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September 21, 2012
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National

Adjuster Education Options Grow

Undergraduate programs aren't the only educational choices available to claims adjusters. Colleges are beginning to respond to the need for ...

Home Heating Fires Cause an Estimated $326M in Property Losses Each Year

Heating is the second leading cause and accounts for 14 percent of all residential building fires responded to by fire departments across ...

Arctic Ice Shrinks to All Time Low

In a critical climate indicator showing an ever warming world, the amount of ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank to an all-time low this year, ...
East

Penn State's Creamery Recalls Frozen Treats

Penn State's creamery is recalling frozen treats it made over a nearly three-month span after consumers reported finding small pieces of ...

Maine State Worker Guilty of Workers' Comp Fraud

A Maine state transportation department worker has been convicted of stealing thousands of dollars' worth of workers compensation benefits ...

Connecticut Golf Gourse Pays Fine After Lighting Strike

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe has paid an $11,600 fine and made safety changes at its Lake of Isles, Conn., golf course after a lightning ...

Court: Fraternity Can Be Sued in Fatal Yale Crash

A fraternity can be sued for alleged negligence in connection with a 2003 crash that killed four Yale University students, including two ...

Damages Cut in Maryland Dog Shooting Case

A court has slightly reduced the $620,000 awarded in April to a Taneytown, Md., family whose dog was shot by a Frederick County sheriff's ...
Midwest

Missouri Appeals Court: Drunken Driver's Family Can Sue

The family of Missouri man who died in a drunken driving crash can sue the funeral home he co-owned and his former business partners for ...

Apple Orchard Accident in South Dakota Injures 2 Girls

An apple orchard in South Dakota that provides entertainment for the public is looking into what spooked two horses hauling a wagon filled ...

Furniture Fires at Ohio Playground Blamed on Arson

Investigators have determined two pieces of furniture were intentionally set on fire near a basketball court and playground at a northeast ...
Southeast

Mississippi City Board Discusses Isaac Debris Removal Estimates

The McComb, Miss., city board is a step closer to cleaning up the decaying debris that still lines many city streets after Hurricane Isaac. ...

Georgia Obesity Rates Projected to Rise

A new report forecasts a sharp rise in obesity in every American state over the next 20 years, though Georgia is projected to remain in the ...

Kentucky Programmer Charged With Hacking Toyota Website

A computer programmer from central Kentucky who once did contract work for Toyota has been charged with hacking into and damaging computers ...
South Central

Exploratory Well Into Louisiana Sinkhole Almost Complete

Officials say they are one step closer to figuring out the cause behind the massive sinkhole that has been plaguing Assumption Parish, La., ...

Civil Lawsuit Filed in Oklahoma Skyscraper Death

An Oklahoma woman accused of pushing her husband to his death from their high-rise apartment has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the ...

Substitute Bus Driver Arrested for Texting in Louisiana

A substitute bus driver has been arrested in Louisiana for texting while driving and school officials say he could face dismissal as a ...
West

California Law Bans Predatory ADA Lawsuits Against Businesses

A new law will protect California businesses, especially small-business owners, from frivolous lawsuits filed under the Americans With ...

Colorado Man Wins $7M in Popcorn Lung Lawsuit

A suburban Denver man who was diagnosed with "popcorn lung," possibly from inhaling the artificial butter smell of the microwave popcorn he ...

Metal Thieves Targeting California Fire Hydrants

Metal thieves are targeting Modesto, Calif., fire hydrants, putting residents at risk and costing the city thousands of dollars. The ...

Colorado Builders Confident Fire Victims Home Demands Will Be Met

Homebuilders in the High Park and Waldo Canyon burn areas are confident they can meet the demand to rebuild homes. But finances - their own ...
International

Ferry Boat Sinks in Southern Philippines; 7 Dead

The Philippine coast guard says a passenger boat sank in the country's south. Seven people drowned and five are missing. The boat was ...

Powerful South American Storm Causes Death, Damage

A powerful storm killed five people and injured 81 in Paraguay as it blew across the southern cone of South America on Wednesday, ripping ...

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