State Funding Cuts Hurt Volunteer Fire Departments January 10, 2012 A combination of record drought, epic wildfires, hard economic times and slashed state funding has put added stress on volunteer...
Alaska Town Digs Out From Huge Snow Dump January 10, 2012 By RACHEL D'ORO Dozens of National Guard troops have arrived to help an Alaska fishing town dig out from massive snows that have...
Snapped Bungee Plunges Tourist Into African River January 10, 2012 An Australian tourist bungee jumping in Africa plunged 365 feet (111 meters) into a river when her cord snapped, but...
Widow Sues Virginia Subdivision in Boating Death January 10, 2012 A Fauquier County, Va., woman has filed a $6 million wrongful-death lawsuit against an Orange County subdivision in a boating...
Gas Explosion at Moscow Restaurant Kills 2 January 10, 2012 Officials say a gas explosion and fire at a Moscow restaurant killed two people and injured at least 26. The...
Arson Suspected at California’s Biggest Beef Processor January 10, 2012 Investigators say arson is suspected in a blaze that destroyed 14 big-rig tractors and several trailers at California’s Harris Farms...
Progressive Receives Fourth Patent Related to Usage-Based Insurance January 10, 2012 Progressive Insurance has received a fourth patent for system technologies used with its optional Pay As You Drive insurance program,...
Medical Liability Insurer MMIC Forms Risk Retention Group January 10, 2012 Medical liability insurer MMIC Group, Inc. (MMIC) has formed a risk retention group – MMIC RRG, Inc. – to meet...
2nd Minnesota Prep Hockey Player Seriously Injured January 10, 2012 Another Minnesota high school hockey player has been hospitalized after suffering a serious injury in a game, one week after...
Report: No Violations at Massachusetts Ski Area Where Teen Died January 10, 2012 Massachusetts safety officials say they found no violations during an inspection at a ski resort where a teenager died after...