Rhode Island Sees Rash of Scrap Metal Thefts August 17, 2012 By DAVID KLEPPER First thieves swiped manhole covers from a new subdivision. Then officials discovered that bronze plaques honoring work done during the...
West Virginia Widows Want Mine Inspectors Held Liable August 17, 2012 By VICKI SMITH Lawyers for the widows of two men killed in a 2006 mine fire want the state Supreme Court to declare...
Woman Falls From Parasail Harness Off South Florida August 17, 2012 South Florida authorities say a woman plummeted as much as 200 feet into the Atlantic ocean after her parasail harness...
One Year Later: Bastrop, Texas, Residents Recovering August 16, 2012 By Mark Hanna Belinda Williams was preparing to go to bed in her beautiful Texas limestone house embedded in the lost pines of...
Settlement Approved $215K for Oklahoma Officer August 16, 2012 The city of Lawton, Okla., has approved a $215,000 settlement with a police officer who argued that he was wrongly...
Worker Dies in Trench Collapse at Texas Refinery August 16, 2012 Officials say a construction worker has died in a trench collapse at a Southeast Texas refinery. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s...
Thieves Steal Gear from Tennessee Rescue Boat August 16, 2012 Washington County authorities say someone stole rescue equipment from a boat docked in Boone Lake, Tenn. According to the Johnson...
Mississippi Pawn Shop Unwitting Participant in Stolen Goods Scheme August 16, 2012 A , Columbus, Miss., pawn shop was an unwitting participant in the sale of stolen goods, according to Columbus Police...
Heat and Smoke Make Things Miserable in California August 16, 2012 Sweltering heat and a blanket of smoke from California wildfires are making it a miserable week for Sacramento residents. The...
Student’s Death in Las Vegas Ruled an Accident August 16, 2012 A coroner has ruled that the death of a 22-year-old pre-med student from Arizona who fell from her Las Vegas...