Researchers collecting seismic data hope it allows them to determine what role wastewater injection wells have played in a string of small earthquakes northwest of Fort Worth. The area in northeast Parker County, about 15 miles northwest of Fort Worth, …
Insurance claims for crop damage due to hail in Montana exceeded $14 million in 2013. The Montana Department of Agriculture tells the Great Falls Tribune that’s the most expensive year in the 98-year-history of the state’s crop-hail insurance program. The …
The two owners of a Bangladesh garment factory who are facing homicide charges for a 2012 fire that killed 112 workers surrendered to a court Sunday and were denied bail. The factory outside the capital, Dhaka, which produced clothing for …
The state of Nebraska has agreed to pay $575,000 to settle a wrongful death claim filed by the family of a man killed in a 2012 car crash. Lexington radio station KRVN reports the settlement involving the estate of Ruben …
Police and social scientists aren’t sure how to explain an apparent drop in the number of accidents attributed to slick roads since winter weather began hitting Arkansas before Thanksgiving. The state has been raked by snow or ice a dozen …
A Connecticut businessman who pleaded guilty to defrauding golf tournaments by failing to pay golfers hole-in-one prizes insured by his company has been sentenced to three months in jail plus $15,000 in restitution. The Seattle Times reports Kevin Kolenda was …
Minnehaha County and the Tennessee-based company that runs its detoxification center have scheduled mediation to try to resolve a wrongful death lawsuit brought by survivors of a woman who died in the South Dakota’s center’s care. An autopsy determined that …
Citibank has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by a Syracuse man who says he was forced into a 400-percent increase in his flood insurance premium. Gordon Casey of Syracuse sued the mortgage lender two …
Rotator cuff tears are among the most common orthopedic injuries among adults in the United States, due to wear and tear or the effects of age. With a 94 percent failure rate for surgical repairs of large tears in older …
A century-old concert hall in downtown Atlanta, Ga., is awaiting an engineer’s inspection before Saturday night’s scheduled performance after fans were evacuated during a rock show. Panic! at the Disco was performing Friday night when the floor of The Tabernacle …