Midwest News New Technology Promises to Make Trucking Safer October 16, 2015 Ask truck drivers about the most important aspect of their job and chances are you will get the same answer:... Read More
West News California Wildfires Cause Close to $2B in Damage October 16, 2015 Two massive wildfires that burned up parts of Northern California, killing six people and forcing the evacuation of thousands of... Read More
Schools Quietly Plan On-Site Breach Safety Protocols October 16, 2015 Oregon. Sandy Hook. Virginia Tech. And so on. With each school shooting, conversations about gun control and safety at United... Read More
Southeast News Family Seeks $100M in Sunken Freighter Suit October 16, 2015 The family of a sailor aboard the cargo ship that sunk in roiling seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin filed... Read More
East News More Drug Deaths Than Highway Fatalities for Virginia in 2014 October 15, 2015 Deaths from heroin and opioid use outnumbered highway fatalities in Virginia for the first time last year, officials said. Records... Read More
East News Connecticut Woman Forced to Sue Nephew Over Medical Bills Vilified on Social Media October 15, 2015 A Connecticut woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew for $127,000 over injuries she received when he exuberantly greeted her at... Read More
As El Nino Peaks, Likelihood of La Nina Considered October 15, 2015 Just because the weather-roiling El Nino in the Pacific Ocean is still months from peaking, it doesn’t mean it’s too... Read More
Feds, Alaska Won’t Seek Additional $92M From Exxon for Valdez Spill October 15, 2015 U.S. and Alaska state officials announced on Wednesday they will no longer seek an additional $92 million from Exxon Mobil... Read More
International News New Pressures Amid Century of Air Crash Probes October 15, 2015 As the spotlight falls on Dutch crash investigators and their high profile probe into the downing of a Malaysian airliner,... Read More
Texas / South Central News Tenth Circuit Finds Oklahoma Law Doesn’t Require Excess Insurer to Proactively Seek Settlement October 15, 2015 The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in SRM, Inc. v. Great American Ins. Co., 2015 WL 5011719 (10th Cir., Aug.... Read More