Articles by ANDREW COFFMAN SMITH

South Carolina lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a statewide ban on texting while driving. Under the ban approved by the state... Read More

A Ohio business owner was ordered to pay $3,500 in connection with lapsed workers’ compensation coverage. Ronald G. Larlham pleaded... Read More

Divers undergoing search training in a southwestern Illinois state park’s lake found a lot more than rusty beer cans and... Read More

The Brewers fan who fell into the bullpen during a game was treated and released from a hospital. A spokeswoman... Read More

GM CEO Mary Barra said 15 employees have been fired and five others have been disciplined over the company’s failure... Read More

General Motors says it will launch a compensation program for crash victims or their families as a result of faulty... Read More

A suburban Portland, Ore., wildcat sanctuary has agreed to pay $5,600 in penalties related to a fatal cougar attack on... Read More

A North Texas husband and wife have died when their vehicles collided head-on near where both work. The Texas Department... Read More

A federal appeals court says BP PLC and a minority partner in the blown-out Macondo well cannot avoid Clean Water... Read More

Former NFL star Marcellus Wiley added his name to a lawsuit accusing America’s most popular pro sports league of illegally... Read More