At least 10 minor earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma in the past 24 to 36 hours, the most recent occurring early in the morning on Aug. 28, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey. This morning’st tremor measured a magnitude of …
An association made up of legal professionals says there are too many unsafe trucks in Nebraska. The American Association for Justice issued a report based on its analysis of government data. The organization said Nebraska has the third-highest rate of …
Missouri’s ban on texting-while-driving kicks in today for motorists younger than 21. The new law puts Missouri in the company of 22 other states with sort of ban on sending, reading or writing text messages while driving. But the state …
The Golden Eagle Insurance Co. will pay $400,000 to cover environmental investigation costs that the insolvent BKK Corp. was required to perform at its closed hazardous waste landfill in West Covina, Calif., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. …
East Granby fire officials say an explosion that critically injured a couple last year was caused by a lack of pressure release valves in the home’s hot water heater. The November explosion caused second- and third-degree burns to homeowners Lori …
In a letter sent members of Congress, the new Chrysler Group said it will accept product liability claims on vehicles it manufactured before it emerged from bankruptcy on June 10 with government assistance. The move is a change from its …
A jury in Alabama has awarded $3.76 million to the family of a 19-year-old who died after an accident in a swimming pool at a Montgomery hotel. Derrick Marshall, a receiver at Wetumpka High School who had signed with Alabama …
A Strafford, New Hampshire, man has been convicted of staging a burglary at his home in order to collect insurance money. The attorney general’s office says 28-year-old Bradford Sargent reported the burglary to police and filed a claim with his …
Golfers teed off on the South Carolina coast to help the victims of a wildfire that scorched hundreds of acres earlier this year. Thursday’s pro-am at Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach was held to raise money to …
A northwestern Pennsylvania has been sentenced to five to 10 years in prison for setting fire to a historic covered bridge and unrelated charges of shooting at an occupied car. State police say 24-year-old Jeffrey Gleason, of Conneautville, was drunk …