Monday 25 March 2013

Daily Headlines: Monday, March 25, 2013

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March 25, 2013
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National

Garagekeepers Sometimes Lags in the Auto Repair Shop

The neighborhood auto repair shop or local gas station might seem to be an easy risk to insure. But there are a few misunderstood ...

Farm Drought Areas Under Pressure Despite Winter Storms

Cool, wet late winter weather across most of the U.S. Corn Belt has raised hopes that the world's largest food exporter will rebound from ...

Acura Recalling TSX Sedans for Corrosion

Honda Motor Co.'s luxury Acura brand is recalling 76,000 TSX sedans in America because corrosion could cause them to stall in cold weather. ...

Record Crop Insurance Payout Stirs Subsidy Debate

Farmers will be paid a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of the widespread drought, a staggering amount that has ...
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East

Gas Drillers Paid $750K Settlement to Pennsylvania Family

Newly released court documents show gas drilling company Range Resources and other defendants paid $750,000 to settle claims that the ...

Report Raises Questions About D.C. Fire Readiness

A new report from the District of Columbia's inspector general raises further questions about whether the fire department has enough trucks ...

Maine Couple Charged With Arson in 2007 Insurance Fraud

A Palmyra couple has been charged with deliberately setting fire to their home more than five years ago to collect the insurance money. ...

Vermont Couple Charged With Burning Down Auto Business

A Vermont couple have been charged with burning down their own auto dealership business. Ed and Tammy Davis of Fair Haven have been charged ...

Massachusetts Sees Dramatic Dip in Car Thefts

Car thefts in Massachusetts have dropped by 88 percent since the mid-1970s, when the state had the dubious distinction of being the ...
Midwest

Michigan Court Reverses $100K Verdict for Oil in Home

The Michigan Supreme Court has thrown out a $100,000 verdict for a woman whose home had to be demolished after the basement was mistakenly ...

Suit Filed in Blast That Destroyed Missouri Restaurant

Six employees of a popular Kansas City, Mo., restaurant destroyed last month in a natural gas explosion have filed a lawsuit over the blast ...

Ohio Marks 1913 Flood Centennial, Warns of Dangers

State officials are using the 100th anniversary of a devastating and deadly flood to encourage Ohioans to prepare for potential high water ...

Safety Effort Targets Missouri's Older Drivers

Officials unveiled a public health campaign on March 20 aimed at helping get aging Missouri men and women off the roads when it's no longer ...

NWS: 'Significant Flood' Expected This Spring

A meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Forks says the area is expected to be in for a "significant flood" this spring. ...

Frasco Opens Midwest Regional Office

Frasco Investigative Services, a national insurance investigation corporation, announced the opening of its new Midwest regional office. ...
Southeast

Kentucky Court Disbars Class Action Specialist Chesley

An Ohio attorney known as the godfather of the modern class action lawsuit was disbarred Thursday by the Kentucky Supreme Court, which ...

Another Sinkhole Opens in Florida City

Authorities say a sinkhole has opened between two homes in Seffner, Fla., and the houses have been evacuated as a precaution. Hillsborough ...

Florida Man Burned in Pizza Oven Fire at Stadium

A man is recovering from first and second degree burns after a fire broke out at a pizza concession stand at a southwest Florida baseball ...

Mississippi State Courts Not Bound by Federal Court's Ruling

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision that Mississippi's $1 million cap on noneconomic damages arising from civil litigation does ...

Mississippi Insurance Department Arranges More Storm Damage Inspection Sites

Due to the large volume of auto claims being filed following Monday's hailstorm, the Mississippi Insurance Department has arranged for ...
South Central

March 25 is a Rough Weather Day for Austin, Texas

Three of the most damaging and costliest hailstorms in Austin's history have all occurred on March 25. While Texas usually waits for the ...

Louisiana Parish Gets Money to Elevate Homes

St. Bernard Parish officials say the suburban New Orleans community has $10 million in federal grants available to help residents elevate ...

4 Hurt in East Texas Construction Site Collapse

Emergency officials say four workers have been hurt when the wooden frame of a one-story structure they were building collapsed. The ...
West

Tires, Battery Stolen From SUV After Fatal New Mexico Crash

Hours after a fatal crash, police in New Mexico say they arrived at the scene to find the wrecked SUV's rims, tires and battery had been ...

Montana Panel Considers Ending Unisex Rates

Even Shawn McQuillan's 88-year-old grandfather says his 20-year-old grandson drives too cautiously. The younger McQuillan, who says he has ...

Language Interpreter Gets Jail Time for Overcharging State

A Tacoma, Wash., woman received a 90-day jail term and must pay restitution after pleading guilty to first degree theft charges for ...

New Mexico Officials to Hold 'Bedbug' Conference

City officials are holding a special conference aimed at fighting bedbugs in Albuquerque, N.M. The Albuquerque Environmental Health ...
International

Police Seek Criminal Charges in Brazil Club Fire

Criminal charges are being sought against 16 people in connection with the nightclub fire that killed 241 people in southern Brazil earlier ...

Tornado in Bangladesh Leaves 20 Dead, 200 Injured

A tornado that ripped through 20 villages in eastern Bangladesh has killed 20 people and injured 200, a government official said Saturday. ...

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