Newark, Del., police have arrested a man they say stole 18 scrap air conditioners from a business. Police were called to the business about 11 p.m. Wednesday. Officers say burglars had cut a fence and once inside a storage yard, …
Federal prosecutors say a Vancouver, Wash., man has been sentenced to six months in prison for importing and selling more than 950 counterfeit vehicle airbags on eBay and Craigslist. Vitaliy Yaremkiv pleaded guilty last May to conspiracy to traffic in …
Storm-weary New Mexico is getting some help from the federal government on flood cleanup. The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday it will make immediately available $2 million in emergency relief funds to help the state cover the costs of …
It could be a while before the exact amount of damage from recent heavy rain and flooding in New Mexico will be known, officials said. Counties are submitting preliminary flood damage estimates to the Federal Emergency Management Agency as federal …
The mother of a New York City woman who was electrocuted by a downed power line during Superstorm Sandy filed a wrongful death lawsuit Wednesday against Con Edison, alleging the utility failed to shut down the electricity before the storm …
A federal judge has accepted a plea agreement that calls for Halliburton Energy Services to pay a $200,000 fine for destroying evidence after BP’s 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Halliburton pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge …
In the company’s first medical fraud lawsuit in the state, Allstate Insurance Company received a judgment of more than $7 million, following a Racketeering Influenced in Corrupt Organizations (RICO) investigation nearly 10 years in the making. The victory sets the …
One of the top reasons for trauma admission at Vanderbilt University Medical Center may come as a surprise: falls. Second only to motor vehicle accident victims, fall-related injuries account for more than 15 percent of the annual trauma patient volume …
Tubing can be a dangerous water sport that leads to accidents on the water, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Tuesday in a message to boaters to be safe while towing passengers on the inflatable tubes. The popular …
Neenah has become the latest Wisconsin community where bartenders can be cited if they’re legally intoxicated when they serve customers. The Common Council voted 6-2 this week to enact a sober-server ordinance. It allows police to cite bartenders who have …