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National

Military Veterans Play Big Role at Hartford Steam Boiler

Tim Bebout joined Hartford Steam Boiler (HSB) 11 years ago as an inspector and worked his way up to vice president of Strategic Product for ...

Storm Chasers Say Their Efforts Help Save Lives

Wichita, Kansas, storm chaser Jim Reed was leaving a Chick-fil-A last week when he was stopped by an elderly couple. "Are you the severe ...

Oil Industry Fights Safety Retrofit of Older Rail Cars

The oil industry and U.S railroads are resisting the Obama administration's attempt to boost safety standards for the type of rail car ...

Physicians Learn What to Expect from Malpractice Litigation

What physicians can expect when they are sued for malpractice is detailed in a video released today by The Doctors Company, the nation's ...
East

Maryland Officials Say Bay Bridge Safer Than Most Roads

Maryland transportation officials say the Chesapeake Bay Bridge is safe and has had fewer accidents than most state highways, despite a ...

Jersey City Mayor Wants to Merge Police, Fire

The new mayor of New Jersey's second largest city wants to merge the police and fire departments as a way to cut costs and streamline ...

Maine Releases Latest Tally of Hospital Errors

A new state report shows mixed results when it comes to serious errors, injuries and accidents in Maine hospitals and other health care ...
Midwest

June Traffic Accidents in North Dakota Down From 2013

Traffic accidents in Williston, N.D., fell dramatically in June compared to the same time a year ago. Officials in the northwestern North ...

Missouri Thieves Take Theater Masks

St. Louis, Mo., police are trying to figure out exactly what thieves plan to do with 100-pound blue-glazed grotesque terra cotta theater ...

2013 Already a Deadly Year at Iowa Rail Crossings

The number of railroad crossing deaths in Iowa this year already is higher than what is typical for an entire year, but it's not clear why ...

Jury Awards $225K Over Fatal Indiana Ambulance Crash

A jury has ruled that a southern Indiana fire department must pay $225,000 to the estate of a 75-year-old woman killed when an ambulance ...
Southeast

Atlanta Residents, Businesses Must Register Alarms

Businesses and residents in Atlanta, Ga., will soon be required to register any security or burglar alarm systems they have installed. ...

Pilfered Pachyderm Statue Returned to Alabama Restaurant

Dan Robinson's restaurant, T Burger, sits just off Paul W. Bryant Drive and isn't immediately visible to someone traveling down that busy ...

Fire Chief in Mississippi Seeks Funds for a Lead Investigator

Greenville, Miss.,  Fire Chief Ruben Brown wants hire a lead fire investigator to handle arson cases. The Delta Democrat Times reports ...
South Central

University of Texas Researchers Use 'Spoofing' to Divert $80M Yacht

University of Texas researchers have found a way to divert an $80 million yacht from its course using a custom-made GPS device in an ...

Unwitting South Texas Drug Mule Sues Ford Motor Co.

A West Texas man who became an unwitting drug mule for Mexican drug traffickers is suing Ford Motor Co., alleging the auto maker freely ...

$790K Grant Funds HRI Research of Sea Level Rise in Gulf

The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has received a $790,000 grant from the ...

Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Hosts Recovery Roundup in Moore

Central Oklahoma storm survivors still dealing with insurance issues are invited to a recovery assistance event hosted by the Oklahoma ...
West

Bus Driver Who Ignored Arizona Flood May Be Charged

Authorities are looking into whether a tour bus driver bound for Las Vegas violated what's popularly known as Arizona's "Stupid Motorist ...

Guide to Help Hawaii Boaters Prepare for Disasters

Hawaii boaters have a new guide to help them protect themselves and their vessels from natural disasters. The University of Hawaii and the ...

Oregon Threatens to Decertify Workers' Comp Group

Oregon insurance regulators said Monday that they've taken the first steps toward decertifying a workers' compensation self-insurance trust ...

Oregon Man Files Lawsuit Over Inversion Table Tryout

A second Oregon lawsuit has been filed this month over an inverted therapy table. The tables allow people to hang upside down, strapped to ...

GEICO Names Nestegard Assistant Vice President of Tucson Claims Operation

Joe Nestegard has been named assistant vice president of claims for GEICO's Tucson regional office. Previously, Nestegard served as the ...

Downgraded Storm Flossie Leaving Hawaii: AIR Worldwide

According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the remnants of what was Tropical Storm Flossie are currently northwest of Kauai, the ...
International

U.K. Police Say Law Firms, Insurers Used Convicted Private Eyes

British police said 22 law firms were among the clients of four private investigators who were jailed last year for using illegal methods ...

Landslides, Flooding Kill 10 in Eastern Indonesia

Rescuers pulled 10 bodies from mounds of mud Tuesday after flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia sent ...

Thai Oil Spill Spreads to New Bay on Resort Island

Workers in white suits used buckets to scoop up globs of crude oil blackening the once white sands and emerald waters of a tourist island ...

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