homes and the theft of $5 million from insurance companies. The Justice Department …
Public school districts would be required to conduct background checks on all employees and potential new hires under a bill unanimously approved by the Iowa House this week. The measure would require districts to check current employees and pre-screen all …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been settled in the case of a girl killed when her family’s van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe surgeon. The family of 4-year-old Yuliana Aremi Reyes Vasquez filed the lawsuit …
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said he’s concerned about the public health implications of an oil spill earlier this year in Mayflower. “As we met with residents and groups that represent them … I heard time and time again about …