East News Focus on Opioids May be Curbing Prescriptions December 30, 2016 Pennsylvania’s avalanche of opioids that rolled from factories through pharmacies to medicine cabinets, and then tumbled into the streets with... Read More
Midwest News Ohio High Court Rules 5 Officers Sued Over Chase Injuries Not Liable December 30, 2016 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that five police officers sued by a woman injured during a high-speed chase are... Read More
Midwest News Illinois Conceal and Carry Classes Aim at Increasing Gun Safety December 30, 2016 Jim Owens, a former Decatur, Ill., police officer, teaches his students a lot more than how to shoot straight and... Read More
West News One Utah City’s Home Values Fall Due to Sinking Foundations December 30, 2016 Retirees Karen and Richard Bennett were supposed to pay off their Woods Cross, Utah, home by 2013. Instead, they had... Read More
West News Montana Courts Finds That Falling Boulders Constitute ‘Earth Movement’ for Purposes of Policy Exclusion December 29, 2016 The Montana Supreme Court in Parker v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America, 384 Mont. 125, 2016 MT 173, 376 P.3d... Read More
Midwest News Despite DUI Enforcement, Minnesota Boating Fatalities Remain High December 29, 2016 Boating fatalities in Minnesota remain high despite stepped-up efforts to stop people from going out on the water while intoxicated.... Read More
Texas / South Central News Texas Court Ruling Prevents Price Gouging by Air Ambulance Companies December 29, 2016 A state district court judge in Austin has upheld the State of Texas’ right to regulate fees paid to air... Read More
East News Uber’s Upstate New York Expansion Hinges on Fingerprinting December 29, 2016 Uber’s push to expand into upstate New York cities such as Buffalo, Rochester and Albany is reigniting a debate over... Read More
East News United Baggage Handlers’ Stress Injury Suit Settled December 29, 2016 United Airlines has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over the working conditions for baggage handlers, the U.S. Department of... Read More
Midwest News Recovery Slow but Steady After Illinois Town Blast Last Month December 29, 2016 Shirley Franzoni started a candle business 40 years ago in a residential basement. Not long after a natural gas explosion... Read More