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National

Issues Facing SIU Departments

Financial validation of special investigation units (SIU) doesn't often come into play when companies analyze their worth, according to ...

State Farm Names Top 10 States for Dog Bite Claims

State Farm paid more than $109 million as a result of the nearly 3,800 dog bite claims in 2011. Almost $20 million more than in 2010. The ...

Hyundai Car Probed After Air Bag Cuts Owner’s Ear

U.S. safety regulators are investigating a complaint that a car owner's ear was cut in half when a side air bag inflated in a Hyundai ...

Tilting Cars on Assembly Line May Prevent Autoworker Injuries

Letting autoworkers sit while they reach into a car's interior could help prevent shoulder and back strain - but another solution might be ...
East

Bret Michaels Settles Case Over 2009 Tonys Mishap

An attorney for Bret Michaels says the rocker has settled a lawsuit against the Tony Awards over an accident he claims put his life at ...

Fire Destroys Vermont Restaurant Storage Building

Firefighters are investigating a fire that destroyed a storage building behind a Vermont restaurant. The fire behind Hoagie's Pizza & ...

Rhode Island Woman to Plead Guilty to Arson Fraud

A Warwick, R.I., woman has agreed to plead guilty to federal fraud charges after a fire at her home. WPRI-TV reports that 43-year-old ...

New Jersey Auto Insurance Group Part of Law Enforcement Fraud Training

In a recent collaborative effort, the private and public sectors joined forces when auto insurance group Plymouth Rock Assurance, partnered ...
Midwest

South Dakota Legislator Files Bill on Flooding Notice

U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem has introduced a bill that would require the Army Corps of Engineers to notify the public whenever expected high ...

Parents Blame Ohio College in Son’s Suicide

A central Ohio couple is pressing legal action against a university over the 2008 suicide of their son, saying campus police could have ...

Chief: No Pattern to Intentional Fires in Northeast Ohio

Youngstown's fire chief says there's no obvious pattern to a series of intentionally set fires that have destroyed at least 10 vacant ...

Cincinnati Bengals Want Workers Comp Order Upheld

The Cincinnati Bengals are asking a federal judge to enforce an order that requires dozens of former players to move their workers comp ...

Crime Caseload Rising in Southwest North Dakota Oil Patch

Attorneys and judges in the southwest North Dakota oil patch are struggling to keep up with a climbing caseload. The Dickinson Press ...
Southeast

Mowing Suspended at National Parks Following North Carolina Death

Cutting the grass at national parks has been suspended because of safety concerns following the death of a maintenance worker near ...

West Virginia Woman Claims Coach Encouraged Player Fight

The Wood County Board of Education in West Virginia is being sued by a woman who claims an assistant football coach encouraged a fight ...

Alabama Man Files Suit Saying Blood Transfer Gave Him HIV

An Alabama man has filed a lawsuit against a Florida blood bank, charging that a transfusion during a coronary bypass surgery infected him ...

Judge Sides With Georgia School on Copyright Fight

A federal judge sided with Georgia State University on a range of copyright infringement claims filed by three publishing houses in a ...
South Central

Louisiana Man Accused of Defrauding Spill Victims’ Fund

Federal prosecutors say a 41-year-old businessman who moved to New Orleans, La., from Georgia after the catastrophic BP oil spill in 2010 ...

Louisiana Parish May Crack Down on Owners of Abandoned Boats

Terrebonne Parish officials are considering a law to crack down on owners of sunken boats who abandon the vessels and leave the Louisiana ...

Caliber Collision Centers Opens 10th Location in San Antonio

Caliber Collision Centers continues to expand across Texas with the announcement that it acquired Legend Collision Center and reopened the ...
West

California Bill Creates Safeguards for Restaurant Playgrounds

Fast-food restaurants in California could face new sanitation and safety requirements for the playgrounds they install to attract children. ...

California Bill Would Require Auto Shut-Off in Table Saws

Lawmakers are hoping to reduce injuries caused by table saws by requiring new saws sold in California to be equipped with safety features ...

Oracle Patent Claims vs. Google Sent to Jury

A California jury began another round of deliberations on Tuesday in a high profile trial over allegations that Google's Android mobile ...
International

Thai Police Arrest 4 Suspects in $1M Gem Heist

Thai police have arrested suspects from four nations in connection with a $1 million heist at a jewelry fair. Police Lt. Col. Jamroon ...

Cockpit Instruments Found at Indonesia Crash Site

Search teams have found some cockpit instruments in the wreckage of a Russian passenger jet that slammed into a cliff atop a dormant ...

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