Wednesday 13 June 2012

Daily Headlines: Wednesday, June 13, 2012

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June 13, 2012
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National

Study: Climate Change Will Alter Risks of Wildfire Worldwide

Climate change is widely expected to disrupt future fire patterns around the world, with some regions, such as the western United States, ...

Honda Recalls About 50,000 Civic Cars in U.S.

Honda Motor Co Ltd said it will recall about 50,000 Civic small cars in the United States from the 2012 model year for a potential ...

U.S. Reviews Safety of Innovative Heart Valve

U.S. health officials are asking safety questions about the first artificial heart valve designed to be implanted without major surgery, ...
East

Coast Guard Offers Reward in Yacht Explosion Hoax

The U.S. Coast Guard says a reported explosion on a motor yacht off central New Jersey likely was a hoax and that an extensive search and ...

New York Near Deal to Combat Cyber Bullies

New York could announce as early as this week a legislative deal to crack down on cyber bullying in schools and through social media, ...

Bear Causes Pennsylvania Wildfire by Climbing Power Pole

Investigators say a black bear caused a small wildfire in the Allegheny National Forest in northwestern Pennsylvania by climbing a utility ...

Rhode Island Family Asked to Tear Down Sand Castle

A Barrington, R.I., man was asked to tear down a sand castle he and his 7-year-old daughter built at a local beach after a town official ...
Midwest

Fire Extinguisher Discharge Damages Southern Indiana Church

The pastor of a southern Indiana church say it could take weeks to clean up after vandals discharged a fire extinguisher throughout the ...

Flood-Prone Ohio Town Gets New Warning System

A new flood warning system will give residents of a water-weary town in northwest Ohio an advance warning the next time the Blanchard River ...

Southern Indiana County Spends $825K on Tornado Cleanup

A southern Indiana county hard-hit by March tornadoes has spent $825,000 just to clear out streams clogged with storm debris. The News and ...

Judge Won’t Upset Insurance Rule in Fireworks Law

A judge has rejected a challenge to the insurance requirement in Michigan's new law expanding the sale of fireworks. Federal Judge Thomas ...
Southeast

Tennessee Court Rules on Workers Comp Statute of Limitations

A worker who witnessed the deaths of two co-workers but did not file a post-traumatic stress disorder claim until more than a year after ...

New Kentucky Police Campaign Emphasizes Safe Driving

Kentucky State Police has launched its summer safe driving campaign, called Operation B.L.U.E. Lights. The acronym "B.L.U.E." stands for ...

United Appoints John Forney Chief Executive Officer

St. Petersburg, Fla.- based United Insurance Holdings Corp., a property and casualty insurance holding company,  announced the appointment ...
South Central

Fire Escapes Removed After Oklahoma Student’s Death

Workers at the University of Oklahoma have removed the fire escapes from an administrative building where a 22-year-old student fell to her ...

Recruiter in City Nursing Kickback Scheme Pleads Guilty in Houston

A Houston man has pleaded guilty to recruiting patients for a healthcare provider in return for kickbacks. Floyd Leslie Brooks, 45, entered ...

Regulators: Dallas Company to Pay $50K to Settle Discrimination Lawsuit

Regulators say a Dallas-area refrigerated transport company will pay $50,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit. The ...
West

Motorcycle Deaths Declining in Idaho

A study by the Governors Highway Safety Association shows that the number of motorcycle deaths dropped in Idaho last year, but remained ...

New Mexico Sheriff Asking for $1M for Helicopters

The sheriff of Bernalillo County, N.M., says more than $1 million is needed to pay for two county helicopters. KOAT-TV reports county ...

Storms Increase Insurance Costs for Wyoming Town

Severe weather including hailstorms is driving up the cost of homeowners insurance in the Cheyenne, Wyo., area. James Mitchell with the ...

GEICO Hiring in California

GEICO's regional office in San Diego, Calif., announced plans to hire more than 100 new associates between now and the end of this year. ...
International

Floods Displace 700 Villagers in Southern Philippines

Two days of rain has flooded several villages and towns and forced nearly 700 people to flee their homes in the southern Philippines. The ...

Caribbean Carrier Says Fire Destroys Hangar, Plane

Caribbean airline LIAT says investigators are looking into a fire that destroyed one of its hangars, two offices and a Dash 8-300 plane. ...

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