Across Louisiana, human beings aren’t the only ones who live to eat. Feral hogs are proving to be stiff competition, as they snack on sugar cane in Lafourche and St. Mary parishes and devour the rice fields of Acadia Parish. …
Anchorage, Alaska, temperatures have been in the teens or colder for weeks but residents near a creek are dealing with a problem usually seen in spring. The Anchorage Daily News reports a handful of residents are reporting flooding from Chester …
A cyberattack targeting credit and debit card users at grocery stores in parts of Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho has been blocked, according to URM Stores Inc. The Spokane-based grocery wholesaler said credit card systems were placed back online Monday …
A sex offender who authorities say managed to steal one of the boats used for Seattle-to-Canada ferry service had his bail set at $200,000 as company officials reviewed security procedures to try to prevent trespassers from getting on board the …
As part of the aggressive growth plans for its network of auto body repair centers, CARSTAR Auto Body Repair Experts has relocated to a new corporate headquarters location on November 25, 2013. Located in the Pinnacle IV building at 4200 …
For lawyers preparing to sue over Sunday’s deadly New York commuter rail accident, their success in court may depend largely on two factors: whether human error caused the derailment and if state or federal law governs railroad safety in the …
New York officials say they’ve reached a settlement with Markel Insurance Co. that will result in $2.75 million in restitution to college students who were overcharged for insurance. The Attorney General’s office and Department of Financial Services say the health, …
Clamor about whether climate change will cause increasingly destructive tropical storms may be overshadowing a more unrelenting threat to coastal property — sea-level rise — according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Nature. After reviewing nearly 100 …
In support of Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (December 2-6), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a new strategic plan that will serve as a roadmap to ensure the safety of our nation’s growing …
An outside audit ordered by the Shelby County Schools board shows that $48.4 million in school equipment is missing or unaccounted for in the district. The Commercial Appeal reports that the auditor, Maryland-based ProBar, was unable to account for more …