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March 7, 2013
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National

States Declare Emergency as Winter Storms Herald $100M Economic Loss: Report

At least four separate winter storms impacted the United States in February. The most deadly was a powerful Nor'easter which killed at ...

Computer Model May Help Athletes Avoid Brain Damage and Concussions

Concussions can occur in sports and in combat, but health experts do not know precisely which jolts, collisions and awkward head movements ...

Ford Recalls 230,000 Minivans for Corrosion Issue

Ford Motor Co is recalling about 230,000 older minivans globally to fix a corrosion problem that could prevent the fold-down third-row ...

Paul Davis Restoration Names Barry Floyd CFO

Barry Floyd has been named CFO at Paul Davis Restoration, Inc., a national provider of water, fire and mold damage clean up and restoration ...

Lightning Protection Inspection Program Expands

A new inspection program certifying that the lightning protection systems installed at homes and businesses comply with national safety ...
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Delaware Warns of Coastal Flooding From Storm

Delaware officials are warning the winter storm moving across the Mid-Atlantic states could bring severe coastal flooding. The Delaware ...

Suspicious Fires on Virginia's Eastern Shore Top 60

The number of suspicious fires on Virginia's Eastern Shore since last November has topped 60. Eight fires have occurred in the past four ...

New York Senators Seek Fracking Delay to Await Key Study

A critical bloc in New York's Senate is calling for up to a two-year delay in hydraulic fracturing for natural gas until an independent ...

Connecticut Bill Establishes Standards for School Pools

Legislation that sets stronger pool safety measures following the recent deaths of two Connecticut students is facing a public hearing. The ...
Midwest

Family of Michigan Drowning Victim to Get $200K Settlement

The family of a man who drowned while at a camp for people with special needs is to receive $200,000 in a settlement with a mid-Michigan ...

Ohio Councilman Arrested on 3rd DUI

Cleveland, Ohio police say they have arrested a city councilman for alleged drunken driving - his third DUI. A police statement says ...

Indiana Nursing Home Patient's Family Sues Over Death

Relatives of an 88-year-old Indiana woman who died after being attacked by another nursing home resident say the home's owners lied about ...

MMIC Enters Indiana Medical Professional Liability Market

MMIC, a medical malpractice insurer in the Midwest, has begun conducting business in Indiana. This brings the total number of states in ...
Southeast

Tennessee High Court Doubles Down on Questionable Future Credit Decisions

For four decades, a workers' compensation carrier's right to a future credit in Tennessee has been chipped away at and limited in its ...

Ban on Texting-While-Driving Back in Legislature

A statewide texting-while-driving ban that has eluded passage for several years is again moving through the Florida Legislature. The Senate ...

DOT Evaluates Georgia Bypass After Deadly Crashes

The Georgia Department of Transportation is being asked to investigate safety concerns raised by police about the design of a Savannah ...

North Carolina Homeowner's Insurance to Rise Average 7 Percent

North Carolina's top state insurance regulator signed an agreement Tuesday allowing companies to raise homeowner's insurance policies by a ...

North Carolina Workers' Comp Hospital Outpatient Payments Stable

Payments for hospital outpatient services to treat injured workers in North Carolina stabilized, following reforms passed to reduce ...
South Central

Erin Brockovich Gets Involved With Louisiana Sinkhole

Environmental activist Erin Brockovich and a California attorney hired by a group of Assumption Parish residents are coming to Pierre Part ...

Central Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Wildfires Fraud

A Central Texas man faces up to five years in prison for wrongly accepting more than $30,000 in federal help after 2011 wildfires burned a ...

Texas Nuclear Plant's Fire Protection Inadequate

A congressional nuclear watchdog agency has raised safety concerns about an aging fire protection system at Pantex, the country's only ...

BP Faces August 2014 Trial on Shareholders' Gulf Spill Claims

A U.S. civil trial has been set for Aug. 25, 2014, regarding accusations that BP Plc committed fraud by misleading shareholders before and ...
West

Passing of Torch at California Workers' Compensation Institute

Workers' compensation wonk Alex Swedlow will become the fourth president of the California Workers' Compensation Institute in 50 years ...

Colorado City Bans Fracking Within City

The Fort Collins City Council has banned fracking within city limits, opening the door to possible legal action. According to the Fort ...

Oregon Senate Approves Medical Mistakes Mediation

The Oregon Senate has passed a bill creating a new mediation process for patients injured by medical mistakes. The bill passed Tuesday in a ...

Washington Couple Will Pay Nearly $23,000 in Restitution and Fines

A Pierce County, Wash., couple will pay nearly $23,000 in restitution and fines after pleading guilty to charges that they continued to ...
International

Study Reports Warmer Climate to Open New Arctic Shipping Routes by 2050

The quickest way to get goods from Asia to the U.S. East Coast in 2050 might well be straight across the Arctic, where a warming climate is ...

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