An unseasonably early snowstorm that blanketed parts of states from Maryland to Maine, knocking out power to millions and snarling air and highway travel, was forecast to slowly move north out of New England and officials warned it could be …
An insurance company is suing the maker of a portable pool to try to recoup money paid out as a result of a collapsed pool at the Mitchell Aquatic Center. The Mitchell Daily Republic reports Nautilus Insurance Company filed an …
A powerful earthquake has struck off northeastern Taiwan, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Taiwan’s Central Weather Bureau says the quake registered magnitude 6.5, while the U.S. Geological Survey puts it at 5.5. The earthquake struck …
The battle for pizza supremacy has taken a wrong turn in Florida. Two managers of a Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Lake City, in north-central Florida, have been charged with burning down a rival Papa John’s location. The motive? Police say …
Three DeSoto County school buses were stolen, but school system officials said Friday that the thief returned two of them. The Commercial Appeal reports the third bus was recovered by police at the corner of Jefferson and Stonewall in Olive …
Everything from toasters to typewriters is piled high on a Skid Row sidewalk in Los Angeles, Calif., under the watchful eye of a woman who calls herself Mercedes Benz. The sidewalk is public property, but the possessions are hers and …
North Dakota’s state worker’s compensation agency has denied a death claim filed on behalf of a Burleigh County sheriff’s deputy. Bryan Sleeper collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack Sept. 28 while helping make an arrest. The Bismarck Tribune …
The Charleston Sanitary Board will get more than $2.6 million from a company it had hired to make compost out of yard waste and sewage sludge generated in the city. A ruling by Kanawha Circuit Judge Paul Zakaib Jr. said …
A woman seriously injured in a fall down an empty elevator shaft at her workplace can sue a real estate company operated by her employers, the Nebraska Supreme Court said Friday. Darlene Howsden was an employee of a Lincoln funeral …
Salt Lake City, Utah, authorities say a pickup truck that caught fire in a McDonald’s drive-through lane ignited a blaze that caused an estimated $1 million in damage to the restaurant. The Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News report smoke …