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September 28, 2012
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National

Doctors Help When Older Drivers Give Up Keys

Families may have to watch for dings in the car and plead with an older driver to give up the keys - but there's new evidence that doctors ...

Rental Firms Agree Not to Rent Recalled Cars

Leading U.S. car rental companies have agreed to back Senate legislation to pull vehicles from the road when recalled for safety defects, ...

Merck Agrees to Settle Coppertone Class Action Suit

Merck & Co has agreed to pay between $3 million and $10 million to settle a nearly decade old class-action lawsuit that alleged the company ...
East

New Maryland Moped Helmet Law Goes Into Effect Monday

Maryland moped riders will have to wear helmets and eye protection beginning Monday. The new law also requires that motor scooters and ...

New Hampshire Woman Gets Jail Time for Submitting Fake Bills

A New Hampshire woman who fabricated bills for medical care and massage treatment in a worker's compensation settlement will spend a year ...

Virginia Police: Inspection Decals May Fade in Sun

The Virginia State Police is notifying authorities statewide about ink on some vehicle inspection stickers fading or disappearing when ...
Midwest

Family of Megabus Fatality Files Lawsuit

The family of a University of Missouri graduate student who was killed when a Megabus slammed into a bridge pillar along an interstate in ...

Nebraska High Court to Hear Police Chase Suit Appeal

The Nebraska Supreme Court will decide whether a man injured in the crash of a car being chased by Platte County sheriff's deputies is ...

Officials Blame Contractor for Iowa Fire

Fire officials say sparks from a grinder ignited a fire that destroyed a building near the town square in downtown Centerville, Iowa. The ...

Illinois Laptop Company Accused of Spying on Customers

Illinois' attorney general and the Federal Trade Commission have agreed on a settlement with an Illinois company accused of using computer ...
Southeast

Kentucky Doctor Suspended After Patient Deaths

Kentucky medical officials have suspended the license of a Florence physician after 14 of his patients died from drug overdoses. The ...

West Virginia Gets Grant for Prescription Drug Monitoring

West Virginia is getting $450,000 in federal funding to support its prescription drug monitoring project. The funding is from the U.S ...

Few Violators Nabbed After Alabama's Texting Ban Takes Effect

Law officers in some eastern Alabama jurisdictions have yet to issue any citations under the state's new law banning texting and driving. ...

Mississippi Offers Driver Test App

The Mississippi Department of Public Safety has partnered with Mississippi Interactive LLC to offer a driver's practice test application ...
South Central

School Bus Changes Made at Louisiana High School

Louisiana's Lafayette High School has made several changes in the way buses run to keep students safe. The changes come after the Sept. 20 ...

Records: Texas Home Where 4 Died Had Repeated Violations

Records show that a San Antonio, Texas, group home where four men died in a fire in August had chronic violations of safety requirements, ...

Texas Mutual Insurance Names Osmond Claims Manager in Dallas

Workers' compensation insurance provider, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., has hired Timothy Osmond as claims manager in Dallas. Osmond will be ...
West

Fatal Las Vegas Bus Stop Crash Driver Was Drunk

Prosecutors say a third blood test shows a 23-year-old driver had a blood-alcohol level of 0.087 percent when he plowed a car into a ...

Fire at California Jewelry Plant Causes $10,000 in Damage

A fire at a San Diego County, Calif., jewelry plant forced more than 30 workers to flee and caused an estimated $10,000 in damage. U-T San ...

Idaho Woman Claims She Was Dragged Behind Bus

A northern Idaho woman is suing Kootenai County and a public transportation system alleging that she was dragged behind a bus during a stop ...
International

Arsenal's Santos Banned From Driving for Year

Arsenal defender Andre Santos has been banned from driving for a year after admitting to speeding at up to 145 mph (234 kph). The Brazil ...

At Least 14 Killed in Nigeria Gasoline Tanker Fire

Police in north central Nigeria say at least 14 people have died after a gasoline tanker caught fire and exploded. The Niger State police ...

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