Officials in the south-central Idaho city of Jerome have sent a $96,000 bill for firefighting costs to the owner of a downtown apartment building destroyed in a blaze. KTVB-TV reports in a story Wednesday that Sylvia Moore received the bill …
An outside investigation for the city of Columbia, Mo., has found no evidence of equipment malfunction in the death of a seasonal worker. Twenty-three-year-old William Bell was killed July 8 when he was caught between the cab and the bed …
An Ashdown, Ark., resident is suing the city for installing a sewer lift station in his backyard without permission. Dale Ford said he returned to his Walker Street house, which had been rented during his six-year absence from Ashdown, to …
Five property owners whose homes were inundated by the spring flood could have their homes bought out by the Mississippi city of Vicksburg next year. The Vicksburg Post reports that the Board of Mayor and Aldermen has authorized Mayor Paul …
Authorities in the city that serves as the hub for North Dakota’s oil activity say vehicle accidents are on the rise. Statistics released by police in Williston show there were nearly twice as many accidents reported last month as compared …
A predominantly Latino church filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Lynn city officials Thursday, saying authorities have been using local ordinances to illegally prevent it from worshipping in its vacant church over the past two years in violation of federal …
A Pennington County jury says the city of Rapid City owes a local couple more than $125,000 for the loss of 42 pine trees that experts say were killed by salt used to de-ice a neighboring street. The Rapid City …
The city of Antioch has agreed to pay $360,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging police formed a special unit to target and harass black residents who received subsidized rent. The City Council agreed to settle the three year-old …
There’s something in common with all 18 burglary reports Corvallis police took in the first 18 days of October – the burglars walked through unlocked doors. Lt. Cord Wood told the Gazette-Times most of the burglaries happened at night. Burglars …
Pittsburgh City Council has approved paying $6,000 to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed by a man serving 10 to 20 years in prison for a bank robbery and 20-mile, rush-hour police chase. Tuesday’s vote settles the lawsuit filed in …