Officials say a strong tornado that touched down in western Arkansas has injured at least several people. Steve Piltz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Tulsa, said a strong tornado touched down southwest of the Altus-Denning area …
A Rhode Island radio personality has agreed to plead guilty to taking part in an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on fraud and corruption charges. Federal prosecutors say Lori Sergiacomi – known on …
A tornado may have struck Delaware County as major storms hit portions of eastern Oklahoma, damaging mobile homes and several buildings near West Siloam Springs, officials said Monday. No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service is sending send investigators …
Police have arrested five alleged gang members in connection to a string of arson fires in northwest Phoenix. Phoenix police say 19-year-old Robert Patonai was arrested Thursday. They say four other suspects taken into custody are minors. Police say Patonai …
American Family Mutual Insurance Company (American Family Mutual), the third largest homeowner insurance company in Arizona, underpaid more than 5,000 Arizona homeowner insurance claims arising from last year’s winter storm (January 2010) and hail storm (October 2010), according to an …
The University of Colorado at Boulder is suing two companies for what it claims was defective toilet paper that clogged the campus’s sewage systems. The Daily Camera reported Wednesday that the university’s Board of Regents filed a lawsuit last week …
A tornado ripped across part of New Zealand’s largest city on Tuesday, upturning cars and sending debris slicing through the air, witnesses and news reports said. At least one person was killed and about 20 injured, a hospital official said. …
State police say two boys, ages 12 and 9, drove a large excavator at a southwestern Pennsylvania strip mine, smashing a bulldozer in the process. Police say the 12-year-old will be charged with felony criminal mischief in Greene County Juvenile …
Vermont fire investigators say the blaze that heavily damaged an historic building in downtown Brattleboro was most likely started by an electrical malfunction. But officials aren’t sure where the fire started in the Brooks House on Sunday night. Brattleboro Fire …
Copper thieves are targeting parks and golf courses in Omaha, stealing everything from wiring on light poles to plumbing fixtures. KETV-TV in Omaha says the pilfering is costing taxpayers thousands of dollars in replacement and repair costs. Officials say at …