Thursday 26 April 2012

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April 26, 2012
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National

Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify ...

Safer Ground: Lots of Options for Play Surfaces

Joshua Barry knows that wipeouts are inevitable when children are climbing and sliding on outdoor play sets. So he placed shredded rubber ...

U.S. Excess and Surplus Lines Insurers Ranking by Marketshare for 2011

After several years of declines, the U.S. excess and surplus market saw an increase in the overall amount of direct premiums written in ...
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East

Trial Over Massachusetts School’s Shock Treatments Settled

A lawsuit brought by a New York family against a Massachusetts school for disabled children that administers shock treatment therapy to ...

Maine Rescue Radios Being Jammed

Maine authorities are trying to find out who's been jamming the radio transmissions of several southern Maine fire and rescue departments, ...

Cause of Massachusetts Condo Fire Remains Unknown

Investigators have been unable to determine the cause of a six-alarm fire at a Marlborough, Mass., condominium complex this week but say ...
Midwest

Michigan Workplace Deaths Show Slight Dip in 2011

A report says fewer people died in the workplace across Michigan last year compared to 2010. The Michigan Fatality Assessment and Control ...

Fireworks Suppliers Want Fast Decision on New Michigan Law

Companies are urging a judge to quickly consider their challenge to a new Michigan law that requires millions of dollars in liability ...

Crew Fatigue Likely Caused Iowa Train Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board says crew fatigue is the probable cause of a deadly train collision in southwest Iowa. A ...
Southeast

Court Sides with Mississippi Agent in Katrina Restaurant Case

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling that the owners of a Bay St. Louis restaurant cannot collect more than $300,000 they ...

U-Haul Truck Used as Battering Ram in Atlanta Hair Heist

Police say thieves rammed a stolen U-Haul truck through the front of an Atlanta, Ga., beauty supply store and made off with a box of hair ...

Governor Tours Alabama Town’s Tornado Recovery

Gov. Robert Bentley returned to the central Alabama town of Eclectic a year after a deadly tornado hit it and found people relying on ...

FBI: South Florida Bank Robberies on Rise

The FBI says bank robberies are on the rise in South Florida and this year may surpass the totals for each of the past two years. The FBI's ...
South Central

Fire Destroys 3 Million Crickets in Louisiana

The owner of Armstrong's Cricket Farm in West Monroe, La., says Monday night's fire destroyed 3 million crickets. Jack Armstrong estimates ...

Texas Church Fire Ruled Arson, Nobody Hurt

Investigators say fire has damaged a West Texas church in a blaze being investigated as arson. The El Paso Fire Department says no one was ...

Louisiana Parish Assembles ‘Cat 5′ Flood Team

Terrebonne Parish, La., officials have begun the annual work of assembling the parish's "Cat 5" team. The task force is charged with ...

Police Seize 17 Pit Bulls in Louisiana Town

Washington, La., police have started to enforce the town's pit bull ordinance. The Daily World reports 17 pit bulls were turned over to the ...
West

Ship Owner Sues Pharmacists in 2007 San Francisco Bay Spill

The owners and operators of the Cosco Busan container ship that leaked thousands of gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay in 2007 are suing ...

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