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Use of Red Light Cameras Debated in Tennessee City

A group in Murfreesboro has started a petition to end the use of red light cameras, but police say the traffic enforcement measure has improve safety. Middle Tennessee State University student Axl David, who heads Citizens Against Photo Enforcement, says …

Alabama Revokes Vehicle Titles Sent in Error

The Alabama Revenue Department said it has corrected about 15,000 Alabama car titles that were erroneously sent to vehicle owners instead of vehicle lienholders. The state Revenue Department’s motor vehicle division reports the mistake happened during four days in late …

Blaze Destroys Kentucky Candle Factory

A fire has destroyed a factory in central Kentucky that makes scented candles. The Advocate-Messenger reports more than 200 firefighters from seven departments battled the blaze Saturday morning at the Goose Creek Candle Co. factory in the Casey County town …

West Virginia Mine Agency Cites Alpha for 2012 Fatality

Alpha Natural Resources faces a proposed $6,000 civil fine for a fatal accident at one of its West Virginia mines. The Charleston Gazette reports that the West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training cited Alpha for modifying a …

33 More Charged in Florida Staged Auto Accident Probe

Authorities in South Florida say 33 more people have been charged in a three-year crackdown on staged auto accidents used to defraud insurance companies out of millions of dollars. Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said Thursday those charged included doctors, …

South Carolina Store Owner Guilty of Insurance Fraud

A jury has found a Hartsville, S.C., store owner guilty of faking an assault and setting fire to her own store to get insurance money. The Morning News of Florence reports a judge sentenced 47-year-old Claudette Hulsey to three years …

Alabama Supreme Court Reinstates $3.2 Million Verdict

The Alabama Supreme Court has reinstated a $3.2 million malpractice verdict awarded to the estate of a Montgomery woman who died in 2005 after being treated at the Baptist East Emergency Room in Montgomery. Lauree Durden Ellison had visited the …

South Carolina Guard Trains Across State in Disaster Response

About 1,500 members of the South Carolina Army National Guard are taking part in five days of training involving potential responses to a natural disaster. Staff Sgt. Tracci Gorgan says the exercise begins Friday and runs through Tuesday. Units are …

Kentucky City Considers Ban on Pit Bulls

Officials in a northeastern Kentucky city are considering a ban on pit bulls. Flemingsburg Mayor Marty Voiers told The Ledger Independent that officials have had several complaints about the dogs, including people who have been attacked and chased. Voiers said …

North Carolina Agencies to Crack Down on Drunken Boating

North Carolina law enforcement agencies say they will work to crack down on drunken boating as the summer approaches. The “On the Road, On the Water, Don’t Drink and Drive” campaign is about to start its third year of discouraging …

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