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2 Charged with Workers’ Comp Fraud in Oklahoma

The Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office has filed charges against two people accused of workers compensation fraud. Attorney General Scott Pruitt says charges were filed Thursday against 50-year-old Raul Orozco of Perry and 49-year-old Zeina Khatib of Tulsa. Orozco faces counts …

California Border Crossing Shutdown Snarls Traffic

The morning commute threatened to be unusually long Thursday at the nation’s busiest border crossing after all U.S.-bound traffic was halted the previous day because scaffolding had collapsed, falling on more than a dozen cars and injuring 11 travelers and …

Oregon Trial Begins in Suit Over Stun Gun Use

A trial is under way in Eugene over a police officer’s use of a stun gun to stop a man fleeing over a fence from a traffic stop. The excessive force suit filed by 34-year-old David Snauer in federal court …

2 Killed in Norway Cruise Ship Fire

Two people were killed and at least nine injured on Thursday in a fire on a cruise liner operating on a popular route along Norway’s craggy coast, officials said. Police said they received information that an additional four people were …

Sneezing May Be Cause of Missouri Fire Truck Accident

Springfield police say a sneezing fit might have caused a fire truck to overturn last week. Three firefighters were injured last Wednesday when the truck overturned. The Springfield News-Leader reports that four reports issued after the accident indicate the driver …

New Border Fence Proving to be a Big Obstacle in Arizona

The higher the wall, the harder they will fall. That’s what border crossers trying to scale the new border fence at Nogales are painfully finding out. The imposing new border fence running through Nogales is proving to be a treacherous …

3 Hurt in North Texas Apartment Balcony Collapse

Three men were injured when the metal balcony of a third-floor apartment gave way beneath them at a North Texas complex. The incident happened early Saturday at The Grove, a recently opened Denton apartment complex marketed largely to students from …

Officials Examine Crane Accident at California Park

A small Northern California amusement park remains closed while safety officials investigate how a maintenance crane collapsed, injuring two workers. California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokesman Dean Fryer said Wednesday the investigation will take about four months. The …

Kentucky Man, 78, Charged After Road Rage Crash Injures Two

Police have charged a 78-year-old Corbin man who they say forced his older brother and sister’s van off a road and into a parked service van. The incident occurred Monday in Rockcastle County on Ky. 461 near Mount Vernon. Police …

Workers Burned in North Dakota Rig Explosion File Lawsuit

Three workers burned when the oil rig they were working on in western North Dakota exploded last month have filed a lawsuit against seven companies, saying the companies created hazardous work conditions. Thirty nine-year-old Jeff Morton, 53-year-old Andrew Rohr and …