Thursday 29 December 2011

Daily Headlines: Thursday, December 29, 2011

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December 29, 2011
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National

Auto Injury Claim Costs Rise

New findings from an Insurance Research Council (IRC) study of auto injury claim trends indicate that insurance claim costs countrywide ...

Ground Motion Study May Show Need to Modify Building Codes

"In recent decades, population growth and scarcity of undeveloped metropolitan land have changed urban land use patterns and placed an ...

Shelter Insurance Names Means President Elect

As a result of current president and chief executive officer David Moore's retirement announcement effective August 1, 2012, Shelter ...
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East

Unhappy Law School Grads Consider Suing Their Alma Maters

Many law schools try to attract more applicants by showing off how well their graduates do in the real world. The schools tell their ...

Virginia Trestle Accident Doesn’t Deter Rail Trespassing

A fatal accident on a train trestle in Amherst County, Va., hasn't deterred people from trespassing on railroad tracks. Lynchburg ...

Vermont Fire Caused by Wood Ash Left in Paper Bag

Fire officials say ashes left in a paper bag sparked a fire that damaged a Burlington home. A construction worker spotted the flames coming ...

Deadly Connecticut Fire Caused By Old Fireplace Embers

A Christmas morning fire that killed a couple and three of their grandchildren was accidentally started by fireplace embers that had been ...
Midwest

2 Indiana Women Charged With Faking State Fair Claims

Prosecutors have charged two Indianapolis women with making false claims to try to collect money from funds intended for victims of the ...

Listeria Found in Michigan Dairy’s Cheese Products

Michigan authorities have announced the recall of two cheese products of Green Cedar Dairy in Dearborn because of possible contamination ...

Equipment Cleared in Missouri Worker’s Death

An outside investigation for the city of Columbia, Mo., has found no evidence of equipment malfunction in the death of a seasonal worker. ...

Flour Mill Fire Probe Begins in Central Minnesota Town

Investigators from the state fire marshal's office are trying to determine what sparked the fire that consumed the century old Swany White ...
Southeast

Kentucky Fire Department Will Collect Subscribers’ Fee

A volunteer fire department in southeastern Kentucky says it will begin collecting fees from subscribers next week. Bell County Assistant ...

Alpha Will Try to Settle West Virginia Mine Blast Lawsuits

Alpha Natural Resources will try to negotiate settlement of 18 wrongful death lawsuits with families of men killed at West Virginia's Upper ...

Claims Against Florida Police Total More Than $1M

Records show that more than a $1 million has been paid out since 2005 in claims against a South Florida police department. The city of Fort ...

Law Firm Offers Reward in West Virginia Museum Theft

Lawyer David Huffman is taking the theft of weapons and other items from a veterans museum personally. Huffman's law office in Parkersburg, ...

Florida Paramedics Rush to Emergencies on Bicycles

Some paramedics in South Florida say it's faster to ride a bicycle than drive an ambulance in some emergencies. Boca Raton Fire-Rescue ...
South Central

Fatal Wrecks Up in 2011

More people along the Mississippi and Louisiana areas were killed on state highways in 2011. Fatal crashes have actually seen a one-third ...
West

Human Error Blamed for San Francisco Water Main Break

Human error is being blamed for a water main break that damaged several homes and vehicles in a South San Francisco neighborhood. The San ...

Skydiver Dies on Landing in California

Authorities were investigating the death of a skydiver who died after a jump in Perris - the sixth skydiving fatality at the popular ...

Former New Mexico Hospital Exec Sued Over Missing $3.2M

A former executive at a Santa Fe, N.M., hospital has been accused of bilking the care center out of more than $3 million by funneling the ...

Lawyer: Moms Stole From Hawaii Toy Store for Kids

An attorney says five unemployed single mothers who took items from a Hawaii toy store showed up at his office with the stolen goods ...

Overheated Christmas Tree Causes Washington Fire

Firefighters say overheated Christmas lights sparked a fire in Mill Creek, Wash., that damaged a home and killed a 3-week-old puppy. The ...

Utah Boy Ignites $5K Bedroom Fire With Lighter

Authorities say a 6-year-old Sunset boy playing with a lighter started a weekend fire that caused more than $5,000 in damages to his family ...
International

Cranky Croc Steals Aussie Zoo Worker’s Lawn Mower

A giant saltwater crocodile named Elvis with an apparent affinity for household machinery charged at an Australian reptile park worker ...

China Blames 54 Officials for Bullet Train Crash

A long-awaited government report said design flaws and sloppy management caused a bullet train crash in July that killed 40 people and ...

Lava Flood Kills 4 Near Indonesian Volcano

Officials say fast-moving mudflows streaming from the mouth of a volcano in eastern Indonesia have killed four villagers. About 1,000 ...

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