Monday 18 June 2012

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June 18, 2012
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National

High-Profile Fund Administrator Feinberg Discusses Victim Compensation, Lessons Learned

Having administered several high profile compensation funds over the course of 30 years, Kenneth Feinberg is no stranger to controversy. In ...

Watergate Burglary Crime Scene All But Forgotton

These days, there's little marking the Watergate complex where a bungled burglary became the first in a chain of events that ultimately led ...

Report: Don’t Worry Much About Quakes and Fracking

The controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas does not pose a high risk for triggering earthquakes large enough ...
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East

Pennsylvania Town Must Certify Levee to Avoid Flood Plain

A creekside levee in one western Pennsylvania borough must be certified by federal regulators or most of the community will be declared a ...

New Jersey Committee Approves Changes to Driver’s Licenses

Parents or guardians in New Jersey might need to complete a driver orientation course before their teens could get their driver's licenses. ...

Vermont Man Accused of Car Break-Ins, Thefts

Police have arrested a man in connection with several car break-ins and thefts in Colchester, Vt. Nineteen-year-old Corey Duclos of ...

Tree Worker Electrocuted in Crane Accident in New Hampshire

Fire officials say a tree service worker in Newbury, N.H., was electrocuted when a nearby crane came into contact with a high-voltage ...
Midwest

Research Examines Truck-Related Crashes to Reduce Accidents

Two Kansas State University civil engineers are working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of ...

Michigan Officials: Jail Crane Collapse Was Operator Error

Michigan officials have found that the collapse of a 250-foot crane at the Kent County jail in February was caused by operator error. The ...

2 Accused of Staging Indiana Crash Face Felony Charges

Felony insurance fraud charges have been filed against two people accused of staging a traffic accident in eastern Indiana that led to two ...

Ohio Works to Make Wrong-Way Signs More Visible

Several wrong-way auto accidents in northern Ohio, including a crash that killed three sorority sisters, have led the state's highway ...
Southeast

Actor Tom Berenger Suing South Carolina Lawyer

Actor Tom Berenger is suing a South Carolina lawyer he says cost him more than $100,000 after advising him to sign a prenuptial agreement ...

Couple at Tennessee Governor Bill Signing Recently Fined

A couple who posed with Gov. Bill Haslam during a recent bill signing ceremony on a new law on staff leasing companies were recently cited ...

Court Action Taken to Keep Kentucky County Fire Stations Open

A Kentucky judge-executive is asking a federal judge to stop the closure of county fire stations in Bell County, Ky. Claiming lack of ...

Mississippi City Fire Department Receives New Rating

A new ranking for the Columbus Fire Department could mean reduced insurance rates for home and business owners in the Mississippi city. The ...
South Central

Dallas Hailstorm Damage Estimates Could Reach $2B

An insurance trade organization says the hailstorm that pounded Dallas this week could result in up to $2 billion in insured losses. Sandra ...

President Approves Oklahoma Disaster Declaration

President Barack Obama has approved a disaster declaration for five Oklahoma counties following severe storms, tornadoes and flooding ...

More Than 50,000 Texas City Residents Sue BP

More than 50,000 Texas City residents have joined a class-action suit against BP PLC, alleging they got sick in 2010 from a 41-day ...
West

Puget Sound Orcas Cause Delays for Research Ship

An expedition to study earthquake and tsunami risks off the coasts of Washington and Oregon has been scaled back for now out of concerns ...

Fire That Damaged Los Angeles Church Declared Arson

A fire that damaged a 61-year-old Los Angeles church has been declared an act of arson. Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey says the ...

Oregon Company Recalls Cans of Navy Beans

Truitt Bros. of Salem, Ore., is voluntary recalling 15-ounce cans of Premium Navy Beans because they may contain undeclared soy. The ...
International

Strawberry Thieves Hit Austrian Farm

There's been a tasty break-in at a farm in southeastern Austria, where a ton of strawberries went missing under cover of darkness. Police ...

Carlotta Kills 2, Weakens to Tropical Depression

Carlotta was downgraded to a tropical depression on Saturday as the system rapidly weakened after killing two young sisters in its march ...

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