Police in eastern Kentucky are looking for links between a series of residential fires and believe they were set by one person. Pikeville Police Officer Bruce Collins says the most recent blaze at a house on Thursday may be connected …
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a quarry worker near Hagerstown, Md. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says 69-year-old Herman Weaver of Clear Spring died Friday after an accident at the Holcim Inc. cement …
A fire has destroyed a Salem, Ore., nightclub, but authorities believe no one was inside when the fire broke out. The fire on Tuesday rendered the building a total loss, firefighters told KATU-TV. Video shows flames billowing above the building …
An investigation by the Insurance Division’s Fraud Branch led to charges against a Honolulu Police Department (HPD) recruit just weeks before his graduation from the academy. Earl Danielson Jr., 28, pleaded no contest on Monday Dec. 12, 2011, to second …
Portland, Ore., police have no plans to further investigate a car accident involving Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh after two women claimed they suffered injuries in the wreck. The two women, who were not identified in a police report, …
Dickinson, N.D., police say the workload in its criminal investigations unit has risen dramatically in the last year. Sgt. Dave Wilkie told city commissioners that the unit has seen a 400 percent increase in burglary investigations over the last year. …
The investigation into a bullet train crash in China last summer that killed 40 people has come and gone with no public report on what led to the disaster. The secrecy surrounding the probe, which ended in September, is typical …
A judge has scheduled a hearing Nov. 16 on whether Greenwood police can analyze medicine taken from a 41-year-old attorney’s purse after a wreck. A lawsuit says it was taken unconstitutionally without permission or a warrant, and a judge has …
A California Department of Transportation technician responsible for crucial seismic tests to ensure the safety of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge span is under investigation in connection with testing for major transportation projects throughout the state, The Sacramento Bee …
Brazil’s president has ordered a full investigation into an oil spill near an offshore field operated by oil giant Chevron Corp. Dilma Rousseff said in a statement that she wants a “rigorous investigation” to determine responsibility for the spill near …