Trial has begun for a Nebraska couple accused of burning down a steakhouse they owned in the South Dakota town of Springfield to collect insurance money. Niobrara residents Charles and Kimberly Johnson earlier pleaded not guilty to second-degree arson and …
Nearly 71,000 insurance claims have been filed since violent tornadoes ripped through central Oklahoma last month, with payments already topping an estimated $560 million, the Oklahoma Insurance Department reported Tuesday. “These numbers are more proof of the dramatic impact the …
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and a shore community will receive more than $53 million in federal reimbursement for the cost of removing debris from waterways after Superstorm Sandy. The DEP will get more than $51 million in …
An Atlantic City, N.J., woman who stole more than $15,000 in benefit money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after a 2010 nor’easter was sentenced Monday to more than two years in prison. Debbie Hicks also was ordered to make …
An apparent electrical fire at an East Texas man’s animal sanctuary has killed more than 200 exotic birds. Kilgore Fire Marshal Brandon Bigos says investigators believe problems with misuse of an extension cord caused the weekend blaze. Owner Tommy Hayes …
Authorities say they still don’t know what caused a small explosion at a northeast Iowa factory that injured three workers. Postville Fire Chief Jeffrey Bohr says the explosion early Monday at the Norplex-Micarta composite laminates plant in Postville has been …
Chrysler says it has resolved its differences with the government and will recall older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty SUVs that could be at risk of a fuel tank fire. Earlier this month the company refused the government’s request to …
There are 16 fertilizer production sites in Texas like the one that exploded in West, but authorities aren’t clear how many of those might be located near schools or other residential centers, top state officials said Monday. Texas Department of …
Thieves wearing white hazardous materials suits and masks often used by painters have robbed a Houston-area jewelry store. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday announced the search continues for five suspects. Nobody was hurt in the holdup Monday night …
The parent company of StarKist Tuna is being sued by the family of a man who drowned aboard a company fishing boat three years ago. Pacific Daily News reports the family of chief engineer Chang Cheol Yang sued last week …