A judge has thrown out a New York Mets fan’s lawsuit against the team and Major League Baseball over a bat that broke and flew into his face in the former Shea Stadium’s stands. A judge dismissed the case Wednesday. …
A volunteer firefighter in a suburban New York village has been accused of intentionally setting a fire and then joining his colleagues in putting it out. Trent Bronner, of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., was arraigned on a felony arson charge on …
Two workers injured in a fiery explosion during testing at a natural gas-drilling site in southwestern western Pennsylvania are suing the drilling firm and two subcontractors. The Observer-Reporter in Washington, Pa. says 50-year-old Richard Lancaster, of Sardis, Ohio, and 36-year-old …
Small businesses and nonprofit organizations in parts of West Virginia that sustained damage from storms, drought and other weather-related events last year have a month left to apply for federal relief. Businesses in Cabell, Mason, Pleasants, Tyler, Wayne and Wood …
Officials in Southeast states hammered by a storm that killed at least 300 people have begun the task of evaluating the damage. Alabama appears to have suffered the brunt of the storm, where Tornadoes struck particularly hard in Tuscaloosa and …
The community around Illinois State University in Normal, Ill., is stepping up to help two dozen students after their fraternity house was damaged in a fire. WJBC Radio reports that two Normal restaurants are holding fundraisers for the Delta Sigma …
Federal and state authorities say eight people have been arrested in the New Orleans area for allegedly submitting more than $12 million in fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims. A news release from the FBI, Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell and …
An apparent natural gas explosion at a central Ohio apartment complex has left two men injured. Newark fire Assistant Chief John Clouse told The Columbus Dispatch authorities believe a maintenance man was trying to re-light a furnace before the blast …
A settlement agreement has been reached with a New Orleans, La.-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall in the multi-district litigation (MDL 2047) over the product. Interior/Exterior Building Supply L.P. and the company’s two primary insurers have reached a settlement in …
Nearly 58,000 homes and businesses remain without electricity following severe storms across Arkansas that left at least 11 people dead. Entergy Arkansas reported more than 47,000 outages on April 27 with the largest number being more than 9,400 in Garland …