A grassroots program aimed at reducing highway injuries and fatalities in one eastern Kentucky county has won a national safety award. The “Drive Down” program kicked off in April 2012 in Pike County, which consistently ranked among the state’s top …
A class action lawsuit has been filed against a Tulsa, Okla., oral surgeon accused of exposing thousands of his patients to hepatitis and HIV because of unsanitary clinics. The lawsuit, filed by seven people in Tulsa County District Court, names …
Recent hail storms on both sides of South Dakota were some of the worst in years, according to meteorologists and insurance officials. A Saturday night storm caused heavy damage to trees, homes and cars in Sioux Falls, and was one …
Fur coats, diamonds and Rolex watches were among hundreds of items once owned by a pair of Wausau, Wis., insurance executives that were auctioned off this week to pay for their multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Federal agents seized the property from …
A federal forestry official says it’s unlikely a fire burning in and around California’s Yosemite National Park started at an illegal marijuana grow site. Jerry Snyder of the U.S Forest Service said Wednesday that the steep and inaccessible canyon where …
CARSTAR, a national multi-shop operator network (MSO), announced a new location in the Chicago region – CARSTAR Friendly of Roselle. Owned by Randy Yockey and managed by Eric Schmit, the shop is located at 333 E. Irving Park Road in …
KKR & Co., the private-equity firm led by Henry Kravis and George Roberts, agreed to buy Mitchell International Inc., the first buyout by the firm’s technology group since the head of the team stepped down earlier this year. The transaction …
A Texas judge is pushing Lance Armstrong closer to his first sworn testimony on details of his performance-enhancing drug use, ordering the cyclist to answer questions about who knew what and when about his doping, including possibly his ex-wife and …
Tropical Storm Gabrielle isn’t expected to gain much strength as it churns in the Caribbean Sea on a path between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. Gabrielle was about 65 miles (105 kilometers) west- …
It could cost up to $1.5 million to repair a sinkhole at Catawba Valley Community College. The Hickory Daily Record reported that the North Carolina school president Garrett Hinshaw told the Catawba County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday the repairs …