The family of an Anchorage, Ala., woman who was killed in a traffic collision has filed a lawsuit against the bar where authorities say the driver charged in the death acknowledged drinking heavily before the crash. The lawsuit accuses Chilkoot …
Texas Brine Co., the company blamed for the Bayou Corne-area sinkhole, has filed a formal complaint with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The company alleges one of its insurers is not paying up as its policy requires. Company officials charge …
The owner of a southwest Ohio roofing company has pleaded guilty to charges of employing immigrants who are in the country illegally, filing false tax documents and insurance fraud. Gregory Oldiges, 55, could be sentenced from two years to nearly …
Columbus, Ohio, police were scrambling to maintain business as usual after a water pipe burst and flooded part of the department’s downtown headquarters. Multiple floors in the building were reported to be flooded early Tuesday after a sprinkler pipe burst …
Officials in Canada said a derailed freight train carrying crude oil and propane continued to burn Wednesday morning, while they prepared to launch aerial surveillance and more than 100 residents remained evacuated from their homes. There were no deaths or …
A California judge has increased by $50 million the amount that paint makers will have to pay into a fund to remove lead paint from homes across the state. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James P. Kleinberg on Tuesday …
The Minnesota Department of Health said Monday it will suspend most lab operations for at least two days after a heating system failure caused an estimated $1 million or more in damage. The department said the failure happened early Monday, …
Richard “Gordy” Bunch, founder, president and CEO of The Woodlands, Texas-based insurance agency, The Woodlands Financial Group (TWFG), has announced his candidacy for the state’s 4th Senate District. A special election will be held on May 10 to fill the …
Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning is proposing a legislative crackdown on stalkers, patent trolls who target businesses, a synthetic drug known as K2 and people who solicit child pornography. Bruning identified the measures Tuesday as his legislative priorities. One bill …
A Canadian National Railway Co. train carrying crude oil and propane derailed in the eastern province of New Brunswick and sparked a blaze that was still burning more than 12 hours after the accident. A helicopter is being brought in …