A contractor from Staten Island has admitted defrauding Superstorm Sandy victims in New Jersey. Prosecutors say 52-year-old Frank Lewery took nearly $31,000 in deposits from homeowners in Rumson and never completed repairs. Lewery pleaded guilty on Monday to theft and …
President Obama has declared a major disaster in North Carolina for damage caused by a winter storm in nine counties in early March. Obama signed the declaration Monday for Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person and Randolph counties. …
Courts in Ohio and Louisiana recently faced the question of how a minimum statutory time period should be applied to cancellation notices for nonpayment of premium and whether the insurer must wait until the insured actually defaults on the payment …
If the world doesn’t cut pollution of heat-trapping gases, the already noticeable harms of global warming could spiral “out of control,” the head of a United Nations scientific panel warned Monday. And he’s not alone. The Obama White House says …
A 41-year-old Bremerton, Wash., man has been sentenced to 26 months in prison for defrauding hospitals to get painkillers. Robert B. Boyer, Jr., pleaded guilty recently to 10 felony counts of fraudulently obtaining controlled substances, according to the Washington Attorney …
As Liverpool closes in on a first English league title in 24 years, fans are returning to the club’s darkest day. After years of campaigning to expose wrongdoing by the authorities, new inquests into Britain’s worst sports disaster are beginning …
A small village in Saginaw County, Mich., is facing the prospect of losing its insurance coverage following issues including a number of lawsuits against its officials and police chief. The Saginaw News reports the lawsuits and mounting legal costs have …
The Norman Police Department says it’s cracking down on drunken driving and will conduct multiple checkpoints in the coming months. The Oklahoma police department said Monday that it hopes to have a highly visible program that will discourage people from …
Radar is being used to help reduce accidents between vehicles and wildlife along a stretch of U.S. 95 in northern Idaho. The system is being installed along a 2-mile stretch of the highway where 75 percent of reported accidents in …
A deacon who accidentally fell into a grave during a burial at San Gabriel Mission Cemetery is suing the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. City News Service reported Monday that Alfonso Valles broke his left arm in several places when a …