Wednesday 8 February 2012

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February 8, 2012
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National

Boeing Finds Problem in 787 Tails

Boeing says repairs are needed in the tail sections of some of its new 787s. It says there is no immediate safety concern and the planes ...

Workers’ Comp Insurer Launches Narcotics Program for Injured Workers

Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. recently created a comprehensive narcotics program to help reduce the health risks associated with narcotics ...

Update: $5.12M in Fake NFL Merchandise Seized During ‘Operation Fake Sweep’

Operation Fake Sweep resulted in the seizure of 50,703 items of phony Super Bowl-related memorabilia along with other counterfeit items for ...

Automating Claims Process Plays Critical Role in Expediting Reimbursement Process

IVANS, Inc. a national health information exchange, announced results from a study that showed more than 93 percent of healthcare providers ...
East

New York City Judge Throws Out Beer Pong Lawsuit

A judge has thrown out a New Jersey man's lawsuit against a Greenwich Village pub over injuries he suffered following a beer pong game. The ...

Maryland Men Accused of Trying to Steal 130 Tires

Three men were arrested after police say they tried to steal 130 tires from a Maryland automotive store. Thirty-nine-year-old Calvin Keeney ...

OSHA Investigates Virginia School After Lead Found

Federal safety regulators are investigating a Roanoke, Va., school following the detection of lead in some paint chips. Roanoke City Public ...

Pennsylvania Firm Pays $50K for Teen’s Amputated Fingers

A northwestern Pennsylvania company has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle alleged child labor violations that resulted when an underage ...
Midwest

Picking Up Fallen Nebraska Trees May Take a Month

Lincoln, Neb., officials guess that it might take the city a month to pick up all the fallen tree limbs that succumbed to last weekend's ...

Illinois Governor Signs Chicago Speed Camera Bill

Chicago will be able to use automatic speed enforcement cameras to monitor drivers around the city's parks and schools and issue up to $100 ...

Ohio Woman Collecting Workers’ Comp Caught Working at Veterinary Hospital

An Ohio woman was sentenced last week for fraud after Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation (BWC) investigators found she was working for a ...

Indiana Trucking Company Ordered to Cease Operations

The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered U & D Service, Inc. of ...
Southeast

Dry Weather Could Bring Busy Wildfire Season in Southeast Georgia

With forecasters predicting an early spring in southeast Georgia, forestry officials are gearing up for what could be an early start to a ...

Mississippi Suspect Arrested in Theft of Cemetery Fence

George County sheriff's deputies said a surveillance camera at a scrap yard helped them nab the man they believe stole a fence from Fairley ...

US. Court Hears Case of Woman Killed by Alligator

The family of an elderly woman fatally mauled by an 8-foot (2.4-meter) alligator as she searched for her daughter's dog told the state's ...

Mississippi Town Approves New Trash Service

The town of Metcalfe, Miss., has signed an agreement that allows Washington County to pick up its trash. The Delta Democrat Times reports ...
South Central

Safety Device for Texas Crosswalk Where 2 Teens Died

A Central Texas city will install a flashing-lights traffic safety device at a crosswalk where two teens died after being hit by a truck. ...

3 Arrested for More Than 30 Burglaries in Louisiana

An adult and two teenagers suspected in at least 36 burglaries in one Baton Rouge, La., neighborhood are in custody. The East Baton Rouge ...

Louisiana Redesigns Deadly Intersection

The state will seek bids later this month for a construction project to redesign the intersection of La. Highway 1 and Sugar Plantation ...
West

Arizona Man Dies From Injuries After Trampoline Accident

A 30-year-old Phoenix, Ariz., man has died after Phoenix Fire Department officials say he was injured at an indoor trampoline park. Fire ...

Montana Man Fined $1K for Instigating Police Chase

A Montana man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it found that it will cost him a $1,000 fine ...

Agency: Rough Weather at Time of Colorado Glider Crash

Investigators say the weather at the time of a fatal glider crash-landing in Durango, Colo., last year could have produced strong ...

Colorado Man Sentenced Over Demolition Work on House

A man whose demolition work on a house in Pueblo, Colo., led asbestos to be released into the air has received a four-year community ...
International

Aon Report: January Sees No Major Natural Disaster Event

Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, released its latest Global Catastrophe Recap ...

Sprinkler Systems in Homes Save Lives

From the moment a smoke alarm sounds, occupants of a house have only a minute and a half to get out before they are overwhelmed and unable ...

Indonesia to Hit Train Roof Riders With Nasty Goop

Indonesia has another bizarre way to keep commuters off the roofs of trains: swat them with brooms drenched in putrid goop. "For anyone who ...

Reports: China Environmental Crises, Costs Rising

Environmental accidents are on the rise in China, mainly due to chemicals industry-related traffic and industrial mishaps, and the costs of ...

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