Dozens Involved in New York City Auto Insurer Fraud Scheme March 1, 2012 By Jonathan Stempel and Ben Berkowitz Three dozen people were charged with scheming to defraud automobile insurers out of more than $279 million in accident benefits,... Read More
Park Says No to Virginia County’s July 4 Fireworks Celebration March 1, 2012 York County officials in Va., are revisiting their Fourth of July celebration plans because they no longer can shoot off... Read More
Victim’s Kin Sues Pennsylvania Home in Brother’s Homicide March 1, 2012 The brother of a man killed by a fellow dementia patient last year has sued the western Pennsylvania nursing home... Read More
Cigarette, Oxygen-Tank Leak Cause New Jersey Car Explosion March 1, 2012 New Jersey fire officials say an emphysema patient accidentally caused a car explosion when his cigarette ignited gas from a... Read More
2 Maryland Attorneys Sue Facebook Over Privacy February 29, 2012 Two Baltimore, Md., law firms have filed a lawsuit against Facebook, arguing that the site has violated privacy laws. The... Read More
New Jersey Using ‘Controlled Burns’ to Help Deter Fires February 29, 2012 By WAYNE PARRY Where there’s smoke there’s fire. But where there’s fire, there’s not always a forest fire. New Jersey environmental authorities are... Read More
Report: Safety Device Was Disabled on New York City Elevator February 29, 2012 By JENNIFER PELTZ An important elevator safety mechanism was turned off when an advertising executive was crushed to death trying to take the... Read More
Small Fire at Fenway Park Causes $100K in Damage February 29, 2012 A small fire in the Boston Red Sox’s administrative offices at Fenway Park, in Massachusetts, has caused about $100,000 in... Read More
Connecticut Minorities More Likely to Get Traffic Tickets February 28, 2012 A new analysis shows black and Hispanic drivers in Connecticut get traffic tickets at a much higher rate than white... Read More
Maine Woman Crashes Twice on Same Day February 28, 2012 Police in Maine say a Turner woman crashed the same vehicle twice on the same road over the weekend. The... Read More