Using a drone to fly above private property and take pictures without permission would be a crime under a bill filed in the Arkansas Legislature. Republican Rep. Justin Harris’ proposal filed Thursday would make it a misdemeanor for a drone …
Ground has been broken for a new school building on the Washington coast at Westport. Officials say the structure is designed to be tsunami-proof. KOMO-TV reports that the planned “vertical evacuation structure” will be an addition to the Ocosta Elementary …
A volunteer who broke his back while searching for two teenage hikers lost in the Orange County, Calif., wilderness has reached a settlement. The Los Angeles Times reports Nick Papageorge will receive $100,000 as part of a legal settlement reached …
A lawsuit filed by the mother of an injured Clear Lake, Iowa, football player against the Clear Lake Community School District won’t go to trial until 2016. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that a court scheduling order filed Thursday …
Alabama Emergency Management Director Art Faulkner is the new chairman of the Central U.S. Earthquake Consortium. Faulkner says the consortium focuses on reducing deaths, injuries, property damage and economic loss from earthquakes in the central United States. He says Alabama …
New York’s data security law is weak and should be overhauled to require businesses to protect the personal information of consumers and employees, the state’s top law enforcement official said Wednesday. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that in …
A freezing highway contributed to more than a dozen accidents Friday, raising questions about whether Georgia’s transportation officials are prepared for winter weather. State and city leaders around Atlanta promised to do better after a storm last year brought 2 …
Nearly a decade after Missouri last limited some civil lawsuit awards, Republican lawmakers are organizing to reinstate caps overturned by the state’s highest court. Businesses can now face lawsuits with unlimited punitive damages in civil injury lawsuits after the Missouri …
Mesa County, Colo., is trying to figure out how to pay for 911 services because of increasing use of 911, soaring costs for police and fire agencies and projected future demands on the system. Grand Junction Police Chief John Camper …
Police in Lake Charles, La., say they have broken up a crime ring that would scout banks for people leaving with money, follow them, then burglarize their unattended vehicles. The American Press reports that Lake Charles Police Chief Don Dixon …