October 31, 2013
DUI results from across Tennessee may be in jeopardy after the firing a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation employee for mishandling evidence. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that former Special Agent Kyle Bayer handed 2,800 cases before being dismissed Monday …
October 31, 2013
Someone has been secreting things away from a high-end store in Bowling Green, Ky. The manager of Victoria’s Secret in the Greenwood Mall reported that more than $8,000 in pricy undergarments were stolen from the store over the course of …
October 31, 2013
New information shows sediment buildup in the White River is increasing the flood danger faced by the city of Pacific, Wash. The King County Flood Control District, in cooperation with Pacific and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, plans to …
October 31, 2013
A haunted house built in a Woonsocket, R.I., couple’s yard has been ordered closed by the state fire marshal’s office because it violates safety codes. The Woonsocket Call reports that Dave and Charlene Densmore have assembled Halloween displays for years …
October 31, 2013
Police say a driver involved in a tractor-pulled hayride accident in suburban Detroit that sent nine people to hospitals for treatment had been drinking. Milford Township police Chief Tom Lindberg tells WDIV-TV for a Tuesday story that a preliminary breath …
October 31, 2013
Gov. John Hickenlooper and other state and city officials toured parts of Southern Colorado on Monday to get an update on damage from this summer’s flash flooding. The tour covered areas hit hardest by the flooding in Colorado Springs and …
October 31, 2013
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is still unsatisfied about property insurance rates and wants more information about why rates aren’t dropping in the Sunshine State. This is the second time this year that Atwater has demanded answers from state …
October 31, 2013
Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced today that the CompGroup AGC has earned a $651,166 workers’ compensation dividend. The dividend is based largely on group members’ collective workplace safety record. “Construction projects offer a wide variety of safety challenges,” said David …
October 31, 2013
Authorities say they plan to issue safety citations following the death of an acrobat this summer in a Las Vegas Strip Cirque du Soleil performance. Officials say they’ve wrapped up their investigation into the June 29 death of 31-year-old Sarah …
October 31, 2013
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing for a four-year delay to changes to the federal government’s flood insurance program that are threatening to sock thousands of people with unaffordable premium hikes. The move comes as the government is beginning …