Nevada Lawmaker Wants Names of Doctors Who Overprescribe August 20, 2013 The chairman of the Nevada Senate Judiciary Committee is asking the drug company that makes OxyContin to turn over information...
Pennsylvania Passenger Van Company Vehicles Had Passed Inspection August 20, 2013 The owner of the passenger van involved in a fatal crash in February in northeastern Pennsylvania operated vehicles that all...
Electrical Cord to Blame in Oahu House Fire August 20, 2013 Investigators say an electrical cord from a floor lamp is the cause of a fire that completely gutted a two-story...
State by State Look at Motorcycle and Bicycle Helmet Use Laws August 20, 2013 The history of motorcycle helmet laws in the United States is characterized by change. In 1967, to increase motorcycle helmet...
$8.5M to Illinois Mom of Teen Shot in Back by Officer August 20, 2013 A Cook County jury has awarded $8.5 million in damages to the mother of an 18-year-old shot in the back...
Broadspire Launches New Operations Command Center August 20, 2013 Broadspire, a Crawford Company and third-party administrator of workers compensation claims, liability claims and medical management services, has implemented a...
New Technology for Stopping Oil Well Blowouts Announced August 20, 2013 Paradyme Systems USA, a privately held R&D firm based in Michigan, announced availability of their patent pending QuantumQuenchTM technology for...
After Airliner Crash, San Francisco Fire Chief Bans Helmet Cams August 20, 2013 A San Francisco Fire Department ban on video cameras now explicitly includes helmet-mounted devices that film emergency scenes, according to...
Proposal Would Help Ohio Cities Raze Vacant Homes August 20, 2013 Ohio’s big cities this year will raze hundreds of vacant homes that are a danger and a drag on neighborhoods,...
Weather Wipes Out Half of West Texas’ Cotton Acres August 20, 2013 By BETSY BLANEY West Texas cotton producer Doug Hlavaty has no plans to ditch his trade despite another tough growing season in the...