State police say an eastern New York man is in critical condition after he was struck in the head by a falling tree branch while clearing dead trees. Troopers say 41-year-old Todd Croshier of Pleasant Valley was in the woods …
Relatives of a southern Indiana businessman say he died after a scooter crash while vacationing on a Mexican resort island. They say 57-year-old Mike Job of Spencer died from his injuries Sunday night after his scooter crashed on Isla Mujeres, …
A southern New Jersey man has become the fourth person to plead guilty in a botched attempt to sink a fishing boat to collect insurance. Erik James of Goshen, Cape May County, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to destroy the …
A Grafton, N.D., man says a gun manufacturer is liable for injuries he suffered when a rifle discharged while he was reaching to unload it. Jared Schueller has filed a civil lawsuit against Remington Arms Co., LLC, and Sporting Goods …
A judge has sentenced a Houston man who had been suspected of setting a series of fires to 40 years in state prison for one of the blazes. John Leonard Morin was convicted and sentenced on a felony arson charge …
A Feb. 7 trial date has been set for a man charged with submitting a fraudulent claim to the fund set of for victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Moses W. Keys is charged with one federal fraud …
An Iowa man who had been awarded $10.6 million in malpractice case won’t see any of that money. The Des Moines Register reports that court precedent set while the case was awaiting its second trial prevents Dennis Cawthorn from citing …
A West Texas man has been sentenced to more than 37 years in prison for torching a church in a hate crimes case. A federal judge in Midland on Wednesday sentenced Steven Scott Cantrell of Crane. Cantrell in September pleaded …
A Southeast Texas man has died after a tree fell on him as he tried to cut and collect some firewood. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office says 70-year-old Edwin Worthy of Orangefield was dead at the scene Tuesday afternoon. An …
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 …