Texas Arson Dog Moving Up
On a recent afternoon, Kai – a former shelter dog whose outlook once looked bleak – hopped out of a black Ford Crown Victoria and was ordered to “seek.” Once that word was spoken, the man on the other end …
Military Still Recovering From Superstorm Sandy Damage
Two years after Hurricane Sandy pounded the New Jersey coast, the USCGC Sailfish has yet to return home. The gleaming white 87-foot patrol boat, now temporarily based out of Bayonne, still cannot go back to its berth at Sandy Hook, …
Arson Conviction for Ohio Woman in Insurance Money Case
A Youngstown, Ohio, woman has been convicted of setting fire to a rental property in order to collect insurance money, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio. Latasha Curtis, 33, was convicted on one …
Maryland University Settles Lawsuit Over Violent Bat Attack
A state university has agreed to a settlement with a Baltimore man who was partially blinded after being attacked on campus by a student who later told authorities he killed and cannibalized another man. Morgan State University in Baltimore last …
New Mexico’s Commuter Train Damage Claim Payouts Reach $8M
New Mexico’s commuter rail service has received a free ride while taxpayers have shelled out nearly $8 million to settle damage claims against the Rail Runner Express, according to state records. The Rail Runner, until last month, didn’t pay premiums …
Jeffrey Vick Joins Breckenridge Insurance Services Chicago-Based Team
KENNESAW, Ga., August 20, 2014 — Breckenridge Insurance Services, the wholesale commercial brokerage division of Breckenridge Insurance Group, has hired Jeffrey Vick as a vice president as part of the Chicago-based team. With 25 years of experience, Vick brings added …
Texas Woman Pleads Guilty to Staging Auto Crashes
A 32-year-old Port Arthur, Texas, woman has pleaded guilty in a case involving staged auto crashes and fraudulent insurance claims, according to U.S. Attorney John M. Bales for the Eastern District of Texas. Shawnta Rene Bell Jones pleaded guilty to …
Commentary: Evidence of Plane Cabin Air Contamination Grows
Can airplane cabin air kill? The question has nagged at airplane manufacturers, crew and passengers ever since the jet age shut us into pressurized metal tubes. As far back as 1955, aviation engineers worried about contaminated air in plane cabins, …
PG&E Pleads Not Guilty in San Bruno Blast Probe Obstruction Case
PG&E Corp.’s utility pleaded not guilty to obstructing a federal investigation of the 2010 natural-gas pipeline explosion that killed eight people in a San Francisco suburb and said it received grand jury subpoenas in what prosecutors said was a separate …
New Safety Measures Needed After Canada Oil Train Crash
Canada must take a greater role to improve rail safety and demand railroads put measures in place to prevent runaway trains such as the one that destroyed the downtown of Lac-Megantic, Quebec last year, the Transportation Safety Board said. In …