Monthly Archives: <span>September 2013</span>

Texas Woman Gets Life in Prison for 6th DWI

A 44-year-old Central Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison for her sixth driving while intoxicated conviction. A Hays County jury on Wednesday sentenced Rose Ann Davidson of San Marcos. Investigators say Davidson was arrested in July 2012 …

Engineers Pay $100,000 for Utah Mine Collapse

An engineering firm held partly responsible for a Utah mine collapse that killed nine people in 2007 will pay a $100,000 penalty for a “high-negligence violation” of safety standards that contributed to the disaster, federal regulators announced Wednesday. For the …

Industry Sounds Alarm on Piracy

The music and movie industries are sounding the alarm again on online piracy, saying illegal downloads are on the rise and search engines like Google aren’t doing enough to stop them. Entertainment executives say they have no intention of trying …

Only 3 of 5 Car Seats Used Correctly in Illinois

About 90 percent of child passengers on Illinois roads are riding in car seats, but only three out of five of those car seats are being used correctly. That’s according to data from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Transportation officials …

Connecticut Lawmaker Calls for More Privacy for Victims

A member of a Connecticut crime records task force is urging the group to consider how victims and their families are traumatized by crime videos and photos that are posted on the Internet. Hartford state Rep. Angel Arce told the …

South Dakota Couple Gets $8M Award in Wyoming Wreck

A federal jury has awarded a South Dakota couple more than $8 million for losses they suffered in a 2009 traffic accident in Sweetwater County. A judgment filed Wednesday following a jury trial in Casper, Wyo., awarded the money to …

Greyhound Wants Dismissal of Mississippi Accident Suit

A federal judge has scheduled a hearing next week on Greyhound Bus Lines Inc.’s motion to throw out a lawsuit related to a 2008 accident in south Mississippi. Megan Clancy sued Greyhound in Jackson County Circuit Court on July 6, …

Sandy Continues to Damage Jersey Shore With Fire

Superstorm Sandy still isn’t done with the Jersey shore – investigators are blaming the storm for damaging electrical wiring that touched off last week’s devastating boardwalk fire in Seaside Park and Seaside Heights. And they said similar danger could be …

New Jersey High Court Upholds Reliability of Alcotest

New Jersey’s Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to the breath test used in drunken driving cases. Wednesday’s order by the court upholds the use of Alcotest, which replaced the Breathalyzer more than a decade ago. The test has been …

GEICO to Host Job Fair for Auto Damage Adjusters in Maryland

GEICO is hosting a job fair in Clarksville, Md., for auto damage adjusters. The job fair will be held on Tuesday, September 24 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Ten Oaks Ballroom and Conference Center, located at 5000 …