Tuesday 26 June 2012

Daily Headlines: Tuesday, June 26, 2012

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June 26, 2012
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National

The Business of Insuring Correctional Facilities

Montana State Prison inmate files suit for $2.2 million in federal court after he injures a toe when his foot got caught in a grain auger ...

Dole Recalls Salad in 6 U.S. States for Listeria Risk

More than 1,000 bags of salad produced by Dole Foods Co have been recalled from stores in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South ...

Argo Group Announces New Cyber Liability Insurance

Argo Pro, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., has introduced a new cyber liability insurance product - information & ...
East

Feds to Investigate New York Dumbwaiter Death

Federal workplace safety investigators are looking into the death of a Schenectady, N.Y., restaurant co-owner who died after his head ...

Skier Accuses Vermont Resort of Neglecting Safety

A skier says a Vermont ski resort is at fault for his injuries. Alfred Rocks of Egg Harbor, N.J., sued Killington Ski Area, saying it ...

Virginia School Board to Pay Falsely Accused Teacher $73,000

A Virginia school board has agreed to pay nearly $73,000 to a popular gym teacher who was falsely accused and acquitted of molesting a ...

Banana Truck Crash Destroys 1745 Massachusetts Building

An out-of-control box truck carrying bananas in southeastern Massachusetts has crashed into a natural gas main and ignited an explosion, ...
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Midwest

High Winds Blamed for Damage at Michigan State Park

A recent bout of straight-line winds is being blamed for downing about 400 trees in a state park in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. MLive.com ...

Michigan Jail Inmate Sentenced in Arson Solicitation Case

A Livingston County, Mich., jail inmate who authorities say tried to get a fellow prisoner to burn down his home has been sentenced to up ...

Nebraska Burn Victim Files Papers to Sue County

A man who was burned in a controlled grass fire in the Nebraska border town of Whiteclay has filed papers to sue local authorities for ...

Abandoned Iowa Lumber Yard Catches Fire

A fire in an abandoned Cedar Rapids, Iowa, lumber yard caused significant damage before firefighters were able to control the blaze. The ...

Forensic Engineering Firm Expands Midwest Presence

Rimkus Consulting Group, a forensic engineering consulting firm, announced the opening of two new offices in Kansas City, Kan., and ...
Southeast

Debby’s Slow March Through Gulf Drenches Florida

Tropical Storm Debby whipped Florida with bands of drenching rain Monday while its center was nearly stationary in the Gulf of Mexico. Its ...

Debby Heightens Significance of Amateur Radio

A weekend of "field day" activities for the Mississippi Coast Amateur Radio Association and the Jackson County Amateur Radio Association ...

Georgia Police Launching Crackdown on Drunken Drivers

Police officers, sheriff's deputies and state troopers across Georgia are launching a statewide crackdown on drunken driving through ...

Mississippi County Hopes to Bundle Insurance

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors has asked its insurance carriers for a 30- to 45-day notice when policies come up for renewal. The ...
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South Central

6 Hospitalized From Car Fumes at Texas Apartments

Authorities say six people have been taken to Austin, Texas., hospitals for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning from a running car in a ...

Report: Texas Reforms Reduced Costs of Medical Care for Injured Workers

A new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI), an independent, not-for-profit research organization based in ...

2 Trains Collide in Oklahoma Panhandle Sparking Fire

Authorities say two trains have collided in the Oklahoma Panhandle, sparking a diesel fire. Texas County Emergency Management Director ...
West

Toll From Colorado Wildfire Raised to 248 Homes

The total number of homes destroyed by a two-week old wildfire in northern Colorado was raised to 248 on Sunday as residents of a ...

New Mexico Senator Introduces Post-Fire Flood Legislation

New Mexico's two U.S. senators are pushing legislation that would make it easier for residents affected by wildfires on federal lands to ...

Shooting, Fireworks Starts Washington Fire

Burning tires are still smoldering Monday morning at a wrecking yard in Belfair, Wash., that caught fire overnight. KING-TV says the fire ...
International

Police: Man Jumps to His Death Off Eiffel Tower

Paris police say that a 25-year-old man thwarted security measures and climbed the Eiffel Tower before jumping from the landmark to his ...

Uganda Landslides Destroy 3 Villages

Officials say landslides induced by torrential rains have destroyed three villages in eastern Uganda, killing scores of people but possibly ...

ACE Appoints Andrew McBride to Lead International Claims Operations

The ACE Group announced the appointment of Andrew McBride as executive vice president, Claims, for its international businesses. In this ...

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