Monthly Archives: <span>January 2012</span>

Cops: Florida Woman Dies After Her Car Runs Over Her

Miami police say a woman died when she was run over by her own car in a driveway. Miami television station WTVJ reports the incident happened about 11:30 p.m. Sunday. Police spokeswoman Margarita Crown says two women were in the …

Skier Hospitalized After Accident at New Hampshire Resort

A 60-year-old skier has been hospitalized after a fire chief says he suffered “severe trauma” on the slopes of Ragged Mountain Ski Resort in New Hampshire. Resort spokeswoman Stacy Lopes tells The Citizen the skier suffered the injury Sunday morning …

Fire-Gutted Building in West Virginia Demolished

A five-story building gutted by a fire in downtown Welch, W.V., has been demolished. A contractor hired by the city tore down the Libby Building on Saturday. Mayor Reba Honaker tells the Bluefield Daily Telegraph that Empire Salvage plans to …

All Sponsor and Exhibitor Slots Filled for Direct Connection Advertising and Marketing’s 2012 Virtual Insurance Marketplace

San Diego, CA, 01/31/12 – The 2012 Virtual Insurance Marketplace, sponsored by Direct Connection Advertising and Marketing, is excited to announce that all exhibitor booths for the General Hall for its upcoming virtual tradeshow have been sold out. The diversity …

Conoco Phillips Appeals Mississippi Jury Award

The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday from Conoco Phillips Corp., which has appealed a $15.2 million jury award to an oil well drilling worker who alleged he got lung disease from exposure to asbestos. Oral arguments are scheduled …

Arkansas Family Sues Driver, Company Over Teen’s Death

The family of an Arkansas teenager who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Texas last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the truck and his employer. The lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District …

University of California Police Seek Arsonist After Campus Fire

Police at the University of California, Santa Barbara say they are looking for an arsonist after a fire that badly damaged a trailer, a water tender and other heavy equipment at a campus construction site. University police said in a …

Wyoming Couple Pleads Not Guilty to Bilking Neighbors

A Wyoming couple has pleaded not guilty to charges of bilking neighbors out of $12,000 under the guise of covering bills for doing flood prevention work along the Wind River last year. The Riverton Ranger reports 38-year-old Jodi Sue Barquin …

Hitching Post Owners Seek to Dismiss Fire Lawsuit

The owners of a landmark Cheyenne, Wyo., hotel that was destroyed in a 2010 arson are asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by its insurance company. It’s the latest in legal action related to the Hitching Post hotel. …

Authorities: 5 Suspected Arsons Set in North Carolina City

Investigators say they are looking into five fires that were intentionally set in the same area of Charlotte, N.C. Fire department spokesman Rob Brisley says the fires started at around 4 a.m. Sunday and were set throughout the morning. Brisley …