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April 17, 2013
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National

Researchers Sound Alarm on the Role Fatigue Plays in Crashes

Get more sleep. Have another cup of coffee before driving to school or work. It could save a life. A 100-car "naturalistic" driving study ...

Budget Cuts Force Meteorological Training Program to Seek Donations

The main source of online weather training for hundreds of thousands of forecasters, emergency managers, and others in the United States ...

PwC's Latest Securities Litigation Study Confirms Total Settlement Downward Trend

While the first three quarters of 2012 saw an average of 46 cases, securities litigation filings decreased dramatically in the fourth ...

FAA Orders Inspection of Boeing 737 Plane Tails

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered an inspection of more than 1,000 U.S.-registered Boeing 737 jets to examine a ...

Wardlaw Claims Service Releases New iPhone/iPad Adjuster App

Texas-based Wardlaw Claims Service announced the release of the WCS mobile application. Any adjuster deployed by the company, who has a ...
East

New Hampshire State Police Using eTicket System

New Hampshire State Police are now using an "eTicket" system that issues traffic tickets by computer from the trooper's cruiser and ...

Trucker Cleared in Massachusett's Cyclist's Death

The driver of an armored truck that struck and killed a bicyclist in Northampton, Mass., more than seven years ago has been found not at ...

Rhode Island Attorney General Submits Crime Bills

State Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is asking the legislature to approve a series of crime bills, including tougher penalties against ...

New York City Settles Lawsuit Against Self-Storage Facility

Authorities in New York City have settled the first-ever civil suit against a self-storage facility for allowing tens of thousands of ...
Midwest

Storms Contribute to Debris in Michigan Waterways

A massive pile of debris has clogged part of the Saginaw River following recent storms that brought flooding to Michigan, and officials are ...

Woman Buys Home for $3,200, Gets $115K Settlement

A woman who bought a 110-year-old home from Kalamazoo for $3,200 has agreed to a $115,000 settlement with the city after she said officials ...

Lightning Causes Fire That Damages Missouri Church

A lightning strike is blamed for a fire that damaged a church in midtown St. Louis. The fire broke out around 6 a.m. Tuesday at Rock Chapel ...

Lawmakers Say State Could Pay for Flooded Homes

Some lawmakers say a bill recently passed by the Legislature could leave taxpayers vulnerable if future flooding damages homes surrounding ...
Southeast

Plan for Cameras in Atlanta City Vehicles Raises Concerns

A plan to install cameras in city-owned vehicles in Atlanta is raising privacy concerns from the workers who will be videotaped. Atlanta ...

Tennessee City Plans to Rekindle Junior Firefighters

The city of Jasper, Tenn., is restarting its junior firefighter program. Teens between 15-17 will be able to apply. The Board of Mayor and ...

North Carolina Warehouse Fire Causes Millions in Damage

Officials say a warehouse fire in Gastonia, N.C., caused at least $4 million in damage. Firefighters were continuing to spray hot spots ...
South Central

Elderly Woman Injured in North Texas Bus Crash Sues

A 74-year-old passenger who broke several ribs in a deadly bus crash near Dallas has sued the company operating the vehicle. An attorney ...

Audit Says Louisiana May Owe Feds for Misspent Storm Aid

Louisiana may owe the federal government more than $115 million for disaster relief aid that was misspent or awarded to ineligible ...

Court To Notify Katrina And Rita Flood Victims on Class Action Settlement

A notification program began Monday as ordered by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to alert those affected by ...
West

Pro Athletes Fight Limits on California Workers' Comp

Former professional athletes who have battled countless injuries since they left the game on Monday criticized a bill in the state ...

Crossing on Washington Highway Aims to Curb Wildlife Collisions

Motorists know they're not alone on the most rural and isolated stretches of the state's highway system. Deer, elk, cougars and black bears ...

Prolific Thief Drives Up Property Crime Rates

A prolific thief motived by a drug problem helped boost property crime rates in multiple Oregon counties but now faces a 14-year prison ...

CHP: Bus at 'Unsafe' Speed Before Yosemite Wreck

A tour bus carrying visitors from Yosemite National Park was traveling at an unsafe speed when the driver lost control and crashed on a ...

Colorado Jury Awards $11.5M to Family in Helmet Suit

A Colorado jury has awarded $11.5 million in a lawsuit originally brought against helmet maker Riddell and several high school ...
International

Concordia Ship Owner Seeks Victim Status in Wreck

The owner of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia asked a court on Monday to consider it a victim of the disaster, saying it too wants to seek ...

Truck Falls Off Northern Philippine Cliff; 4 Dead

Philippine police say a truck carrying more than 60 people from a wedding has plunged into a ravine in the country's mountainous north, ...

Andrew Pinkes Joins XL Group to Lead Global Claims

Andrew J. Pinkes is joining XL Group's insurance operations as executive vice president, global head of claims, stepping into the position ...

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