Tuesday 24 April 2012

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April 24, 2012
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National

Resolving Disputes with Restoration Companies

Billing disputes with restoration vendors often involve a common scenario - a water loss prompts an insured's frantic call to a ...

U.S. Government Investigating Stalling School Buses

The federal government is investigating 5,000 school buses from the 2008 model year that could stall without warning. There have been no ...

Study: Returning Troops Face Traffic Safety Risks

Military service personnel who survive the hazards of war return to face new risks on domestic roadways, according to a study by USAA. ...

Shrimp Processors Object to BP Oil Spill Pact

Shrimp processors have asked a federal judge to delay preliminary approval of BP Plc's proposed settlement of economic damage claims from ...
East

Car Fires Stun Shoppers at Vermont Shopping Center Lot

A fire that spread from a truck to a car next to it stunned people at a Vermont shopping center, but no one was injured. Firefighters tell ...

Pennsylvania Farmers Highlight Rural Road Safety

Jim Rexroth knows what happens when drivers don't pay attention to large farm equipment traveling on rural roads. The Lower Windsor ...

New Jersey Bounty Hunter Admits Covering Up Bribes

A northern New Jersey bounty hunter has admitted to being part of a scheme to file false documents to earn higher fees for rounding up ...

IAC Opens Branch Office in New Jersey

New York-based Independent Adjustment Company (IAC) expanded its operations with the recent opening of a branch office in Little Falls, ...
Midwest

Minnesota Cement Plant Destroyed by Fire

Fire officials say a cement plant in Wright County, Minn., is total loss. Firefighters were called to the Knife River Corp. plant in Otsego ...

Trial Looms for Ex-Minnesota Viking’s Wife in Hit-And-Run

The wife of a former Minnesota Vikings tight end has admitted being behind the wheel of her husband's sport-utility vehicle last August ...

Detroit Fire Chief Suggests Letting Vacant Buildings Burn

Detroit's fire boss suggests his department could adjust to a looming 15 percent budget cut by letting some abandoned buildings burn to the ...
Southeast

Florida Governor Rick Scott Vetoes Cat Fund Tax-Credit Plan

Florida Governor Rick Scott has chastised state lawmakers for failing to fully consider a controversial plan to use state premium tax ...

Florida Salvage Company Wins Bid to Remove Concordia

A Florida company has won the bid to remove the capsized Costa Concordia cruise ship off the coast of Tuscany. Pompano Beach-based Titan ...

NTSB Releases Report in TV Host’s Plane Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report in its investigation into a small plane crash that killed the ...

Florida Massage Therapist Accused of Insurance Fraud

A licensed massage therapist, a physician's assistant and 14 patients at a massage clinic in Miami have been arrested in an undercover ...
South Central

Dallas Police Halt Routine Dash Cam Video Reviews

A special police unit's routine review of patrol car video has been halted after some officers complained of being targeted for minor ...

More Than $1M of Pipe Ends Stolen From Arkansas Warehouse

An investigation is continuing into the theft of $1.4 million worth of drill pipe ends from a Fort Smith, Ark., warehouse. The Southwest ...

450 Claims Job Openings Throughout Louisiana

Adecco Staffing US, a recruitment and workforce solutions provider, announced the opening of over 450 positions throughout the state of ...
West

Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Bread Truck Crash in Utah

The children of an Ogden, Utah, couple who were killed when a bread truck crashed into their vehicle in 2010 are suing the driver and three ...

Carbon Monoxide Sickens Arizona Bagel Shop Workers

Authorities say at least four north Phoenix, Ariz., bagel shop workers have been sickened by carbon monoxide that apparently built up in ...

Family of Girl Killed in New Mexico Crash With Doctor Sues

The family of a little girl killed when her family's van was hit by a vehicle driven by a Santa Fe, N.M., surgeon suspected of driving ...
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International

Police: 1 Dead in Norway Dairy Plant Gas Explosion

A gas explosion ripped through a building of a Norwegian dairy plant in the country's southeast on Monday, killing at least one person and ...

Thousands of Tons Spilled at Oil Field in Russia

A Russian official says that up to 2,000 tons of oil have been spilled at an oil field in Russia's north. The accident happened at an oil ...

Costa Rican Firm Pleads Guilty in $670M Global Insurance Fraud Scam

A Costa Rican company has agreed to plead guilty to a $670 million global insurance fraud scheme. Provident Capital Indemnity Ltd. entered ...

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